The Dominican Republic team, made up of athletes that combined to earn 83.4 million dollars in 2008, were knocked out of the WBC by a Netherlands team that collected 400 thousand.
One has to look at this Dominican team full of major leaguers and wonder what went wrong. How can a team made up of 23 current MLB players lose to a country with only two?
Showing off my college education, I'm going to use a philosophical theory known as Occam's razor to find out what went wrong for the D.R. .
The theory states that simplest and most obvious answer is usually the correct one. One can deduce from this to look at the top, or best players on the team, to place blame on the losses.
The highest paid player on a team is most likely considered the best, or most valuable. Alex Rodriquez was that person for the Dominican. Rodriquez reporter to camp for the team but was forced to leave in order to have surgery on an injured hip.
Nevertheless, whenever his major-league team suffers A-Rod is the first person to get the blame; therefore it makes sense that when his national team falls on hard times he should shoulder the shame blame.
Him not being able to play did leave a big hole at third base, forcing short stop Miguel Tejada to play an unfamiliar position.
Looking back at the last World Baseball Classic, the most disappointing team was an American team that could only manage an eight-place finish. What does that team have to do with this year's Dominican team? A certain Alex Rodriquez was a part of both teams.
So there's the answer. When in doubt - blame A-Rod.
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