Japan, S. Korea in All-Asian World Baseball Classic 2009 Finals

Defending World Baseball Classic champion Japan, trounced  a sloppy team Team USA 9 - 4 to arrange an all-asian finals with South Korea for the crown.

When I switched on the TV, I was disappointed to miss Dice K on the mound. Japan was up 6 - 2 on the top of the eight inning.

Team USA managed to score two runs to threaten at 6 - 4 aided by a fielding error of Aoki. But on the bottom of the same inning, the americans surrendered three more runs.

>Yu Darvish, Japan's pitching phenom, closed out the Americans  on the top of the ninth.

Daisuke Matsuzaka, picked up the win to remain perfect in 6 starts in WBC history. It was on the same tournament that Dice K got the attention of major league baseball that led to his signing with the Boston Red Sox. He helped the Sox capture the 2007 World Series.