Ok, fine

France beat New Zealand, too. I give up. The Antipodes suck.

So, back to baseball- the Cubs' dream has just been denied for the 99th consecutive year. Is anyone shocked? I am a little, if only because of this statistic for the Arizona Diamondbacks:

Runs scored: 712
Runs allowed: 732

What business does a team that was outscored have racking up a record of 90-72? This may be the luckiest team since the 1960 Pirates. And they were only that lucky for seven games.

Of fly halves and drop goals

I'm from the wrong state in Australia to really get rugby. All that stuff about overlaps and line outs and rucks and mauls flies by like a rugby fan's trousers after a half dozen beers. But I know enough to be (again) bitterly disappointed when Australia contrives to make every mistake in the book and leave England's tryless wonders just enough shots at goal to win. Another World Cup disappears from Australia's sights at the hands (or rather, the feet) of the Poms.

1995, 2003, 2007. This is getting old.

So, if not the Wallabies, I need to at least stay loyal to the southern hemisphere. Go All Blacks? Do I lose my citizenship for saying that?