UPDATE! 08/17/2007
My appologies for the lack of updated content over the last few days. Due to general business and lack of internet availability, we've not been able to keep you as informed as we would have liked. We should be able to get back to more consistent updates tomorrow, but here's a brief update on the latest. We arrived safe and sound late on Wednesday night. We got on the field for practice on Thursday and that's when we heard through the grapevine that according to espn.com the tournament was cancelled. That's not the case, nor were we asked to leave Venezuela immediately. The tournament's going forward, albeit minus Chinese Taipei, France, and an official sanction by the IBAF, but otherwise we're here to play and ready to win. We kick things off against Mexico tomorrow morning at 10am Venezuela time, which is also 10am Eastern time. To all of the families who are here in Barquisimeto, we thank you for your support, and to those who are on their way, please travel safe and we'll see you at Canonico Stadium soon.
NO SANCTIONING BY THE IBAF!!