Let’s be blunt.
Nobody who stays up tonight to watch Team USA go for its first World Baseball Classic title will be burning the midnight oil just to see which of the two managers, Jim Leyland and Edwin Rodriguez, comes out on top.
But for Florida Marlins nostalgia buffs, the showdown between Team USA and Puerto Rico at Dodger Stadium could take some down memory lane. After all, Leyland and Rodriguez each managed the Marlins at one time.
Leyland, who managed the Marlins to their first World Series title in 1997 (has it really been 20 years?