LaTroy Hawkins joins Team USA

[Boy Howdy]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090302&content_id=3904492&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Joe Nathan out & LaTroy Hawkins in

[Camden_yardbird]

Um...talk about a fall off in talent level. Is J.J. Putz already on the team?

[ugen64]

Hawkins was the 44th most valuable reliever in all of baseball. Did everyone ahead of him individually decline the invitation?

[Scrat1]

Good. Somebody has to pass out the gatorade.

[byrdz]

He's still a decent reliever, I used to actually like the guy, but he'll be hated in Orioleland for all eternity from last seasons antics with Luke Scott. Still I wonder if Girardi made the call to hit Scott. If I remember correctly he missed the first time, lol.