It was with great pride that I watched Team Canada women’s soccer team qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

Canada beat Mexico 3-1, led by Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancredi.

When it was over Vancouver fans showed the same passion for their team and their country as during the Vancouver Olympics.

The event gave me chills.

The flag waving, the signs, the pride, the tears and the passion displayed by the Canadians.

Not that I am a soccer guy, not by any means.

I know where all the soccer pitches are in Toronto — so I can avoid them.

But these were Canucks moving on to the next stage.

Well done.

Some 10 minutes later I went from feeling so happy with the result to upset.

Not with soccer.

But with the Canadian TV networks.

Canada won three medals in baseball in 56 days this fall.

First, a bronze medal at the 39th World Cup in Panama, as Canada was the only country to beat the gold medallists from The Netherlands.

Then, gold at the Pan-Am Games in Mexico, Canada’s first ever with seniors and second ever since the world juniors in 1991, which also was not televised.

And finally a silver medal, its first ever, at the world junior championship in Colombia.

All of which led to the No. 6 ranking in the world amongst 153 countries playing baseball.

And how much did you see on TV?

I saw Jimmy Van Ostrand’s game winning two-run double vs. Team USA and Scott Richmond recording the final out with a strikeout.

Maybe about 20 seconds worth of highlights.

Why should baseball in Canada be a fifth class citizen when it comes to TV coverage?