When the U.S. national soccer team met Mexico at the Los Angeles Coliseum last month, the crowd was largely proMexican. This wasn't surprising, given L. A.'s immigrant population and the popularity of soccer among Mexicans. What was surprising was the behavior of the crowd. They whistled, booed, shouted, and blew horns during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner and later pelted American players with water, plastic bottles, garbage, beer cups. The Mexican consul general in L.A., Jose Angel Pescador Osuna, issued a special consular bulletin expressing disapproval of those who acted "inappropriately" during the national anthem. But then he suggested how to prevent a recurrence: Stop playing the Star-Spangled Banner during sporting events in the United States involving a team from another country. The consul did add that the other country's anthem shouldn't be played either. Gracias for the advice.