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Long_Long_Name · 07-08-2005, 04:46 AM

Baseball shouldn't have been part of the Olympic program anyway. It has no place there. It's not very "global", and a poor team can easily beat a good team - which is ok during a 162 game season, but a short tournament is not doing a service to the game. Sure, the games give baseball exposure, but I don't think baseball needs to be part of the Olympics.

07-08-2005, 04:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
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