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I thought, 'why not try it?' ... I knew I could do it in winter ball and in the World Baseball Classic because there aren't many rules.
The World Baseball Classic was a very important part of our launch. It will be nice to have those games in March to complement our spring training coverage
There's a lot of challenges there. But the World Baseball Classic really gets to that. ... I think that the World Baseball Classic has within it the potential to be that kind of true 'World Series.'More quotes »
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Pearlman: Q&A: Shawn Green
J.P.: You’ve talked about playing in next year’s World Baseball Classic for Israel. I say this with all due respect—you’ll be a 40-year-old reformed Jew who, I’m guessing, has never visited Israel and digs the taste of bacon. Isn’t that a bit of a stretc from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
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Israel’s National Baseball Squad Takes Shape
A year ago, the World Baseball Classic announced it was expanding to 32 teams and inviting Israel. The WBC allows players to compete for countries of which they could be citizens, and so the hope was that some of America’s venerable crop of Jewish ballpl from Tablet Magazine Read more »
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Shawn Green to play for Israel in World Baseball Classic
Shawn Green enjoyed quite the professional baseball career: In 13 seasons, he clubbed 328 home runs, drove in 1,070 runs, batted .283, was a two-time All-Star and retired in 2007 holding or sharing seven Major League records. The former Dodger also twice from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
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Jewish-Americans making Israel a World Baseball Classic contender
Aron Heller,Josef Federman JERUSALEM — The Associated Press Published Monday, May. 21, 2012 6:07PM EDT Last updated Monday, May. 21, 2012 6:10PM EDT With a pair of Jewish ex-major leaguers on his roster, the new coach of Israel’s team in the World Baseba from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Report: Ex-Tiger Brad Ausmus to manage Team Israel in World Baseball Classic qualifier
Former Tigers catcher Brad Ausmus is expected to this week be named of Team Israel as it prepares to qualify for next spring's World Baseball Classic, according to a report by Fox Sports. Ausmus is expected to be joined in the dugout by another ex-Tiger, from Detroit News Online Read more »
