(08-16-2013, 07:32 AM)Phillies_Joe Wrote: National pride I guess. Just felt that your "heritage" shouldn't qualify you to play for another country and other than loving the game, why would a player want to play for another country then thier own? Was torn about the jewish americans who were thinking of playing for team Israel also. The concept is country aginst county. If it's the World Baseball Heritage Classic, then I have no problem with folks playing for other countries. If that were the case...there would probably be no Team USA unless there are sufficiant numbers with native american in them. Just my 2 cents...which have absolutly nothing to do with your awesome experiment!
I had no problem with guys playing for other countries, but under certain parameters. If they were born there, or they lived there in early childhood I have no problem, but if its like "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" in order to connect them to a country ... Well that's ridiculous!
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I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.