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Originally Posted by BCWWF
Because Europe and South America don't send their football stars to the Olympics makes it a stupid tournament that means nothing. Its the same thing with baseball, the Olympics isn't bigger than the MLB. Why should they delay/alter their plans on a top prospect by letting him go and play in a minor competition against worse competition?
If Athens was a big tournament and the Canadian baseball team was good/mattered, then it probably would have been different.
Also, was Hero joking about the altitude comment? I wasn't sure the point there  |
Taking your first paragraph, don't the US major teams have like a second team made up of reserves of youth players, or even make it an under 23 tournament like the football/soccer one is.
I'm not taking a swipe at you personally but wouldn't you agree that if the US were there, which seems like the only country that takes the sport seriously besides Japan, it would give the tournament a bit more credibility. It could be baseballs version of the World Cup.