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Did MLB Make Olympic Mistake by Not Sending Best Players?

Major League Baseball had a significant opportunity to market the game via the Beijing Olympics, but by allowing a U.S. roster comprised of a mix of prospects and older fringe big leaguers, MLB has foregone that opportunity and likely sealed the sport's... ...full story at digg

from digg on Sun, Aug 24 2008

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