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Message #1441 of 6634  *NEW* To :   All From :   Jaydawg   Subject :   A-Rod Considers Playing For Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic Date :   12/13/05, 9:29pm (Last Edited: 12/18/05, 10:53am) Alex Rodriguez, New York born and Miami bred, is leaning towards playing for the Dominican Republic, the native country of his parents, in the inaugural World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March. Also, Mike Piazza is committed to playing for Italy, the country of his ancestors. It kind of reminds me of Zola Budd, neither a citizen or native-born, representing Great Britain in the '84 Summer Olympics. This absolutely makes no sense to me. If you aren't a native-born or citizen of a particular country, you have no business representing that nation in any sporting event. Having an ancestry in a country shouldn't qualify you either. I can't speak for Italy, but the Dominican already has an abundance of high-quality players. In basketball, Hakeem Olajuwon did it the right way. Prior to joining the Dream Team in '96, he became a U.S. citizen. • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #1441 • Back to Topics 2377 reads 729 clickthrough(s) You cannot start a topic in the Headlines or Classifieds area... if you want to post a new message, try one of our other message areas!

Message #1477 of 6634  *NEW* To :   All From :   Jaydawg   Subject :   Re: A-Rod Considers Playing For Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic Date :   12/18/05, 10:52am After all the backlash, A-Rod decided not to play in the WBC at all. Playing for the Dominican would've put a damper on Rodriguez's stellar reputation in the league. He got the message... • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #1477 • Back to Topics 2968 reads

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