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| Name: | tonjahodgest  | | E-Mail: | tonjahodgessina.com | | Homepage: | http://www.loveslouisvuitton.com/ | | Time: | 01/19/2013 at 3:29am (UTC) | | Message: |
That is because keep comparing it to the World Cup as a model for what it should be today (a reference made in the blog entry, and repeatedly made in comments sections), forgetting that the World Cup started as a tiny 4-team tournament. Odds are that when the World Cup started, star players and privately owned teams had similar attitudes about participation as current MLB player <a href={url}>{keyword}</a> s and teams doIn most of the world, Baseball is less popular than soccer in the US, and most people in the US don t pay any attention to the World Cup and pay no attention to soccer at all outside of the World Cup. The WBC is trying to present itself as something that it simply is not .mostly because people play competitive baseball in relatively few countries around the world, and few countries produce a decent number of MLB quality talent.Here is a list of the number of players that played in MLB last year by country:US 928DR 127Venezuela 86Canada 20Cuba 20Puerto Rico 20Japan 15Mexico 15Panama 8Australia 7Columbia 6Curacao 6Nicaragua 4Taiwan 3South Korea 2Netherlands 2Brazil 1Italy 1So .maybe 7 countries can field competitive teams if all of their best players play? Add to that the scheduling problems and the disparity in readiness to play baseball at full speed when the WBC is held, and it feels like an exhibition, not a competition. I m no <a href={url}>{keyword}</a> t against the WBC, per se, just the notion <a href={url}>{keyword}</a>that it is something other than it is.
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| Name: | tonjahodgest | | E-Mail: | tonjahodgessina.com | | Homepage: | http://www.loveslouisvuitton.com/ | | Time: | 01/19/2013 at 12:27am (UTC) | | Message: |
CINCINNATI — Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis returned to practice yesterday aftermissing the previous day’s workout and not playing in the regular-season finale Sunday against theBaltimore Ravens because of a tight hamstring.Green-Ellis, who leads the team with a career-high 1,094 rushing yards this season, was limitedduring the workout, but expects to play Saturday against the Houston Texans.“I’m just sticking to whatever <a href={url}>{keyword}</a> the rehab course is and process and going through those things,â€Green-Ellis said. “If my health is good enough to play, of course I’ll be out there. If everythinglines up as it needs to be, I’ll be out there.â€The Bengals could use a healthy Green-Ellis because they totaled only 61 rushing yards on 37attempts in their final two games. His experience will help, too. He played in six postseasongames, including a Super Bowl, with New England before joining Cincinnati this year as a freeagent.“You go out there and play ball,†he said. “It’s not one of those things where you try to makeit more than what it is. It’s going to be a little bit more intense maybe, but once the gamesettles down, the game is always going to be the game, I don’t care if it’s the Super Bowl or whatyou are playing for. The game never changes.â€Personal saluteBengals coach Marvin Lewis met with Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis briefly before the teams played.Ray Lewis gave no hint Sunday that he would be retiring at season’s end, which he announcedyesterday.“I said to myself, ‘He doesn’t look a day older than when we drafted him,’ †said Marvin Lewis,who was defensive coordinator for <a href={url}>{keyword}</a> the Ravens from 1996 through 2001, including the Super BowlXXV-championship team that recorded four shutouts during the 2000 season and set the NFL’s 16-gamerecord by allowing only 165 points.Marvin Lewis said the two qualities that separated Ray Lewis from other players was his drive tobe the best and to empower others to be better.“I’m pretty sure it’s a good decision for him, a decision hard for him to make, but one he feelsgood about,†Lewis said. “I’m happy for him. It’s disappo <a href={url}>{keyword}</a> inting for the game after what he’s done.â€& amp; lt; /p Wrapping upFor the second day in a row, the Bengals practiced indoors at the University of Cincinnati.  Injuries limited the participation of safeties Chris Crocker (thigh) and Taylor Mays (hamstring)and cornerbacks Jason Allen (hamstring) and Terence Newman (groin). All are expected to playSaturday.tjones@dispatch.com@Todd_Jones
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