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a US dream team wouldn't dominate baseball any more than a Canadian one dominates hockey,

Posted by mafic Aug 1 '12, 18:12

which is to say I'd expect them to win, but there's a very good chance any of the other top teams could on any given day. the IOC was trying to create a showpiece, basically force the internatinoal baseball federation to choose between the olympics and the WBC. they knew exactly what they were doing.

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Wasn't the original Dream Team created to point out the flaw in the IOC's decision to allow off-season pros to compete? -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 1, 18:43
Basketball. Basketball. - the liioulu with Aug 1, 18:19 5
- their reasons for ditching baseball wasn't a single team dominating the results, it was - mafic Aug 1, 18:24 3
  - The official line was the dominance. - the liioulu with Aug 1, 18:27 2
    - no it wasn't! from Jacques Rogge, talking about why baseball was dropped: - mafic Aug 1, 18:32 1
      - It was what was reported in several papers here. Rogge was not quoted. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 1, 18:41
- What is? - Will Hunting Aug 1, 18:20

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