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Sunday, March 24, 2013

ESPN: Olney: Source: WBC to cover salaries

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posted on March 24, 2013 at 09:50 PM by bobm to injuries, world baseball classic | 7 comment(s)

Players injured during the World Baseball Classic will have their salaries paid by the WBC organization while they are unable to play for their major league teams, according to an MLB source.

That would mean that players such as Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will be paid by the WBC during their respective absences.

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1. CFBF Hates Hyphens posted on October 26, 2012 at 03:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

For the briefest of moments I thought the headline meant Blyleven would pitch for the Dutch. That would certainly get me to watch the WBC.

2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on October 26, 2012 at 05:48 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hell yeah. I'd love to see that.

3. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on October 26, 2012 at 05:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I bet he could pull it off. Pat Jordan threw a credible minor-league inning at a pretty advanced age, and some of the WBC competition is about the same caliber.

4. vortex of dissipation posted on October 26, 2012 at 06:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

For the briefest of moments I thought the headline meant Blyleven would pitch for the Dutch. That would certainly get me to watch the WBC.

Didn't a team in the Israeli Baseball League draft Sandy Koufax a couple of years ago?

5. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on October 26, 2012 at 06:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did the Israeli Baseball League ever play any games, or was it just an extended publicity stunt/book proposal?

6. vortex of dissipation posted on October 26, 2012 at 06:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did the Israeli Baseball League ever play any games, or was it just an extended publicity stunt/book proposal?

Wiki states that a six-team league played a 45-game schedule in 2007, but that the league was badly financed and folded after one season.

7. Gamingboy posted on October 26, 2012 at 06:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did the Israeli Baseball League ever play any games, or was it just an extended publicity stunt/book proposal?

What Vortex said. They got through the whole year and such, but after that it fell apart due to it's poor organization and finances.

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ESPN: Olney: Source: WBC to cover salaries

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