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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. depletion posted on June 22, 2012 at 04:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

in Korea the players are using threats of a boycott to express their extreme displeasure with the fact that the KBO will be expanding the league only by one team, to 9, which of course would cause lots of scheduling issues

But 9 is like a 1 AND a 0. It's everything. And when you get to nine it's the highest you can go.

2. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on June 22, 2012 at 04:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Are the qualifiers watchable? I'd be completely down with that

3. Devin has a deep burning passion for fuzzy socks posted on June 22, 2012 at 04:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Crap. I was kind of planning to go to the November games in Florida, since I'll never be able to take time off in March. But September isn't any better for me. (Also, I'm bad at planning vacations, and this gave me something to use.)

What I find annoying is that I'd assume in picking Jupiter over any other Florida site, they would have good reason to think it'd be available in November. Apparently not. And of course, if they knew it'd be in September, that'd open up a lot more options - hell, they could have the damn thing in Brooklyn, or wherever.

And while I'm complaining about stuff, don't you think it's about time they updated the website? Is anybody in charge here?

4. Bob Tufts posted on June 22, 2012 at 05:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Meanwhile, the Jupiter qualifier (Israel, South Africa, Spain and France) has been moved up to September for logistics reasons. This means that Team Israel won’t have access to any active Jewish-American major leaguers.

As a 56 year old, I can give them one out per game, Jesse Orosco style, if needed!

5. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) posted on June 22, 2012 at 06:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Team Israel won’t have access to any active Jewish-American major leaguers.

These are the saddest of possible words:
"Zosky to Newhan to Green."
Trio of Semites, and fleeter than birds,
Zosky and Newhan and Green.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a South African hit into a double –
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Zosky to Newhan to Green."

6. The District Attorney posted on June 22, 2012 at 06:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not bad, maybe needs more Yiddish.

7. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on June 22, 2012 at 07:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Is there one broadcast/broadband outlet that will carry the whole WBC? MLB Network? MLB.tv?

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

ESPN: Olney: Source: WBC to cover salaries

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