World Baseball Classic

So after all the uproar -- who A-Rod is playing for (himself), which Latin team will dominate, how can "amateur" athletes compete against major league millionaires?...We get to the championship game -- no A-Rod, no Team Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, no amateurs and lastly, no Americans! What has happened to "our" American Classic, that thinly-veiled promotional vehicle of Bud Selig and Major League Baseball? Japan reached the championship final by vanquishing their hated rival, Korea, and lo and behold their opponent is none other than Cuba who kicked the Mighty David Ortiz and his Dominican Superstar Buds in the behind and out the door. Is this a testament to Cuba's political system over ours, a win for the 50 cent ballplayers over the millionaires, or just another corporate marketing plan gone wrong?
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