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European Baseball Blog: A historical counter-factual
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Thursday, September 23, 2004. Now that the IBAF has reformed the qualification system for the Olympic baseball tournament. Only one thing is certain for the top European national teams: the 2007 European Championships will be the hardest-fought ever. Only the winner of that tournament is assured of a place in Beijing. Here's what would have happened if the new system had been in place during the 2003 qualifying tournaments:. From the Americas and Japan.
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European Baseball Blog: September 2004
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Friday, September 24, 2004. Cheers for new qualification system. The changes to the Olympic baseball qualification system have been welcomed in the United States, where the few people who care about international baseball are still irked by Team USA's failure to qualify for Athens. For example, the San Jose Mercury News:. Links to this post. Baseball still at risk for 2012. According to the Canadian Globe and Mail. Perhaps to be replaced by rugby, golf...
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European Baseball Blog: Olympic baseball grounds crew interviewed
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Thursday, September 23, 2004. Olympic baseball grounds crew interviewed. Magazine (yes, such a thing exists) has an interview with the grounds crew at the Olympic baseball tournament. In Athens, Greece. This summer, which includes some interesting anecdotes. An older article in the same publications discussed the construction of the facility. Links to this post:. View my complete profile. A new diamond in Neunkirchen. Olympic baseball no slam dunk.
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European Baseball Blog: A "Quota System"?
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Monday, August 30, 2004. NBC's Matt Vasgersian doesn't like the " quota system. Of the current Olympic qualifying system:. As it stands now, two teams from each regional qualifying tournament got bids to come to Athens. In the Tournament of the Americas, Cuba and Canada earned spots while the Dominican Republic, Mexico and others made different plans this summer. Each of those nations would have better represented international baseball than Italy.
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European Baseball Blog: Baseball still at risk for 2012
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Friday, September 24, 2004. Baseball still at risk for 2012. According to the Canadian Globe and Mail. Baseball and softball could still be bumped from the 2012 Olympic programme. Perhaps to be replaced by rugby, golf, squash, karate or roller sports. I can understand rugby. But roller sports! Links to this post:. View my complete profile. Europe could lose Olympic place. Olympic baseball grounds crew interviewed. A new diamond in Neunkirchen.
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European Baseball Blog: March 2004
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Opening day in Mainz. In Germany, the Allgemeine Zeitung. Mentions the rapidly-approaching opening day of its local Budesliga club, the Mainz Athletics. The A's have a new manager. American Greg Frady. Frady, the 41-year-old former assistant coach at the University of Central Florida, will also be the coach of the German national team. Which it will be hosting this summer. Links to this post. Monday, March 29, 2004. Quotes th...
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European Baseball Blog: A new diamond in Neunkirchen
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Thursday, September 23, 2004. A new diamond in Neunkirchen. In a windswept ceremony this week, the local club in Neunkirchen, near Cologne, Germany. Began work on its new baseball diamond. In fact, work has already in progress on the Neunkirchen Nightmares. Links to this post:. View my complete profile. Olympic baseball no slam dunk. Baseball-style fielding for cricketers. The lessons of the Olympics. Steroids in the Minors.
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European Baseball Blog: Hear, hear...
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Monday, September 06, 2004. Isn't anybody else embarrassed that the nation that invented the game and won the gold medal in Sydney 2000 was not represented in Athens, Greece. Can pursue his dream of a winter World Cup, which is a great idea on paper only, but a must to advance the sport if the Olympics dump it. . Links to this post:. View my complete profile. Olympic baseball no slam dunk. Baseball-style fielding for cricketers. Steroids in the Minors.
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European Baseball Blog: Europe could lose Olympic place
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Thursday, September 23, 2004. Europe could lose Olympic place. The International Baseball Federation has updated the qualification process for the eight places in the baseball tournament in the 2008 Olympics. The changes could mean that only one team from Europe will be at the next Olympics in Beijing. Under the previous qualification system, two teams from Europe automatically qualified. In Athens, there were three European teams because Greece.
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European Baseball Blog: Blog-ball
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Monitoring the developing world of baseball: Europe. Monday, September 06, 2004. Baseball blogs are news,. Links to this post:. View my complete profile. Olympic baseball no slam dunk. Baseball-style fielding for cricketers. The lessons of the Olympics. Steroids in the Minors. European baseball still lagging behind. MLB wont play ball. Players nod to Olympic fans.