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    The Glory of Baseball :: A League of Their Own - In Israel
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    Billy Weisel—Jerusalem coach for eight years, member of the national executive board of the IAB and one-time Chicago White Sox fan from Champaign, Illinois "A town where 49 percent rooted for the Chicago Cubs and 49 percent rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals" he says)—has a theory. Full Article at Sports Blogs
    A town where 49 percent rooted for the Chicago Cubs and 49 percent rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals
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The Glory of Baseball :: A League of Their Own - In Israel
  1. It was a class act from beginning to end
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  2. I’ve seen it work ... Sports brings people together.
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  3. It is also a highly intellectual sport
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  4. I came to appreciate the game’s nuances
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  5. There are more opportunities here than in America for kids
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  6. It’s just fun ... I like it.
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  7. This is the most important thing I’m doing today.
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  8. We need to go into the schools ... We have to teach Israeli kids the joys of hitting and throwing…. We need a catalyst, like an Israeli player making it into the major leagues, or if we could get a team to go to the Olympics or build fields in five or six places. It could happen.
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  9. Until this year the kids here grew up with Little League baseball, and then they had to go to softball, because they didn’t have anywhere to play ... Now, with this facility, the seniors can play baseball…. A combination of improving facilities and raising the level of umpiring will further baseball in ...
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  10. If anyone kvetches, you can welcome yourself to the bench.
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