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WBC resonating with players

By Eric Neel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The steady stream of big names opting out has made it seem as if the whole idea of the World Baseball Classic, in only its second iteration, might be taking on water. Grady Sizemore, Derrek Lee and John Lackey are out. Ditto Johan Santana, Carlos Zambrano, B.J. Ryan and Carlos Marmol, among others. Has the idea of an international tournament -- a World Cup of professional baseball -- failed to connect with players? Has the fact that some participants in the 2006 WBC went on to struggle with i ...

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