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Granderson’s Goodwill Tour Helps Ripen Kiwis’ Interest in Baseball; Sport’s International Footprint Continues to Grow

Posted in Baseball, Culture, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Yankees’ CF Curtis Granderson recently returned from a goodwill tour of New Zealand, where he not only experienced the unique culture of the island nation, but also served as an ambassador to the country’s fledgling baseball community. Naturally, Granderson’s activities were mostly ignored by the New York tabloids. Wallace Mathews of ESPNNewYork did briefly cover […]

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Investing in Baseball’s Future by Limiting Rule IV Draft; Abolition, Not Expansion in the Game’s Best Interest

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Draft, International, Mets, MLB on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Most of the news coverage emanating from MLB’s General Managers meetings in Orlando has centered on proposals for adding more teams to the playoffs, but another very significant topic has gone relatively unnoticed: expanding the Rule IV amateur draft to include international players like those from the Dominican Republic. As I suggested back in April, […]

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