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Israel's national baseball team qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Jerusalem Post ^
| 9/22/2019
| JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Posted on 09/22/2019 9:15:41 AM PDT by BigEdLB
The Israeli team made history Sunday by defeating South Africa 11-1 in Italy, after beating the Netherlands on Thursday and tournament host Italy on Friday.
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TOPICS: Israel
KEYWORDS: baseball; israel; koufax; olympics
Good for them!
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:15:41 AM PDT
by
BigEdLB
To: BigEdLB
The Netherlands have been historically the best European baseball team, because of the players from Surinam, so that’s quite a feat for Israel.
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:17:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BigEdLB
Baseball is becoming more and more popular in Israel, thanks to recent immigrants.
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:17:45 AM PDT
by
philippa
To: philippa
The Bear Jew approves...
"He went yardo on that one, all the way to Landsdowne Street!"
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:20:18 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: All
Israel also has a Rhythmic Gymnast (Linoy Ashram) who could win gold. Bronze at World Championships in All-Around behind Russian identical twins..
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:21:51 AM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
To: dfwgator
Aruba and Curacao. I dont think Suriname qualifies as Dutch anymore.
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:25:56 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: BigEdLB
They would have been a dominant Olympic team years ago if the IOC allowed those great professional players of the past in the Olympics ... like Abe Ruth, Shlomo DiMaggio, Mordecai Mantle and Pete Rosenstein. :-P
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:27:54 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
To: Alberta's Child
Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, that’s a pretty good start, right there.
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:29:04 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
Recent major-leaguer Danny Valencia is an Israeli citizen and team star. Some other countries like Italy use the same strategy.
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posted on
09/22/2019 9:37:12 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: BigEdLB
There was an article about the Israeli team in the WSJ a few weeks ago. The team is mostly American Jews who have dual citizenship. Nothing wrong with that, though. Mazel tov!
To: BigEdLB
Has the media got their requisite sound-bites from IAW/BDS and Roger Waters yet?
Blah blah blah... This is an outrage! the IOC should force them to compete as the Palestine Team! Blah blah blah...
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posted on
09/22/2019 10:31:07 AM PDT
by
Kriggerel
("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
To: Kriggerel
There are Arabs in youth leagues in Israel.
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posted on
09/22/2019 10:37:02 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: irishjuggler
Italy does the same thing, and probably other nations as well.
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posted on
09/22/2019 10:40:18 AM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: dfwgator
Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, thats a pretty good start, right there.
The dropoff is precipitous after that.
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posted on
09/22/2019 11:35:32 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
To: Dr. Sivana
At least they are on the “Famous Jewish Sports Legends” leaflet.
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posted on
09/22/2019 12:32:43 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BigEdLB
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posted on
09/22/2019 1:00:06 PM PDT
by
bgill
To: dfwgator
Mostly players from Curacao and Aruba, which have produced numerous major leaguers.
The Netherlands got to the semifinals of the last World Baseball Classic due to players from the Netherlands Antilles such as Xander Bogaerts, Andrelton Simmons, Didi Gregorius, Jurickson Profar, and others, all eager to play for the manager, Giants bench coach Hensley (Bam Bam) Meulens (who ought to be a major-league manager, IMO.)
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posted on
09/22/2019 3:40:03 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
To: irishjuggler
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posted on
09/22/2019 6:39:06 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
To: irishjuggler
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posted on
09/22/2019 6:39:07 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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