Americans Must Wait for Shot at Classic Redemption: ; '06 World Baseball Classic
Charleston Gazette › March 20, 2006
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SAN DIEGO - The stage for the World Baseball Classic semifinals is a picturesque new major league ballpark, where a sign in left- center field reads "America's Pastime" and high rises typical of so many U.S. cities serve as a backdrop.
Animated flags representing all 16 countries that took part in the inaugural tournament waved on the main video board above the bleachers - and that's as close as the United States came to participating in the WBC on Friday at Petco Park.See the full content of this document
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Americans Must Wait for Shot at Classic Redemption: ; '06 World Baseball Classic
Ichiro Suzuki and Japan, not Team USA, went through workouts and batting practice one day after the U.S. squad loaded with All-Stars lost 2-1 to Mexico to be eliminated from the tournament.
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