There is a notion stretching back to the ancient Greeks of the “Olympic Truce.” While the Olympic Games were proceeding, ongoing wars would pause.  Further, parties seeking war would wait until the Games were over to commence hostilities.

Based on the ongoing events in the Middle East, there is apparently no corresponding notion of a “World Baseball Classic Truce.”

Israel may be a nation at war, but it is also a nation participating in this weekend’s World Baseball Classic.  While the World Baseball Classic attracts far less attention than this summer’s FIFA World Cup (probably even among most baseball fans), duty still calls the Zionist’s Guide to the World Baseball Classic (ZGWBC) to issue its judgments about the tournament field.

Group A will play its games in San Juan, Puerto Rico and consists of teams from Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico.  Since October 7th, Canada has proved itself to be as bad for the Jews as any western European country.  Few countries have fallen so far in the ZGWBC’s estimation than the once-plucky........

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