It's Time for a-Rod to Get Off the Fence

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › December 06, 2005

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DALLAS - While the baseball community is busy digesting the meaning of the World Baseball Classic - is it really a rule-the- globe tournament, or just a series of glorified spring training games? - the issue cuts far deeper for Alex Rodriguez, who can't decide if he'll play for the U.S. or the Dominican Republic.

At first glance, it should be an easy choice: A-Rod was born in New York City, and as a full-fledged American citizen should be the starting third baseman on the U.S. squad, right next to Derek Jeter (who decided Sunday that he's playing).

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It's Time for a-Rod to Get Off the Fence

But the quirky WBC isn't quite the Olympics, and the eligibility rules are lax enough to allow Manny Ramirez, who became a U.S. citizen two years ago, to still represent the Dominican Republic. And that's why Andruw Jones, who was born...

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