I decided to pull together a couple of rooting necessaries for those watching Team Canada's games from Athens, and reproduce some terrific photos from the IBAF (that's the international baseball federation, by the way). Enjoy!
First, the good stuff... no fan should be without the Official Baseball Canada 2004 Olympic Team Media Guide. Also, there's a handy one-page roster in case Vic Rauter starts calling everyone "Guy Hemmings".
Now for the good stuff... the IBAF (www.baseball.ch) is kind enough to allow us to reproduce some of their fine photos here. All photos are copyright of the IBAF and are reproduced by permission.
Stubby Clapp slides into second with a double against Taiwan
Adam Stern sliding in with another run against Taiwan
Stubby lays out for a liner against Italy
Kevin Nicholson attempting a takeout slide against Italy
Stubby Clapp again, playing hard, getting dirty, and throwing his weight around against the Netherlands
Danny Klassen calmly turning a key double play in the sixth inning against the Netherlands
This last one's not Canadian, but I couldn't resist... Italian leftfielder Jim Buccheri goes up HIGH to steal a homer from Japan's Kazuhiro Wada
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