Comments on: FIBS-President Fraccari: Italy is back in A pool http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/ Baseball and Softball in Europe Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: president of italy http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 president of italy Tue, 20 May 2008 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/#comment-1041 [...] Olympic aspirations, Italian federation president Riccardo FRACCARI came to the first meeting in.http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/President of ItalyName Occupation Birth Death Known for Carlo Azeglio Ciampi: Head of State: [...] [...] Olympic aspirations, Italian federation president Riccardo FRACCARI came to the first meeting in.http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/President of ItalyName Occupation Birth Death Known for Carlo Azeglio Ciampi: Head of State: [...]

]]> By: Tim Patrick http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Tim Patrick Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:56:10 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/#comment-390 I'm pretty sure the Barcelona results will stand requiring Italy to play in the B-pool. The new president of the IBAF states that he would like to make the "IBAF a democratic, responsible organization, where every member has a voice". I think it's pretty clear the days of the backroom deals are over. I’m pretty sure the Barcelona results will stand requiring Italy to play in the B-pool. The new president of the IBAF states that he would like to make the “IBAF a democratic, responsible organization, where every member has a voice”. I think it’s pretty clear the days of the backroom deals are over.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Anonymous Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:09:15 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/fibs-president-fraccari-italy-is-back-in-a-pool/#comment-387 The politics of european baseball... Italy has no business in the B group, but the UST case goes to show how faulty the system is. The "european" championships being played by players who are in no sense european, other than having european heritage, seems quite unproductive for baseball on the old continent. And it puts other teams at a distinct disadvantage, who do have strong national programns (but lack "foreign power") like germany or france. I would like to see the CEB sort this out properly. The Czech team didn't do anything wrong. As far as I know this was just miscommunication, all their players were as home-grown as their great beers. The politics of european baseball…

Italy has no business in the B group, but the UST case goes to show how faulty the system is.

The “european” championships being played by players who are in no sense european, other than having european heritage, seems quite unproductive for baseball on the old continent. And it puts other teams at a distinct disadvantage, who do have strong national programns (but lack “foreign power”) like germany or france.

I would like to see the CEB sort this out properly. The Czech team didn’t do anything wrong. As far as I know this was just miscommunication, all their players were as home-grown as their great beers.

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