Word: clapp
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...while Clapp, 31, is a popular minor-league player in Syracuse and the other smaller American cities where he has toiled in his nine-year career, in Canada he's just a guy with an unusual name. "I haven't spent much time there," he says. "Canadians don't recognize my face...
...TIME CANADA Stubby Clapp This infielder could help lead Canada to a medal in baseball
...hopes to change that. Clapp, a Windsor, Ont., native, is part of a Canadian baseball team that has a good chance in Athens to medal in America's national pastime, partly because the Americans won't be there. The Canadian squad should be a serious contender at the eight-team tournament, along with powerful contingents from Chinese Taipei, Australia, Japan and Cuba, the perennial favorite. "I'll be disappointed if we don't win a gold medal," says manager Ernie Whitt, the former Blue Jays star. "If our players play their best, we should win it all." His high expectations...
...Infielder-outfielder Simon Pond started this season with the Blue Jays, and now plays alongside Clapp for the Syracuse SkyChiefs. Lefthander Jeff Francis hasn't reached the bigs yet, but he's the staff ace. He has a deceptive delivery that allows him to hide the ball from batters until almost the moment he releases...
...Major Leaguer would not describe a journeyman like Clapp or most of his teammates, but he has had his moments, including the game-winning hit in the 1999 Pan American Games. Clapp would like to have another big moment on the international stage-and end the season signing autographs in Canadian shopping malls...