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...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 stem mainly from Canada's success at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Panama last November. The Canadians finished with a 4-2 record overall and secured an Olympic berth by trouncing...
...Whitt would have liked to hide first baseman Justin Morneau. A hot prospect, Morneau was playing with the Rochester Red Wings until mid-July, when the Minnesota Twins called him up. He went on a hitting tear, prompting the Twins to keep the Canadian in their lineup rather than let him go to Athens. Clubs are allowed to recall their players from the Olympic team as late as Aug. 5, three days after the Canadian squad holds its first practice...
...than you'd find in a teenager's calendar. In February Quartzsite plays host to the largest gem and mineral exhibition in the country. And there's an abundance of flea markets, where a person can buy, among other things, crocheted cowboy hats, petrified dinosaur manure, pet ID tags, Whitt's "hillbilly" billfold and racoon-penis earrings -- all at bargain prices...
...YORK--Twelve players, including Jim Clancy and Ernie Whitt of Toronto, Doyle Alexander of the Detroit Tigers, and Rich Gedman of the Boston Red Sox were declared free agents today by arbitrator George Nicolau because of collusion by baseball owners after the 1986 season...
...players have until Dec. 16 to accept contracts with new teams or remain with their current clubs. Only two of the players are signed for next season. Downing is to be paid $850,000 by the Angels, and Whitt is to be paid $800,000 by the Blue Jays...