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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Cannot answer for anyone else, but I would assume he meant that a tournament specific to sell international softball in the United States needs to be seen as an international game played under international rules and officiated by international umpires. It also offers the appearance, even though there is none in the case, of non-partisan officials indifferent to the countries represented.
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I agree with you on that standpoint. outathm's statement seemed more generic when I read it, and not specific to this tournament.
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