per newsday:

Alex Rodriguez has not decided to play for the Dominican Republic over the United States in next March's World Baseball Classic -- because it's not his decision to make.

Hours after Rodriguez reportedly told members of the Hispanic media Monday he plans to play for the Dominican Republic in the tournament, Bud Selig told him it will be the commissioner's decision, Rodriguez's spokesman, Steve Fortunato, said yesterday.

And that's if George Steinbrenner even allows his players to take part in it.

"It's too early in the process for these type of decisions to be made," Fortunato said. "First, he has to be selected to be a part of it. Then he has to decide if he wants to play, or if he will be allowed to play. Then he will be told what country to play for."

i don't care about this stupid circus act mlb is putting on. i don't care who goes to play for which country, or why (though, shit, if i were at all eligible i'd pick the dominican too -- albert, vlad, manny, pedro, tejada... good lord). i have no silly patriotic outrage about what choices this guy should make. but to take that choice out of his hands? yeah, don't care about this tournament. i hope steinbrenner tells his players they can't go.

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