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Pro baseball kicks off in Israel with broadcast culture shock
(AP)
Updated: 2007-06-25 19:37 "In my opinion, it's impossible," said Natan Tamari, 23, who came to support his home team from Petah Tikva, a city outside Tel Aviv. Tamari, who lived in the United States as a child, said the game is too slow and requires too much attention to small details to interest Israelis. "That's why you hear everyone speaking English around here," he said. The hapless broadcasters on the sports channel understood the game but were stymied by the terminology. In this first game, at least, they didn't have to deal with a sacrifice fly.
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