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The United States sent a 24-man baseball team to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The full roster was announced on July 23, 2008.USA Baseball: USA Baseball Finalizes Olympic Roster (July 23, 2008)
The U.S. team lost to Cuba on August 22, 2008. They defeated Japan in the bronze medal game on August 23, 2008.NBC Olympics: Baseball: Results and Schedules The U.S. baseball team previously won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.
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USA Baseball Staff
- Manager: Davey Johnson
- Pitching coach: Marcel Lachemann
- Hitting coach: Reggie Smith
- Third base coach: Rick Eckstein
- Auxiliary coach: Dick Cooke
- Auxiliary coach: Ronaldo de Armas
- General manager: Bob Watson
- Director: Eric Campbell
- Team administrator: Christopher Gebeck
- Press officer: John Blundell
- Asst. press officer: Andrew Kitick
- Team physicians: Fred Dicke, Angelo Mattalino
- Athletic trainer: John Fierro
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US Olympic Baseball 2008 Questions
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What was US per capita income for 2008? 3 AnswersWikipedia quotes the IMF ($47,440) the World Bank ($46,716) and the CIA World Factbook ($46,900) as the per capita GDP for 2008. The average of these three numb... read more -
Why is baseball not in the Olympics? 1 AnswerOfficials basically feel that baseball and softball are too "American" - it's not a sport that's immensely popular in very many countries. However, the article... read more -
In 2008, what US companies were sold to foreign companies? 1 Answer1. Tata and Ford agreed about Jaguar and Land Rover. And Tata bought the two car lines for about $2 billion. 2. Singapore’s lesser-known government fund, inve... read more
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U.S. Olympic Baseball 2008 Rosters
- Official Site of USA Baseball: USA Baseball Roster
Baseball Name Position Hometown Brett Anderson LHP Midland, Texas Jake Arrieta RHP Farmington, Missouri Brian Barden IF Tempelton, California Matthew Brown IF Bellevue, Washington Trevor Cahill RHP Oceanside, California Jason Donald IF Fresno, California Geno Espinelli LHP Houston, Texas Dexter Fowler OF Atlanta, Georgia John Gall OF Stanford, California Mike Hessman IF Fountain Valley, California Kevin Jepsen RHP Anaheim, California Brandon Knight RHP Oxnard, California Mike Koplove RHP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Matthew LaPorta OF Port Charlotte, Florida Louis Marson C Scottsdale, Arizona Blaine Neal RHP Marlton, New Jersey Colby Rasmus OF Columbus, Georgia Clayton Richard LHP Lafayette, Indiana Jeff Stevens RHP Berkeley, California Stephen Strasburg RHP San Diego, California Taylor Teagarden C Dallas, Texas Terry Tiffee IF North Little Rock, Arkansas Casey Weathers RHP Elk Grove, California
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U.S. Olympic Baseball 2008 Schedule
- Official Site of USA Baseball: USA Baseball Schedule
Schedule Date Opponent Time Score/Winner August 13 South Korea 6:00 a.m. 8-7 South Korea August 13 Netherlands 10:30 p.m. 7-0 United States August 14 Cuba 11:30 p.m. 5-4 Cuba August 15 Canada 10:30 p.m. 5-4 United States August 18 China 7:00 a.m. 9-1 United States August 19 Chinese Taipei 7:00 a.m. 4-2 United States August 20 Japan 7:00 a.m. 4-2 United States August 22 Cuba 6:00 a.m. 10-2 Cuba August 23 Bronze Medal Game - Japan 10:30 a.m. 8-4 United States
