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2:25 PM, Aug 19, 2008 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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Via Allahpundit, the Chinese pitchers beaned one U.S. player and hit four others during last night's baseball game in retaliation for a couple of home plate collisions with the Chinese catchers.

Bowling over a catcher at home may be rough, but it's part of the game. Throwing a fastball at a batter's head, on the other hand, is nearly criminal.

Exit question: James Fallows was embarrassed by his gauche countrymen yelling "the ever-classy 'U - S - A! U - S - A!'" cheer at the game last night. Maybe he's just disappointed they didn't burst into even classier chants of 'O - BA - MA!'?

After all, Obama is "a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions"--if he does say so himself.

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