By all means, "Bud" Selig, send our players into the Chinese filth

• *Pollution so bad residents WARNED NOT TO EXERCISE.

""Level five is the worst level of air pollution. This is as bad as it has been all year."

According to the bureau's website, 15 out of the 16 pollution monitoring stations in urban Beijing registered a "five" for air quality rating.

• The main pollutant was suspended particulate matter, which is usually attributed to coal burning and automotive exhaust.

"Old people and young children should reduce outdoor activities and protect their health," the spokeswoman said.

• The Beijing Evening News warned residents not to do their morning exercises on Friday as pollution levels were likely to linger over the capital until a cold front moved in and blew some of the bad air away later in the day."....

From AFP article, "Beijing Air Pollution As Bad as it Can Get," 12/27/07, via Breitbart.com and "Foul Beijing Air May Delay Some Olympic Events."

• P.S. I THOUGHT NBC SPORTS HAD SOLVED GLOBAL POLLUTION BY TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS IN THEIR STUDIOS...

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