Dodgers, Padres must schlep to China for March games--AP

BEIJING (AP) -- "New Dodgers manager Joe Torre and Padres Hall of Famer Dave Winfield are

• scheduled to appear at a reception on Jan. 24 to announce Major League Baseball's first games in China,

exhibitions between Los Angeles and San Diego on March 15-16.

• MLB also is opening its season in Japan for the third time when the World Series champion Boston Red Sox play the Oakland Athletics

at the Tokyo Dome on March 25-26."

• From SportingNews.com, 1/18/08, "Dodgers, Padres to play Exhibition Games in China." ***********************

*I wouldn't set foot in China for $1 million in cash. Second, air travel across such great distances has serious physical consequences. Are these being taken into account in players' stats? If you think this isn't meaningful, then enjoy your career at ESPN and MLB.com. (sm)

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