Shawn Green and Co. join bid to field Israeli team in WBC

Three thousand years of beautiful tradition from Moses to Sandy Koufax to ... the 2013 World Baseball Classic? Shawn Green, Brad Ausmus and Gabe Kapler achieve their goal, another proud highlight could be added to Israel's long history. All three Jewish ex-ballplayers have just joined a group that aims to field a team for the next edition of Bud Selig's international tournament. Selig has to like that news, seeing as how he's both Jewish and seeking to make the WBC as global an event as possible. But can it actually happen? Israel isn't exactly a hotbed for baseball talent and all three players mentioned above might not even be able to play. (Kapler would be 37 in 2013 while Green and Ausmus would be 40 and 44, respectively.) But given that Major League Baseball now features a talented core of players with Jewish lineage, the trio is banking on the possibility of heritage and pride being a strong calling card. Citizenship is not a requirement when it comes to joining...