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"This is no All-Star or exhibition game," Lidge said. "It's definitely a playoff atmosphere.
There's no other way to describe it. It feels awesome to be out there right now."
Awesome enough that the word is getting around.
The players who declined invitations to the WBC because it might flop or
it wasn't worth the time are starting to reach a different conclusion:
Maybe it's their loss.