Comments on: How Glaus began his professional career in Venezuela http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/01/21/glaus-began-career-in-venezuela/ Brian Walton's news and commentary on the St. Louis Cardinals (TM) and their minor league system Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JumboShrimp http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/01/21/glaus-began-career-in-venezuela/#comment-576 JumboShrimp Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:34:54 +0000 http://thecardinalnation.com/?p=1082#comment-576 Among several hundred ML players hailing from Venezuela are Luis Aparacio, Dave Concepcion, Andres Galaragga, Ozzie Guillen, and more recently Maggio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Felix Hernandez, and Carlos Zambrano. Among several hundred ML players hailing from Venezuela are Luis Aparacio, Dave Concepcion, Andres Galaragga, Ozzie Guillen, and more recently Maggio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Felix Hernandez, and Carlos Zambrano.

]]> By: JumboShrimp http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/01/21/glaus-began-career-in-venezuela/#comment-575 JumboShrimp Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:20:50 +0000 http://thecardinalnation.com/?p=1082#comment-575 According to Wikipedia, Venezuela has 28 million citizens. This is smaller than neighboring Colombia (44 million), though with petroleum production, Venezuelans enjoy higher per capita GNP. For further contrast, the Dominican Republic has a population of 10 million. Baseball is the most popular sport in Venezuela, above soccer. According to Wikipedia, Venezuela has 28 million citizens. This is smaller than neighboring Colombia (44 million), though with petroleum production, Venezuelans enjoy higher per capita GNP. For further contrast, the Dominican Republic has a population of 10 million.
Baseball is the most popular sport in Venezuela, above soccer.

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