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Tommy Lasorda did his best to whip up fervor for the U.S. baseball team competing at the World Baseball Classic, which opened Thursday with Japan defeating China 4-0 in Tokyo. “It’s our game,” the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager said from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. “Baseball is America’s game. It doesn’t belong to the Italians or the Cubans or the Koreans or the Japanese. . . . Remember one thing: In your hearts, you better pull for the USA or you may not get into heaven.” The Americans open the tournament Saturday against Canada. The Associated Press
