Malafama said:
First, A-rod has dual citizenship, it is granted to the person at birth if any of the parents are Dominicans plus he lived in Santo Domingo for several years after moving from New York. I might be wrong but i think this is how it works.
Tim didn't represent the Virgin Islands because their team did not qualify not even for the Pre-Olympics... The fact that it is called US Virgin islands does not mean that he has to represent the United States.. Carlos Arroyo represented Puerto Rico in the Olympics, Ivan Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran will represent Puerto Rico on the World Cup of baseball next year isn't Puerto Rico consider part of the US why aren't the best catcher in the league representing the US, If i'm not mistaken they count 50 US States and Puerto Rico.. i have never heard anyone include the "US Virgin Islands" in the count or maybe i'm wrong??? It was Duncan choice as well as Arroyo's, Rodriguez and Beltran.. And if A-Rod consider himself Dominican then more power to him
you said "Also, there is an international eligibility rule stating that a player may not compete for a second country after representing a nation in a competition above the junior level." This maybe depends on the country because Charlie Villanueva represented the USA team couple of years ago and he will represent DR on the Pre-World tournament of Basketball this coming August.
Maybe it would help you better to get your facts straight....
Do you read English? If not then maybe there is a problem with your translation. Otherwise your response to my post is illogical at best.
You stated that Tim Duncan was not an American. I informed you that people from the US Virgin Islands are US citizens, therefore Americans by birth. I mentioned that it was called the US Virgin Islands to illustrate this fact to you. I hope this point is clear to you now.
Secondly, so that you will sound intelligent when you speak on the matter, Puerto Ricans are American citizens as well. As are people from Guam, Phillipine Islands, Canal Zone, Virgin Islands, Guano Islands, Samoa, Tutuila, Manua, Swains Island, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. I believe that most, if not all of them send a democratically elected non-voting representative to the US Congress to lobby on their behalf. If you would like any more information on this subject please perform a search on the Internet using your preferred engine with the phrase "US Territory and Insular Possession". I like Google, but everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
Tertiarily, I never wrote that because the Virgin Islands is a part of the United States Tim Duncan was
obligated to play for the US. I said that he was obligated to play for the US because he represented the US in the 1994 Goodwill Games, and could not subsequently change nations in international competition. Carlos Arroyo will not be representing the US in international competition, unless they change the rules. I also stated that I did not know the rules of the international baseball community when I said that:
"I'm not sure how this [the international basketball rule that keeps players from playing for two nations] affects Alex."
So why are you even bringing baseball players into this? Obviously you have trouble connecting the dots.
Moving right along, if you put your reading spectacles on you will see that I wrote (and you quoted in your reply so I don't know how you missed it):
"there is an international eligibility rule stating that a player may not compete for a second country after representing a nation in a competition above the JUNIOR LEVEL"
Charlie Villanueva's website states that he was:
Gold Medal Winner for the 2004 USA World Championship U21 ( Young Men Qualifying Team),
hmmmm, perhaps Young Men Qualifying Team = Junior Level, ya think?
It would behoove you to look up the rules and regulations for FIBA (the international basketball governing body) section 3.3 where it discusses the limitations of playing on a national team. I'm not saying you have to; only if you want to know what you're talking about.
And last but not least, your declaration that
..A-rod has dual citizenship, it is granted to the person at birth if any of the parents are Dominicans..
Oh THAT'S how it works. And to imagine, all this time I thought there might be something crazy like paperwork, applications, government bureaucracy and lawyers involved. How silly of me, there's the magical citizenship fairy that rides around with the stork and tucks cedulas into the diapers of all the cute little babies delivered to any Dominican parents anywhere in the world. Boy, I was way off.
Now on to my concluding remarks.
It's really pitiful that I am required to quote MYSELF when responding to your post. Oh, and it's also pitiful that I have to remind you to get your facts straight again. Trust me, you'll sound smarter and people will have more respect for you if you take the time to at least make an attempt at veracity.
Thank you, good night and drive safely.