jabbur
Master Chef
First, there are many Latin American teams that can compete on a par with US and Japan. Witness the World Baseball Classic games. Many of the best teams are from Latin America. In fact, many of the top line players in MLB are Latin Americans who would play for their country teams rather than the USA team.
Don't blame Michael Phelps for how he's covered by the media. If not him, they will single out someone else.
I'm not blaming Michael but will be glad to see them cover other athletes. Yes he's good, phenomenal and unique. I just find the coverage overdone. They spend so much time with him then get surprised when other swimmers do well.
As far as baseball goes, that's just what I heard. I'm not a big baseball fan so don't follow it too close.