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Re: “Mayor Coderre reveals pitch to revive baseball in city” (Montreal Gazette, Jan. 23)

I believe the $11 million the city is planning to use to revitalize baseball diamonds in the city should be invested in soccer-related organizations. Although the city has been investing in soccer fields more than in baseball fields over the years, I think it should now seek to financially aid children and their parents who cannot afford to play organized soccer. Soccer has become more popular than baseball.

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In the last couple of years soccer has seen an upsurge of popularity in the whole country and Montreal is no exception. Moreover, children can now play soccer during the winter thanks to indoor soccer facilities, whereas baseball cannot be played year-long. As well, I believe that the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Canada in 2015, will further increase the popularity of soccer. The competition will appeal to the youth, and particularly encourage young girls to take part in the sport.

The mayor should consider what children like and not what he likes, as not everybody loves baseball, at least not as much as he does.

Loic Wandege, Montreal