Can One Book Save Olympic Baseball?

The following is a statement sent to me from the team behind A Glove of Their Own, the award-winning children's book that I've coerced you into loving on occasion (meaning, on occasion I've coerced; you can love it all the time if you like).  The statement was prepared by the IBAF, the International Baseball Federation.  Baseball was stripped from the 2012 Summer Olympics and they're working hard to get the game back in for the 2016 games.  Here's how A Glove of Their Own  just might help.

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Despite its global popularity, baseball is still being  challenged by the International Olympic Committee for re-instatement to the  Olympic Games for 2016.  Baseball is one of seven sports, and by far the  largest, under consideration for two spots, which will be announced as early as  August and no later than October.

One of the International Baseball  Federation's objectives is to prove to the IOC that baseball is a sport for all,  and an example they will use going forward is "A Glove of their Own."  The  IBAF felt that the principals of fair play, sharing and inclusiveness in the  book were perfect examples of the values baseball teaches to people around the  world, and will partner with the authors to get the book to as many members of  the IOC as possible to further show how baseball can unify all.  Since the  book is geared for young people, perhaps those reading it and sharing it who  play the game may some day be rewarded with an Olympic experience because of the book's lessons themselves.  The IBAF will also look to encourage sales of  the book to their Federations, with money going to the IBAF Charity Pitch In For Baseball.