... of the World. So why don't you accept a challenge against the winner of the Korean, Cuban or Japanese championship? Or is it just bravata?
2006-11-30 22:33:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I would welcome a real international playoff. I think the term "World Series" should be changed to "U.S. Championship".
2006-12-01 05:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The truth is, your question isn’t even applicable because Major League Baseball in the States isn’t an “American” baseball league, but rather a “World” baseball league that happens to be played in the US and Canada. As the majority of the people have said on here, the best of the best all around the World come to play on MLB teams. No teams are strictly International, and no teams are strictly American. As such, a MLB World Series champ playing the Korean champ makes no sense. You could very well end up with a Korean guy like Chan Ho Park pitching against and beating the champion from his own country.
As was stated previously, the World Baseball Classic held every 3 (Yes, it is oddly every 3 years) is Bud’s attempt at staging such a World competition, and yes, Japan won and deserved to win in 2006. Being an American, I hope the US can bounce back and take it in ’09. This further nullifies your question in that the competition you’re asking for already exists. If you argue that it should happen more frequently, I argue back that Baseball’s World tournament takes place more often than the World’s most cherished game, Soccer, which takes place every 4 years with the World Cup.
I’ll agree that maybe it was a little smog of us (the US) to call our Championship the World Series up until recently before guys came to play from all over the world. However, now I feel that the term “World Series” is more applicable than it’s ever been.
I’ll close by saying that if logistical barriers could be over-come, I’d be all for MLB expansion to other continents. Maybe a 4 team Asian Division for example with a couple of teams from Japan, a South Korean team, and one from China for example.
2006-12-01 10:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by cubnpack 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best major league players just defeated the Japanese All-Stars in five consecutive games, including a couple of huge blowouts:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/japan_series/y2006/index.jsp
Given that, why would a series matching the best teams from each league turn out any different? I think some other countries have great baseball leagues, but the best players in the world don't go to Japan - they come to America.
You're comparing the major leagues to a league where Tuffy Rhodes hit a record 55 homers only five years ago? Come on - no disrespect to Japan, but there's no comparison at this point.
2006-12-01 09:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, the US Allstars and the Japanese Allstars have been playing for years and the US wins consistantly.
Second, MLB has started the World Baseball Classic to be played every 4 years. Granted, the US didn't win, but look at all the players in the field and how many of them play for United States teams.
2006-12-01 09:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by jerry 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, to tell you the truth, we couldn't possibly care less about the World Baseball Classic or any other baseball World Championship other than the World Series.
None of us watch it.
None of us talk about it.
None of us care at all.
The media has tried like hell to shove the World Baseball Classic down our throats, and it simply isn't going to work. We don't care about an international scrimmiage series, which is why the ratings on television for it are in the toilet, when we even bother to air it on tv at all.
In fact, most American baseball fans would rather their favorite players stay out of the World Baseball Classic, instead of risking injury to play in an international series that means absolutely NOTHING to any baseball fan in the United States.
Bottom line is that the best in the world come to play in the MLB, and if it doesn't take place in the MLB, it is of absolutely no interest to us, and is little more than an exhibition game.
2006-12-01 13:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
MLB All Stars 5 - Japanese All Stars 0
I don't know if Japan didn't really use it's best players but MLB certainly didn't send the best of the best over...MLB is the best BB in the world, why do you think the best players from other countries want to come here and give it a try...
Heck, has beens, never weres and cast offs from MLB go to Japan and become superstars...
2006-12-01 07:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by C_F_45 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In case you haven't noticed, most Japanese Stars come here and become 'average'. The only guy who remained strong is Ichiro, maybe Matsui. Japan has had many failiures: Hideki Inque, Sasaki, Kazuo Matsui, etc.
2006-12-01 08:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by johnnydera18 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since the best players from Cuba, Japan and Korea play in America, what's the point?
2006-12-01 08:02:15 · answer #8 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well you talking to the wrong people because, we can't accept a challange because were not allowd to be involved with who we face. You should ask the MLB, not people of Yahoo.
Try asking there next time
2006-12-01 11:31:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it would harm international relations.
The U.S. team would own Korea, Cuba, and Japan so badly that they wouldn't speak to us for years and years.
Love,
thepenismightier
P.S. baseball, bravado
2006-12-01 06:34:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
So what you're saying is you think America has a terrible baseball team. Well guess what you're wrong, America is the best in baseball.
2006-12-01 07:00:40 · answer #11 · answered by wallskeenan 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋