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Can this save the WBC?

Posted on: March 11, 2009 9:51 am
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Just the other day, the manager of a major-league team asked a couple of writers to explain the format for the World Baseball Classic.

"So does the U.S. play another game (in Toronto)?" the manager asked.

"Yes, but they've already qualified for the next round," was the correct answer.

"But is Puerto Rico playing another game?"

"Yes."

"I give up."

A format that's far too difficult to understand. Just one more problem with a tournament that not enough people in this country care about.

But just when you think this tournament has no chance to catch on, the Netherlands knocks the Dominican Republic out of the tournament.

A huge, March Madness-style upset. That's something anyone can understand.

Maybe the WBC has a chance after all.

Now, if we can only figure out who the Dutch team plays next.

 

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Category: MLB
Tags: Dominican Republic, Netherlands, World Baseball Classic
 
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Posted on: March 11, 2009 11:56 am
 

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When I saw that the Netherlands beat the Dominican Republic, I myself popped on the WBC from when we were playing Canada.  I still couldn't even make it past a couple of rounds.  Not only are the best players not there.  All of this sentiment among the US players and staff about how much pride they are taking in this.  They looked bored as all hell.  When Jimmy Rollins came in for Derek Jeter, as soon as he hit the bench, eyes glazed over looking like he was begging for the boredom to end.  If baseball was a game that wasn't globalized, I would say lets do it but its all around the world.  This is an attempt at the World Cup of baseball and it will never fly.  The game lengths, formats, players who are willing to play all affect this negatively and I don't see this "Classic" ever panning out.

 



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