2009 saw the second ever World Baseball Classic… Let me first start by just saying, what is so Classic about it. Before the game I picked Japan to win tonight, but in the beginning of the tournament I picked the stacked Dominicans who played disappointing.
Let Winners just let you all know some of my gripes for this tournament that is supposed to pit countries biggest baseball stars against one another.
1. Players- It’s cool to be patriotic and all, but 95% of these players play in the MLB and live in America but are willing to play for the team that they find their roots in. Alex Rodriguez is born in America, speaks English, lives in America and plays for the YANKEES WHERE HE IS WAY OVERPAID and yet still runs to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC when tourney time comes around
2. Timing- The MLB season in less than 10 days away, people are looking to the major leagues for baseball, not some ridiculous tournament. If it was played in December in warm areas then they may get more than 13,000 people at a game.
3. Injuries- These players such as Robinson Cano are going back to the teams that are paying them injured and less than 100%
4. Did anyone else find it funny that everything is in English no matter where it’s played. Japan’s jersey’s say Japan in English. If it’s supposed to be native to a country wouldn’t it be in Japanese?
The WBC is what the Olympics would be like if professional baseball players were allowed to play.
I must give props to the Japanese and Korean teams though. The majority of their players do play in the leagues of their country, and in 2009 they did dominate. But coincidentally it was an MLB PLAYER ICHIRO SUZUKI OF THE SEATTLE MARINERS WITH THE GAME WINNING RBI IN THE TOP OF THE 10TH INNING TO GIVE JAPAN THE 5-3 WIN OVER KOREA IN THE FINAL.
But Congratulations Japan on going back to back at the WBC
I think that if USA had some of its big dogs coming out to play baseball would officially be America’s pastime. But until these guys care about their country and not their paychecks (which will never happen) the only thing USA would dominate is the World Football Classic and no I am not talking about soccer.
Let Winners just let you all know some of my gripes for this tournament that is supposed to pit countries biggest baseball stars against one another.
1. Players- It’s cool to be patriotic and all, but 95% of these players play in the MLB and live in America but are willing to play for the team that they find their roots in. Alex Rodriguez is born in America, speaks English, lives in America and plays for the YANKEES WHERE HE IS WAY OVERPAID and yet still runs to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC when tourney time comes around
2. Timing- The MLB season in less than 10 days away, people are looking to the major leagues for baseball, not some ridiculous tournament. If it was played in December in warm areas then they may get more than 13,000 people at a game.
3. Injuries- These players such as Robinson Cano are going back to the teams that are paying them injured and less than 100%
4. Did anyone else find it funny that everything is in English no matter where it’s played. Japan’s jersey’s say Japan in English. If it’s supposed to be native to a country wouldn’t it be in Japanese?
The WBC is what the Olympics would be like if professional baseball players were allowed to play.
I must give props to the Japanese and Korean teams though. The majority of their players do play in the leagues of their country, and in 2009 they did dominate. But coincidentally it was an MLB PLAYER ICHIRO SUZUKI OF THE SEATTLE MARINERS WITH THE GAME WINNING RBI IN THE TOP OF THE 10TH INNING TO GIVE JAPAN THE 5-3 WIN OVER KOREA IN THE FINAL.
But Congratulations Japan on going back to back at the WBC
I think that if USA had some of its big dogs coming out to play baseball would officially be America’s pastime. But until these guys care about their country and not their paychecks (which will never happen) the only thing USA would dominate is the World Football Classic and no I am not talking about soccer.
