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Has anyone been watching the World Baseball Classic? (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 OP
What's world about it? Bobstandard Mar 2023 #1
In The US... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #2
The ending was pretty classic! n/t Bobstandard Mar 2023 #4
One Run Game... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #5
Last night's game was thrilling! Drum Mar 2023 #3

Bobstandard

(1,688 posts)
1. What's world about it?
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:41 AM
Mar 2023

Almost all the games are played in the US. Most players on the 'national' teams are actually US based. It's a spinoff of American Major League Baseball designed to build revenue before the real season starts. I'm happy for baseball junkies though. I hope the final is a good game.

ProfessorGAC

(70,287 posts)
2. In The US...
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 06:52 PM
Mar 2023

...baseball is the most "world" sport we've got.
Even hockey is more loaded with North Americans.
In this tournament, every team has MLB players, most of them stars.
So yes, I think this is a world affair.
If the Olympics are in London, is it less a worldwide affair?

ProfessorGAC

(70,287 posts)
5. One Run Game...
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 12:43 PM
Mar 2023

...with teammates facing each other, (arguably the 2 best players in all of baseball), representing countries with the highest level leagues that exist.
Yeah, classic is the right word!

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