I am a huge baseball fan as many of you know (Go 'stros! Go Reds!) and I have been following the World Baseball Classic this month. It has been interesting to watch. I always wondered growing up why it was called the World Series since it was always played in the U.S. between U.S. teams. I understand that for the better part of the first half of the 20th Century that baseball was predominatley an American sport but it is clear now with Mexico eliminating the U.S. that the sport can no longer claim to be American... it is a global sport much like soccer. Ok, not the best comparison at least when it comes to the crazy fans. I, for one am glad to see that we are embracing more of the international flavor in baseball and hope that the WBC emerges as something much bigger than most people give it credit for.
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