World Baseball Classic....Does anyone even care?

[seattlefan75]

This World Baseball Classic could reportedly be the last one

Looks like this could be it for the world baseball classic. The numbers were not that great and from what the article says unless there is a huge turn around this will be the last one in 2017. I liked the world baseball classic in terms of seeing a player use the spot light to be scouted and probably signed to the MLB. Is anybody losing any sleep over not having the classic anymore?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I personally liked it quite a bit. Would be a shame if it didn't work out.

 

[The Q]

The problem is the timing of it.

Basketball as a summer sport for the olympics works out great (even though it's BS, it's a winter sport) and since baseball is a (primarily) outdoor sport you can't take time off in the middle of the season to do it.

And at the end of the year players would be pushing their innings limits.

There simply isn't a good time to do it.

Doing it every 4 years on a non-Olympic or World Cup year would probably make the most sense from a ratings standpoint, but from a baseball/MLB logistics and health standpoint it's a nightmare.

 

[tducey]

I always liked it, hopefully it will continue.

 

[seattlefan75]

The problem is the timing of it.

Basketball as a summer sport for the olympics works out great (even though it's BS, it's a winter sport) and since baseball is a (primarily) outdoor sport you can't take time off in the middle of the season to do it.

And at the end of the year players would be pushing their innings limits.

There simply isn't a good time to do it.

Doing it every 4 years on a non-Olympic or World Cup year would probably make the most sense from a ratings standpoint, but from a baseball/MLB logistics and health standpoint it's a nightmare.

Not only that a lot of MLB teams are worried about their players getting hurt. Pitchers are only allowed to pitch like 3 innings before being taken out and I think even hitters have to be taken out after a specific amount of at bats. I dont want to see Felix Hernandez blow out his throwing elbow trying to win a game for venezuela

 

[The Q]

Not only that a lot of MLB teams are worried about their players getting hurt. Pitchers are only allowed to pitch like 3 innings before being taken out and I think even hitters have to be taken out after a specific amount of at bats. I dont want to see Felix Hernandez blow out his throwing elbow trying to win a game for venezuela

yeah that was part of the MLB logistics i was referring to.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I don't care.

I also don't GAS that we try so hard to be good at Soccer, or that we keep trying to promote American football overseas.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I also don't GAS that we try so hard to be good at Soccer, or that we keep trying to promote American football overseas.

This. Football games in London and Mexico City are almost as gay as soccer.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

This. Football games in London and Mexico City are almost as gay as soccer.

We should hang out

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

We should hang out

Wanna go camping?

 

[Center Ice]

It allowed us to see just how scary good Japan is. In a real World Series, what would happen? I would like to see that.

 

[seattlefan75]

It allowed us to see just how scary good Japan is. In a real World Series, what would happen? I would like to see that.

I wonder how the best Japanese team would do in an MLB season if they would make the playoffs or not

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Wanna go camping?

Sounds like good, clean fun

 

[Center Ice]

I wonder how the best Japanese team would do in an MLB season if they would make the playoffs or not

I'd pay to see that. Interesting fact, only Pro Hockey and Pro Soccer have true world championships, and nobody argues about who the world champs are when it's done. Baseball, Football and Basketball don't do this. They only "call" themselves world champs. A bit embarrassing when you think of it.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I wonder how the best Japanese team would do in an MLB season if they would make the playoffs or not

I doubt it.

Everything I've read suggests that NPJ is somewhere between AAA and MLB. If that's true, maybe an NPJ All-Star team would make the playoffs, but not the best regular season team.

 

[broncosmitty]

This World Baseball Classic could reportedly be the last one

Looks like this could be it for the world baseball classic. The numbers were not that great and from what the article says unless there is a huge turn around this will be the last one in 2017. I liked the world baseball classic in terms of seeing a player use the spot light to be scouted and probably signed to the MLB. Is anybody losing any sleep over not having the classic anymore?

I've always liked it.

Best part is seeing foreign players up against known commodities.

Not the greatest time frame for an international pro tourney. But I don't have a better alternative.

Hopefully MLB cooperated with the Olympics in 2020. Just skip the ASG imo.

 

[broncosmitty]

I wonder how the best Japanese team would do in an MLB season if they would make the playoffs or not

Under .500 imo.

Lack of power hitting and power pitching.

 

[Bmurph]

I doubt it.

Everything I've read suggests that NPJ is somewhere between AAA and MLB. If that's true, maybe an NPJ All-Star team would make the playoffs, but not the best regular season team.

I would agree with this

 

[Omar 382]

I wonder how the best Japanese team would do in an MLB season if they would make the playoffs or not

It'd probably be similar to the ending of WWII

 

[Bmurph]

I am a fan of all baseball but do understand that there are injury risks with MLB players, playing in these games. If there is baseball on however, I will be watching it most likely.