Jan 03 2009
World Baseball Classic
What do people think about the World Baseball Classic? I have never actually sat down and watched it. I just know enough that the United States is not that great, and they even lost to Canada a few years ago.
I get the idea of the World Baseball Classic, I guess that I just think it gets so tricky when they have American players going to play for their home country.
I found this website for the World Baseball Classic and found out that the event begins on March 5. I am a bit confused how this works as far as Spring Training goes. Does playing in the World Baseball Classic count the same as Spring Training? How are managers able to track the progress of certain players, and play around with different line-ups without all members in Spring Training? I guess these are stupid questions, but I also don’t see why baseball in the Olympics is not enough of a World Baseball Classic event in itself.
It seems as though the event will take place in the United States this year. Perhaps that’s why I have been more aware of it than in years past. According to the website, the semifinals take place in San Diego and Miami, while the finals appear to be at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
