World Baseball Classic 2013

[godwulf]

Phoenix is a first-round WBC site!

WOO HOO!!!

[kellsox]

A useless tournament- was hoping that they would get rid of it.

[sox83cubs84]

A useless tournament- was hoping that they would get rid of it.

Preach it, brother!

Dave Miedema

[Klattsy]

I like it because its a chance to see the Aussie team in action. With no Olympics participation its the WBC and World Cup and that's about it.

[trsent]

Israel 2013!

[EurekaDave]

What about the Cuban Players? How could we ever seen them....?

[ethanoah]

I'm also hoping for a team Israel 2013.

Ethan

[godwulf]

A useless tournament- was hoping that they would get rid of it.

I am absolutely baffled by this attitude. Baseball is never a waste of time, and - at least to me - is always more enjoyable to watch than any other sport, being played at any other level. Sorry, but this just reminds me so much of the general snobbishness of the people who don't believe that any real Baseball has been played since (fill in the date, 1947, 1961, 1993, whatever) or that any modern Baseball memorabilia is worth collecting. If someone doesn't want to watch it - fine. I've never sat and watched an entire basketball game in my 58 years of life, but I don't "hope" that no one ever gets to watch it again because I don't appreciate it.

[EurekaDave]

Jeff,
I think what we are seeing here is a little geographical envy. You could never play an outdoor baseball game in the Northeast in February or March because your tongue would stick to the flagpole.

My life doesn't revolve around the Red Sox and Yankees either but I don't complain that by coincidence, they are always the Sunday night game of the week and always four hours long.

I'm buying WBC tickets no matter what the cost because baseball is hecka fun. And I hope the players in the finals have names unpronouncable.

Hasta la vista.

[godwulf]

Maybe we're a bit spoiled here in Arizona. We can go watch Baseball being played, at some level, literally any month of the year. Anyway, I will be getting my WBC tickets the minute they're available. I went to all the USA-Canada-Mexico matchups in '06, and had a wonderful time. That USA-Mexico game, played at Chase Field (then Bank One Ballpark) was one of the most fun games I've ever been to - the crowd was roughly half for one side and half for the other, and the good-natured teasing and boasting went on in two languages for the entire game. Lots of guys painted up in the colors of one flag or the other, or wrapped in one - it was just great.