Its just not as important to the US as it is to some of the other countries and it seems to be getting less important by the day. Countries will be having a more difficult time getting players to participate as MLB players realize that it keeps them away from their real teams and the tournament just isn't worth the time. I predict that unless big changes are made to the format, the WBC will be no more after the next one in 4 years. I can say that I'm a huge baseball fan and I haven't watched an inning of it, nor do I plan on doing so. Real baseball starts April 3rd.
kelly