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Posted by: Kentish ( )
Date: October 30, 2014 08:10PM
"World" Series cont.

48erhater, I suppose geographically the BlueJays can be said to be Canadian. Not sure about the reality but I think you get my irony. Football (soccer) has a true world series as does hockey, rugby, basketball, cricket and even little league, probably other sports, too, but until US teams play in a real world series against the likes of Japan, Cuba, and Venezuala, I think they are US champions only.

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Posted by: caffiend ( )
Date: October 30, 2014 08:32PM
The "'World' Series" was not originally intended as "international."

It was sponsored by the newspaper, The New York World. Hence, the "WORLD Series."

Football/soccer does have the World Cup, true, but the teams are composed of specially recruited and formed teams by each nation. It's not like our pro leagues, where the same players (give or take trades) play with each other through a full season. In the UK there is a plethora of "national cups" and "championships."

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Posted by: kentish ( )
Date: October 30, 2014 08:45PM
Re: "World" Series cont.

There are baseball teams in other countries they could play to make it truly a world event. Likely it might help project baseball, and the NFL for that matter, into major sports status in world terms. I know, too, how the term "world" series began but does anyone really refer to that today. Soccer has a European Champions League as do other areas of the world and they do play for a world club championship.

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Posted by: summer ( )
Date: October 31, 2014 01:03AM
Re: "World" Series cont.

It's just one of those delightful oddities that make people love Americans. <grin>

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Posted by: ziller ( )
Date: October 31, 2014 11:15AM
Re: "World" Series cont.

Praize to the Little League World Series

It actually is a “world series”.

Fun to watch too ~ the players are too young to be drug abusing millionaires


ziller

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Posted by: Cinnamint ( )
Date: October 31, 2014 11:22AM
Re: "World" Series cont.

Kansas City has shown a lot of class through this World Series. Thank you, Royals!

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