2017 baseball thread
Well, I run my mouth a lot so it took a lot to get a major disagreement with UA. Haha.
I should clarify that I like the idea of a world baseball championship. I just don't like how it happens in its current form. If this happened at a time when players were in shape and if teams were made up of players that had some true connection to the country (as is the case with DR, PR, Japan, Korea) then I'm totally down with the idea. But I'm just not down with someone playing for Italy who has probably never been to Italy and I'm not down with this happening at a time when pitchers aren't really ready yet and hitters still need to work out their timing.
But none of that is meant to convince y'all; it's just an expression of an opinion. I don't have enough invested in this for better or worse. I would add that in general I am not a fan of these types of situations (e.g., I don't like it when NHL players participate in the Olympics). When something feels like an exhibition, I don't need it stretched out beyond a game or two, but one person's exhibition is another person's competitive tournament.
Well, I run my mouth a lot so it took a lot to get a major disagreement with UA. Haha.
I should clarify that I like the idea of a world baseball championship. I just don't like how it happens in its current form. If this happened at a time when players were in shape and if teams were made up of players that had some true connection to the country (as is the case with DR, PR, Japan, Korea) then I'm totally down with the idea. But I'm just not down with someone playing for Italy who has probably never been to Italy and I'm not down with this happening at a time when pitchers aren't really ready yet and hitters still need to work out their timing.
But none of that is meant to convince y'all; it's just an expression of an opinion. I don't have enough invested in this for better or worse. I would add that in general I am not a fan of these types of situations (e.g., I don't like it when NHL players participate in the Olympics). When something feels like an exhibition, I don't need it stretched out beyond a game or two, but one person's exhibition is another person's competitive tournament.
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