World Baseball Classic

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 23:  Ichiro Suzuki #51 of Japan is awarded the World Baseball Classic medal by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig after defeating Korea 5-3 in the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Mark J. Terrill-Pool/Getty Images)

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Why This New York Mets Fan Doesn't Like the WBC

Three years ago, I wrote several items critical of the World Baseball Classic for my New York Mets blog. My biggest gripe is that, no matter what spin Selig and the pro-WBC crowd try to put on it, the timing of this in spring is just terrible... Read More...




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