tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705108.post3664901142143357694..comments2023-04-12T16:09:56.928+01:00Comments on <b>Boston Irish</b>: U.S. and Japan in talks over Global World Series: Next logical step - World Baseball Club Championship!!Cormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021609342106260202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705108.post-86831466597492865192010-01-11T22:49:36.367+00:002010-01-11T22:49:36.367+00:00A few potential problems with this scenario:
1. H...A few potential problems with this scenario:<br /><br />1. How would the early rounds be organized in a way to make them cost efficient. Even if you break the teams up into regions, you still have the problems of semi-pro teams made up of factory workers being drawn to play a team 700 miles away? How could they afford the trip.<br />2. If you happened to read any of the comment sections of the article of the possible Japan-US tournament, 75% of the comments were against the idea. The public is what would make it happen, and if the majority of the baseball fans disapprove, it won't happen.<br />3. When would it be played? The summer is jammed with games. No MLB team is going to be eager to lose home games when the average crowd is 30,000, putting the ticket revenue for each game in the millions of dollars. <br />4. Would the minor leagues be involved? What if a player played in a game for a AAA team in round 1, got promoted to the MLB club, and they draw their own AAA team with that player on their roster?<br />5. Winter league involvement. The Venezuelan league is probably the 4th best league in the world, but could it participate with all of its top players belonging to MLB organizations?<br />6. Travel. How would affect a team if they had to fly to Japan, play a single game, then fly back to US for another series?<br /><br />I'd recommend instead of a single elimination tournament involving all teams, just a champions tournament with continental champions. Continental championships already exist in Asia and Europe, and the MLB champion would likely receive an automatic bye into the tournament. The Caribbean World Series champion (with the CWS desirably including the Cuban champion), would also qualify.Marcnoreply@blogger.com