OT: The Greatest Sporting Event In The World!!

[Jester]

now lawn bowls, thats a real sport!

[Kaon]

too bad USA is represented by idiots. makes you all look bad. i still love ya's (most of ya's)

[Jester]

Most of those idiots are GM executives

[midifidler]

i disagree, the only true sports are motor racing, mountaineering and bull fighting. true competition is man versus his own limitations, with a possibility of death

I think the quote you where trying for was

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemmingway

[Kaon]

ah yes indeed. its been so many years that i couldnt even remember where i heard that...

the second half was all me

[mike_o]

Bit like the Yanks having a World Series that doesnt actually involve the rest of the World.

Just a thought

I have always felt embarrassed by this, seriously, back when only america played baseball as an organized sport, 20's through the 60's or 70's I believe, it was OK, now with major leagues in japan and dozens of other countries its a joke not to have an ACTUAL world series.

America is protecting its national pastime, EGOTISM.

[Jester]

I was told that it was called the "world" series because back in the day the competition was sponsored by a paper called "the world" and that the name has just stuck. Could be wrong though. japan is better at baseball anyway lol

[mike_o]

I was told that it was called the "world" series because back in the day the competition was sponsored by a paper called "the world" and that the name has just stuck. Could be wrong though. japan is better at baseball anyway lol

I have never heard that, very interesting.

if we ever play japan for real then we'll find out.

[silver fox]

what about the olympics?

or does the US clubs not let there players play in it like football?

[mike_o]

basketball players can go to the olympics here, but I dont think pro baseball players can enter, not sure why, probably politics of some sort within the baseball business.