Baseball World Cup in 2005?

rk_michael · 11-10-2003, 11:03 PM

Here is an article from ESPN regarding efforts in MLB to start a Baseball World Cup, similar in format to the FIFA World Cup, in spring 2005. Sounds like a great idea to me. Thoughts?

jstu9 · 11-10-2003, 11:53 PM

Sounds great if they can get it planned right, have it organized well and most importantly get most of the star players involved.

I would assume the USA would be favorites but other countries could put together very good rosters.

Skip · 11-11-2003, 10:53 AM

If done well, it could be really neat. The biggest issue (and it's HUGE) will be getting all the players available (either because of the players themselves, the union, or MLB - or all of the above).

SmedIndy · 11-11-2003, 11:25 AM

Let's do it. I really enjoy the hockey world cup. Why not?

gyb13 · 12-04-2003, 06:42 PM

the article says 8-16 teams would take part of the competition.

for those of you unfamiliar with the World Cup, this is the format:
32 nations, split into 8 groups of 4
each team in a group plays other group members once, for a total of 3 games
top 2 of each group advance to round of 16
one-game elimination rounds all the way to the final

would that be an appropriate format for baseball? would you be happy with the one-and-out elimination format?

Rajah · 12-05-2003, 12:22 AM

If they say world cup, it should have that format. A march madness format wouldn't be as much fun.

Cheers to this idea though. Its about time something positive comes out of the commishes office. A real baseball world series.

USA, Canada, Mexico, DR, Cuba, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Australia, Panama, Italy, Netherlands. Thats all the baseball playing countries that I can think of.
Are there 15 other countries out there that play baseball. Puerto Rico doesn't count.

gyb13 · 12-05-2003, 02:02 AM

well, they actually just played a baseball world cup:
http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...ad.php?t=12213

11-10-2003, 11:03 PM	#1
rk_michael NetShrine Fan Favorite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 86	Baseball World Cup in 2005? Here is an article from ESPN regarding efforts in MLB to start a Baseball World Cup, similar in format to the FIFA World Cup, in spring 2005. Sounds like a great idea to me. Thoughts? __________________ "GET OUT THE RYE BREAD AND MUSTARD GRANDMA, 'CAUSE IT'S GRAND SALAMI TIME!" - Dave Niehaus

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gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	the article says 8-16 teams would take part of the competition. for those of you unfamiliar with the World Cup, this is the format: 32 nations, split into 8 groups of 4 each team in a group plays other group members once, for a total of 3 games top 2 of each group advance to round of 16 one-game elimination rounds all the way to the final would that be an appropriate format for baseball? would you be happy with the one-and-out elimination format? __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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Rajah NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,177	If they say world cup, it should have that format. A march madness format wouldn't be as much fun. Cheers to this idea though. Its about time something positive comes out of the commishes office. A real baseball world series. USA, Canada, Mexico, DR, Cuba, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Australia, Panama, Italy, Netherlands. Thats all the baseball playing countries that I can think of. Are there 15 other countries out there that play baseball. Puerto Rico doesn't count. __________________ Why does Aubrey Huff looked so mad in his picture? Oh wait...

12-05-2003, 02:02 AM	#7
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	well, they actually just played a baseball world cup: http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...ad.php?t=12213 __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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11-10-2003, 11:53 PM	#2
jstu9 NetShrine Rookie Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 47	Sounds great if they can get it planned right, have it organized well and most importantly get most of the star players involved. I would assume the USA would be favorites but other countries could put together very good rosters.

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Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	If done well, it could be really neat. The biggest issue (and it's HUGE) will be getting all the players available (either because of the players themselves, the union, or MLB - or all of the above).

11-11-2003, 11:25 AM	#4
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	Let's do it. I really enjoy the hockey world cup. Why not?

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