1994 World Series?
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Gangster
wow freaky i just about this 10 minutes ago when reading the top 100 games of all time. so freaky
I feel bad for Griffey. Unlike Bonds or McGwire he was legitimately one of the best and was on the verge of being one of the greatest players in history. What a shame with all his injuries (I realize this happened later on but I felt like commenting on him).
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
Can't speak for all Canadian baseball fans, but the 1994 strike killed MLB as a viable venture in Montréal. Between 1990-1994, the Expos were one of the best teams in the NL, finishing second to the powerhouse Pirates and Phillies... 1994 was going to be OUR year.
Of course, that's the beauty of the strike. When you've been an Expos fan for so long, you just know they would have blown it in the end (if they even got to the WS).
Of course, that's the beauty of the strike. When you've been an Expos fan for so long, you just know they would have blown it in the end (if they even got to the WS).
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
Would you prefer to be kicked in the nuts 5 times or 20 times? After the first blow, it hurts just the same...Azale said:lol, and yet your suffering is about 1/4 the length of what the Cubs have gone through
Azale said:
Well... the logical reaction would have been to switch my sympathies to the Blue Jays, but I'm not that big of a fan of AL baseball (habit and the whole DH thing) and I've always despised Toronto for winning the WS "before" we did. If Washington won, I would rejoice, and I keep track of Vidro and company, but I also keep track of Walker and Guerrero, as I did with Wettland, Grissom, Deshields, Lansing, Hudler, Owen, Cromartie, Raines, Dawson, Carter, etc...
The only thing I know for sure is that the Nats will fold to the Braves like they've done for the last 10 years...
aaglo
Furioso!
Why do they call it 'world series'? North America is only what, 10% of the world...
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
I know the question was not serious, still, we can cut our American cousins some slack: this is not an instance of arrogance on their part.aaglo said:Why do they call it 'world series'? North America is only what, 10% of the world...
The urban myth is that the first World Series was sponsored by the New York World daily... but a quick perusing at snopes.com puts that nice theory to rest.
The truth is probably simpler: the first "world series" were held in the 1880's, when a) pro baseball was only played in the US (and mostly in the Northeast and Midwest), thus American champions were indeed World champs, and b) at a time when regional identification (throughout the world, I might add) was much more prevalent than national identification, let alone international identification.
Then the World Series became the official championship between the National League and American League champions in 1903. International baseball only caught on in the aftermath of WWII. By that time, the habit was ingrained, what with about 40 World Series already having been played.
Besides, the best North American pro clubs (if not most of them) are undeniably better than any pro club in the rest of the world, so even literalists have to agree with the monicker.
That is not to say that the US is the better baseballing nation: Cuba, the Dominican Republic and (maybe) Japan would all have very strong teams.
We'll see more about this in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
Plexus
Architeuthidae puericomedentis
But would anyone really care? If the Mexicans get an MLB franchise, they're free to compete in the World Series if they're good enough. I extend the same courtesy to the Japanese, Dutch, whomever.
aaglo
Furioso!
So, there's an actual history to the name - cool 
I didn't know that. But now I do (if I'm to believe everything I read from the internet 
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I didn't know that. But now I do (if I'm to believe everything I read from the internet )
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
Anything? No. But would I lie to you?aaglo said:So, there's an actual history to the name - cool
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