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KitaYama said:
That's the way leaders think. The only thing they care about is the result, not the road to it.
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Sun Tzu also said: “The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”

Which seems include the road to battle as part of one's consideration. A victory without a battle is the kindest victory of them all.
 
Is this the 'world' series where the only countries allowed are the USA and Canada?
Col
 
ColinEssex said:
Is this the 'world' series where the only countries allowed are the USA and Canada?
Col
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I'm only 8 years into English, and my understanding may be wrong.
For me:
The word “world” doesn’t always literally mean “the entire planet” or “all countries.”
In many contexts, it’s used figuratively and means a specific area, group, or way of life.
Fashion world, Tech world, or likewise words are an imaginary realm.
Some Examples:
My kids are my world.
He lives in his world.
In the world of imaginations, everything is possible.
She entered the art world at a young age.

For us who live at the edge of the world and learnt baseball from Americans, World series means : “The championship of the best baseball in the world.” Since MLB players are the best athletes from different countries, it's actually World series. Which other country will ever be able to compete in the series??


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I did a search on why it's called "World Series". The correct answer seems to be:
The series was started in 1903 and at the time MLB was the only truly professional baseball in the world then. That was why the final at the time was called "World Series"
 
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Those are good explanations about The Word Series, save them because it will be asked again by the same person next year. It's kind of a tradition around here.

And get your answers ready for why The Super Bowl isn't super.
 
AccessBlaster said:
Those are good explanations about The Word Series, save them because it will be asked again by the same person next year. It's kind of a tradition around here.

And get your answers ready for why The Super Bowl isn't super.
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Very good memory AB. Last years explanation was that is was originally sponsored by a newspaper called 'The World', hence The World Series. I remember me and Rich debated this subject here around 20 years ago. Doc will remember Rich.
Col
 
Regardless of what the authorities say, I like to delude myself into thinking it is called the World Series because (a) the game of American style baseball IS played world-wide and (b) the individual players are from multiple nations.

But seriously, the international organization that hosts the Little League World Series actually DOES bring in clubs from around the world. Their format is to hold parallel championships of USA teams for the USA champions and non-USA teams for the International champions, then those two champions play one more game for the World championship.

In 2019, the USA LLWS champions faced a team from Curacao. The boys from the USA, who originated from River Ridge, Louisiana, won the world title that year - in a fairly convincing fashion. River Ridge is about 3 miles from where I lived until about 1990. We were proud of those kids, all of whom were 12 years old or younger. For a brief time they were celebrities but then reality kicked in and they had to go back to school.
 
Thanks Doc. It seems to me as a foreigner that there could be several explanations for the World Series. I admit I am uninitiated about baseball etc. It seems like our game called 'rounders' which our schoolgirls play. Anyway, no point in debating it as its an American thing and I respect that.
So I'll say no more. (Until next year)
Col
 
There is a team called 'The Royals' you might be more comfortable with ;)
 
And now social media is filled with comments saying the whole series was rigged.
It seems that so many people believe there's no way US allow a non-American team win the series.
 
KitaYama said:
And now social media is filled with comments saying the whole series was rigged.
It seems that so many people believe there's no way US allow a non-American team win the series.
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I can't address "rigged" because I stopped watching baseball some time ago. The Toronto Blue Jays DID win the world series a little over 30 years ago. Not long after that, they fell on hard times as good players aged out and retired, and new players were slow to gain skills. My wife and I went on vacation about 20 years ago, going through Montreal, Toronto, and Niagara. We ate at a sports pub in Toronto while the locals watched the televised game between Toronto and Detroit. The comments from the local citizens reminded me of those years when the New Orleans Saints football team wasn't doing so well and fans brought bags with eye-hole cutouts to wear over their heads at the stadium... during which time they cheered for the 'Aints' anonymously. Then in 2006, Drew Brees made the Saints a team to be seriously considered again and the bags stayed home.
 
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