OB Daz and Aidan reacts to how the wold baseball classic has changed baseball. Link to original video: • How the World Baseball... Instagram: officeblokedaz
I watched the world baseball classic for the first time this year. I was one of the it’s a pointless, glorified exhibition people. My mind has been completely changed! Went with a Japanese born friend of mine to watch Mexico versus Japan in the semi finals in Miami… What an unbelievable atmosphere! I set up late at night to watch games between Australia and Cuba being played in Taipei. It was literally like the World Cup of baseball! The tournament is played every three years, the 2020 edition was just skipped because of the pandemic.
I totally disagree that Americans don't like the wbc. Personally I love it. The only people I hear bashing it are media personalities that are employed by the teams
Not in the case for the WBC. It’s huge in baseball frenzy countries like Japan. MLB is the absolute worst at building excitement or promoting their superstar players. As long as MLB is in charge of the WBC, it will end of dissolving.
I'm American, I love the tournament. Also as I have Italian descent, it was cool to see team Italy do much better than expected, albeit with mostly US born players. Its interesting to say the least. I absolutely loved watching the underdog Aussies put up such a good fight and of course the Czechs.
Theres a correction needed here, It's not that Americans dont care, it's that the TEAMS and the MEDIA dont like it. The fans mostly loved it. The media always shits on everything outside of the regular sport. All Star games, Home Run Derby's, etc. It really pisses me off what crybabies they are, and they are so out of touch with the fans sometimes!
As an American, and a Mets fan, I'm sad Diaz got hurt during the WBC. That being said, I love the WBC and wouldn't want it going anywhere. It's sports. People get hurt. But the WBC was the most fun I've had watching baseball in a very long time.
I remember the first WBC happened when I was stationed in Pearl Harbor. I was so excited about it and thought it was a great idea to have a baseball version of the world cup. I was especially excited because my favorite player, Chipper Jones was playing for team USA, but once I noticed that there really weren't any other big names on the team, I got pissed off. All the teams that were telling their players not to participate in the WBC made me so annoyed that I didn't want to watch anymore.
To be fair, The USA fans fell in love with it by the time the semi finals came around. Probably because we knew 80% of the players on the final 4 teams. The podcast bums were eventually drowned out by the masses.
One of the reasons for the excitement of this year's tournament was the increase in the number of players from foreign countries in MLB, and the fact that they represented their own countries, which raised the overall level of the tournament. In addition to that, from this year's tournament, players are now able to participate in the country of the passport held by the player's parents or wife. I think this made the tournament more international. This was a good idea.
This video and the highlights were absolutely fantastic! he did such a stellar job of telling each team's story and showing how important the WBC is to the participating countries (even the Czech Republic). I was a diehard Reds fan growing up but at some point when free agency just kept gutting rosters and MLB became about the biggest market teams buying up all the best players I lost interest and haven't watched for a decade or more. But I saw the US vs Japan showdown in the WBC and of course Trout vs Ohtani and it was the best thing to happen to baseball in recent memory. It's kind of sad that the US is playing with one hand (and a leg) tied behind its back because ultimately The World Series will always matter more and teams want to protect their star players, but that just allows the other countries a far better chance to win a tournament that means so much to them.
Those clips of Americans saying they don't like it are so dumb, the WBC was one of the most insane set of games I've ever watched literally, such an incredible atmosphere and the players like Mike Trout and Mookie Betts say it was probably the most fun baseball experience they had
Most latinos are made of 3 groups. The Indigenous tribe of their respective region, european colonizers(mainly from spain or portugal) and west african slaves.
Hi, guys! I'm happy to see two Brits talking about baseball. There were some things I wanted to point out, but I'll keep it to one. In the baseball world, the Caribbean countries like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic are not minnows like San Marino or Andorra are in Euro football. They are actually powerhouses in baseball. So, the reason why MLB teams don't want their players in the WBC is because they don't want to risk injury in a tournament they think is completely irrelevant. Americans like to say they're the best without actually proving it. You can see such attitude even in the comments here. For what it's worth, they probably are. But anywhere outside the US, you usually have to prove that. You guys mentioned that because you have the World Cup and Euros, you really don't care for the Nations Cup. But it's not the same for the WBC because baseball has no WC or Euros. That's why other nations are so enthusiastic about the WBC, but why aren't the Americans? The only answer to this is that, because they think they are the best, they think they have everything to lose and nothing to gain in international competition. That's why they insist WBC means nothing. This is very self-contradictory, though, because if you're the best, you wouldn't lose, hence you have nothing to lose. Another thing the Americans don't understand is that having the best players doesn't always mean they have the best team. Besides, the Dominicans and Puerto Ricans can put out a full roster of best MLB players just as much as the US. I hope Americans would stop saying that they are the actual champions even if they don't win because they're not sending their best players. They're doing that in basketball, too. In the 2023 WBC, the US team boasted a never before seen galactic lineup and they're still giving the same excuse. Their pitching staff did lack the best MLB pitchers, but they didn't lose because of their pitching. And yet they give it as their excuse. BTW, there is another international tournament in baseball besides WBC, but it's held by the WBSC, not MLB. So, naturally, Americans ignore this tournament completely, and MLB teams basically do not send any players to play in it, simply because they can't profit from it. On the contrary, WBC is held by an MLB related organization, and 66% of all the profit made through the WBC is distributed to the US, and all the other nations divide the remaining 34%. Japan, being one of the largest contributors to WBC, if not the largest, receives only 13% (Japan has won 3 out of 5 WBC tournaments and is still considered a minnow by many Americans) . I know not all Americans support such arrogant views. Yet, it would be dishonest to say none of such exists. For those many good sported American fans, cheers!
@@medarby3066 no he wasn't, mexico is a country not a racial group. like what does an american look like? or canadian? anybody born in mexico is a mexican. even though the guy is cuban, Aidan didn't know that when he said he statement. mexico has black people, even asians.
I was at the US v Britain game and it was pretty fun! I was also sitting right next to the family of Vance Worley, who was the starting pitcher for the British. His wife told me that his mother was born in Hong Kong which is why he was eligible to play for GB.
@@Diffy_887 Hong Kong was a colony of the British Empire and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War.
That’s not as true as you would like to believe it is. Many of them live in America now, but it wasn’t just because they have parents from the Bahamas or the British Virgin Islands.
I think one thing to consider is that major league franchises also have to be careful that they don’t sour relations with a top player by preventing them from repping their country.
I think the WBC is awesome... it's the 1st international game i have EVER watched, and i loved every minute of every game... it was so fun. (& i am a white American, not that That should matter, but it does to many people.)
As a American I whole hardedly disagree with canceling or not participating or even worse half hardedly participating with inferior talent as a baseball fan I found the WBC to be some of the most entertaining baseball I've seen in a long time
I will say not all Americans are against this tournament. I followed the WBC closely in 2013 and 2017. USA won in 2017! I watched all USA games this tournament, bought merchandise, and even watched a few other teams play. I love all sports and just love big international tournaments. I have been waiting for this tournament since 2017! This tournament was so fun to watch even though my country, USA, didn't win it all. The last two tournaments have done a lot to improve the image of the tournament in the minds of many baseball fans. Even my Dad and brother who aren't normally into tournaments like this watched and followed it pretty closely. I will say like what Daz said it makes a lot of sense for clubs and some fans to not want their players to play in this. Professional baseball has been around since 1869, the World Series has been around since 1903, and the World Baseball Classic has only been around since 2006. In the minds of a decent amount of fans winning a World Series is the most important thing to them, as well as many clubs who make hundreds of millions of dollars off the success of their club. There is far more tradition and appeal in winning what is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the sport, the World Series. For the betterment of the game this tournament is needed though. Many fans and players want this tournament and consider it very important to the game, as do I. I can see this becoming one of the bigger sporting events in the world. Especially with more American fans getting on board and more top players playing for USA or another country. I can't wait to see where this tournament goes. Go USA!!!
Even if they sit out the wbc, they still play during spring training at basically the same time as the tournament so I think it’s kinda dumb for fans to say they shouldn’t play
The thing is that the best MLB teams, which will have a generous sprinkling of international players, will be better than any purely national team, including a purely American team. Oh, and you should definitely check out the 2021 "Field of Dreams" game (which was a legit MLB game).
Remember in the states that our professional sports are Franchises and can leave the city and a small club star player gets hurt and then the sketchy owner will try to move the team to another city, saying that they aren’t making money
I dont think it's the fans here that don't like the WBC. It's the owners of MLB teams. Plus, since the owners' are against it, the talk shows are going to do their best to create a controversy in order to have a fresh topic to argue about. Most fans I know enjoyed the WBC and wished the best American players were on the team.
This issue is the world baseball classic is in the middle of spring training (preseason) and the mlb season starts like a week after it ends. Slot of guys that played in it have had terrible years this year in the MLB bc they didn’t get a freak off season
So the main problem with the WBC is its before the season and baseball takes a lot of time to have your body right to play in the grind whereas the fiba world cup and others take place after the season
Baseball has the MLB, WBC is more of a international tournament & Latin America hosts the Serie Del Caribe every year during the first week of February. Its a tournament of champions. You'll have the league champions from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Panama and Curacao.
The thing with Diaz...is He's has a rough go of it with Mets fans. Last year he flipped the script Got a HUGE contract in the off-season....then got hurt in the WBC and now many Mets fans have turned on him again. Even stupider is the Reds tried to fleece the Mets for his brother, Alexis...who was the one who jumped on Edwin to begin with leading to his injury. And yeah the Mets have had it rough but they planned their whole year to have David Robertson setup Diaz...and what has happened in Robertson has been great but as the closer but the guys in the role he was supposed to be in have gotten hammered. So yeah....the WBC is a big part of why the Mets have had their season tanked. i just hate that its played right before the season instead of like November/December
@@ForestOfSleep having it before or during the season makes no sense as it affects the current season. I agree the ASB is largely useless but the last two months of the season are some of the most crucial.
Ichiro Suzuki was a baseball star in Japan and when he became a MLB player in 2001 he became a superstar in Japan. A Japanese publication company tried to entice his teammates by offering $2 million for a nude picture of Ichiro.🤪🤣
The way around it is to get Congress and the Exemption involved along with player compensation if you have a player get hurt while playing, say from a pool of similarly valued players across both leagues; MLB goes along with the pool of players idea or they forego the MLB Anti-Trust Exemption. Personally, I enjoy 10U or 12U travel ball just as much. You don't need big tourneys and professional players. The passion should be for your teammates. and the shared exertion and goal.
The video glosses over the reason MLB teams have such strict guidelines concerning pitchers: The WBC is played during Spring Training, when pitchers are trying to build up their arms for the season. That's the major flaw with the WBC; the pitching inherently is far behind where it would be mid-season. Also, I think most Americans feel they're already watching the best of the best every day in MLB, so why bother with this exhibition?
Thats the issue that i see, when to properly place the WBC. If you put it in feb/march it will interfere with spring training. Put it on november/december it will be bad because most players at that time will be in no shape to play as most players will be off the field by october except those who will be playing extended due to playoffs. Think that is also the case for other leagues as well as most will be already done by that time. Put it in july, good luck trying to pulling players out of their teams. Also to make it more interesting why not instead have the AL vs NL typical all star game, why not do USA vs World
I find it extremely odd that USA, one of the most patriotic countries in the world, wants very little to do with WBC (especially teams), but iv talked to (seen) fan bases have the same mentality. I literally see 60+ American flags in yards on my 10-minute ride to work, but once you add $$ to it (possibility of losing a valuable player for a period of time), USA will always choose money, even if it is over national pride. As patriotic and we are in the USA, $$$ trumps ALL! SAD but true for the sport. That being said, i think overall fans loved it, other than the ones who worry about injury to players on their team. I look forward to 2026 to see if it builds in popularity in the USA enough to change the money hungry team's stance on it.
As an American, the WBC means nothing to me. Its spring training. Although i do understand how it clearly means much more to other countries. It just my opinion, but you simply cannot replace the 162 game regular season buildup to the playoffs, and World Series.
It was fun. Good baseball. I'd much rather my MLB team have a World Series title, which I actually care about. I didn't care about the outcome of the WBC. However, I don't think it detracted from any MLB team making the postseason, given the fate of any contending MLB team in any given season. Baseball is weird and unpredictable anyway. That's why there are 162 games a season. This WBC did help grow baseball worldwide, however, and that was fantastic.
I don't think it's fair to say Americans don't like the WBC. While sure, there are a lot who don't, there were plenty of Americans I saw that were loving it, not to mention Americans that are descendants from other countries that were playing. Personally I like it except for the fact the USA sends their "B" team (for the most part).
international competition just doesnt seem to have as much appeal here as it does in other places, dunno why. my guess is that most americans dont understand how much of our culture spreads to other places. so when we dont care about international competition we assume other people dont care about it either because we're used to not really having to consider other countries in our day to day life. someone from france for example may not be able to go 8 hours without being forced to consume some aspect of american culture, but someone from the US might go days without a single thought to anyone besides the US, canada, and mexico. its similar to the olympics, where we kind of only care when we're winning and then we forget about it. every time a city has a bid for the olympics, you have a bunch of people who try to stop it because the prestige of hosting the event isnt worth it to them. i know for myself i dont really care that much how america performs on a world stage in sports. seeing us compete against other countries has no appeal to me and just reads as another basketball/baseball/swimming/whatever match
The main problem is pitchers can very very easily destroy their arm from overwork. When you have guys going full bore before spring training is even over you are increasing that wear and tear by 10 fold. Pitching is not a natural motion, it's extremely stressful on the body and good pitching and defense can steal games. One starting pitcher or tier 1 caliber position player goes down and a team could torpedo their season. These players are worth tens of millions of dollars to these teams. In the case of Diaz specifically the Mets literally just extended him for 150 MILLION DOLLARS before this happened.
From a fan perspective, I got to say I’ve never seen so many women watching those baseball games, and I’m Dominican which means that baseball is some kind of religion there, I’ve never experienced more fun watching baseball than this WBC.
It's baseball! Not football! Not hockey! The chances of getting injured are relatively small. In a sport with so many International Players I want to see the world championship tournament.
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It's like Messy now they're going to work him like a Workhorse but a lot of fans and players we want to see him in the bigger games that could benefit the clubs it all comes down to money to where the money is being made America baby either love it or hate it😎🇺🇸
If the USA had all of their best players participate, this would for sure increase viewership and fan interest. This similar to Basketball World Cup or Olympics, alot of the best American players choosing to not participate. I wish it was different, it would awesome to see the best vs. the best. Bust seeing the fans of the other countries was awesome, I wish baseball fans were as passionate in US as those in Japan, PR, DR, and Korea.
Problem with this is it doesnt have the history yet of the world cup, look at those early world cups when europe didnt send there best... takes time but WBC is growing and getting more respect, losing to Japan will put a chip on the Americans shoulders
How is it not right to tell them they can’t go.. their MLB team is the one paying them.. and they are on the hook for every dollar if they get hurt. The WBC doesn’t pay you. Your team does. There has to be clauses in the contracts from now on
@@brandonperry9209 true. But he still was correct with his observation. There's even Japanese people in Mexico, and it will freak you out but they speak fluent Mexican.
@@medarby3066 That wasn't instinct. He saw a black man which didn't fit his profile/stereotype of what Mexicans should look like. A Mexican can be someone with African, European, Asian, or Indigenous origins.
Look at baseball doesn’t exist about the 2023 season so - to get a better understanding of the season & ballpark atmosphere. It’s so good. Ask Mets fans how they feel about the WBC?? Their closer is done for the season because of a freak accident while celebrating. Team USA had 3 Phillies players & the whole time I’m just nervous that one of our guys will get hurt! Instead, it was the Phillies 1st baseman that got injured in the lasts games of the pre-season & is now out for the season!
that depends on if they're Mets fans first or baseball fans first. the WBC can and should be the pinnacle of baseball just like the World Cup is in soccer. what meaning is there in Trout and Ohtani playing for the angels and missing the playoffs every year? in the WBC they provided one of the best baseball moments ever in the most watched game ever. that one at bat was more meaningful of a baseball moment for the sport in general than anything they will do in the MLB this year.
@brandonperry9209 😂 . Actually, 2006 Team USA had Jeter, ARod, Chipper, Ken Griffey Jr., Jimmy Rollins… but didn’t even know about it until years later!! It was held 3x since 2006 - the pinnacle baseball
American fans not wanting the US to play is IDIOTIC. the WBC is one of the best and most exciting things to happen to baseball, and baseball NEEDS it to help grow a dying sport
Mlb baseball already is a world classic. The best players are from all over. The best of the best. If you're not in the mlb trust me you're not on par with the best.the WbC isn't the best vs the best. The Mlb is. It's like saying a monk from Nepal can can win in the UFC. Sure he might win a match here or there. But during a full season hell get demolished. 1 game doesn't really decide things in baseball. It's a 162 game season for a reason. The Croatia team got lucky once. It'll happen. In a 162 game season they would've lost 140 games.
I beg to differ, MLB is play for the highest bidder, WBC Is about National pride. Just like the world cup in soccer. It is true the world's best play in the MLB, but things become different when the name on your uniform is your Countries. This coming from a veteran myself of the Navy. I know it's not quite the same, but I do know perspectives change representing your country.
@@brandonperry9209 Ok? That's not really countries competing against each other, is it? The Premier League is the best soccer league in the world, i love it, but the World Cup is FAR more exciting. And every World Cup brings so many new fans to the sport. I'd bet that 90% of american soccer fans that watch the Premier League got into it after watching the world cup. MLB NEEDS the WBC. That's why they started it.
If it was truly countries competing against each other it would be Venezuela vs USA every year. Most of the players just aren't on par. If they happen to win a match by pure luck on a bad day that doesn't mean your teams better at all. Again, the USA didn't even send much good players and had restrictions and still almost won. That's why there's so much stats and a 162 game season for a reason.
Aidan is correct. It's only a few dumb Americans who still don't embrace the WBC. Even the American players now love the WBC. ....The USA lost the game to Japan because they did not know how to bunt! Throughout the tournament they showed zero ability to bunt, and it hurt them in the last inning against Japan. Mookie Betts did not know how to bunt in a critical situation and ended up hitting into a double play. This is very important, and the American media is silent about it.
Most of us like it.... That's normal people who like sports. These fans on the internet are very opinionated and very annoying. In teams being afraid their players are gonna get hurt... Get some men instead of fragile little girls.
There’s no such thing as “he doesn’t look Mexican” Mexican isn’t a race, it’s a nationally. Mexicans could be brown, white as you guys, black, Asian. Just look at Canelo Álvarez, does he look Mexican to you even tho he was born in Mexico.
It's a good opportunity for players to represent the country but when you're getting paid millions of dollars by the baseball club you're playing for kind of got to listen to the boss and the fanbase that don't want to lose that player.
I am a life-long baseball fan. I don't watch or care about the world baseball tournament. 🤷🏻♂️ Just doesn't interest me. But, I don't care if they hold it. If others like it, fine. And injuries happen. If a player for my MLB team got injured during the tournament, I'd be bummed, but that's life. Still, I'm still not going to watch it.
There are only two things I don't like about the World Baseball Classic players should be from that country, many are from America, most of the players on the British team were Americans.and baseball is too random it should be best out of 3 games.
Aidan doesn't understand that when those rabid sports fans and commentators say "No on cares about this" they are just talking about American baseball fans. They know Japan, Taiwan, Cuba, etc. care tremendously, and they aren't trying to stop those teams from competing. They just don't want players from THEIR home teams in Major League baseball playing in the tournament and getting hurt and losing them for the season. For them the World Series is the goal. It's no different than if Man City had to loan star players to the English National Team to play in a tournament (not World Cup Qualifiers) and they got hurt and couldn't compete for the EPL Championship. Man City fans would be livid! Personally I would love to see American stars play in the WBC, but that's because I don't care about MLB. Also you have to take into account that ALL of this is only happening because MLB created the WBC to begin with, so it's not a case of America condescending to other countries sporting traditions. The tournament wouldn't exist if Major League baseball hadn't created it to include these other countries.
MLB plays too many games in the regular season to be risking their players (especially pitchers) in international play and it is the biggest reason the USA has not dominated baseball like one would expect. Plus, the World Series is the biggest prize in baseball over any other tournament or championship. All baseball players worldwide DREAM of playing in the MLB anyway so in baseball, all roads lead to the MLB. I like the Classic and I think it should continue, however I don't think the USA should compete in it unless they use non-pro's who could make the committment. It's just like the NBA and NHL. They absolutely HATE these national tournaments because of the serious threat they pose to the professional players. Baseball plays 162 regular season games. Basketball and Hockey both play 82 regular games. It is no wonder there has been some talk to shorten the seasons in pro sports (especially in America). The USA sent a competitive team that had no stars or really good players and STILL managed to nearly win the tournament. It is NOT about the USA losing, it's because of the serious threat of injury (one of Puerto Rico's players was seriously injured while CELEBRATING the win over the Dominican Republic)., and THAT alone shows why the USA does not like this tournament. We will win the next one without sending our best players, and I am confident about that.
The Americans who don't care are lame though lol. It's always the same kind of looking person.... the WBC should be recognized as one of the biggest tournaments. My fellow Americans are just scared because we don't want to lose, we've become soft.
Americans do care about the WBC. Those guys who said that Americans don't care are paid by CBS. CBS airs MLB games and has a stake in keeping MLB players on their network. The WBC has an exclusive deal with Fox. These guys are talking heads paid to say what they're told. Plenty of Americans watched. The final had a 67% increase in viewers over 2017 at 5.2 million viewers. The world series only averaged 12 million viewers which is double the viewers. But for the anger these guys had at players playing in this event and their yelling "it doesn't mean anything" you would have thought viewership would have been much lower that. They either are out of touch with people or they're being paid to have this viewpoint because CBS doesn't want to possibly lose money from high profile players getting hurt and not being in games shown on their network. Or, I could be completely wrong and off base.
Daz is right Clubs have a lot of money invested in their players, and if they lose one, could cause them to lose in their league, and sell less tickets. Sports teams are in business to make money, no other reason. Take the New York Mets. Last year they won 102 games. They lost the division by 1 game, but still made the playoffs. This year they lost their closer in the WBC. Their closer is one of the best in the league. This year they are 20 games out of first place, with no chance to make the playoffs.
If all the top American players, pitchers and position players, were on the USA team they are far and away superior to any team, including Japan and the Dominican Republic.
Mlb baseball already is a world classic. The best players are from all over. The best of the best. If you're not in the mlb trust me you're not on par with the best.the WbC isn't the best vs the best. The Mlb is. It's like saying a monk from Nepal can can win in the UFC. Sure he might win a match here or there. But during a full season hell get demolished. 1 game doesn't really decide things in baseball. It's a 162 game season for a reason. The Croatia team got lucky once. It'll happen. In a 162 game season they would've lost 140 games.
Ofcourse they are more popular than their leaders. It doesn't mean they are more powerful 🤦🏻♂️. I bet Lebron James is more popular than your Vice President too 🤦🏻♂️. Damn 🤦🏻♂️
I love the WBC but I’ll point out something from the anti-WBC perspective. The original video isn’t really explaining well from a fan perspective (ik it mentioned when the wbc came into existence) Baseball since 1903 has been built around the World Series and league play. Even now the best players are in the MLB. Not the WBC. You can’t compare it to the Olympics, or World Cup… those have been historic and meaningful tournaments for generations where all the best players in the world compete…. Just inventing a tournament in 2006, and expecting people to care about it at all is a tough sell on it’s own. Getting people to care about it in anyway if it hurts the teams they (and often generations of there family) have been fans of for there entire life… is pretty difficult to expect from a fan if we’re being honest. For other countries they don’t care as much about the teams bc theyre all in America. And outside some places in Caribbean it’s a wayyy younger sport anywhere outside America. So they’re not as tied to the league like we are. You’d have to imagine if the EPL was the only high level soccer league in the world and always had been. Plus the World Cup didn’t exist until the mid 2000s to put yourself in there shoes. Which might be tough bc that’s not how soccer has ever been. But to that point to many in America the WBC isn’t what baseball has ever been about. But bc the Carolina’s don’t have an MLB team I just follow the league and my college team. So with no real attachment to any specific MLB team the WBC is perfect for me. I love it. But if my NFL which I’m die hard for (the panthers) had our starting QB get a season ending injury in a tournament they made up a few years ago… I’d be livid and the biggest hater of that tourney lol
I am a fan of your channel but when you say he doesn't look Mexican it sounds kind of racist. Mexico is like any other country. They have people that have different heritage, but they are no less a citizen of that country. There are even white Mexicans.
Dude we all know what he meant. It's not a big deal. Y te lo digo de parte de Familia Mexicana. Fue la primera Cosa que dijo my papa cuando vio a Arozarena ayi, no de malas simplemente de donde llego.
@@stevenpierce7851 So you are saying that, for example, that if you are born somewhere and move to the US and become a citizen then you aren't American?
I think the WBC is the future of baseball and MLB teams need to stfu and let their players play. Imagine if Messi was like nah I cant play in the world cup Barcelona want me to sit out because fear of injury. Never would happen. I think my fellow Americans complaining are being very short sighted and dont really care about baseball as a whole just their team.
