The World Baseball Classic is Amazing and You Should Watch It
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Contrary to the discourse on Twitter, the WBC is not meaningless. It has electric energy, a whole lot of passion, and fun experiences we've captured here for you. So, you've gotta watch the WBC...
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World Baseball Classic is finally getting some of the respect it deserves unlike prior years!
What more do you want? The USA to pick up another tab so we don’t feel so bad about ourselves? These teams don’t play because they can’t afford it. It’s nothing to do with respect.
@@whiteknob7944 Weird
You missed it completely
He means respect in The US
It’s actually bigger in the other countries
@@whiteknob7944WTF are you even talking about?
I always watch it! Great place to catch talent you normally wouldn’t see! Always watch the LLWS too! Never know who will be the upcoming star in the next 6-8 years!! Baseball is Life!
@@whiteknob7944 You're an idiot l. He meant respect in the U.S
As a Brit who has been into baseball for years (and is also a big football (not calling it soccer) fan), seeing the WBC develop into something similar to the World Cup is so great to see. The atmosphere looks electric!
The WBC is doing wonders to bring new people into the game. I'm already seeing new baseball fans popping up in online groups saying the WBC has introduced them to the game. I guarantee that there are more baseball fans in the UK, Czech Republic, Colombia, Venezuela etc now than there were just a few weeks ago.
I just hope that next time Team GB spends more than £3.50 on jerseys!
I also love both. Really great to witness this WBC. Hope it helps grow the game, even here in Europe.
The 79k Great Britain baseball gets a yr will no doubt increase. They will not only get better uniforms but increase participation and it will be ground breaking for years to come.
Venezuela is a baseball country bro
Remember how international football was looked down upon by English football before Pele came around? The WBC almost feels like it could fit this pattern.
Hahaha love your comment! Those GB jerseys were so trash, even the letters came off. But I was really happy to see you guys in the tournament. As Dominican, I’m hoping this tournament keeps growing and getting more popular because the international stage is where the most competitive games come from.
As someone who started watching baseball after the 2019 world series consistently I can confidently say that the WBC has provided the best baseball I have ever gotten the pleasure of seeing. I lost my voice screaming at the TV when Joey hit the 2 home runs vs the USA
Mexico 🇲🇽??
@@kikekatmurillo4370 yea I’m rooting for Mexico this tournament. They let me down in the World Cup tho
The WBC is the World Series. It allows nations to compete and share the game we all love. There have been great stories coming out of this classic that will foster baseball in nations that got the opportunity to compete. I hope MLB takes the next step and sends teams to play regular season games in nations where baseball is nascent.
The MLB has held regular season games in London before, and I think are doing so again this year. I'd love to see them take some games to the MCG in Melbourne. I've seen an AFL game there and the atmosphere is fantastic. Australia has a professional league, too.
@@neffersonjickel3901 Yes, London in June.
Being a realist,its a bad idea,financially.Being not a big MLB fan,I don’t care whether it happens/not.
The World Series is the World Series. The world baseball order might not be as America-centric as it was, but the name should remain for the sake of legacy, as long as the World Series Champs are regarded as such and not WORLD CHAMPIONS.
It sucks that the World Series is already called that tbh. They can’t really change it at this point but it is kinda ironic that there is a literal worldwide tournament but the name “world series” is just the championship of one country’s league lol
Every player involved seems to be proud to represent their country in WBC, this classic has given us some of the best baseball possible
I still remember Kenley Jansen in the first WBC, he was a random catcher in the Dodgers farm league and had managed to end up on the Netherlands team (he's from the Antilles) where he proceeded to throw out two MLB all-star baserunners trying to steal second from the Dominican Republic back to back. This was made all the more impressive by the fact the second throw was done from his knees.😅
Needless to say the second he got back from the tournament the Dodgers sent a pitching coach over to their farm league and transitioned him into being their star closer for the next decade.😊
That’s pretty cool. Wasn’t alive for the 2006 Classic
That's a crazy story. I feel like the Dodgers always turn something out of nothing. Well-run organization.
Who were the 2?
Really dont get why every baseball fan isn't watch this event. These games are some of the best baseball games ive seen, and it really allows cultures to show themselves in their own light
I’ve been doing everything I can to influence friends, family members, and coworkers to watch this tournament with limited success. It’s a shame because many of these games have been very exciting and it’s been a blast seeing the unknown players from other countries.
You should post a link to the show at social web sites,if you can.
Dr vs Pr is usually the best game of the tournament these days but team USA vs Venezuela topped it yesterday.
IDK they were both great crazy games
atmosphere was better at pr vs dr but taiwan was the loudest. it was a small stadium but was mostly filled by a one sided crowd
Now Japan and Mexico did it!!
Now Japan vs Mexico topped it!! What a crazy tournament!!
Mexico vs Colombia
RD vs PR
PR vs Venezuela
PR vs Mexico
USA vs Venezuela
Mexico vs Japan
One of the most exciting/best baseball games I’ve ever seen or attended .
As a diamondback fan. I don’t get to go to many good crowd events in Down town Phoenix. I went to the USA Vs Mexico game last time around and the crowd was ELECTRIC. it was the most fun I have ever had at a baseball game. The passion for this event is unmatched on a global scale.
“Hey ma’am, I got a call about a faulty fuse box? I just got back from striking out the best hitter on the planet.”
I went to the DR PR game and let me tell u, it was a once in a lifetime experience. With the pipe-shaker thingee and the pure loudness of the crowds, it will probably be the best atmosphere I’ve ever attended.
It was crazy just to watch it on TV!
I'm Dominican, went to the game against Nica, and that was the most hyped I've been supporting my country and my favorite sport. I'm going to Japan vs Mexico because I want to see Randy play(cause I'm a Rays fan living in Miami) and my wife is dying to see Othani.
Last night's semifinal between Japan and Mexico was a thriller. For those who say baseball is boring and unemotional haven't experienced the WBC. Those games are at a whole other level.
Let's add the Japanese act of passing the homerun ball around for selfies before returning it. Spectacular
I've been getting angry at the Talking Heads who keep saying this tournament doesn't matter and that it shouldn't happen anymore. I find it weird that people get mad when athletes only play for money.. And when a player is playing for fun and pride...they get mad at that, too! Lol..
It's appalling to tell players and other countries what they should or shouldn't care about. The WBC is awesome. Period. And if it matters to the players, then it matters. Regardless of what the Keith Olbermann's of the world thinks.
Thank you for this awesome video!
How lucky that baseball fans get to see their world cup from its beginnings to a global affair. I've no doubt it will become even bigger as time goes on
everything is there. The hard thing going against the WBC is that they need the MLB to be complacent to them. With the need for the MLB to side with them comes the influence of the owners and the idiotics in part of the media.
It's not an easy road, but with more great players going against the wishes of their teams and playing no matter what, things are looking good for the future.
This will be bigger, not only because things are getting done right, but because now many fans are siding with it. If Artie Moreno stomps his feet about not allowing Ohtani and Trout to play in 3 years time he will not hear the end of it
The best WBC yet, this year baseball connected from far and wide in a way this game never had before. Though their have been 4 other WBC tournaments… something special clicked with this one.
When you get even the losing team's saying "baseball won" more than being sad for the loss, you've got something going. Future is bright… for the tournament and the sport.
I too was in Phoenix for Colombia vs Mexico and Mexico vs USA. First time in an MLB stadium and it was amazing. Both games were electric and the crowd was relentless cheering for mexico and it's player. Specially Randy and Meneses.
Had a great time, would do it again.
0:30 - just a adddendum, it is Any video game OUTSIDE JAPAN
as some footage on video shows, the WBC has a long time parternship with Konami, and Konami has 2 baseball series there, Pro Sprits and Pawapuro/Power Pros, both series had WBC content before this classic, some more than a single time
Did those games have licensed player appearances on the game’s rosters? That’s mostly where that statement you’re talking about was leaning
@@StarkRavingSports It had, at least the 2009 used to have, but it was still in Japan Only so the fact a actual american game studio did still is a good fact
Those are good baseball games too.
Because I, a die hard Braves fan, can watch a Nat/Dodger/Philly hit a grand slam and absolutely lose my mind.
That bad man Timmy Turner can't hurt me when he's on my team 😅
I always look forward to the WBC, I try to watch every game and I have recorded all of the games that have been played so far (I have fubo tv) so I can watch these games later. I love the passion, the atmosphere and it makes me feel so hyped
I love baseball and this is the most fun I’ve had watching it probably ever. It’s truly amazing!
That DR Vs USA game in Miami is a core memory of mine, it’s crazy to even think that i was there, it was an amazing experience really
I’ve been in Miami for both quarterfinal games and will attend the USA-Cuba semifinal tonight. Both Puerto Rico-Mexico and USA-Venezuela were some of if not the best baseball games/atmospheres I’ve ever attended!
WBC is electric, amazing, love it!!
It's also amazing how being able to view a game and no blackouts works lol
It's been great so far. Topped off by that amazing USA vs Ven game. A lot of unfortunate injuries though, but what can you do?
unfortunately it can happen in any game, it can be even a freak accident like Edwin Diaz. But it's a fair trade, an event held every 3 or 4 years, with a growing amount of fans watching, I'd rather take the risk there than in Spring Training
It's so nice seeing all the bright young talent being able to do their country proud and get a spotlight they deserve
Good on you guys calling out Frank and KFC. The hardest part of being a Mets fan is having to be on the same side as people like that
I was enjoying it until the Diaz injury, now I just get sad watching the games but if Japan and US square off it’ll be awesome
That USA-Mexico game was the best atmosphere I have ever experienced at a baseball game
I've been following as closely as i can for not being able to actually watch the games. And I've loved every second of it. It's baseball paradise! It's the dream! There's almost no outcome to this event that wouldn't be a stellar story, and a wonderful game to watch. Cuba v Japan? Perfect. Mexico v America rematch? Love to see it. No matter how you slice it, the results of the next two games will produce an incredible final, and whoever makes it is going down in history as a legendary matchup. Baseball rules!
I’ve been loving it!!!!! It’s the closest thing to watching a fantasy draft and it’s so cool seeing Japanese players because I’ve seen more Japanese football (yes and it’s awesome) than Japanese baseball.
I've payed more attention to this tournament than previous ones. It's been great despite the Diaz situation as a Mats fan.
Honestly I would like to see it expand more because I think they hurt themselves this year would some pools(ex: PR,DR,VENZ). You could have 32 teams over divided into 8 pools with pools taking place around the world. You can have the usual US, Japan, Canada, Korea, Taiwan host cities but you can return to places like Mexico and Puerto Rico. Can even have a European city host a pool. Then look how team Czech Republic became darlings and then look at some of the teams in the qualifiers. Imagine if Argentina made it after their win in the World Cup or Pakistan and shock American fans who probably never knew that they had a national team.
Seeing what has happened to Baseball Olympic level, this is basically the go to top international tournament. One last thing I've noticed and others have noticed especially after the scenes from crowds like Puerto Rico, Japan, and Taiwan fans is that the American fans need to take a look at themselves in how they can be engaged in MLB ballparks. I mean those international fans don't need pitch clocks to speed up a game. 3 hours might be too short for a game.
agreed with everything but that last part. It's the nature of MLB and the 162 games. Its simply not proper and even doesn't make sense to get hype for a random game in May you feel me?? These games all mean so much that a regular MLB game can't match cus the stakes aren't there when there's a hundred more games to play.
" The last year of Joey Meneses life has been quite eventful"
Wait, Mike, what are you gonna do to him??
I’m Dominican in Florida and I was at DR vs Venezuela and even though we lost and only put up 1 run in the first 2 batters the crowd never stopped being loud and the energy was through the roof. I can’t even imagine what it would have been if DR won that game.
I'm a Stro's fan and we are gonna lose Altuve for at least half the year, and I'm still going to enjoy the WBC. Altuve is an icon in Venezuela and I would have been disappointed if he didn't participate. The WBC is the adult version of the LLWS and Im having a blast rooting for Trout for the first time. The WBC is baseball porn
Loved watching those games in Taiwan and Japan, waking up and watching awesome baseball 👍
I agree that the WBC deserves more respect in the United States, though, there are complaints from other countries about its management
The rule change in favor of TEAM USA during the competition is unheard of in any other major international sport
yes. For it to be truly great and with no advantages it should be held in one country. Ex: the next edition in Japan (I would love to see games at Koshien Stadium in Osaka with that infield). But there are more things to consider, even politics.
Especially the situation of cubans, which was very poorly managed by the organizers
USA vs Venezuela will be something I remember for the rest of my life. I also got the witness the USA walk-off in 2017. Two of the best games I’ve ever witnessed came from the WBC and I’ll love the tournament and try to attend each time
USA vs DR in 2017 was awesome too, that Adam Jones catch robbing Machado was something else
The games are great. You can see the intensity and the passion the players have representing their country and each other. It is cool to see players from other teams playing together that you might never see,especially like the Angels Mike Trout driving in the Dodgers Mookie Betts for an RBI.
The WBC is only meaningless to old school american baseball writers. literally everywhere else it is a massive hit
this video was before the final: Japan had 97+% of share in the final, that's a whole country watching.
I'm brazilian and we don't get those numbers when we play the World Cup final. Our last in 2002 the share was 91%. Only idiots like barstool, the bald Mets fan that I don't give a damn about the name and Mad Dog say this doesn't matter.
As the late George Carlin would say, if you think the WBC isn't good, GTFOH
It's so cool to see the passion these guys play with and all the mix match of different players. There's nothing like it
I watched baseball in the 90s and the WBC is amazing. Im glad for the growth of fhe sport
I am Sooooo looking forward to Japan v Mexico tonight!! Gonna be a crazy house!!! This decides who will play the US in the Final!! Wooooooohoooooooo!!!
I wish this was every other year instead of every 4 years. I hadn't watched much before, but I've watched as much as I could this year and there have been so many cool stories and great moments where you see just how much the game means to other countries.
well, as someone that hails from the soccer culture originally, the wait makes it even more special. Some are lobbying for the World Cup to be every two years, but the majority of fans are against it.
Try to understand it as a cycle of things. You have this or that every year, another thing going on every other year, but for the WBC you need a bit more patience. If the quality remains the same or get better (likely the second option) the added years are worth, believe me.
Also, it goes fast
This is BETTER than the MLB season. I’d rather cancel this MLB season than the WBC.
I thought I was becoming disinterested in sports but damn, I haven't been this excited to watch a game in a very long time
USA vs Venezuela was the most lit baseball game I've ever seen
Thanks SRS, banger as always!
People who aren’t open to WBC baseball aren’t fans of the sport itself, just fans of the product the mlb puts out there, in my opinion. They aren’t worthwhile opinions on the sport to begin with. Virtually nobody with high visibility from barstool is going to be a good ambassador for the sport at an international level.
I find it surprising how much people say they've never experienced a big crowd or electric atmosphere at a baseball game. As a dodgers fan, im used to see nearly 60k pack dodgers stadium even on a weekday. Nearly all 81 home games sell out. I took a look at attendance records and we average over 10k more fans a game than the 2nd most attended team. And it drops off significantly as you go down the list. I wish owners started spending on their teams more to give fans a reason to come to the ball park. It's crazy to think Marlins and dbacks fans have seen their stadium more full this past week then anytime in recent years.
We are spoiled in LA , stop sharing.
I went to 5 games in Miami.
It was awesome.
Love the backstories on these players. I’m based in Denver and while attending Rockies games is decent on their best day, this looks like the funnest baseball ever. Interest and opportunities will open up for so many players all over the world.
I went to DR Venezuela and I’m going to the second semi tomorrow AND the final game Tuesday. The energy is INSANE.
Calling the WBC meaningless is myopia at its worst. I've also heard it being called "exhibition games" even though it is a sanctioned event by the highest governing body in world baseball and MLB. You don't have to like it if you don't want to but dismissing something as meaningless just because you don't value it is arrogant behavior and just further proves those kind of stereotypes of Americans.
well, if the british left any heritage to many in America was the sense of "insularism" (I don't even know if this term exists, but it's the sense of being the means and ends to everything).
England had the same in the earlier years of the FIFA World Cup, they did not played in the first three editions because they thought nobody was better than they were, they were the creators of the sport, etc.
They came for the 1950 World Cup here in my homecountry of Brazil, and the US of A showed England that the World meant business with the World Cup, and the best team would be crowned there and being the best wasn't a divine right (a 1x0 win for the US)
I was in the stadium with my dad for VEN vs PR. The only time I remember a stadium being that loud was Nats Park 2019 for the Soto base hit in the wild card… this game was like that for 3.5 hours.
I made the video! ❤️
That guy behind you at the end.. Legend! ❤
First year watching. love the sport even More already buying gear I'm hooked!!! Go USA go Mexico
mexico is the most fun team to watch at the wbc
In Japan, it always has been a thing from the beginning. The reason Roki Sasaki offered candies to the Czech player is he's from a team owned by a candy company. 😁
What a crazy tournament!!
Mexico vs Colombia
RD vs PR
PR vs Venezuela
PR vs Mexico
USA vs Venezuela
Mexico vs Japan
One of the most exciting games I’ve ever seen or attended .
Me And my brother will never forget when MLB had 2k games. We used to play coop franchise him the braves me the Cardinals. Every year
Was there for the no hitter of PR vs Israel I loved it amazing experience
Such a great video! - I was rooting for my homeland Venezuela but the ball didn't play out that way. Now I am thrilled to watch what I consider the best two countries at baseball clashing against one another. I will be rooting for the U.S this time, or my wife will kill me. 😅
I LOVE THE WBC AND MY TWO COUNTRIES ARE IN THE FINAL FOUR!!!! MEXICO AND U.S.A. LETS GOOOOO
I’ve actually been to the Steinmetz’s house a few times (I was friends with his brother growing up), and my one memory of him is him singing a joke song about boobs. This was when he was in like 3rd grade lol
Certainly the largest and loudest crowd that's been in the Marlins' stadium
I went to a game in 2013 by far the best electrifying experience ever
The only thing I dislike about the WBC is that it's held in the spring. They should schedule it for November, after both the MLB and the Japanese pro league finish for the year.
Other than that, I think it's amazing.
I agree.
Then you'd be getting in the way of the winter leagues
@@Tu_Padre31
Not really. 90% of the players, and defenitly all of the ones for the contenders, aren't going to be playing winter ball.
The winter leagues would still have virtually all of their players available to them.
And even if it did, so what? This is an MLB tournament. MLB should run it to allow the most MLB level talent to compete.
You are so right. It's so poetic that it ended with Ohtani vs. Trout.
My only complaint about WBC is that they play it in March, right before the seasons in US and Japan, the two most lucrative leagues with the best players from countries all over the world. If they play in November, they'll get better players who are better prepared and less worried about injuries. That would compete with football in the US, but not sure how big a difference that would make with the global audience numbers.
The time it’s at now is not perfect but optimal. If you have earlier, players off-season gets shortened. If you have it later not everybody is still playing some teams are eliminated from playoff contention so you’d have players sitting around waiting for it. Why not just shorten spring training by a week and keep the tournament the same.
Credit the idea from: BrodieBrazil 💡
March is literally the only time of the year where no baseball league is in the regular season.
@@ISLAVERDE29 The smaller leagues on the Carribean and Latin America produce amazing players, but the players will 100% take time from that for the WBC and the benefit of the international attention those players get will 100% be worth it to those leagues to have those players there for most of the season even after missing a chunk of it.
True baseball!!
This WBC has been electric. Tonight's game will be the highest rated baseball game ever.
To me this series has felt more like an all star game after all star game.
It’s a beautiful game-let’s make it international America
6:47 thank you.
MEXICO VS USA Finals? I hope🤞🏾
USA vs Cuba tonight at 7 EST on FS1
I am and it’s the best baseball I’ve seen in a long time.
As its a meaningful tourney & Diaz’s injury happened out of the tourney,the tourney should happen more often but soon after most domestic leagues have ended.
thing is, the baseball calendar is not like the MLB calendar everywhere. There are winter leagues, caribbean series... march is the only window possible, literally
I been the a WBC game it is way better then any other game I have been to
This should be held every two years.
Agreed
As someone who went to all 10 games of Pool C, Electric is all i can say, please go in 2026 if you get the chance. Unreal experience.
Mike I think I just saw you while I was leaving the USA vs Cuba game! Was in a little to much shock to say anything
I was there so you probably did! If we ever cross paths again, feel free to say hello - I swear I don’t bite
I was at all the PR games in the first round dammit I wanna go back in time!
I drove from San Diego to Phoenix just to go see USA vs Mexico. Totally worth it!
we should take this seriously this is the worldcup of baseball
Yo me and 12 of my Mexican relatives went had the time of our lives screaming RANDÍ RANDÍ people loved it beating tf out of the US Felt like a fucking college football game dude.
WBC feels like a bonus postseason with mixed teams
It's based af tbh. And the champs even get rings lol
What's the knighting ritual at 7:25, is that some team's homerun celebration?
England’s!
If Mexico wins against Japan, They will make a movie about it fo sure.
I didn’t use the bathroom from 9 am to 10 pm because I went to Mexico vs Columbia and USA vs Great Britain 😭
Isn't Diaz the guy that comes outta the bullpen with the horns playing for the Mets? Tough break man he's a great player
I imagine this whole wbc is like how the World Cup started. No one caring at first... present day only the best win it.. you know Brazil, Germany, France, Argentina. In the future I see DR, Japan and USA dominating this wbc.
Agree with the first part, but USA, DR, and Japan already dominate it. They have the only WBC championships divided among them. This year unless mexico can upset, it looks like Japan will get their 3rd, or the US their 2nd.
@@Tu_Padre31 yea but these 3 still don’t care as much yet… I would say Japan probably is the only one who feels honored to play for their country. DR won it with a bad roster.. this years DR would beat anyone on paper but choked up with all their stars. I can see wbc improving in every aspect.
@@Tu_Padre31 if Mexico will win it, it will be like Uruguay winning the World Cup when they first started. First and last. If Mexico don’t win it will be impossible in the future.
there are some similarities. FIFA built the World Cup to be huge, so it could take the image of football, or part of it, out of the Olympics, they always had a massive rivalry with the IOC.
It was a project conceived for over 20 years. FIFA was created in 1903 and the World Cup had it's first edition 27 years later.
First edition was in Uruguay, the dominant force of football at the time and two time defending olympic gold medalist (Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928). This is still very remembered in Uruguay, the nation team nickname is olympic skyblues. Their national stadium, built for the 1930 World Cup which was the year of their centennial as an independent nation and is duly named Centenario, have the stands named Coulombes (for the 1924 olympics), Amsterdam (1928 olympics), Olympic (due to both medals) and America (due to the fact that Uruguay is the biggest winner of Copa America, the continental south american competition).
There was disdain by the nations of Great Britain. Due to them creating the game, they thought they were the best and even were out of FIFA during the first three editions. They got humbled by the US in 1950, the first edition they played.
Every other sport has tried to emulate the success of the World Cup, but it's hard due to some factors: relying on the good will of leagues like the MLB, NHL, etc to even get a competition going and the time.
The World Cup has been around for 93 years. And the call for national football teams on FIFA friendly dates and international competitions is MANDATORY. If a club doesn't allow a player to play the hammer comes down heavy on them, no one even dared, this is a rule as old as time, because the competitions that were first formed were international competitions, not club ones. Even in England that has a league for almost 150 years. And even the player will side against the club he plays for.
The World Cups is, for player, a DEFCON 1 event. The lifetime priority and dream. Before the Champions League was even thought, the World Cup was already big.
If the WBC wants to be big for baseball, the organizers should take the event with half the priority of the World Cup, it's more than good enough. If they mean business to go all in, it's all but assured.
@@willm3027 and Uruguay has two World Cups.
It's a miracle that they form a big amount of players being a nation of barely 4 million
I've always been a big fan of the WBC and I think it has the potential to reach the prestige of the FIFA World Cup one day. I think if they move the tourney from spring training to the offseason, like most international soccer tournaments (the exception being this last World Cup) happening during most of Europe's top leagues' offseasons, that will calm a lot of the "b-but player injury!" concerns.
I freaking love it, Go USA!!!!
19:01 Not the freaking trash can