December 3, 200322 yr OK, I just saw that the Yankees are probably going to be showcased at the beginning of next season in Japan..I can see that with Matsui in all, but why is it that the World Series Champs don't get showcased in a series like that? That should be a perk for winning it all...It doesn't have to be Japan, but you'd think a World Series winner would get something like that...
December 3, 200322 yr OK, I just saw that the Yankees are probably going to be showcased at the beginning of next season in Japan..I can see that with Matsui in all, but why is it that the World Series Champs don't get showcased in a series like that? That should be a perk for winning it all...It doesn't have to be Japan, but you'd think a World Series winner would get something like that... If we were to play in Japan the game would start like at 5:00 a.m. in the morning, we will get showcaes here at home... Plus it's Yanks vs D-Rays in Japan, let them have fun over there!
December 3, 200322 yr Why would we want to do that? We have to cut spring training a week short just to make the trip...then we have to deal with jet-lag after that. I don't really feel like spotting the rest of the league the 2 weeks it would mess our schedule up :thumbdown
December 4, 200322 yr Wasn't there supposed to be a regular season series in Italy soon? I thought that was the plan. Makes the most sense this year because of the Olympics in Greece.
December 4, 200322 yr This is just MLB trying to build a global base. There was also talk of a Yankees and Tokyo Giants playing an exhibition game too. Let the Yanks play in Japan and get jet lag. I would rather us play in Korea for Hee seop.
December 4, 200322 yr Why would we want to do that? We have to cut spring training a week short just to make the trip...then we have to deal with jet-lag after that. I don't really feel like spotting the rest of the league the 2 weeks it would mess our schedule up :thumbdown Why would MLB do it? Kinda a no-brainer if you put the Fish up against a team like the Yankees as far as worldwide appeal is concerned.
December 4, 200322 yr Author I guess my point really comes down to: If mlb is gonna showcase a team in a special kind of game or series, why not the World Series Winner? It might attract international players to come to these teams (like a Matsui or an Ichiro) that they see come to play
December 4, 200322 yr one thing to consider. in soccer clubs like real madrid, who like the yankees overpay to try to win every year, play a bunch of exhibition games around the world to make extra money off the team. that's during the dead season.
December 4, 200322 yr I said directly after Beckett's magical Game 6 that we take on Japanese champion.
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