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  • R Richard Deeming

    OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)


    "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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    Guessing.. 52?

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      Guessing.. 52?

      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)

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      Are you counting the states as countries? :laugh:

      World Series[^]:

      Despite its name, the World Series remains solely the championship of the major-league baseball teams in the United States and Canada, although MLB, its players, and North American media sometimes informally refer to World Series winners as "world champions of baseball".


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      • R Richard Deeming

        OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)


        "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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        None. Cities (well, to be more accurate, franchises) compete in the World Series. There will however be players involved from a host of countries other than USA. There are 23 non-US nationalities represented in MLB this year - not quite up to the level of the English Premier League with 58 non-UK, but pretty impressive for what you think is an All-American game!

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          None. Cities (well, to be more accurate, franchises) compete in the World Series. There will however be players involved from a host of countries other than USA. There are 23 non-US nationalities represented in MLB this year - not quite up to the level of the English Premier League with 58 non-UK, but pretty impressive for what you think is an All-American game!

          I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!

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          That doesn't count. In a proper "world" sporting event, you should be restricted to fielding players from your own country. Otherwise, it's less about "which country is the best at this sport", and more about "which country is willing to spend the most money on good players". :)


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          • R Richard Deeming

            Are you counting the states as countries? :laugh:

            World Series[^]:

            Despite its name, the World Series remains solely the championship of the major-league baseball teams in the United States and Canada, although MLB, its players, and North American media sometimes informally refer to World Series winners as "world champions of baseball".


            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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            Yes, isn't it a collection of individual 'states'?

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              Yes, isn't it a collection of individual 'states'?

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              If there was any kind of definitive answer to that there'd be a whole lot less trouble in the world!

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              • Z ZurdoDev

                CS2011 wrote:

                what should I do with his ashes?

                Nothing. It's his fault he can't catch. Probably grew up playing soccer, I mean football. :-\

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                Yeah, I mean who would think that football would actually include using your feet to control the ball?

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                • R Richard Deeming

                  OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)


                  "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                  I was once told the World Series was called such as it was originally sponsored by a newspaper called 'The World'(or similar) - True or False

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                    Yeah, I mean who would think that football would actually include using your feet to control the ball?

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                    Well, we had to change the name of it since we did not allow flopping. We wanted people to enjoy the sport. ;P

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                    • G GStrad

                      I was once told the World Series was called such as it was originally sponsored by a newspaper called 'The World'(or similar) - True or False

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                      World Series[^]:

                      In his book Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester mentions in passing that the World Series was named for the New York World newspaper, but this view is disputed.

                      World Series Origins : snopes.com[^]:

                      Negative evidence is easily uncovered by reading accounts of the first few World Series in the major newspapers of the era. The first several contests between the two league champions were reported under a variety of titles — "championship series," "world championship series," "world's series" — before eventually becoming standardized in name as the "World Series." If the name had derived from the New York World's sponsorship, it would have been nothing but the "World Series" from the very beginning (and as far back as 1884).


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