Congratulations to Tigres del Licey

The Caribbean World Series is over and Licey has emerged as the champion.

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Caribbean World Series specifically and international baseball in general. Maybe it’s my soccer affinity or what have you, but I do find the prospect of baseball in other countries to be intriguing. The number of issues I agree with Bud Selig on can be counted on one hand, but the viability of international baseball is one of them. Back when I had ESPN Deportes, I really enjoyed their coverage of these games. Baseball can do more to ferment the game in places where its trying to get a foothold (like Holland), and I for one would look forward to more countries coming to love the sport I love. I always get angered when Americans argue that it’s un-american to like soccer, I think it’s equally true for other countries to resist a sport like baseball simply because it’s just an “American” sport. The folks in the Dominican Republic certainly don’t seem to think so.