Baseball World Series of America

**Bluebeard** · 21/10/2006, 12:41 PM

Only got ordinary Setanta, so bleerin' American Football and NHL only this week. Arse. Anyone know a site with highlights that DOES NOT tell you the result of the game before you access it?

**Bluebeard** · 25/10/2006, 11:24 AM

Cardinals leading detroit 2-1 ni the series at the mo.

**Stuttgart88** · 26/10/2006, 7:01 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Well apart from the anchronism of having a domestic championship called the World Series

Somebody told me once that it was actually named after a newspaper (e.g., Wisconsin World) which suggested an end of season "settler" between the best teams in the two conferences.

Something like that anyway. Probably a pure spoof but that's what I was told!

**carrickharp** · 26/10/2006, 7:28 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Somebody told me once that it was actually named after a newspaper (e.g., Wisconsin World)

Ture not sure of the story(or the newspaper) I read it in a book about the history of baceball I have at home.

**Stuttgart88** · 27/10/2006, 7:48 AM

From Wikipedia:

The explanation is that when the term "World's Championship Series" was first used in the 1880s, baseball was almost exclusively confined to North America, especially at a highly skilled (and paid) level. Thus it was a "given" that the winner of the major league championship was also the "world champion". The title of this event was soon shortened to "World's Series" and later to "World Series".

A recent myth has arisen that the "World" in "World Series" came about because the New York World newspaper sponsored it. There is no evidence supporting that hypothesis.

So disregard what I said above

**Clifford** · 27/10/2006, 10:13 AM

Well it has all been live on NASA, superb coverage, best thing that has happened them being joined to Setanta.

Cards looking strong.

**Aberdonian Stu** · 27/10/2006, 1:09 PM

I don't really care who wins but I think a lot of hacks will have to apologise should the Cards win as most rated them as the weakest team in NL playoffs when it came to ability to compete in postseason play (as in best-of-5 and best-of-7 series).