Topic: 1960 World Series

[Rogmeister]

Here in the United States, we have a network named MLB Network...MLB standing for Major League Baseball, of course.  This Wednesday, they will be airing the complete broadcast of the 7th game of the 1960 World Series between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.  This game was found on film in the collection of the late Bing Crosby who was then the co-owner of the Pirates.  In the promos they showed a celebration in a theater which included members of both teams (I also saw Michael Keaton there).  It should be interesting.  I forget whether the final game was in New York or Pittsburgh but from the reaction shots I've seen over the years, I would guess it's in Pittsburgh...which means I'll get to see a full game played at old Forbes Field which I've only heard about and which no longer exists.  It closed probably around 1970 or so.  I wonder if they found all 7 games of this?  If so, maybe the complete series could eventually find it's way to DVD? 

[Antares]

It was played at Forbes Field

[KinkyCyborg]

I'm a huge baseball fan and I regularly play Strat-O-Matic Baseball, a simulation game played with cards & dice, with some of my friends once a week. I just picked up an early Christmas present for myself which I am eager to watch.



Ken Burns does fantastic documentary series and this set includes The Tenth Inning which includes the most recent and shameful era in baseball, The Steroid Era. 

Caught only part of this on PBS years ago and I'm planning a marathon to watch this 11 disc set.   

KC

[Rogmeister]

I might get that someday, even though they've also been showing this lately on MLB Network.

[Critter]

Is this the "World" Series I have heard about that is actually only between the US, and maybe Canada? Yeah, that sure is the entire 'World'... no wonder it got the title of World series with a massive total of two countries competing. 

[Rogmeister]

Heh heh...yeah, that's what it is.  Actually, there's now only one team in Canada...in Toronto.  There used to be a team in Montreal, but they moved to Washington, D.C. about 5 or 6 years ago. 

[Dr. Hasslein]

In which year did Arnold Rothstein fix the World Series?

[Critter]

Heh heh...yeah, that's what it is.  Actually, there's now only one team in Canada...in Toronto.  There used to be a team in Montreal, but they moved to Washington, D.C. about 5 or 6 years ago. 

Ha, so it's basically a competition just between the US and yet it's still called the 'World Series'. Doesn't surprise me. I was watching a cooking TV show the other day where a British man was in Texas at a Chilli cook off. The cook off was between the best in the US, yet the winner was pronounced "Best in the World".  Yet again, typical U.S. 

[Dr. Hasslein]

Haven't you heard? The United Sates is the world. 

[Antares]

In which year did Arnold Rothstein fix the World Series?

1919

[Critter]

Haven't you heard? The United Sates is the world. 

Ha, it does seem that way sometimes doesn't it.

[Antares]

I'm a huge baseball fan and I regularly play Strat-O-Matic Baseball, a simulation game played with cards & dice, with some of my friends once a week. I just picked up an early Christmas present for myself which I am eager to watch.

I use to play APBA when I was a kid, then Pursue the Pennant (PTP) when I was in my mid=20's. PTP was then sold to Diamomd Mind Baseball, which is a computer game, you should check it out...

Diamond Mind Baseball

Ken Burns does fantastic documentary series and this set includes The Tenth Inning which includes the most recent and shameful era in baseball, The Steroid Era. 

Caught only part of this on PBS years ago and I'm planning a marathon to watch this 11 disc set.   

I was, at one time, one of the biggest baseball fans alive, but after the 1994 strike I turned my back on them forever. Until they get revenue sharing, I won't return. It's such a shame, the owners could paralyze the player's union if they wanted to, but they are too stupid and arrogant to do what needs to be done to attain this. They have everything in place to do this, but it's predicated on 100% revenue sharing across the board.

I would give anything to have just a 30 minute meeting with one owner to show them how to do it.

[Antares]

Is this the "World" Series I have heard about that is actually only between the US, and maybe Canada? Yeah, that sure is the entire 'World'... no wonder it got the title of World series with a massive total of two countries competing. 

Back in the 19th century, MLB did a world tour promoting the game, hoping that seeds of talent would be sown if the game caught on. Unfortunately, it only caught on in Japan and Korea. Japanese teams are still not good enough to compete against U.S. teams, so that is why there is no officially sanctioned tournament including them. Our best 6 - 8 teams would destroy their best team.

It's actually the world's loss, because from a strategic point of view, baseball is the greatest game ever created.

[Critter]

If that's the case then why was the name not changed? If you tried to get countries from all over the world and couldn't get them, then why did the title remain 'world' series when by all accounts it didn't make sense to call it that. I personally don't like baseball that much, but I don't really like any sports that much. I did play softball at school for about 4 or 5 years, but I never really enjoyed it. Just did it because we had to do a sport and softball seemed easier than the other ones.

Also are the Japanese teams really bad? I don't really follow the sport, but when I played Softball our coach was a huge baseball fan and used to ramble on for ages about it. He seemed to think the Japan had some of the best baseball teams in the world. I don't know about Korea though, he didn't mention them.

[Antares]

If that's the case then why was the name not changed? If you tried to get countries from all over the world and couldn't get them, then why did the title remain 'world' series when by all accounts it didn't make sense to call it that.

It was just a bit of bravado by the owners back in 1903.

Also are the Japanese teams really bad? I don't really follow the sport, but when I played Softball our coach was a huge baseball fan and used to ramble on for ages about it. He seemed to think the Japan had some of the best baseball teams in the world. I don't know about Korea though, he didn't mention them.

From a talent point of view, they rank third in the world behind the US and the Dominican Republic. It's their average size that hinders them. Ballplayers over here and in the Dominican are roughly all over 6 feet tall. That height is not the norm in Japan.

They would actually rank 4th, if Cuba let their players leave the country.