The World Baseball Classic Is Great — But It Should Be Even Better

Photo by Tito Herrera/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesWe present to you the following thesis: a competitive game between the best baseball players from the United States and the best players from the Dominican Republic, played with no pitch count restrictions at a time when players are in midseason form, would be the highest level of baseball that has ever been played on the planet.

Looking at the rosters for the imminent World Baseball Classic, it seems difficult to refute that statement. And yet, from the moment of its inception, the WBC has had to deal with an inordinate amount of hate and skepticism from the US-based baseball media and fans. At the same time, Major League Baseball itself…