Opening the Season in China?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Selig Sees a Billion Reasons to Open a Season in China

 

Eventually, Selig hopes to announce that baseball will hold its season opener in China, perhaps as early as 2008. If baseball officials arrange that, they would be staging the first major league games there a few months before Beijing plays host to the 2008 Olympics.

 

Bob DuPuy, baseball’s president, said in an e-mail response that the time frame was contingent on a baseball facility in China being completed. The best outcome for baseball would be for the facility to be completed in time for the 2008 opener.

 

 

Interesting. :-k

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I like it. I'd like to see MLB expand openers to more countries.

[goonys evil twin]

Probably not a good thing for the fans of those teams in the short-term, but probably a good thing if you like the idea of baseball becoming more of a worldwide sport (and getting reinstated into the Olympics).

[erik316wttn]

Anything to increase the worldwide fanbase is always a good thing.

[goonys evil twin]

Anything to increase the worldwide fanbase is always a good thing.

 

Maybe if you are an owner, or particularly interested in overseas markets.

 

 

Personally, I just want to see the Cubs win the World Series, so it really doesn't matter to me.