Uffda. Maybe have your first cup of coffee before you hit 'Post.' Anyhoo...the reason I like the WBC is that by the time pitchers and caters report in February, I'm so geared up for baseball that i can't even stand it. Spring Training is just kind of a tease. I can't really watch many games, and the games don't mean a thing. The WBC, on the other hand, features 1) players I've heard of, 2) meaningful games (arguable, I suppose, but whatever), and 3) a fully televised schedule. Real baseball is better than Spring Training games. And finally, yeah the nationalism, if you have a problem with that, then Int'l sports probably just aren't for you. That's a pity, because there are some sweet tournaments out there.