Go Back   Sports Handicapping Forum > Welcome Forums > Main Street
Does it bother you that the World Series winner Does it bother you that the World Series winner
Register Rewards Mark Forums Read

Main Street Gambling forums, online sportsbooks, players talk, sports talk, offshore betting, poker, off-topic, etc!

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-30-2010, 11:41 AM
Your 2012 NBA champs
  
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 59,173
Rewards: 1,137
Post Does it bother you that the World Series winner
will generally be considered WORLD CHAMPIONS

or is basically everyone in USA will say No & outside USA might say Yes
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-30-2010, 11:55 AM
Moderator
  
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 35,980
Rewards: 1,118
Yes, the world champions of baseball are Japan right now.
__________________
CM Posted 2003 till 2012 records (updated daily) :

NHL : +161 (units)
NFL : +3
MLB : +53
NBA : -20
WNBA : +23
Aussie NBL Hoops : +96
Cricket : +69
Golf : -5
Rugby union and rugby league : +126
Soccer : -5
Netball : +8
AFL (Aussie Rules) : +71

Total : +580 units

1 unit or less = small bet, 1-3 = medium, 3+ = large

Cappersmall Hall of Fame 2008
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-30-2010, 12:00 PM
BTO BTO is offline
Busting the Odds
  
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,123
Rewards: 789
Can Japan beat the Phillies?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-30-2010, 12:01 PM
Moderator
  
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 35,980
Rewards: 1,118
Quote:
Originally Posted by BTO View Post
Can Japan beat the Phillies?
Of course they can
__________________
CM Posted 2003 till 2012 records (updated daily) :

NHL : +161 (units)
NFL : +3
MLB : +53
NBA : -20
WNBA : +23
Aussie NBL Hoops : +96
Cricket : +69
Golf : -5
Rugby union and rugby league : +126
Soccer : -5
Netball : +8
AFL (Aussie Rules) : +71

Total : +580 units

1 unit or less = small bet, 1-3 = medium, 3+ = large

Cappersmall Hall of Fame 2008
Last edited by dave nz; 05-30-2010 at 12:04 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-30-2010, 12:08 PM
Registered User
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,992
Rewards: 82
You are probably right about ppl in USA saying No. I think the people in the US realize what it is referring to and don't truly think of the MLB champion as World Champion.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-30-2010, 12:14 PM
"Nuttin But Losers"
  
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 6,618
Rewards: 3,658
There was a picture in the paper the other day of the last time the Chicago Blackhawks won the stanley cup.
It was their team picture, with the following saying:
World Champions and Stanley Cup Champions
__________________
November 13th 2008(The Clean Slate)
Soccer(74-124-4) -1474.57
Hockey(74-16) -5186.66
Basketball(24-31) +175.30
Football(43-46-2)+252.24
Tennis(5-9) -158.50
College Basketball(12-23) -1346.19
Golf(0-2) -3.34
Baseball(23-21) +371.80


1 unit = 1 dollar
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-30-2010, 12:15 PM
"Nuttin But Losers"
  
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 6,618
Rewards: 3,658
does it bother you that World Champions cannot compete at the Olympics for fear of failing the drug tests?

NHL and NBA players are not AFRAID
__________________
November 13th 2008(The Clean Slate)
Soccer(74-124-4) -1474.57
Hockey(74-16) -5186.66
Basketball(24-31) +175.30
Football(43-46-2)+252.24
Tennis(5-9) -158.50
College Basketball(12-23) -1346.19
Golf(0-2) -3.34
Baseball(23-21) +371.80


1 unit = 1 dollar
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-30-2010, 05:15 PM
Registered User
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,084
Rewards: 1,281
Quote:
Originally Posted by dave nz View Post
Yes, the world champions of baseball are Japan right now.
correct me if i'm wrong but that japanese team was more of an all-star team as were the other teams. the yankees(might seem like an all-star team with their payroll) were not an all-star team. also most non-us stars do come to the us(for money and the best league), so therefore i would consider world series champs world champs.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 05-30-2010, 09:25 PM
Cunt Worship
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lewes, DE
Posts: 37,833
Rewards: 4,606
it does bother me, because it is only usa based sports that consider the champions to be world champions...won't see, say a sport primarily based in australia like austrailan rules football to call their champion world champions...so why does use have to impose such a title to their champs? and for the record nhl doesn.t...they just say stanley cup champions...it is the other 3 "major" sports that do...and american football being the one where most people in the world don't give a shit about it and declare themselves "world champions"...a club team is never considered world champion...it is the national team...not sure why usa based club leagues are so pompous, arrogant and ignorant
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 05-30-2010, 09:26 PM
Cunt Worship
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lewes, DE
Posts: 37,833
Rewards: 4,606
Quote:
Originally Posted by BTO View Post
Can Japan beat the Phillies?
why you say the phillies? they aren't even the reigning mlb champions
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 05-30-2010, 09:28 PM
Cunt Worship
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lewes, DE
Posts: 37,833
Rewards: 4,606
Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerman19 View Post
correct me if i'm wrong but that japanese team was more of an all-star team as were the other teams. the yankees(might seem like an all-star team with their payroll) were not an all-star team. also most non-us stars do come to the us(for money and the best league), so therefore i would consider world series champs world champs.
why? why does mlb get to crown "the world champion"? it is a league...not part of a world championship format...even in football (soccer to usa people) the club champions of various leagues compete in a champions cup, but the winner of tht is still not considered to be "world champion"
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 05-30-2010, 09:56 PM
Registered User
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,287
Rewards: 2,827
I always thought that was funny, not bothersome. Super Bowl winners are also called world champions, even though the sport is only played in a handful of countries lol. Some comedian has a bit on this theory that the US is the only place where you call a sports winner "world champs" but don't invite any other countries. lol.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 05-30-2010, 09:57 PM
Registered User
  
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,297
Rewards: 1,643
its ignorance of the rest of the world and nothing more...
__________________
A HUGE FU goes out to cancer...One day it will be beaten...

queue the violin
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 05-31-2010, 05:34 AM
One Day At A Time
  
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Odessa, Texas
Posts: 29,651
Rewards: 6,620
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Jack View Post
will generally be considered WORLD CHAMPIONS

or is basically everyone in USA will say No & outside USA might say Yes
Good question. I always wondered why they were called the World Champions. It don`t bother me, but to be called a World Champion you would have to beat other countries best to be called that. The world is a big place.
__________________
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose"
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 05-31-2010, 06:44 AM
A gun beats 4 aces always
  
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: the hammer
Posts: 5,572
Rewards: 1,308
Quote:
Originally Posted by revnecro1273 View Post
why? why does mlb get to crown "the world champion"? it is a league...not part of a world championship format...even in football (soccer to usa people) the club champions of various leagues compete in a champions cup, but the winner of tht is still not considered to be "world champion"
we all know the Italians are World Champions! LOL!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:14 AM.

Contact Us - Home - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.