The 1958 World Series
That happens to be my favorite World Series of all time and I found it interesting to note that it was referenced in this movie!
shareThat happens to be my favorite World Series of all time and I found it interesting to note that it was referenced in this movie!
shareWhy is it called the world series when only America plays in it?
shareI'm afraid you'll have to ask the major league baseball bigwigs about that!
shareIt's named after the original sponsor which was a newspaper with the title of "World."
And I should also like to add that it's been called the World Series for over 100 years now so I can't see them changing that anytime too soon!
shareHuh, I'd never heard that before, but it makes sense!
shareWhy do they have a Miss Universe pageant when Earth women are the only ones allowed to compete in it?
shareWhy do they call it the World Series, when it's always played in the Bronx?
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When the American League formed and it was decided to have a series of games to decide a champ, the idea was that the US did not have a national sport for other countries to emulate. So, the baseball officials figured if they had a big game, then the world would take them serious. They decided to call it the World Serious. Later, due to sponsors and the inability of the poor to pronounce such a long word, they shortened it to World Series.
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I wasn't aware of that--thanks for that tidbit of information!
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