World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic is one of those things that could potentially be great, on the same lines as the FIFA World Cup, on a global scale. Unfortunately, there are a few setbacks in the games. First of all, for many of the teams, some players on the rosters come from MLB teams and farm teams. This presents a problem for the MLB clubs because they don't want some of these guys to go because of injury risks. This is totally understandable from my point of view. The Reds have Votto, Volquez, Hairston, Cueto, Hernandez, and some minor leaguers leaving spring training to go play. What happens if they get hurt?
I think that what needs to be done here is to look at the big picture. Guys like Albert Pujols and Johan Santana aren't playing this year. How is that good? For the sport of baseball, the Classic could be the best thing possible. You get more worldwide recognition for the game first of all, and also, you get to see who's out there. I'm not talking about just talent and players. You find markets growing as baseball growns in other parts of the world. You introduce people to the game. Many of the players want to play because of loyalty and love of their country. The Classic, in theory, could be incredibly helpful to the game. I think that the GM's and guys running the teams are just going to have to swallow their worries and let the guys play.