Danny ChaiI don’t get the whole rooting against the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic thing. SN. Someone define for me the word “classic”. I thought it connotes, among other things, longevity. Can you deem something a classic in its very first year? Should you like hold a World Baseball Tournament for like 40 years, then change the name to World Baseball Classic? Am I the only one that thinks about stuff like this?
Anyway yeah, I don’t get it. I can understand rooting for Korea, it’s just, when go against the U.S., how can you root against your own country? I think I’m heavily influenced by my dad in this. We actually had talks about this growing up. But yeah, he would say to me that if Korea and the U.S. went to war, you have to fight for the U.S. You are a citizen of the U.S., he would tell me, and that involves certain responsibilities and loyalties. This is all pretty much in line with his character – he takes commitments seriously. When he committed to Christ, he radically reoriented his life. I’m assuming that when he became a U.S. citizen, he made that commitment fully as well.
So yeah, I dunno, I’m mildly against the attitude that we’ll take all the good we can get from this country, but when push comes to shove, we’re against it, go Korea. Or maybe it’s just because I’m so non-Korean. I mean, Korea has really given me nothing except grief at my pitiful language skills. Why should I root for them?
The other thing that annoys me is that Korean athletes seem increasingly whiny about things. Like the World Cup guy referencing the short track speed skater. You’re still holding on to that? Grow the heck up.
So yeah, no one cares, but I was rooting for Team U.S.A. over Korea today. And I’m still maybe the last Junior Griffey fan in the world, but I still love him. And he’s having a great “Classic”.