Well, if you think about it. More and more players are from places in South America and Japan. In a few years there won't be any sports that white people dominate. Well, maybe bowling.

Agreed, the Japanese front, specifically Ichiro Suzuki virtually blew up our defunct and washed-up Seattle Mariners. But still...shouldn't it be called "The Part of the World Series?"

Anyway, let me add to your list:
Water Polo.
Hockey.
Equestrian.
Skiing.
Snowboarding.
The Luge.
Bobsledding.
Curling.
Binge-drinking.

Hey, just because the Expos are moving to DC doesn't mean the Canadians are out of the picture. (OK! Blue Jays!) :)

Sure, they suck. Now. We'll be back.

I won't say it is because in the long run we are all that matters... - heck, yes I will.
Although I still think that if we had offered Castro a major league franchise in return for giving up his dictatorship Cuba would be a democracy today.

Because...

We are the world, we are the children...

*gunshot*

Marketing.

We accepted the title of 'World Series' because we didn't want our imperialism to spread into sports. I would like to see American owned teams around the world and make it legit. Travel would be an issue but with that new private rocket thingy that orbits, we could make it happen.

*thinks of rude team names and mascots for teams around the world*

It was named after the original sponsors "The New York World" newspaper I think...

I have no idea about the "World Series" thing, but Canadians have been involved, I recall the Toronto Blue Jays winning at least once, but since I am not a total sports geek girl, I don't know when.

YAY RED SOX!

Yes, I did everything except the little "Go Red Sox, Go Red Sox," dance move when they finally got the last out. Pedro Martinez gave me a minor heart attack in the 7th. But who cares now? :)

See you in a few days, Ambra. :)

why is it called the world series? because americans are self-centered egoists non-pareil. that's the root of it.

now, can i get a little love for my cardinals? one more heart-palpitatin' game . . .

First off, Brenton, I heart you!

Secondly, okay yeah yeah yeah so it's historical, or based on a news paper, marketing, I'll buy it, but stiilllllll, seems shifty to me. And yes, I do realize I forgot the Bluejays and the Expos, both Canadian teams, but just for the sake of irritating my Candian readers, Canada doesn't count.

Chadster, the gunshot after *We are the World* is entirely appropriate.
Joan, you get extra points because you're for the Sox. The rest of you.

Ok, no offense but this joke has been repeated around the globe for the past 15 years. Get over it. Baseball is American and for whatever reason we call the championship "The World Series." If another country wants to step up to the plate and present to MLB why we should open up a franchise in their country then they are free to try. Until then the World Series will be held in America and if you don't like it then go watch soccer - whoops - I mean "futbol."

Fan...

first off, using an alias and fake email address gets you little respect around here.

second, it's not a joke, it's a legitimate question.

third, no one's saying the World Series should be held elsewhere.

fourth, chill.

Politically Incorrect Names for possible World Teams:

1.Kabul Turbanheads

2.Paris P***ies (You know what goes there)

3.London Yesmen

4.Jerusalem Jews

Spencer, you're killing me! ;-)

Well, for a long time, America was baseball, and vice versa; "America's pastime," and all that.

Speaking as a native Cincinnatian (home of the worlds first, and greatest professional baseball team, started back in the 1860s) it wasn't until the 1970s that two measly Canuck teams were allowed into the leages. On the other hand, there's (what?) only two million Canadians anyway, so it's not like they can support any more teams up there. Heck, New York City almost has more people than Canada!

South of the border is another matter. Yes, for a long time, baseball was lily-white, but once the owners got the idea that other folks might want to join in, quite a few South Americans and Cubans were recruited. I don't know how many regulars here know, but Castro actually tried out for major league baseball as a pitcher, but didn't make the cut.

Talk about a cool "what if?" scenario.

I think a lot of baseball fans wouldn't mind seeing some South American, as well as Japanese, teams in the mix. Jet lag might make the American-Japanese games rough on the players...

Casey is correct; most other nations of the world think Baseball is pretty "quaint" and American. The only nations that actually have decent players are:
Japan - much more of a "team" sport there than individual "star" players. Still, it's possible to concieve of "road" trips (Japanese teams over here, or American teams over there) that last a couple of weeks, with a day or two off to shake jet lag; heck, they still do it between East and West coasts of US;
Taiwan (China) - same as above;
Korea - Same, [except watch out for that DMZ];
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, [anywhere in the Caribbean world, really] - the only problem with teams here that doesn't apply to teams in northwest Asia is that it would be MUCH harder for the francises to make money! {Why do you think all their best players come to the US to play? the same reason football [soccer]'s greatest players all go to the UK to play: that's where the MONEY is!!} Cuba fits into this category as well, as soon as they get rid of the Castro brothers (Brother Raul is set to take over after Fidel finally kicks the bucket)
Answer is, as soon as some other city/country in the world is willing to PAY for a Major League Baseball franchise, we'll see a "true" World Series.
Until then, Go Cardinals!

My two cents: It's simply outmoded - but until some other country's league plays well enough to challenge for it, what are they gonna say? It's just like the NBA, cause' if we were gonna play in some world wide contest, you know we'd totally dom... Uh, never mind.

And here's hoping we get to see Ichiro play in a world series; although he may need to get there with a different team if he want's to do it before he's forty...

It appears that it is called the World Series because the winners were/are deemed the "World Champions". The New York World had nothing to do with the name. See Snopes http://www.snopes.com/business/names/worldseries.asp
for a bunch more info.