Would “beisbol” ever take off as a popular sport in the Philippines?
I know we have Little Leagues in the Phils. but still its popularity pales in comparison with basketball. Somehow one would think that baseball would be embraced by our kids since it doesn’t really require height (which we lack) to be good at it. And even the equipment needed (bats, mitts) isn’t really that expensive and besides, we could always improvise. What do you think? Comments, please. Thank you.
- Inspired by Adam, TC-Baseball (among others)
Sirrah, it is possible. As far as I know, there is one professional baseball player that is Filipino.
Benny Agbayani (spelling might be off)
He played for the NY Mets when they went to the World Series a few years ago. He followed Manager Bobby Valentine to Japan and has been playing there since 2003. That year, their team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, won the Japan Series.
I think all it will take is a famous Filipino star to make it more popular in the Philippines. It can happen. The weather is definately baseball weather and it isn’t an expensive sport. They just need some people to play!!
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