World Cup 2022

[Master]

Rankings mean very little, it is winning tournaments that counts.

[TitoFan]

Every governing sports body has its rankings. Why would FIFA's be any better than anybody else's? Yet they exist and get published.

Having said that... I noticed the latest WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation) rankings ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

(I know nobody here gives a shit about baseball... but being the well-rounded individual that I am... I do).

In any case, I noticed they have Puerto Rico # 16. This is "one-six", as in SIXTEEN.

Behind such notable baseball powerhouses as: Australia (10), Canada (12), and... (gulp) the Czech Republic (14).

Never mind that Puerto Rico has been the runner-up in the last two Classics. Never mind that Puerto Rican baseball players are among the best in the world.

Never mind that the Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic rivalry is the best global rivalry in baseball. Never mind that the Caribbean spawns the world's best baseball players.

Hell... we're barely above ITALY (17) in the rankings.



All of which can only mean one of three things:

1. Someone at WBSC got a hold of a bad batch of hallucinogenic drugs.
2. The rankers at WBSC can't tell a baseball from a basketball.
3. The rankings are bought... like everything else in life.
4. All of the above.

So YEAH... rankings don't mean diddly squat.