I take it all back. The WBC realizing that THEY are responsible for the MLB players who got hurt, has volunteered to PAY those players their salary while hurt. The WBC is kind of like a mini-Olympics organization and they DO make money from this event. Enough, in fact, to make this offer.
From ESPN:
"Players injured during the World Baseball Classic will have their salaries paid by the WBC organization while they are unable to play for their major league teams, according to an MLB source.
That would mean that players such as Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will be paid by the WBC during their respective absences.
Teixeira, who makes $22.5 million this season, is expected to miss 8-10 weeks with a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist. He was injured while taking batting practice with Team USA before the start of its tournament play.
Ramirez, who makes $15.5 million this season, is expected to miss eight weeks with a torn ligament in his right thumb. Ramirez was injured during last Tuesday's WBC title game while playing for the champion Dominican Republic."
Me again.
This is the ONLY way that I could possibly support the WBC. It's a great gesture on their part and the right thing to do. I still think the tournament is a dumb idea, but at least they are taking responsibility to what happens to the players loaned to them. I guess they learned from the Dice-K incident that happened last time around.
One third (or more) of those players' salaries is quite a bit of money. We'll see if this actually happens.
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