Whats up with that?

blu_sonic

Why is it called the world series when its localised to the USA? that would be like us calling the EL the world league.

MrJoeSoap

A persistent myth is that the "World" in "World Series" came about because the New York World newspaper sponsored it. Baseball researcher Doug Pappas refutes that claim, demonstrating a linear progression from the phrase "World's Championship Series" (used to describe the 1903 series as well as some of the 19th-century postseason series) to "World's Series" (a term first used in the 1880s and which persisted for decades) to "World Series". Furthermore, investigation of the New York World for the relevant years revealed no evidence of the supposed sponsorship. (For details, see Mr. Pappas' web page on the subject.)

In deference to any controversy, more and more the term "World Series Championship" is being used, the subtlety being that it is merely a title and not a political statement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_series

nessymon

the giants have to deserve one as this stage.. its 52 years since the last one and they werent even the SF Giants then!