I really don't understand the big deal about who Alex Rodiguez plays for, if at all, in the World Baseball Classic. This whole thing is a made up tournament that was brought about for no significant reason. It seems clear that the Latin American countries have blown past the US as area that's home to the best players. Why does this stupid thing need to be played out; we even aren't going to see "real" games as all of the pitchers will be on a strict pitch count, it's going to look more like the All Star Game than a tournament of true baseball games.