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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Actually, it does fall within the definition of "series" as presented in Merriam-Webster.
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You're reaching now. The M-W definition that applies is:
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9 : a number of games (as of baseball) played usually on consecutive days between two teams {in town for a 3-game series}
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Don't be so sure it is not part of the attitude around the world. You might be surprised how others feel about ugly Americans. ... When the "world series" started with MLB, it is because this was the only country playing that variety of stick, ball and base game. However, when other countries adopted the sport, instead of being accepted by this country, they were mocked as supporting a second-rate game that could never measure up to the game played by Americans.
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Which was largely true for a long, long time. Besides, how it came to be called the world series has no bearing on how the name "world series" is used today. It is a generic term for a diamond sports championship. I has nothing to do with geography. Do you call it C9H8O4 or aspirin? If you insist on following the original naming, then the only C9H8O4 that can be legimitately called aspirin is what is made by Bayer. But, aspirin is now a generic name. Do you call it "polyamide fibers" or nylon? By original naming, the only polyamide fiber that you should call nylon is made by Du Pont. It, too is now a generic name.
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Guess what? If you think the rest of the world is not enjoying the US's omission from this year's Olympics, I believe you are mistaken.
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Which, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with what name the NCAA attaches to their championship tournaments.