A great night of baseball, a great night for baseball.

Eric Neel: Japan, Korea engage in a true Classic
ESPNのシニアライターが見たWBC決勝。

I didn't see a game so much as a happening, an event in which every moment, from the plays made in the field to the explosive cheers in the stands, felt charged with intense desire and fierce competition.

I hope you saw it too. I hope, like me, what you saw made you think the lingering questions about whether the WBC is here to stay seem silly. I hope, like me, what you saw made your worrying and wondering about what happened to Team USA and about why the U.S. has failed to win this tournament twice now seem entirely beside the point.

I hope you saw Japan 5, Korea 3 for what it was: A great night of baseball, a great night for baseball.
Eric Neel: Japan, Korea engage in a true Classic