2017 World Baseball Classic polemic telenovela from Venezuela and Mexico

Venezuela fell to Mexico 11-9 on Sunday in the final fixture of the first round, and despite being eliminated for a few minutes, got the chance to play an extra game against Italy to try to advance to the second round of the Classic World Baseball Championship, by decision of the organizing committee.

A telenovela with the best Latin style became the denouement where after the celebration of the Mexican team, "official" information through social networks of MLB accounts (deleted minutes later), journalists of the different sports media that cover the Event giving his mathematical calculations, war of messages of fans on twitter and Facebook, he came to the final decision, Mexico eliminated from the classic.

The problem, or the confusion was that the rule speaks of "inning played on the defensive" and in the commitment between Italy and Mexico, the Aztecs could not get a single out in the ninth inning, reason why only disputed eight episodes. However, the organization of the event gave the Mexicans that entrance of labor in the first instance, after several minutes change their decision to benefit Venezuela.

Venezuela will have a new opportunity to take a second air in the competition and wash the poor image that they have left until the moments in spite of the great figures of the great leagues that integrate the equipment, for its part Mexico is not only eliminated of the world-wide classic Of baseball but will have to go through the qualification process for the 2020 WBC.

The debate about the absurd rules used in sporting events is open to wash the hands of the organizers of the entanglements that they themselves create by not being clear in the rules.