Week 10 type A entry

 Major League Baseball opened its season this last Wednesday with the Seattle Mariners playing the Oakland Athletics. The game was held in Tokyo, Japan, a site that has been hosting opening day major league baseball games for the last few years. Having the games played in Tokyo is a marketing scheme by Major League Baseball to help expand the already mass appeal of its product. The Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 3 to 1. The game was the first in a two game set, the second game was played Thursday. The games in Tokyo were heavily attended, which is a very good sign for the league. Baseball has done a lot in recent years to expand its global appeal, including the World Baseball Classic, which is played every two years and is basically a baseball world cup. Major League baseball has made some wise marketing moves to allow them to compete in today's global economy, and show no signs of slowing down. There is a good article in a recent issue of the Baltimore Sun that covers the topic (http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-27/sports/sc-spt-0328-4corners-20120327_1_japan-time-change-ichiro-suzuki).