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But the respectful, mature thing to do would have been to either PM me, stay quiet, or say "hey mattymo, did you ever think about doing it differently", not tell me it doesn't work.

Gee, excuse me for not being "respectful" and/or "mature" about your little dynasty. And relax. I never said "it doesn't work," I merely pointed out that when you have Canadians beating Americans in baseball two years in a row, there's probably something wrong with your set-up. But, no, you had to throw a fit. Fine.

I'd consider it pretty realistic if the 1909 Canadian team beat the United States. The U.S. has a bunch of stars who really don't give a hoot because they aren't getting paid and they just finished a full season, and they know that despite whatever happens in the World Cup, they are still the best country with the best players. Then you have Canada, who is the United States' "little brother", playing for pride, wanting to beat the mighty Americans.

I didn't realize there was "passion/laziness" function in the game. Would you be so kind as to point it out?

You can do your game any way you want, of course. But because you're ignoring one of the inherent limitations of baseball -- you need more than a single game to determine who's really best -- your World Cup setup doesn't accomplish what it sets out to accomplish: crown a true champion.