World Cup may be delayed by one year

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Major League Baseball owners may announce that they intend to delay the proposed Baseball World Cup until 2006 when they meet tomorrow:

The issue is on the agenda of the owners' meeting that starts Wednesday in Philadelphia, along with a contract extension for Selig and a proposal to launch an all-baseball cable channel similar to NBA TV and NFL Network.

The North American owners have not yet persuaded the Japanese and Korean leagues to participate.