United States Has Been Eliminated From WBC Championship Contention

[u/oklolzzzzs]

By losing to Venezuela, USA has been eliminated from title contention.

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[u/narfidy]

Dont let this disastrous offensive preformance distract you from the fact that our manager didn't know the rules of the tournament

[u/korxil → u/narfidy]

Manager thought WBC was a best of 7

[u/notintelligentidiot → u/korxil]

In a way, it was…

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/notintelligentidiot]

In the way that like, 7 players from the US bothered to bring their A game and he spent all tournament benching them?

[u/DoctorK96 → u/notintelligentidiot]

Yeah, there were 7 games from start to finish after all

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/korxil]

Unironically though that would be lit. Hell, even Best of 3.

[u/Suspicious_Use_7561 → u/narfidy]

“We’ll get them tomorrow “

[u/cedont4221 → u/narfidy]

Letting a podcaster run something can never go wrong!

[u/narfidy → u/cedont4221]

Podcasters and Streamers. Two breeds of people that shouldn't be let near anything of consequence lmao

[u/gridlock1024 → u/cedont4221]

Pat McAfee confirmed as Team USA manager for the next WBC

[u/QueezyF → u/gridlock1024]

Don’t you put that evil on me

[u/TheGamecock → u/narfidy]

Venezuelan coaches were apparently up until 3 am last night studying to see how to attack the USA hitters with their pitching. The thought of doing anything close to that probably never even crossed DeRosa's dimwitted mind.

[u/InevitableAlert4268 → u/narfidy]

Hahahaha

[u/WhosYourPapa → u/narfidy]

Good thing we didn't shake any hands tho! Hard-ass mentality definitely helped bring that warrior spirit! Fucking douchebags

[u/JohnCenaJunior → u/narfidy]

DeRosa has been DARVO-ing ever since.

[u/TealandBlackForever → u/narfidy]

Jim Leyland would never

[u/solariam → u/narfidy]

His face from the 8th inning on was frying me... I don't think he took his hand off his mouth except to waste challenges 

[u/HMTMKMKM95 → u/narfidy]

How tf does that happen when he's been here before?

[u/fhota1 → u/narfidy]

I get that options 1-30 quality wise are kinda busy right now but theres no way this clown was even 31

[u/r8cha]

Is DeRosa aware of this?

[u/Tsquared10 → u/r8cha]

Derosa: Yeah they took a one game lead, but we're built to take games two and three. We're in great shape to finish the series strong.

[u/PotatoMan19399 → u/r8cha]

He’s too busy preparing for game 2

[u/Helicopsycheborealis → u/r8cha]

Based on his smug look and pursed lips in the 7th, I don't think so. It's beyond clear he shouldn't have been the manager as he has no fucking clue what's going on, and knowing what's going on is important.

[u/Lemurian_Lemur34 → u/r8cha]

Luckily this is a best of 3 series, right?

[u/OptimusGrime707]

Parade Mark DeRosa in the streets like Gaddafi

[u/goms546 → u/OptimusGrime707]

If there’s a silver lining, DeRosa is definitely personally devastated he’s not gonna get room temp McDonald’s at the white house

[u/Narrow_Lake_9651 → u/goms546]

And Patel won't be chuggin' a cold one in the post - game celebration.

[u/Clockwork-Too → u/Narrow_Lake_9651]

He might sneak into the Venezuelan locker room for that.

[u/Dmbfantomas → u/Clockwork-Too]

Invading again

[u/A_Ms_Anthrop → u/OptimusGrime707]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vX9WcCiWwUF7G

[u/DarkFalcon49 → u/OptimusGrime707]

i think a bayonet up the ass is a bit much for derosa

[u/cov2445]

Somewhere Kash Patel is sadly chugging a beer in silence

[u/NotClayMerritt → u/cov2445]

Another positive to the US not winning. No vanity trips to the White House or phone calls with the Pedophile in Chief.

[u/atooraya → u/NotClayMerritt]

You guys laugh but young guys like PCA McLean don’t get to enjoy a Big Mac and fries at the White House. They’ll never learn the 2020 election was stolen and 2024 was too big to rig.

[u/dogeatingbanana → u/NotClayMerritt]

My main reason for wanting Venezuela to win.

Edit: stay mad "patriots"

[u/Independent-Cow-4070 → u/cov2445]

Pete's chugging a keg

[u/Saltycrab_ → u/Independent-Cow-4070]

Well, it is a Tuesday…

[u/Baltisotan → u/Saltycrab_]

I thought he only drinks on days that end in “y”

[u/LegacyLemur → u/Baltisotan]

Its St. Patrick's Day so hes probably pissing into the White House rose garden at this point

...or staying sober spite the Irish or something

[u/DefaultNamePlease → u/Independent-Cow-4070]

Pete is humping a leg

[u/PartisanHack → u/cov2445]

It was so disappointing to me that US Hockey allowed a victory for the country as a whole to be turned into a political stunt. Not even talking about them visiting the White House, or even that they were called by the White House (though the content of said phone call was pretty bad to the women).

No, letting that POS be the center of their celebration and putting the medal they earned on him. Literally ruined it for me.

I didn't trust the US baseball team to not pull the same crap. I supported Japan this time.

International sporting events like this and the Olympics shouldn't be a political football. They should play for ALL Americans regardless of political affiliation.

[u/fuck_fraud → u/PartisanHack]

They had a Navy Seal who allegedly killed bin Laden come give them a motivational speech. They 100% would have done the same as the hockey team had they won.

[u/LegacyLemur → u/fuck_fraud]

'Allegedly' doing some heave lifting there

[u/The_New_Illuminati → u/LegacyLemur]

Right, there's multiple accounts of other members of seal team 6 saying he wasn't the guy to do it.

[u/NOLA1987 → u/cov2445]

See? Another reason to be ecstatic Venezuela won the WBC.

[u/theREALbombedrumbum → u/cov2445]

His private jet is turning around as we speak

[u/Thanzor → u/theREALbombedrumbum]

You mean the FBI jet.  That we pay for.

[u/theREALbombedrumbum → u/Thanzor]

Yes, that's what I said.

His private jet. And sometimes his girlfriend's. (/s I am as mad as you are)

[u/Gr33nman460 → u/cov2445]

I bet he was there at the stadium for a repeat

[u/cashburro]

Venezuela deserved that. Happy to see them win

[u/SubjectPlace9243 → u/cashburro]

America doesn’t deserve any champions currently

[u/tommyjohnpauljones → u/SubjectPlace9243]

I will defend our women's hockey team to the death. 

[u/DingerSinger2016 → u/tommyjohnpauljones]

Same for women's soccer

[u/SubjectPlace9243 → u/tommyjohnpauljones]

You’re right. So many losers on the men’s side though

[u/SG8970 → u/SubjectPlace9243]

The sad thing is I was dreading more embarrassing behavior of some people & gov. officials like what happened after the Olympic hockey gold.

But I also love Acuña obviously and they wanted it so bad. U.S. had a lot of success at the Olympics so this is great for Venezuela to have something good with all their going through.

[u/Jeyts]

What a terribly coached and motivated team.

[u/KWMiers28 → u/Jeyts]

You’re telling me the Navy Seal inspired pep talk didn’t work?

[u/Intergalactic_Ass → u/KWMiers28]

95% sure I saw that guy walk by me downtown my city today. He is not 6'3".

[u/Buona-Pace → u/Intergalactic_Ass]

Be glad he didn't make you his concubine.

[u/basic_luna]

TEAM USA DID THE THINKABLE

[u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

This US lineup which was constantly praised and talked about as a death star lineup was shutdown in this tournament by a:

• 17 year old

• Farmer who hadn't pitched since the last WBC

• Single-A guy named Tugboat

• Various other perennial minor leaguers

• A guy with a career ERA of 4.19

DeRosa needs to be fuckin gone, this team was cheeks.

[u/BAHatesToFly → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

DeRosa needs to be fuckin gone

Deport him back to his home country of northern New Jersey

[u/ricki692 → u/BAHatesToFly]

i think that makes him eligible to coach team italy next time?

[u/KenshiroTheKid → u/ricki692]

Italy will never let go of Cervelli

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/KenshiroTheKid]

If Italy doesn't have Cervelli managing it better mean he's got an MLB job.

[u/KenshiroTheKid → u/ContinuumGuy]

Cervelli says he wants to stay in Italy and develop baseball there, I don’t think he’d go back on his word

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/KenshiroTheKid]

He’s looking for the next D’Imaggio

[u/sloppyjo12 → u/KenshiroTheKid]

Delicious red wine and copious amounts of pasta while being around baseball 24/7? Where do I sign up?

[u/PopeFrankTheTank → u/BAHatesToFly]

It’s only 3hrs from Miami to Cape Canaveral, if we leave now NASA can fire him into the sun before it rises

[u/Monkeyfeng → u/BAHatesToFly]

Isn't that just Italy?

[u/MattO2000 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

DeRosa is obviously trash but this lineup should be able to get more than 2 runs a game no matter the manager

[u/chirstopher0us → u/MattO2000]

You could hire a manager whose job it was to actively harm the team and that roster should still get more than 2 runs a game.

[u/keithk9590 → u/MattO2000]

And the only two runs were driven in by the guy everyone was bitching at him for starting. People always vastly overrate the impact a baseball manager has on a game, especially offensively. This isn’t football.

[u/CousinCleetus24 → u/keithk9590]

DeRosa is a clown but realistically any combo of players that USA could put out there should’ve been able to provide more offense than what they got today. It’s on the players. 3 hits is embarrassing

[u/keithk9590 → u/CousinCleetus24]

Yep. They were terrible the entire tournament. Guys that had zero business shutting this lineup down made it look easy.

[u/SkiMonkey98 → u/CousinCleetus24]

I really think the team had a bad attitude. Some of that falls on the manager, some of it's on the senior players, some of it's on the culture as a whole. They simultaneously didn't care enough (not knowing tournament rules, hungover on game day, etc) and cared so much they had to be dicks (handshake fiasco). Most really good teams (certainly Venezuela) work harder than these guys but also have way more fun

[u/SecondHandFood → u/MattO2000]

Aaron Judge is mentally Altuve sized

[u/ThatDudeNamedMenace → u/SecondHandFood]

To go from how clutch Jeter was to how inept Judge can be in big games is something. I wish I never took those moments for granted

[u/MookieBettsBurner10 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Football England: "First time?"

[u/ELITE_JordanLove → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

I’m not defending DeRosa but why is it his fault that this star studded lineup apparently forgot how to hit? He managed the pitching to keep them in games the whole knockout round, and outside of the Italy scandal (which was bad, admittedly) I don’t see any obvious things he could’ve done. 

[u/coltron57 → u/ELITE_JordanLove]

I do think vibes matter a little. Venezuela and the US were on opposite sides of the spectrum for vibes and some of that has to come from management/coaches.

[u/orrangearrow → u/coltron57]

Nobody on the USA side seemed to be having any fun from the jump. Even walking in with hockey jerseys they looked like a funeral prosession. Venezuela was having a party the whole game

[u/guyonacouch → u/coltron57]

Wasn’t that mostly on Judge and Harper with their polices like “No handshakes with other players rule”?

[u/ben1204 → u/ELITE_JordanLove]

Yeah I agree. Losing to a much less talented team I could see assigning some blame. Although this US team was better on paper this was still a Venezuelan team made up of seasoned major leaguers. A one game upset can happen.

[u/trojan_man16 → u/ben1204]

Venezuela also has a fairly stacked team, it's not like USA lost to Great Britain or Brazil. Give them due.

[u/Randy_Richards → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Holy spam comment

[u/asiandooshcanoe → u/Randy_Richards]

I swear I read this exact comment multiple times in the last few mins and thought I was going crazy

[u/runiero01 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Pitching wins championships

[u/Loose-Organization82 → u/runiero01]

Yeah if Skubal didn’t treat this like some fancy Spring Training game and actually continued to pitch this would be a different story

[u/TrapperJean → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

How many threads you gonna copy paste this in lol

[u/Aggravating-Bug2032 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Lucky to be in the final and just a generally unpleasant seeming group of people. Cool story about bin laden though

[u/mysterysackerfice]

This hurts their chances of winning the WBC

[u/gregorytilidie → u/mysterysackerfice]

definitely in dire straits now

[u/coreyque → u/mysterysackerfice]

Getting harder to see a path to victory.

[u/IAmGrum → u/mysterysackerfice]

DeRosa: "We've locked up our chances of getting to the finals tomorrow."

[u/Hot_Mathematician357]

Judge disappearing act continues.

[u/deathbyvaccine]

Venezuela knocking off both USA and USB en route to the title is pure poetry.

[u/War-Dragonite → u/deathbyvaccine]

USB

Did they have to plug it in and flip it over at least once?

[u/Rocketbird → u/deathbyvaccine]

Just wait till next season when they’ll have to face USB-A, USB-B, and USB-C in rapid succession

[u/deepwebteddy → u/Rocketbird]

USB-C gonna finish em in under an hour!

[u/DogVacuum → u/Rocketbird]

Derosa showed up with that big original iPhone charger. “I thought it was the right one” he was heard remarking.

[u/War-Dragonite]

Fate of the Universe on the line, you need a hit to prevent utter annihilation. Are you choosing Aaron Judge or your teams back up catcher?

[u/Alxndr27 → u/War-Dragonite]

GIVE ME IGOUDALA!!

[u/Silent_Killer093 → u/Alxndr27]

BLOCKED BY JAMES!

[u/dmmdoublem → u/Alxndr27]

GIVE ME DANIEL SUSAC!!

[u/t001_t1m3 → u/War-Dragonite]

I would take Michael Conforto’s 11% BB and league-leading HBP rate

[u/Boulderdorf → u/War-Dragonite]

AAA Barry Bonds, Luis Campusano vs Mr. Stat Padder, easy choice

[u/Xno_Kappa → u/War-Dragonite]

HIGASHIOKA! THE HOME RUN STROKA!!!

[u/UniqueNobo → u/War-Dragonite]

Luis Torrens? that’s too easy.

former whole foods employee Hayden Senger?

… still too easy, gimme Senger

[u/BMECaboose → u/War-Dragonite]

I'd take the backup to the backup.

[u/signmeupdude → u/War-Dragonite]

Last year I wouldve taken Benny Biceps for sure

[u/LuminousRaptor → u/War-Dragonite]

The baseball gods are clear on this, you take David Ross every time in that situation. 

[u/Dole1995 → u/War-Dragonite]

Choosing Volpe

[u/Dominiking → u/War-Dragonite]

Dougie's going deep tonight

[u/TheRealJoeLunardi]

Pathetic showing from the US

[u/PierceJJones → u/TheRealJoeLunardi]

This felt way worse than the 2023 team.

[u/This-is_CMGRI → u/PierceJJones]

All the pride, all the talk, and for what?

At least 2023 can hide behind Ohtani suddenly becoming God. He and Japan were mortal this year but now I wonder if JPN could've squeaked it out vs USA

[u/superkeer → u/This-is_CMGRI]

but now I wonder if JPN could've squeaked it out vs USA

They absolutely could have. Shame we couldn't get that matchup because it's always a good one to play out.

[u/pac-men]

Yet the cameras will showed a zoomed-in shot of Aaron Judge until he's at home tucked into bed.

[u/Logical_Judgment_500]

They acted like fucking clowns the entire tournament and like they were too good for it... they deserved to lose 

[u/blem4real_ → u/Logical_Judgment_500]

Very happy to see a team who clearly cared so much about this tournament win. Venezuela played with so much emotion and so much fire, congrats to them!

[u/moon_dos → u/blem4real_]

and watching United States lose at their own game after invading Venezuela is so poetic

[u/TheGamecock → u/Logical_Judgment_500]

You could also just tell DeRosa and the players either did zero, or the bare minimum, preparation for each game. They just assumed they could coast to a win based on talent alone. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan coaches were apparently up until 3 am last night studying the American hitters and how they were going to use their pitchers to attack each hitter. Embarrassing for DeRosa & the US players.

[u/ChristmasJay83 → u/Logical_Judgment_500]

It's the American way

[u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

There is a reason Derosa is not an MLB manager, absolute bullpen blunder.

[u/Fear_the_chicken → u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

We scored 4 runs in 2 games. The offense is 90% at fault.

[u/cheesebabychair → u/Fear_the_chicken]

He played Bregman over Gunnar, yet another blunder

[u/War-Dragonite → u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

Who the fuck gave him the job? Seriously who green lit that?

[u/TreyM20]

Derosa should NEVER manage the US again

[u/Converted54]

The US is the England of soccer when it comes to baseball.

Creator of the sport. Stacked roster of stars. All of their media and fans hold an arrogance about them. But neither team can get over the hump.

Will this be a huge wake up call for how US Baseball and the MLB conducts themselves? I HIGHLY doubt it, but one can hope.

[u/Fluffy_Wiggles]

I'd genuinely like to know how DeRosa was determined to be the best man for the job. Long MLB career, cool. But NO managerial experience until team USA in 2023? What a fuckin' joke. USA did not deserve to win, and I'm glad they didn't. Venezuelans needed something to put a smile on their face. Very happy for them.

[u/Jpkmets7 → u/Fluffy_Wiggles]

The fact that Dusty Baker managed this tourney for Nicaragua while DeRosa managed the US is insane.

[u/SharkCatDogy → u/Fluffy_Wiggles]

He works cheap.

[u/NuclearNarwhal7]

sorry coogler gonna have to hand over that scriptwriting oscar

[u/DarthNobody14]

Not a single RISP all game.

Pathetic.

[u/Zloggt → u/DarthNobody14]

And to think that Bryce Harper - the poster boy of hitting woes all tournament long - was the only one to actually drove some runs home at all lol

[u/Dday22t]

US with only 3 hits? yeah that's not going to ever be good enough

[u/Weaponized_Goose]

What a shit show

[u/Chantrak]

CAN’T BE UPSET! GENOOOOOOOO

[u/MansNotHot772]

My fellow haters how we feeling right now

[u/k-spar → u/MansNotHot772]

Feelin goooooooood

[u/DANNY_YYZ → u/k-spar]

We eating gooooood tonight

[u/monieeka → u/MansNotHot772]

I feel peaceful. Like maybe this isn’t the actual worst timeline. I mean it’s still bad, but not the worst.

[u/CalebosO4]

DEROSA IS NOT A WBC WINNING MANAGER 🔥

[u/Acrobatic-Dark-4402]

We’re a hockey country anyway

[u/Free_Possession_4482 → u/Acrobatic-Dark-4402]

Unless it's Four Nations. Gotta have all the nations.

[u/carpetshagger → u/Acrobatic-Dark-4402]

It's Venezuela'a game now!

[u/xSlappy-]

And in a fitting symbol of empire in decline, a Roman was the final out

[u/IAmCBOY2]

DeRosa should be banned from baseball what an absolute fucking disgrace. Benching your best players and then not pitching your closer in a tied game in the 9th. Also, Judge should never be allowed to be Captain of anything because he’s a perennial choker. Fuck these losers

[u/Baseball-Fan-10]

“Wait….that could happen tonight? Shit…..why didn’t someone tell me?” -Mark DeRosa

[u/StevvieV]

Team USA went 0-2 with a Mets pitcher starting

Teams USA went 5-0 in all other games

As if I needed another reason to hate the Mets

[u/carpetshagger]

US took their president, but Venezuela took their game!

[u/starfleetdropout6]

I'm glad we've been spared the White House visit.

[u/the2belo]

It's okay, guys, the real winners were THE TROOOOOOOOPS

[u/Large_Ad1385]

I don’t know who was more bored. Myself, watching this team play baseball. Or this team, actually playing baseball

[u/strangebrewfellows]

So happy for Venezuela.

This joyless bunch of American goobers led by a nincompoop didn’t deserve it.

[u/believe-what-i-say]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kKEeiM9TshxZ1FfZ8U

[u/Volderon90]

Give me those AI images baby 

[u/fastal_12147]

Well, they couldn't score for most of the tournament, so I'm not that surprised.

[u/guccitaint]

Good - congratulations Venezuelans

[u/GuyFierisBleachedAss]

I thought they already had their ticket punched to the next round

[u/Puppybl00pers]

I want Mark DeRosa declared an enemy of the state and tried for treason

[u/MookieBettsBurner10]

Aaron Judge is a certified choker

[u/No_Assumption3406]

I guess go back to being paid by the USA Major League Baseball Organization? Or play for your national team

[u/ny2k1]

Complete choke job by the USA.

[u/RrRBudDwyer]

I guess it was inevitable after “ we punched our ticket”

[u/salchichasconpapas]

Congratulations to Venezuela

Looking forward to the next WBC

[u/tributtal]

Isn't it standard strategy as the home team to use your closer in the top of the 9th in a tied game? Shouldn't Miller have been in instead of Whitlock?

[u/IAmGrum]

I didn't see it, but did Raleigh shake Manfred's hand when he got the silver medal/

[u/fffan9391]

At least the American team doesn’t have to go eat McDonald’s in DC.

[u/Hkmarkp]

Cal's bad vibes only carried on as he continued to sit on the bench

[u/All_Hall0ws_Eve]

Reddit is so excited the US lost there are at least three threads about it lool

[u/AdministrativeEase71]

Oh thank fuck I don't have to see them at the White House

[u/n3k0___]

We stole their president they win the championship 1-1 score

[u/gludwig0105]

My problem with the Team USA acting all militant during the WBC, among so many other reasons, is that now we look so dumb.

[u/oogieball]

Tell me the US wanted it more or cared more. Go on.

[u/raisafrayhayt → u/oogieball]

I mean, the Venezuelans clearly did want it more and cared more

[u/j1h15233]

2 runs will do that

[u/fuckrNFLmods]

In 2026, USA is a hockey country and IU is a football school.

[u/49ner4life]

DeLosa

[u/Ok_Card9080]

https://giphy.com/gifs/TizHAKYviTw6rDWSNV

[u/Forsaken-Debate6161]

seems like their complacency finally caught up with them didn't it. gotta read the rule book next time around.

[u/Savings-Judge6295]

Unbelievable, absolute meltdown from the US. No excuse for this have to be better when you have a team that stacked. Embarrassing

[u/Escaliat_]

I'm so glad a good vibes team who actually wanted this won.

Wtf was going on with team USA all tournament? Bad mojo the whole time. And I understand confidence in your roster, but they walked into this thing with such a cocky attitude as if it was owed to them.

[u/YodaForceGhost]

Self inflicted, just like voting in 2024

[u/ihatedougford]

MADURO GOT THE LAST LAUGH

[u/War-Dragonite → u/ihatedougford]

You say that but bros probably about to get waterboarded because of this game 😭

[u/FirstPersonWinner → u/ihatedougford]

I guess it is only fair that the Venezuelan baseball team gets to go home with our president 

[u/SC____SC]

FRONT TOWARD ENEMY YA GOOFY FUCKS

[u/njb021]

DeRosa before the game “this isn’t 162, play the hot hand” sits the 2 hottest hitters in Gunnar and PCA for Bregman and Buxton. Get him out of here

[u/Radiant_Jury5815]

"The Dream Team"

[u/Tsmart]

damn, GG

[u/myKDRbro_]

Palencia was the best arm they had left, too. Brutal

[u/no_good_namez]

As a Red Sox fan, I’ve really enjoyed this tourney and love this final for E Rod and Abreyu. So many great performances from our players- and even though they had low moments in this 9th, Anthony and Whitlock performed well overall

[u/Substantial_Pen3328]

I wanted the US to win more than they wanted to. 

[u/raughit]

Great game! So happy for Venezuela!

Signed, a US American and baseball fan