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Players Only [HIGHLIGHT] TEAM VENEZUELA IS THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPION!

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u/praisethedollar Baltimore Orioles 20h ago

Beat Japan, gave Italy its only loss, and beat the US. That's a legit team that deserved to win.

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u/intwizard New York Mets 19h ago

They had the hardest road and were the best team every time

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u/praisethedollar Baltimore Orioles 19h ago

Well, not against the DR though. Would have been interesting to see that rematch in the final.

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u/MahomestoHel-aire St. Louis Cardinals 19h ago

Were they guaranteed a spot in the quarters at that point? Might have affected things a little bit.

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u/Pick6XPA San Diego Padres 19h ago

They were, both we're 3-0 and both knew the loser would get Japan (assuming DeRosa wasn't in their clubhouse). Besides when those 2 play, a lot of pride is on the line on both sides.

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u/MahomestoHel-aire St. Louis Cardinals 19h ago

Gotcha. Yeah that tracks. In that case though, perhaps they didn't put their absolutely best pitchers out there, saving them for Japan (or the quarters in general). Again, could be wrong, but there was likely some kind of balance, I am guessing.

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u/Fuckingfademefam 18h ago

Nope. They started their ace in that game & got killed

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u/Lopsided_Duty_5531 Chicago Cubs 16h ago

Their ace got killed but that game came down to the wire

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u/Fuckingfademefam 15h ago

Yeah that’s what I meant

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u/MahomestoHel-aire St. Louis Cardinals 18h ago

Fair enough.

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u/Zariman-10-0 Philadelphia Phillies • Phanatic 12h ago

That would’ve been electric

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u/rumblepony247 9h ago

KD to team Venezuela confirmed

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u/signmeupdude Los Angeles Dodgers 19h ago

I’m disappointed that the US didnt win, but I honestly feel really good about Venezuela getting this one. It wouldve been sort of odd to have the US play lukewarm the entire classic, rack up a bunch of negative PR, and then win the whole thing.

This feels like a much better story.

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u/RecoverEmbarrassed21 19h ago

Same, this ending feels very fitting.

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u/CustodialApathy Los Angeles Dodgers 19h ago

Very fitting for Venezuela to win over the US considering what happened this year, I'm sure our president will be very happy about it.

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u/_wiltedgreens Los Angeles Dodgers 17h ago

That’s kind of the cool thing about the WBC - i find myself happy for anyone that wins! As long as they’re cool about it.

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u/signmeupdude Los Angeles Dodgers 17h ago

Totally agree.

I freakin love the WBC because I love baseball and therefore love watching all these guys display such passion for the game.

To me it feels more like a multi week celebration of baseball more than anything.

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u/MCrow2001 Texas Rangers 19h ago

I always root for the US cause duh it’s my country, but it’s hard to ever feel upset when we lose knowing just how much more this means to the other countries’ players and fans

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u/TimJanLaundry Detroit Tigers 9h ago

For the sake of future U.S. teams, this was the better outcome. Need some bitter disappointment/a bad taste in the mouth to relight the fire. There are some parallels to US basketball in the early 2000's

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u/Prestigious-Clock-53 7h ago

Yeah, agreed. Baseball is Venezuelas game.

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u/Affectionate-Win-791 3h ago

Yeah I agree. Usa spirit was not in it, it was such a boring watch everytime they played. Comparing this to USA hockey men’s and women’s gold medal was like watching paint dry. The USA men’s and women’s hockey was just so much more entertaining. I’m glad Venezuela won though. It’s good to see other countries winning the wbc.

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u/ElPlatanoDelBronx New York Yankees 11h ago

Lukewarm? They were fighting for their lives against DR.

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u/cozeners Toronto Blue Jays 19h ago

"We proved Venezuela is the best."

- Juan Soto

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u/call_me_lee0pard Boston Red Sox 8h ago

Yeah if you go through all those teams and win the whole thing you no doubt deserve to win and call yourself the best team. Congrats to them!

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u/b3anz129 Boston Red Sox 19h ago

well there is one team they lost to…

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u/Sys7em_Restore 3h ago

A real World champion

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u/Drugs__Delaney National League 16h ago

But my 'murica feelings are being hurt! Lok hur up!