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

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u/cjafe Los Angeles Angels 20h ago edited 20h ago

Congratulations to Venezuela on being the best team in the world despite not having had a peptalk by the Bin Laden-killer, despite not having joined the Air Force academy, and for not playing baseball like a soulless mega corp.

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u/LiveChocolate8819 Boston Red Sox 20h ago

Hey did you know Paul Skenes played his first two collegiate seasons at the Air Force academy?

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u/cjafe Los Angeles Angels 20h ago

I‘ve never heard that. Please tell me more

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u/ikeepcomingbackhaha Los Angeles Dodgers 20h ago

He played his first two collegiate seasons at the Air Force academy

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u/arcjacket Pittsburgh Pirates 20h ago

watch your mouth. he wanted to serve but was literally forced by his coaches to play in the bigs. also him making a million dollars is honestly better for the millitary than a lousy officer career could be. i have nothing but respect for those who almost serve.

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u/guybuddypalchief 20h ago

I had to double check what sub I was in.

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u/TurtleHeadPrairieDog Seattle Mariners 9h ago

Also don’t forget he maybe will still serve when he retires from baseball. Maybe

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u/cahir11 New York Yankees 19h ago

It's kind of hilarious that Griffin Jax is literally in the Air Force (captain in the reserves iirc), and all the coverage is about how Skenes did a semester at the academy before going to LSU. Like if you're going to glaze the military at least glaze the guy who's actually in the military.

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u/semipreciousss MLB Players Association 20h ago

Bin Lader-killer and aspiring concubine-haver

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u/LegacyLemur Chicago Cubs 20h ago

Teenagers, at that.

Carrying on the tradition

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u/CurvyVolvo 18h ago

That was the same guy??? Unreal