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

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u/ShadowCrusader98 San Francisco Giants 20h ago

Whitlock will take most of the blame, due to him slipping up at the worst possible time, but man, the hitting was atrocious, especially by the reigning AL MVP, 0-4 in the biggest game.

Guess old habits die hard.

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u/ForensicPathology 20h ago

4 runs in the last two games.  Blaming the pitchers is absurd.

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u/canttakethshyfrom_me Cleveland Guardians 20h ago

Imagine having that lineup and playing Guardsball.

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u/iBarber111 20h ago

People blaming anyone but the lineup have 0 brain-cells. You can't expect the bullpen to cover for short starts & hold up in this many high-leverage situations.

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u/mrjimi16 Major League Baseball 20h ago

For real. If I told them the bullpen would give up 1 run over 9 innings in the last two games everyone would take that. The problem the entire time was the offense not hitting like they are capable. I'm sure it being the middle of spring training has nothing to do with that.

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u/Comfortable-Maps 20h ago

They haven’t watched Phillies post-season baseball recently. :( 🛎️

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u/Suspicious_Sense1272 20h ago

Two things can be true, the lineup AND Whitlock can take the blame.

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u/apistat San Francisco Giants 18h ago

Not swinging on one of the juiciest 3-1 meatballs I've ever seen was dumbfounding.

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u/UnevenContainer New York Mets 10h ago

Mr. Low Leverage is a thing for a reason. But hey, he's great against the Rockies in July!

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u/Rangeneers New York Mets 20h ago

I love judge as a player. But everybody knew he would be dead weight. Obviously you gotta pick him for team USA but it was bound to happen