Adam Wainwright

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Good run USA. Congrats to a deserving Venezuela who definitely earned this with wins over the USA, Japan, and Italy among others. Impressive. Pumped to see so many people invested in this WBC! This tourney is getting better and better. @MLBONFOX

Harp!!!!!! Yes!!!!

If Venezuela wins this game the fans who are in attendance will make a sound that may just register as an earthquake or tornado or something. The ‘23 game against Venezuela was the loudest thing I’ve ever been a part of. Louder than any concert…

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Reply to that’s fairly straightforward as Ken Rosenthal also commented on this. Kershaw was warming because pitching regulations on all other pitchers down there. And in the case of mason miller, he could only pitch 1 inning and nothing more. They aren’t allowed to get somebody warmed up in the pen and not put them in the game, except in the case of non rostered players… like Kershaw. The game was 8-4 and kershaw warming because had Bednar given up a few runs there they needed somebody to bring it home with no restrictions. Kershaw, maybe not in his prime, was asked to come into a bases loaded situation in the World Series…. And got out of it. DeRo knew the rules and has had them told to him ad nauseam. Now they’re in the quarterfinals! Go USA!!!

@UncleCharlie50 Waino, a couple issues here. 1) not only did he start guys he hadn’t been starting the rest of pool play, he was warming up Kershaw down 8-0. Then Miller comes into the game inexplicably. Does that not sound like someone notified DeRo and he’s like oh wow I need 0 runs?

Mark Derosa is catching a LOT of heat right now. Lots of people saying he shouldn’t manage the USA team. Lots of people saying you need a big league manager running the show. As a member of the 2023 WBC team that won a silver medal, and went 2-0 (sniff) for DeRo, let me weigh in on this matter. I saw the interview where he said “tickets were punched”…. I saw it. Is it possible that he didn’t know the exact situation? Maybe. But let’s think clearly on all things people are concerned about really quick: 1. Does he need to have big league experience as a manager to manage the team? The short answer to this is NO. He managed in 23 and knew the format. He knew how the roster needed to be constructed. He knew how teams would be calling and basically telling him how he could use their guys. All teams do it. All teams have parameters on their players. I’d argue he knew this particular system better than the normal manager. Side note…he’s surrounded by big league managers in Freddi Gonzalez and David Ross. Also, Dino Ebel is widely respected as one of the best baseball men and coaches on the planet. Side note 2…. As a teammate of his and player of his, I can honestly say he is one of the best ever at bringing people together and in this format the team has to become a team quickly. Nobody better for that. 2. Did he really not know the exact situation? As stated before, he’s surrounded by staff and USA people. Surrounded by media asking questions all day long. Are we really to think that nobody had given him the tea? Please. I believe he misspoke. He would have known the night before that interview all the scenarios. 3. How could he sit Bregs, Bux, Turang, and Harp? Replaced by PCA (2 home runs and top 10 MVP), Gunnar Henderson (homerun and top 2 MVP in 2024), Ernie Clement (single and just set records in the postseason), Paul Goldschmidt (single and 2022 MVP). They hit. The fact is they gave up 8 runs. The team they gave up 8 runs to is hotter than fire and scored another 9 last night. I wanted them to win that game as much as you did, but sometimes you lose. Let’s just for a second say that DeRo didn’t know the situation. Then the entire staff, hoard of reporters, all the roster… they didn’t know either? It’s hard to get behind that theory. Whoever is still locked in on him being incompetent though, you keeping that same energy if the USA wins and then all the sudden he’s a silver and gold medal winning manager?

@SashaTheGray @jaysonst You know what my response has to be to that out of principle right?

@UncleCharlie50 @jaysonst Saying 'sorry not sorry' is very cringe.

Since the Fox broadcast can’t stop speculating on whether Tarik Skubal could start another WBC game for Team USA, here’s AJ Hinch on that topic yesterday: “I’m FULLY expecting Tarik to be back (in Tigers camp).”

My boy ⁦@JayTheFade⁩ kept the barber shop open late for me so I could look sharp on this weekends @MLBONFOX broadcast! The #WBC is amazing and the most fun for these players ever! Playing for your country just hits different. Tune in fri and sat as USA battles Brazil and GB

Watching the men’s hockey gold medal game today just re-emphasized how cool it would be if @MLB allowed big leaguers to play in the summer olympics in 2028. It might be an important step in recovering from whatever happens in 2027 (which is hopefully a mutual agreement and no work stoppage). I’d love to see the big league season pause and players compete for country. Baseball needs it. The fans need it. I think the players would love it. There’s nothing like playing while the crowd chants USA USA USA!

Congrats to @TeamUSAHockey on winning the Gold Medal!!! That was an incredible game! @binnnasty showed out today too. Rooting for USA all the way but rooting for you too JB50. Connor Hellebuyck was a hero today. Wow. Unbelievable performance

The difference in men and women when packing for vacations… even to the … beach! Sound off men!

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Congrats to Andruw!!! We all wanted to be like Andruw Jones growing up. He had us all out in the outfield catching balls by our belts every practice! One of the greatest outfielders in the history of baseball. Well deserved

Congrats to my good friend and former teammate Carlos Beltrán!!! An amazing player and person!

@zachTNT They would move before that when the back knee breaks. Doesn’t look like much time but that is a considerable difference for a base stealer

@zachTNT Not a balk but an early trigger for baserunners to steal easier

Any baseball people out there: My middle schooler was working on some pitching stuff and I’m wondering if his back leg moving just before he starts his motion is a balk. Some of the balk rules will forever be confusing to me, and they rarely seem black and white.

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