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@TalkinBaseball_ Venezuela winning makes it easier for the US to win so them

Who are you rooting for?

@Damon98_ This guy is actually worse than DeRosa. impressiv

Venezuela starting Sal Perez over William Contreras in a do or die game is bordering on unfathomable levels of troll. Nevermind the fact Willson Contreras is somehow not in the starting lineup either.

@ElExtrabase @Simple_vzla This lineup is egregiously bad LOL This dude should be fired

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@cassius_gregory @BNightengale Gunnar is better than Bregman lol Gunnar is a borderline top 10 player in the whole MLB.

@howangoat999 @BNightengale The games matter now. Why would he play the lesser player in important games?

USA’s starting lineup for quarterfinal game tonight vs. Mexico. Harper, Raleigh and Bregman back in lineup

@USABaseball DeRosa willingly choosing to bench a borderline top 10 player in the MLB is hilarious. So incompetent

Tonight’s starting lineup against Canada ⬇️

@wizecrax @SinCityRoto @TalkinBaseball_ He got a hit...in his 3rd at bat, which happened to be against a lefty. We all know he can hit lefties. The problem is that he gave him two ABs against RHP for 0 reason. He should have never started the game because he is incapable of hitting RHP as shown last year

@SinCityRoto @TalkinBaseball_ Harper was struggling. Goldy got a hit. You’re a moron, stop this.

“There’s a couple false narratives out there. I was well aware that we had to win that game based on all the scenarios. They went in 2-0. We went in 2-0.” USA was 3-0

@UncleCharlie50 Goldschmidt was actually GOOD in 2022. We're in 2026 LOL He is NOT GOOD against RHP. We know this. Him getting a hit in his 3rd at bat against a lefty does not mean it was a smart idea to start him. We know he's good against lefties. Clement also sucks vs RHP.

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?

@KnicksMemes I don't think that's how the format works. I'm pretty sure it's re-seeded for the semifinals because that's how it was in other tournaments. The betting odds don't really make any sense otherwise

World Baseball Classic Matchups if current scores hold: QF: USA vs Canada Dominican vs Korea Japan vs Venezuela Puerto Rico vs Italy SF: Winner of USA/CAN vs W of DOM/KOR Winner of JPN/VEN vs W of PR/ITA Team USA on track to potentially face DR in Semis + Japan in Final! #WBC

@YankeeWRLD How is this guy the manager for an even remotely serious international team? It is such an embarrassment. They should have kicked him off the team by now

Mark DeRosa being a terrible baseball mind is unfortunately nothing new

@YankeeWRLD No wonder he started Goldschmidt

OH MY GOD MARK DEROSA ACTUALLY THOUGHT TEAM USA ALREADY CLINCHED A SPOT IN THE QUARTERFINALS LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

@austinreave @YankeeWRLD It's not because it's baseball. There's too much luck in this sport for that. The US wasn't even favored by that much today relative to other sports. It was like a normal NBA line.

@YankeeWRLD If this team USA avengers god squad gets grouped…. Is it the biggest collapse in sports history?

I genuinely believe that Mark DeRosa is under the impression that Team USA is too talented to lose and not move on to the quarterfinals. This is unbelievable.

@YankeeWRLD I cannot believe this clown left Goldy and Clement in down 5-0. They both had sub 80 wrc+ last year against RHP. wtf is happening. Fire him immediately

Paul Goldschmidt starting in a must-win game for Team USA is disgraceful Mark DeRosa can’t come anywhere near Team USA after this tournament

Derosa should be fired immediately. He literally kept Clement and Goldy down 5-0 despite both of them being genuinely atrocious against RHP last season.

@mzxeternal @HoodieFrazier Goldschmidt is literally terrible against RHP lol He literally did not hit them at all last regular season. It's an egregious decision

@HoodieFrazier Harper is a slow starter and hasn't done much this WBC, Goldy's been hitting. It was a good day to start him.

Starting Goldschmidt over Harper tells me Mark DeRosa hates America

@yokester35 @TVMoviefan30 @BNightengale Goldschmidt is literally incapable of hitting RHP at all in 2026 lol Harper is going to play again next round regardless

@TVMoviefan30 @BNightengale Harper’s arguably been the worst player on the roster 💀

USA’s lineup tonight vs. Italy with veteran Paul Goldschmidt getting the start at 1B. A victory clinches a quarterfinal berth and the No. 1 seed out of Pool B

@cookedbymhj @TalkinBaseball_ It's just a day off or whatever. Harper will play again next round.

@TalkinBaseball_ Why is goldshit playing

Team USA's lineup vs Italy tonight 1. Bobby Witt Jr., SS 2. Gunnar Henderson, 3B 3. Aaron Judge, RF 4. Kyle Schwarber, DH 5. Will Smith, C 6. Roman Anthony, LF 7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B 8. Ernie Clement, 2B 9. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF SP: RHP Nolan McLean

@smuffyburner @BNightengale Ohtani / Judge / Witt / Skenes / Skubal / Soto / Cal / Jram / Lindor. There are a bunch of people arguable for 10th like Julio / Gunnar / Carroll / Tatis / Acuna but yeah. He is borderline top 10.

@howangoat999 @BNightengale Hahahahahaha

USA’s lineup vs. Mexico is the same as Game 1 with Paul Skenes on the mound instead of Logan Webb

@smuffyburner @BNightengale I mean, he's not a top 3 player right now. He was a top 5 player two years ago and I would say he is a borderline top 10 player now. Turang is like a top 30 player.

@howangoat999 @BNightengale Imagine thinking Gunner Henderson is a top 3 player lol and the way you are glazing a player very similar to Turang is how I assumed you were.

@smuffyburner @BNightengale idk why you think I'm an Orioles fan lol I don't even like the Orioles. I HIGHLY doubt Turang is going to magically become a top 3 player in the MLB That seems genuinely impossible.

@howangoat999 @BNightengale Turang will exceed that ceiling. In year 3 he was already 2 homers shy of 20-20 with incredible numbers. He’ll be even better. I never imagined Orioles fans are this insecure.