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Chapter 1: What excitement surrounds the World Baseball Classic?
You mentioned before you think that there is juice around the WBC because of the way these guys are talking and watching Japan celebrate. Hey, listen, the Olympics brought, to me anyway, it brings out the patriotism in all of these teams, all of these players. They know that they're playing for their country.
Are you telling me when you see Juan Soto and the Dominican team playing in, what, Santa Domingo down there in the DR? Oh, it's a huge deal, yeah. And you see that stadium sold out? Yes, without a doubt. That little country wants to own baseball. Yeah, that I can totally understand. I mean, the Dominican team, the Puerto Rican team, the Venezuelan team, absolutely. In my eyes, they own golf.
I like it. The Dominicans and Casa de Campo? I'm coming, baby. But, yeah, I wonder, though, is it going to be anything like the support that the U S hockey team got if team USA starts moving on. And I, I just, I don't, I don't think so because the Olympics are the Olympics and there was people who are not hockey fans are going to watch that.
Are the people who aren't baseball fans going to gravitate to the WBC? I, I think if the Americans make it to the semifinals, depending on who they're playing, where it's televised, yeah, I do think that people will get into it because there are stars that now are playing.
You know, the thing about the Olympics is you had the NHL players participating and the NHL had to shut down, you know, because I know baseball fans get all ticked off because, you know, we lost Edwin Diaz down there when he was celebrating. That's right. And it meant a lot to Edwin Diaz, and that's why he was celebrating.
But now, the NHL shut down the middle of their season, so these guys could go play hockey over in Milan. And you could see how physical and how intense those games were because you're playing for your country. Yeah. And I think now this is only going to help this particular situation with the WBC, that it's going to mean something.
Now, I will say that, you know, if you don't have schemes going but one game and maybe Nolan McClain a game here or there, I mean, I understand you got to be careful because you're just starting the 162-game season. But I think these guys are into it. I really do.
Do you think, though, that because it's right, even the Olympics are in the middle of the season, but you could tell that these guys were giving it their all. They weren't holding back at all. They would risk injury to win the gold medal. But do you think that there's that same type of free-for-all, I do not care, winning this thing above all? is the same mentality that goes into the WBC?
I'm only saying yes because of what I heard Aaron Judge tell Pat McAfee. Aaron Judge, just listen to him and how much it means to him and how much it means to put that jersey on. That is awesome, and I think that's exactly what we want as sports fans. We want guys that are going in there, going to compete to win. That's why we hate tanking. We hate tanking in all these sports.
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Chapter 2: How does Team USA's support compare to Olympic teams?
Japan, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil. The DR, America, come on. They all want to win. They want to win this. I know they do. I know. I'm not saying that they don't. My argument is, is this going to be something that the average sports fan who is a casual baseball fan but gets into it because it's Team USA and we're off the Olympics, fresh off the Olympics, and everybody's into it.
Can the WBC create that type of buzz throughout the country? I'm going to say no. because it's just a different deal. I'm going to say yes, depending on who the USA is playing. That was a big deal. It was USA-Canada for both the men and the women. Those games were huge on the ice.
And if it's America and Japan, if it's America and the DR, yeah, I think it's going to be – I think it will catch enough eyeballs, yes. Let's say Nolan McClain throws a complete game shutout in the championship game of the WBC. Is he on Jimmy Fallon? I would say it's not the Olympics. Right. It's not the Olympics. I don't think it's close. Sean in Belmar, what's happening?
Hey, what's up, Bulma? How you doing, pal? All right, good. What's going on? All right, here's the problem with the Olympics right off the bat. You train your whole life just to get that moment to start complaining about your political views. Why? That's what ruins everything. Shut up and do what you do best.
That's why when it came to hockey, not one of them mentioned anything about this, that Trump. Those kids went out there and they kicked ass. When they should have lost that game against Canada, that's what made that Olympics unbelievable. And the smiles on their face, the world baseball class will never compare to that. Yeah, I probably won't, but it depends on what your politics are.
Your politics, if you are a patriot and you are an America First person and you see an athlete draped in the flag saying that I live in the greatest country in the world and I'm so thankful for everything that I have gotten because of that, then that may piss off somebody else's politics. You know what I'm saying? I do. And that's the problem.
I think that most of those players, both men and women, by the way, said the same thing about representing their country, wearing their country's... name on the front of their jersey really meant something to them because of how they were brought up, the opportunities that they were giving, but it's also they've earned their right to be there and to celebrate.
And some people, some people, not a lot of people, but some people find that to be offensive, wrapping yourself in the flag and being a patriot. There's also me to understand, but that's just the way it is.
There's also the side of this where our reporters going to try to get that controversial answer from some of these other like you're going to somebody who's going to try in a postgame news conference or a pregame news conference to ask. the Dominican team or the Venezuelan team? What do you think about the immigration policies that are going on? Something like that to get an answer.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of politics in sports events?
And isn't it – aren't they playing in a pride match? I think it's a pride match. The Iranian team versus – I'm trying to think who the other team they're playing in is. They're playing in a – A gay pride match. It's like – Yeah, it's a big controversy. Why would the World Cup game be a gay pride match? It's in Seattle. And I think it's storing, again, I have half the story.
Let's get the whole story. The rest of the story. But the interesting thing will be the questions around the World Cup. I'm sorry. I know you're trying to be serious, but I don't know why would the World Cup have a gay pride match? Let me see. I'll get it for you. Gay pride match. World Cup. Yeah, here we go. Okay, so there you go.
It goes, a 2026 World Cup pride match is scheduled for June 26th in Seattle at Lumen Field between Iran and Egypt. Oh, there you go. That's the other thing, yeah. Two nations where homosexuality is illegal. But who is deciding that it's a gay pride match? The people who organized FIFA? It's either FIFA or in conjunction with the Seattle government or the Washington state government. I don't know.
So it says FIFA. All right. FIFA involvement. FIFA has not officially commented on the situation. Seattle organizers designated this match to coincide with Seattle Pride weekend. and planned LGBTQ plus celebrations tied to the game. The match itself is not a separate tournament or special exhibition.
It's just simply scheduled a World Cup game that will be taking place during the Pride festivities in Seattle. There you go. Okay. FIFA yet to intervene on Pride match despite Egypt objection. That's a headline here. I don't think Iran is objecting to anything right now. Yeah. So what's going to happen here?
It's just they're going to play soccer and there's going to be a bunch of women kissing each other outside? Like, I don't know. Men and women. Yeah, I know. I don't. What is the. And they probably chose it because you have two countries where it's banned. Who is it? They get the Seattle people. It's Seattle. Politicians, people. Yes, it's Seattle Pride Weekend. Okay.
And the game happens to be being played in Seattle between Egypt and Iran. All right. And you're busting my chops. I'm not busting your chops. You're like, they're having a gay pride match. I'm like, I don't know what you're talking about. And I don't know if the Iranian team can practice right now. Why not? Because they're under attack. Not everywhere. Yeah, it's mainly...
And the biggest part of it, I think, has been carried out of the operation, right? Yeah, I don't know. With CENTCOM, I'm not sure. No, they said it could be another four weeks, five weeks, and not ruling out boots on the ground. All right. Yeah, I'm not sure what to do with this. All I know is that if I were the next in line of succession, I wouldn't want to announce it to anybody.
Because you ain't going to be around the next day. Yeah, probably. Yeah, that's an interesting thing. I'm sure it's going to carry on. It's going to happen. I'm surprised you didn't hear about this. This is the first you're hearing about this?
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of the upcoming Gay Pride match in Seattle?
Yeah. So basically, it is a diplomatic and cultural controversy. It is. There you have it. There you have it. The rest of the story.