Italy helps Team USA survive in the World Baseball Classic
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What contributed to Team USA's advancement in the World Baseball Classic?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. That sounds so crazy. 104.3 the score. Wow, I like that. Middays 10-2 on 104.3 the score. Rosarito hits it hard. Fisher throws across. Ball game. Italy 4-0 into the quarterfinals. And Mexico has been eliminated. Zip will be eliminated. Mexico at 2 and 2. United States in. They get Canada on Friday. Italy gets Puerto Rico on Saturday afternoon. That is courtesy of Fox Sports 1. It was supposed to be on Tubi, our favorite network, but it changed to Fox Sports.
Why was Italy's victory over Mexico crucial for Team USA?
Ray's in my favorite. Yeah, that's right. I'm a Tubier. Oh, yeah, I did hear you talking about that. Tubi, bro. Get on board with Tubi. Come on, bro. Tubi, bro. Bro. We're not getting paid to say this. Pulling tubes, yo. Is that what you're saying? Yeah, take it easy. That sounds inappropriate. It's legal, but anyway. This is Rahimi in some states. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And that was Italy's 9-1 win over Mexico at Daiken Park in Houston for the World Baseball Classic. And why was it important that we kept an eye on this game? And why did it get moved from Tubi to Fox Sports 1? And why did we all watch it? Because Team Italy needed to help Team USA in order for them to advance. Italy needed to beat Mexico by at least four runs, and that's what happened.
So they were able to advance. They got the run differential in their favor. And Team Italy, firing up the espresso, 4-0 wins Pool B. Team USA was 3-1, and they both advanced in the World Baseball Classic. And Vinny Pascantino, who, of course, I know from watching a billion Sox and Royals games. Yeah, it's not great baseball, typically. How dare you? You just farted on it. It's been good for Vinny. It just hasn't been as good for the Sox recently. Vinny Pascantino had struggled in the World Baseball Classic. He was due, and he ends up hitting three home runs in the win and had quite the interview with friend of the score, John Palmarosi, after the game. Three espresso shots in. How you feeling? I'm caffeinated.
I'm beamed up right now, so... yeah we're in a good spot so how many more boxes of those espresso pods are now on order as many as we need as many as we need we'll make it happen so uh that was unbelievable huh you're welcome usa We were thinking of you guys over at your hotel. We were thinking of you guys. So I'm glad you guys could join us in the party. So when you get back to your phone, Vinny, what's that text message going to say from Bobby Witt Jr.? I'm hoping he's got a room key for me at his hotel. That's what I'm hoping for. That's it. I'm just joking around. I don't know. I don't know. I don't even know what I'm feeling right now. I've never felt this before. Like, I know we didn't win anything.
We won the pool and we've advanced, but just we weren't supposed to, right? I mean, we had expectations that we could, but we did. We knew what we needed to do tonight. And once we scored four runs, it was like, all right, we better win this thing. So it's, I don't know, it's pretty special. This is a really cool group. Whatever happens next, we're going to be ready for it. And I'm honored to just be a part of this. Sometimes when someone who's hit as many home runs as you have, Vinny, you know when it's going to be a special day. I saw you bunt on your first pitch.
What were the implications of the game being moved from Tubi to Fox Sports 1?
So what were your thoughts, your emotions heading into this one? I'm pretty sure everybody knew how I had been hitting so far in this tournament. I knew. Any way you can get a hit, you just try to get on base and help the team. I've never hit three home runs in a game before, so that's kind of cool. But more importantly, we were able to put some runs on the board early and And we scored more than them tonight, and that's the goal, and I'm super proud of this team. I know how much pride you take in your defense, Vinny, as well. What did that mean to you? Woo! Hey, thank you. Thanks. Gatorade dump, I assume. For the captain, for the captain. Celebratory. Your defense, Vinny, all over the place last night, doing the splits last night, and then again today.
What is that the result of in terms of all the work that you put in?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What contributed to Team USA's advancement in the World Baseball Classic?
0:01–0:46
2
Why was Italy's victory over Mexico crucial for Team USA?
0:46–3:50
3
What were the implications of the game being moved from Tubi to Fox Sports 1?
3:50–6:41
4
How did Vinny Pascantino perform in the World Baseball Classic?
6:41–9:21
5
What emotions did Vinny express after Italy's win?
9:21–12:27
6
What challenges did Team Italy face during the tournament?
12:27–12:57
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