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https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/world-baseball-classic-misspoke-or-misread-the-calculations-either-way-team-usa-fumbled-its-chance-in-loss-to-italy-064333165.html

DeRosa has his Getz-like moment of thinking USA was already qualified for quarterfinals even if they lost

Sat Bregman Raleigh Harper Buxton Turang...

Basically had to use Yarborough instead of Joe Ryan...

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In an appearance Tuesday morning with Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds on "Hot Stove" on MLB Network, where DeRosa works as an analyst, he said of the game against Italy: "We want to win this game even though our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals."

Team USA's ticket was not punched -- and its fate now depends on the results of Italy and Mexico's contest Wednesday night, the final game of the WBC's Pool B.

 

Team USA spent multiple hours in the clubhouse following its 5-3 victory against Mexico on Monday and, DeRosa said before the game against Italy, "There's some guys dragging today."

Among Team USA resting a number of starters -- including Bryce Harper and Alex Bregman -- emergency reliever Clayton Kershaw warming up during the eighth inning and DeRosa not pinch running for Paul Goldschmidt as Team USA mounted a comeback after falling behind 8-0, the perception that they believed they had advanced took root as DeRosa's comments spread on social media.

Kershaw was warming up, DeRosa said, because WBC rules limit pitch counts and he wanted to avoid using closer Mason Miller if reliever David Bednar reached 25 pitches. Kershaw, DeRosa said, "was the only guy we had left."

 

espn.com  Jeff Passan

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