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Hello and welcome to episode 2450 of Effectively Wild, a Fangraphs baseball podcast brought

you by our Patreon supporters.

I'm the Raleigh of Fangraphs and I'm joined by Ben Lindberg of the ringer, Ben.

How are you?

Doing well, enjoying some WBC action.

Lots of exciting stuff going on here.

US, Japan, DR, the three favorites, a combined 10 and O as we on here. U.S., Japan, DR, the three favorites, a combined tenino as we speak here

on Tuesday afternoon, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, also undefeated, as is Italy. Italy, too, those espresso

shots in the dugout doing the trick. So lots of fireworks, some on the field, some said by Randy Rose Arena

directed in the general vicinity of Cal Raleigh. You worried? You worried about things in the

clubhouse over there? No, not especially. I am not particularly concerned.

I do think that you guys are being dopes and you should, you just stop being a dope, you know?

You should, when presented with the opportunity to be a dope or shake your teammates hand.

You can just shake his hand.

And then, and then when he's a little rude to you, hey, that sucks.

Don't be a little rude, but also you don't have to be rude and kind.

I think it's fine.

I mean, it's not great.

It's not fine.

Maybe it'll be fine.

I think it'll be fine. I think it'll be fine.

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