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Hour one of the Ben Maller show.

A happy hump day to you.

It is Wednesday, the 18th day of March.

And this is a radio show that is a podcast.

And now it's a podcast that was a radio show.

It's the hour of baseball.

Is it true?

The team USA superstar Aaron Judge choked yet again on the big stage as Team USA embarrassingly lost to the team representing Venezuela

in the championship game in Miami.

Also, did the latest edition of the World Baseball Classic, the 2026 vintage, live up to expectations.

We'll discuss that.

And Mark DeRosa, the skipper for the losing Team USA squad, believes every player would volunteer for the World Baseball Classic if it moved to the All-Star break.

And there would be fewer restrictions on players.

How realistic does this come across?

We'll talk about that and more right now. Settle in. Remember remember you can listen to how you want. You can listen to this hour and then skip next hour and listen to the third hour. Listen to all four hours. There's the best of version. But here it is, hour number one. Don't judge me, bro. Don't judge me. Well, that's what we do.

We have to judge you, right?

You play well.

It's a big deal.

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