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So close for Team USA, but for a second consecutive time at the WBC, they come up just short, losing in the final three, two, this time to Venezuela.

Take a minute to react to the game itself, bump, where the bats went quiet.

Now, that was until, of course, Bryce Harper, his big moment, he'd had kind of a tough tourney, but a game-tying home run in the eighth.

Harper says a fly ball in a deep center field.

Better late than never.

Bryce Harper has tied the championship.

Unfortunately for him, Gino Svarez did this half an inning later.

Into left center field, headed for the gap, and Venezuela has retaken the lead.

And Eugenio Suarez just like that.

Final out and a win for Venezuela.

Venezuela, the best in baseball. Yuck, though. I mean, three hits for Team USA's, one of their best rosters and best lineups that they've created. I'm low-key-haden, but I'm not. Oh? I'm happy for Venezuela. Yeah. You know, they've been through a lot in the past few months a lot. Love it for Gino. I love it for Gino, too. Gino coming up, Clunch. He said the best in baseball. They were the best today. They were the best today. But I can't say that because when U.S.B. Canada in hockey, I'm like, we're the best in the world. Right. So I can't, I started to be like, what you're talking about? But look, hey, one game. This isn't a seven game series. One game is different. No, I love it for them, man. The South American teams just showed so much passion and joy. Caribbean teams. Like, it was just, they wanted this. They wanted it. And we finally got some emotion that I wanted out of Bryce Harper after he hits that bomb, flexes, points to the U.S. flag. I'm like, that's the energy I'm talking about. That's the Bryce Harper I like. Yeah, let's go. But no, this was fun. This was fun to watch. Venezuela goes up early, 2-0.

The bats are cold.

The bat's been cold for the U.S.

last, what, two or three games, honestly. I'm watching the U.S. team and thinking, yeah, they ain't ready yet. Yeah. They haven't had the reps yet, but why is Venezuela able to do it? or the DR was probably the hottest team when it comes to scoring runs in the whole tournament.

But yeah, I wasn't, this is the first time I feel like the U.S. is lost in something. able to do it or the DR was probably the hottest team when it comes to score and runs in the whole tournament.

But yeah, I wasn't, this is the first time I feel like the U.S. is lost in something and I wasn't hot. You know, I was like, you know what, good game. Good game. Venezuela, you earned it. You deserve that. I think, I think, too, it had been such a weird vibe for Team USA. I'm always going to root for Team USA, right?

When you're watching the Olympics, when you're watching any tournament,

when you're just, you root for when you watch it.

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