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Boomer & Gio

It's US-Venezuela! Russo Says Carton "Ruined" FS1, Pitino Ready For Tourney

Boomer & Gio

Audacy

Sports, News

4.2707 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Jerry's first update starts with the sounds of Venezuela beating Italy to head to the WBC championship game. Carlos Mendoza has ‘mixed feelings’ about Nolan McLean starting tonight for Team USA. Chris Russo didn’t like the WBC being on FS1 as ‘Craig Carton ruined that’. We heard from Rick Pitino as they get ready for the tournament.

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0:00.0

What is going on is that we found out who the U.S. will be playing tonight in the WBC Championship game.

0:06.0

Michael Garcia.

0:07.6

Lanzibar left being on a base hit.

0:10.2

Jackson Trio comes home.

0:12.5

For the third-timeing play, everybody's safe.

0:15.7

Venezuela's taken the lead.

0:17.8

They've come back again.

0:20.2

And that was FS1 with the call. Most people were saying that that's where Italy was going to fall apart would be on the mound. I know you guys are a little bit broken up this morning. Not at all. You want me to buy breakfast? You do what you want, but I don't care that Italy lost. That's not me. I thought you were into this. I am. Because you're not being Italy.

0:53.5

I'm rooting for USA. I know. If it's okay, you could have ruled for last night. I was not. No, whoever won. I'm an American boomer. You know, Venezuela's had some issues, you know? They have. We've been involved. I am more, though. We've had But I mean, listen, man

0:56.9

I want the U.S. to win. you know they have we've been involved now more though we've had but uh

0:56.0

I mean listen man

0:56.9

I want the U.S. to win as well

0:58.7

I know of course we do

0:59.6

I mean

1:00.0

maybe you guys

1:01.0

I'm happy for the Italian Americans

1:03.0

that are on that team

1:04.0

did your grandparents

1:05.2

come over on the boat

1:06.0

not the grandparents

1:07.6

no great grandparents

1:08.3

great grandparents yes

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