PMS 2.0 1516 - Team USA Advances to the WBC Finals, March Madness Brackets Revealed, Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa, Coach K, Sled Hockey Gold Medalist Jack Wallace, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk

The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Sports, Football

4.9 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 149 minutes

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On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap last night’s thrilling 2-1 Team USA victory over the Dominican Republic as they advanced to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. They also chat about the incredible finish at the Players Championship, Justin Fields being traded to the Chiefs, the NCAA Tournament brackets being revealed, and everything else happening in the sports world. Joining the progrum is 16 year MLB veteran, MLB Network analyst, and Manager for Team USA, Mark DeRosa to chat about last night’s exhilarating game, all the heat he took leading into the semifinal game, how impressed he was with Paul Skenes, Aaron Judge’s leadership as the captain, and a look ahead to Tuesday night’s Championship game. Next, 5x National Champion, 3x Gold Medalist, most wins of all-time, 13 Final Fours, 15 ACC Tournament titles, the goat, Mike Krzyzewski joins the progrum to chat about the NCAA Tournament, some of his favorite memories from coaching the National Team, the divide between the haves and have not’s in college basketball, and much more. Later, 3x Gold Medalist in sled hockey, fresh off a hat trick against Canada in the gold medal match, Jack Wallace joins the show to chat about his story, how he got started in sled hockey, how far it’s come, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, beautiful people, and welcome to our humble abode, the thunderdown.
0:06.7	On this overreaction Monday, 316 day.
0:10.2	This sports program begins now.
0:13.4	Wade!
0:14.3	White!
0:14.6	Happy 316 day to all who celebrate.
0:18.0	Obviously, we are referencing Stone Cold Steve Austin.
0:21.6	And you know, you got your book of John, but Austin 316 says, I just warped your ass.
0:26.2	And a baldheaded man would go on to take over not only the wrestling business, but also pop culture, and inspire a lot of working class human beings and kids along the way.
0:37.1	Somebody who told authority to go to hell, drank a beer and kicked your ass.
0:40.9	And that's basically a good thing for anybody that is like us in this particular world.
0:46.9	And I had the incredible opportunity one time to share a couple beers with the Texas Rattlesnake.
0:51.9	I had the opportunity to chug some beers with the Texas Rattlesnake. And then, you know what they say is you don't trust the Texas Rattlesnake. I had the opportunity to chug some beers with the Texas Rattlesnake. And then, you know what they say is you don't trust the Texas Rattlesnake because every once in a while, he'll by God you right in the stomach and send your jaw into about 30 different places. Now, that is after a full chug and more beer. We would have to fast forward about a minute and a half into this video to see that happen.
1:12.0	But nonetheless, happy 316 day to everybody.
1:15.2	And shout to the WWE being awesome throughout most of our lives on that note.
1:20.1	Now, back to wonderful sports.
1:22.4	It has been a fantastic few days of sports.
1:26.4	And we cannot wait to chat about it all.
1:28.4	Football just had some breaking news this morning.
1:30.2	Justin Fields, formerly of a high state, then of the Chicago Bears, then of the Pittsburgh
1:35.0	Steelers, then of the New York Jets, now traded to the Kansas City Chiefs.
1:38.6	Wow.
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