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WBC Fever Grows, PCA’s Huge Night, Tiebreaker Scenarios, Steele, Counsell, and Other Cubs Bullets

So, Italy-Mexico tonight is kinda going to be must-see TV for baseball fans, eh? Dream scenario for boosters of the World Baseball Classic, and it’s free on Tubi at 6pm CT, which is good for fans. It feels like the energy for this year’s installment of the baseball spectacle remains really high, and I’m loving it. We aren’t even yet to the win-or-go-home part of the tournament …

Talk about maximum cognitive dissonance for a Chicago Cubs fan last night. On the one hand, I am perturbed that Team USA lost, but Pete Crow-Armstrong homered TWICE in the game, and a whole lot of people got to see him stepping up on the big stage. I definitely like that part. Just carry that energy right on with you into the regular season, PCA. We all saw in the first half last year just how transformative he can be as a player in the lineup, and if he could be even 90% of that for the entire season? He’d be a monster. (Also, Cubs, maybe start thinking about those extension talks again, eh?) Greg Weissert has an all-time memory now, striking out Aaron Judge as the tying run to lock down a massive World Baseball Classic upset:

ITALY FINISHES THE UPSET!Aaron Judge strikes out and Italy gets the W! pic.twitter.com/78Q0eTdmC1

    — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 11, 2026 Although the loss last night, and Mark DeRosa’s apparent misunderstanding of how much the game mattered, is rightfully getting most of the attention at the moment, it’s worth pointing out visually that it’s still much more likely than not that Team USA moves on to the quarterfinals:

    WBC Pool B tiebreaker by Mexico vs Italy game scores, visualized pic.twitter.com/1pDGvbPf1l

    — Shawn Spradling (@Shawn_Spradling) March 11, 2026 Team USA gets bounced *ONLY* in a scenario where Team Mexico wins *AND* scores 1, 2, 3, or 4 runs (if a nine-inning game). That absolutely could happen, but if you credit Team Italy with a 50/50 shot of winning the game, and also credit Mexico with even a 30/70 shot at scoring 5 or more runs, then you’re looking at a 65+% chance that USA moves on. And it’s probably much higher than that, since the portion of games Mexico hypothetically wins probably disproportionately includes games where they DO score 5 or more runs. Cal Raleigh is eager for the whole Randy Arozarena no-fist-bump thing to die down:

    Cal Raleigh said he didn’t want to answer anymore questions after assuring reporters that he and Randy Arozarena have a great relationship“I hate that this is a thing. There’s no beef. He’s my brother.”pic.twitter.com/xImC2Jcsjm

    — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 10, 2026 “I hate that this is a thing. There’s no beef.” -Me, after my wife yells at me for eating her last piece of steak. One of my favorite WBC moments ever:

    Ondřej Satoria is a Czech electrician whose fastball barely tops 80 MPH.Baseball took him from fields in Czechia to striking out Shohei Ohtani and becoming a celebrity in Japan.Now, Japanese fans gave him a curtain call after pitching his final game.pic.twitter.com/3EAay3xjAb

    — Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 10, 2026 You love to see the point and nod from the catcher:

    .@J_Steele21 got another bullpen session in today ? pic.twitter.com/GyZGL3Wp3Y

    — Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) March 10, 2026 Craig Counsell is a “hey, I’m just joking around … but seriously” guy:

    Nico Hoerner likes Craig Counsell's leadership style of getting on the Cubs a bit."He's done a good job this year of using his voice, for sure," Hoerner says. "I love when he does that. He definitely does it more in spring training. He's half-kidding, half really being serious… pic.twitter.com/lJBcCVj3oI

    — 104.3 The Score (@thescorechicago) March 10, 2026 MORE CUBS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter

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