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The United States couldn't get the hits it needed to beat Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic, but it did win deep respect for the tournament.
Venezuela player Salvador Perez and manager Omar López lift the championship trophy after defeating the United States Tuesday in Miami. (Al Bello / Getty Images) The victors erupted onto the field and into multiple dogpiles. Some wore national flags around their shoulders.
Within minutes, the Venezuelans wore T-shirts that read: “The Best Baseball in the World. ” The players from the United States watched from their dugout. Within minutes, they trudged back onto the field so a silver medal could be draped around their necks.
Not every player wore the medal all the way back to the dugout. You can say all you want about how the World Baseball Classic has matured into a must-see event for fans and a must-play event for the game’s elite players. You can salute Venezuela for a spirited and thrilling victory, and the Venezuelan fans for nine innings of joyful delirium.
But you also can say this: A U. S. team billed as featuring a killer lineup could not hit, and the U.
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