This is why MLB teams have analytics departments.
Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is coming under fire for saying the Americans already had their quarterfinal spot in the World Baseball Classic secured and then managing like so Tuesday night against Team Italy — only for that not to be the case.
“It’s weird. We want to win this game even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals.” -Team USA manager Mark DeRosa earlier today Team USA’s ticket was not, in fact, punched to the quarterfinals, and now they’re in danger of missing out— not even make it out of pool play since it would appear that he did not know what his team needed to do to advance, which is the bare minimum for a manager. It all started Tuesday morning during an appearance on MLB Network — the former MLBers employer — when he said the Stars and Stripe already had secured a quarterfinal spot.Team USA suffers embarrassing loss to Italy — putting WBC chances at risk Czech electrician Ondrej Satoria earns respect of Japanese fans with 4.2 shutout innings in WBC farewell “Ton of respect for Italy. It’s weird, we want to win this game even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals because Mexico plays Italy actually ,” DeRosa said. “So, the way the schedule lines up this is an important game for us.”Team USA had to win to secure a spot in the quarterfinals and potentially avoid the tiebreakers that would determine which two teams from Pool B would advance.He then managed the game like the Americans had nothing to worry about. DeRosa said in the same interview that he wanted to get some guys “off their feet,” which resulted in Paul Goldschmidt starting over Bryce Harper at first base.With all due respect to the veteran, inserting the soft-tossing lefty into that spot is not a move that screams urgency.Yarbrough also struggled to contain the Italians and a three-run deficit turned into a 6-0 hole under his watch before the Italians eventually grabbed an 8-0 edge. The American rallied late to bring the tying run to the plate, but they couldn’t climb all the way back.“I misspoke,” he said. “I was on ‘Hot Stove’ with a couple of buddies today and completely misread the calculations. We knew Mexico was going to play Italy and running all the numbers with if we lost tonight with the runs allowed and runs scored and outs. So, I just misspoke.” One can argue whether DeRosa’s words match his actions, but the reality is the Americans now are huge Team Italy fans on Wednesday night.If Italy wins, Team USA advances since Mexico would have two losses. That’s the easiest scenario.If Mexico wins while scoring at least five runs, Team USA also advances.It’s a shocking position for the American to be in during pool play, and one that surely will haunt DeRosa — who has interviewed for an MLB managerial role in the past — in the years to come. “It’s out of our control,” Aaron Judge said after the game, per MLB.com. “Now we just need a little luck, and we’ll see what happens.”
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