Sox Populi Postgame Podcast 15 — World Baseball Classic Semifinal! — 2023-03-20
WBC attendees Hannah LaMotta and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach check in with Brett Ballantini to discuss the Team USA win and the overall tournament experience
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Show Notes
We talked late, after Team USA’s blowout win over Cuba to advance to the WBC title game, so we’ll call it a Postgame Podcast. But really, with two staffers (Hannah LaMotta and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach) in attendance at the World Baseball Classic able to join Brett Ballantini for the podcast, we broadened the discussion to the game experiences and future fortunes of the tournament.
- Some rote (power!) details of Sunday night’s win, although not including any speculation about Yoán Moncada’s collision/injury in the game (thankfully, seems more incidental-contact bruising than serious injury, and we’ll see Yoán in action this week at Camelback Ranch)
- 10-run rule? The U.S. don’t need no 10-run rule to win!
- The Whirlwind Last 48 Hours of Hannah LaMotta ... including White Sox coverage, plane delays, and the wave (see below)
- More glimpses into the park experience at the WBC, completely unique and unlike anything you’ve experienced at Sox Park — even a playoff game
- Further details on the budding Fans First Sports Network and Sox Populi’s significant role in it ... including our plans to provide additional coverage on Sox Pop
- A do-or-die baseball choice: To wave, or not to wave? Wave-hater, Papa LaMotta, did give a blessing to Hannah to participate — and his Konerko jersey did the wave!
- Logistics of moving the WBC to another time of year
- A look ahead to the U.S.’s title game vs. Japan or Mexico
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