This was supposed to be the biggest mismatch of the World Baseball Classic, a team composed primarily of non-affiliated baseball players facing the most decorated roster in the competition’s history. Instead, Brazil gave the best USA team ever assembled everything that it could handle through the first eight innings of its first game of the tournament Friday night in Houston. The end result was ultimately a blowout in favor of the favorites, but it was a three-run game after eight innings and far from the cakewalk many expected. Here are my takeaways: 1. With Lucas being Manny, Brazil doesn’t...

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