Team USA needs to live up to its hype — and show it deserves the WBC favorites label

Source: New York Post

MIAMI — Team USA advanced from pool play and the preliminaries of this World Baseball Classic, thanks to a couple of overmatched opponents and the clutch, caffeinated Italians. But it’s finally time to get serious. USA’s semifinal opponent Sunday — the Dominican Republic — is just as formidable, in much better form and seemingly having much more fun.