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Dodgers fans catch strays, get roasted after Dominican Republic early WBC exit

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Dodgers Way

World Baseball Classic Pool D: Puerto Rico v Dominican Republic / Eric Espada/GettyImages

Wait, but this World Baseball Classic failure was supposed to be Dominican Republic star Juan Soto's burden to bear! Why can't Dodgers fans laugh at the Padres for just a minute or two before being roped back into the spotlight? This sucks!

On Wednesday, a scenario Dodgers fans know all too well played out on the international stage in Miami, as the heavily-favored Dominican Republic team in the World Baseball Classic ended up run over and flattened by Puerto Rico's pitching staff, officially eliminating them from the competition.

Prior to the tournament, most questions surrounding the team were about whether or not this was the most airtight roster ever assembled, and whether the Dominican Republic group could, in fact, be the most dominant champion in tournament history. The lineup was absurd. The infield was overflowing, with Dodgers target Willy Adames firmly glued to the bench. And that rotation! And that bullpen! How could they lose?

They lost. They lost twice. And, just a few months after the 111-win Dodgers flamed out and went silent in the NLDS (and four years after the 2019 Nats got 'em), the Joke Cannons were still firmly aimed in LA's direction.

Dodgers fans get roasted for Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic exit

Still waiting for the LA Times column about how the World Baseball Classic isn't a fair measure of a team's worth, and the Dominican Republic squad should still get a "Best Team" award, even if they're not the champions.

Unfortunately, Dodgers fans were resigned to the discourse. They're all too ready for this.

At least -- at least -- the Dominican Republic roster was fronted mostly by Dodgers enemies, with Soto and Manny Machado leading the way.

So far, that hasn't gotten LA off the hook, though.

It's only fair that, the next time we have this tournament, MLB just tosses the Dodgers into somebody's pool instead of a bottom-tier qualifier like the Czech Republic. That'll get 'em out of these jokes once and for all!

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard and Dodgers Way for 4 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast twice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for eight years. Previously, he was a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.