00:00We do have pool games starting and playing live as we are right now.
00:03A, B, C, and D here.
00:05If we take a look at some of the odds for those teams to win in Puey,
00:08it's Puerto Rico, Joe.
00:09Minus 110 as a favorite here, followed by Canada, Colombia, Cuba, and Panama.
00:13And by the way, Team Canada knocked off the Phillies' B-list team yesterday here,
00:18tuning up here.
00:19Could they be a chance to, or excuse me, should I say,
00:21because Canada have a chance to knock off Puerto Rico.
00:23Slave favorite, though, for PR.
00:26Yeah, why not?
00:27They should be, right, Donnie, when you think about it.
00:29Here, there's no reason for them not to be at least the small favorite here,
00:35but you still got to get the job done.
00:36I know some guys, though, talked to some of the guys in the risk room,
00:40and, you know, Canada out of this group has been sneakily being bet a lot,
00:46they were saying.
00:47So could that be a bit of a slight upset coming out of group play?
00:52You know, it's funny.
00:53You take a look at some of these opportunities to invest, let's just say,
00:55in pool B.
00:56USA's minus 650.
00:58That's too high.
00:58I'm not going to take that Mexico plus 600, Italy 18 to 1.
01:02You get the point here.
01:03But this is the reason why, like, hey, I'm going to invest in Bitcoin
01:05and buy 1 20th of a Bitcoin, and it goes up $75 that day.
01:10You really didn't make any money.
01:11But rich people will say, like, well, I'll buy 17 Bitcoin today,
01:14and it goes up $75.
01:16I made myself some money.
01:17Joe, I can't see Team USA losing in pool play.
01:21I think they're going to advance.
01:22And the question is, can they win the thing?
01:23That's a whole other thing.
01:24Minus 650 price seems like a bargain.
01:27But for us, you know, common folk, $650 to win $100 doesn't seem like a ton.
01:31But it might be free money, and it's coming to you fast.
01:35Yeah, but at a group play, Donnie, let's face it.
01:38I mean, they are the overall favorite for a reason, right?
01:42They're not going to get bounced out in group play.
01:45It would be, they would, that would be absolutely horrific for me.
01:50That would just not be good.
01:52So, yes.
01:53I mean, they're going to play, what, four games in pool play here, Donnie?
01:57And, yeah.
01:58I mean, what, Mexico, Italy?
02:00Although I'll tell you this, Mexico and Italy have a pretty good amount of Major League Baseball
02:05and former MLB players.
02:07So, it'll be competitive.
02:09It's not going to be like what you just saw against a real Major League Baseball team
02:14in the Colorado Rockies.
02:15They might be a little bit more competitive, Donnie.
02:17But I don't see them losing and going down.
02:20Might have some changes in odds.
02:23Why?
02:23Because we have pool play already underway here.
02:25In Pool C, Joe, Japan, minus 450.
02:27Korea, plus 800.
02:29Chinese Taipei, plus 950.
02:30With, right now, the Republic of Korea, up 11-3 in the seventh inning here in the World
02:36Baseball Classic.
02:37So, live action here.
02:38Japan is the favorite.
02:40Yeah.
02:41Japan is the favorite.
02:43And, you know, Chester, it's hysterical, Donnie.
02:45The guys on this team are, like, all semi-pro, like, beer league guys that have day jobs.
02:53So, it's actually pretty funny.
02:55But, you know what?
02:56Sometimes those guys, if you're not careful, yeah, they could sneak up on you here.
03:01So, I think some of these pool plays are going to be very interesting to see how it works out.
03:06Because some of them have great stories.
03:08They really do.
03:09Now, specifically, Joe, in Pool D here, you've got the Dominican Republic at minus 210 price,
03:14but Venezuela right behind them at a plus 170.
03:16And if you've seen any of the crowds for any one of these tune-up games here,
03:19those atmospheres will be absolutely electric once we get underway in Pool D play here.
03:25Then the Netherlands, Nicaragua, and Israel round out at 50-1.
03:30Yeah.
03:30This looks like, let's face it, this looks like a pretty chalky pool as well there, Donnie, right?
03:37I mean, they should be able to run away with it, the Dominican, based upon the guys that they have,
03:44not only in that lineup, but don't forget, they've got a pretty good pitching staff going on there, too,
03:49with Alcantara and Baio and Duval.
03:52They've got some guys that can throw, too.
03:55So a lot of people like them to win it all, Donnie, and I can't argue with it,
04:00with that firepower they've got coming.
