“I’m worried to death about the Italians,” said Lasorda, deadpanning after the game. Then he turned serious, adding, “The Cuba game showed that anything can happen in this tournament. I told our team, if you take anyone for granted, they can knock you on your rear end. We didn’t come this far to lose. This is bigger than the World Series to me. Soon, all of America will know our players’ names, because they’re playing for what’s on the front of their jersey, not the name on the back.”
