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Why is Italy raising eyebrows at the World Baseball Classic?

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Instead of having sports drinks in the dugout, the team has an espresso machine. Ex-Major Leaguer Mike Piazza, Italy's manager, would prefer to drink it from a ceramic cup rather than a paper one.

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Sacha Pfeiffer. Italy is raising eyebrows at the World Baseball Classic but not about its winning performance on the field. It's the fact that the Italian team, instead of having sports drinks in the dugout, has an espresso machine. Former major leaguer Mike Piazza is the team's manager. He says it's shocking - not the espresso, but drinking it from a paper cup instead of ceramic. He