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Old 05-22-2021, 02:12 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy View Post
Never could understand why you shouldn't swing at a 3-0 pitch with a big lead if you get something good to hit, though. Isn't that helping the team? I mean, baseball has no time clock, so theoretically a team could come back from 10 runs or more down.
I hope that I have the names right, but I think it was Buck Showalter responding to Sparky Anderson complaining when Bucks team stole bases with a big lead, "I'll tell my guys to stop stealing bases if he will tell his guys to stop hitting home runs."
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