"You're making good contact. You just need to work on your quiet class."
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baseball, baseball player, baseball players, bat, bats, batting, batting practice, class, class act, class acts, classy, improve, improves, improving, athlete, athletes, professional athlete, professional athletes, athletic, appearance, superficial, superficiality, coach, coaches, coaching, batting coach, batting coaches"And the crowd roars."
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dog, dogs, chase, chases, chasing, ball, run, runs, running, fantasy, crowd, crowds, audience, audiences, sports hero, sports heroes, sport hero, sport heroes, hero, heroes, accomplishment, accomplishments, fantasy life, fantasy lives, tennis ball, tennis balls, puppy, puppies, chase, chases, chasing, pro athlete, pro athletes, professional athlete, professional athletesCurrently Boston
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baseball, baseballs, professional baseball player, professional baseball players, professional athlete, professional athletes, pro athlete, pro athletes, sport, sports, trade, trades, sports trading, baseball trade, baseball trades, team, teams, boston, fan, fans, sports fan, sports fans, athlete, athletes, athletic"Why so aloof in here? When you're on base, you yak your ass off with every Yankee in sight."
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baseball, baseballs, baseball player, baseball players, professional athlete, professional athletes, athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics, aloof, unfriendly, standoffish, quiet, dugout, antisocial, introvert, extrovert, introverts, extroverts, team, teams, chatterbox, talkative, social, talk, talking, sport, sports, new york, bostonOn the cover of Sports Illustrated - Envy
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player, players, football, american football, sport, sports, envy, envious, athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics, tackle, tackled, magazine, magazines, vanity, celeb, celebs, celebrity, celebrities, professional athlete, professional athletes, jealous, jealousy, fame, competitive, competition"This better be important."
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baseball, baseballs, baseball player, baseball players, coach, coaches, professional sports, pro athlete, pro athletes, professional athlete, professional athletes, athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics, time out, baseball player, baseball players, pitcher, pitchers, catcher, catchers, huddle, huddles"How are the Royals doing?"
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royal, royals, royalty, monarch, monarchy, king, kings, queen, queens, prince, princes, princess, princesses, baseball, baseball team, baseball teams, professional sport, professional sports, professional athlete, professional athletes, news, newspaper, newspapers, sport, sports, media, word play, play on words"The very survival of our society depends upon the just compensation of our professional athletes."
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neanderthal, neanderthals, cavemen, caveman, cave men, cave man, cave dweller, cave dwellers, prehistoric man, early man, survival, athlete, athletes, professional athlete, professional athletes, athletics, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, compensation, stone age, the stone age, priorities, bad priorities, wrong priorities"I just do the little things that don't show up in the box score."
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boston, new york, baseball, baseballs, baseball player, baseball players, sport, sports, professional athlete, professional athletes, athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics, benchwarmer, benchwarmers, vacuum, vacuums, hoover, hoovers, hoovering, hoovered, vacuuming, vacuumed, vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaners"Now batting, No. 2, Derek Jeter—No. 2. Happy now, nut job?"
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baseball, baseballs, sport, sports, team, teams, athlete, athletes, athletic, celeb, celebrities, celebs, professional athlete, professional athletes, fan, fans, relationship, relationships, marriage, married, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, couple, couples, men, man, woman, women"Did Yogi Berra ever say anything besides 'It ain't over till it's over'?"
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baseball, baseball player, baseball players, relationship, relationships, marriage, married, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, couple, couples, men, man, woman, women, sport, sports, quotes, quote, famous, fame, catcher, catchers, professional sport, professional sports, professional athlete, professional athletes, pop culture, culture, cultural icon, icon, icons"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."
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cautionary tale, cautionary tales, role model, role models, basketball player, basketball players, basketball, mentor, mentors, mentoring, example, set an example, sets an example, setting an example, basketball court, basketball courts, autograph, autographs, autographing, basketball star, basketball stars, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, athlete, athletes, professional athlete, professional athletes, unlikely, career, careers, career path, career paths, hero, heroes, idol, idols"You can always tell which guys aren't trapped in long-term contracts."
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foosball, table football, table soccer, foosball table, sports, sport, bar game, bar games, pub game, pub games, two player game, two player games, sports contracts, sports contract, contract, contracts, professional sports, professional sport, professional soccer, pro soccer, professional athlete, professional athletes, athlete, athletes, football player, football players, professional football, pro football, pro footballer, pro footballers, footballer, footballers, contract dispute, contract disputes, footballer, footballers"And for a left-handed designated hitter and a player to be named later, Mr. Steinbrenner would gladly fly Elián home."
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immigration, united states, cuba, baseball, baseballs, trade deal, trade deals, trade, trades, foreigner, foreigners, illegal immigrant, agent, agents, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, sport, sports, controversy, controversial, wet feet dry feet, wet feet dry land, professional athlete, professional athletesThe Other Cooperstown
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thought bubble, thought bubbles, speech bubble, speech bubbles, monument, monuments, sport, sports, entertainment, baseball, baseballs, hall of fame, museum, museums, coach, coaches, cooperstown, new york, new york city, history, historic, historical, historian, historians, major league, professional athlete, professional athletes"Rarely, if ever, has any contender in the Masters shown such cool confidence, such assurance, such . . ."
It's just a game vs. get real.
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football, football player, footballer players, player, players, sports, sports team, sports teams, get real, reality, perspective, sense of perspective, game, games, just a game, professional athlete, professional athlete, athlete, athletes, footballer, footballers, pro, pros, important, importance, important game, important games"I thought it was a strike, Troy—but ask your mother."
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boston, baseball, baseballs, baseball player, baseball players, sport, sports, professional athlete, professional athletes, athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, child, children, kid, kids, childhood, dad, dads, father, fathers, fatherhood"We'd like a word with you."
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royal, royalty, king, kings, prince, princes, monarch, monarchy, monarchies, crown, crowns, baseball, baseballs, team, teams, professional baseball player, professional baseball players, professional athlete, professional athletes, pro athlete, pro athletes, confrontation, confrontations, sport, sports"Yup, a pro sports franchise could sure turn this place's economy around."
A Shocking Springtime Realization
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team, teams, ballplayer, ballplayers, jew, jews, jewish, judaism, religion, religions, religious, retired, retirement, old age, age, ages, ageing, aging, trend, trends, baseball, baseballs, major league, majors, professional athlete, professional athletes, epiphany