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Baseball’s just a game as simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes.… Baseball is cigar smoke, hot roasted peanuts, the Sporting News, Ladies’ Day, “Down in front!”, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” … This is a game for America, still a game for America, this baseball! ADAPTED FROM “THE GAME FOR ALL AMERICA BY ERNIE HARWELL
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Mike Matheny (The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life)