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/UD5TS PLAY & 5JOY ! GAME = XS [N SAKE
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%[ AN 9T]E/1 3SID] ^! ACTIVITIES & "QS
= BROAD5+ _! APPRECI,N4

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BAT60--OLD BASEBALL WISDOM

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SW+ ORIG9ATES 9 ! LEGS1 N ! >MS4 ,TALK
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H[ M* PRACTICE IS NE$$4 ,H /UD5TS
SWIT* H& POSI;NS & SW+ ! BAT F ! O!R
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FOLL[-"? 7IMAGE #C73

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  MO;N4
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,H] H1D & TRUNK >E / TILT$ BACK1 B !
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  H[ X FEELS 6SW+ A BAT1 C Y EXPLA9 :Y
  ? .IS87
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  ,TWO DIAGRAMS >E 9CLUD$ 9 IMAGE #D
6HELP -PLETE ! PICTURE ( :AT GOES ON
>.D HOME PLATE4 ,F/1 ! /RIKE Z"O1 : IS
A TRICKY 3CEPT3

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  LOOK+ AT F A 4T.E4
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  SIDE ( HOME PLATE1 A %ORT 4T.E AWAY
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  BACKGR.D1 B !Y >E N %[N "H4

,MAKE SURE /UD5TS "U/& T ! /RIKE Z"O
7%[N Z A DA%$ \TL9E7 IS N A R1L ?+ T'S
VISI# 6ANY"O4 ,X'S A SPACE T V>IES 9
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,IF ! PIT*] C DELIV] ! BALL "? ? SPACE
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7& EV5 F "O PIT* 6ANO!R7 DEP5D+ ON !
GAME SITU,N4
-----------------------------------#AA
  8,HE HITS F BO? SIDES (! PLATE4
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,YOGI ,B]RA

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DIREC;N ! BALL IS HIT4 ,? IS 2C (!
GEOMETRY (! BASEBALL FIELD &! DIREC;N
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J />T+ 6GA9 SPE$1 C'T DRIVE ! BALL V
H>D4 ,! ANGLE (! BALL -+ (F ! BAT IS
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FLIES AT AN ANGLE 6! BAT1 B A DI6]5T
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! BAT MEETS ! BALL \ 9 FRONT (! PLATE1
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TURNS \1 !Y H A PRETTY DRAMATIC
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NE$ 63SID] ! O!R PLAY]S--! RUNN]S &!
FIELD]S4
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RUNN]S PROGRESS F BASE 6BASE1 !Y MOVE
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S+LE 6LEFT FIELD4 ,! RUNN] /OPS AT
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9* OR TWO AWAY F ! "R $GE (! FELT4
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  FIELDS47

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9*ES40--BASEBALL EXECUTIVE & 9NOVATOR
,BRAN* ,RICKEY

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HIT BALL 5DS UP4 ,ON TOP ( T1 A DI6];E
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  ,MO/ (! O!R PLAYS T MAKE BASEBALL A
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