Word: rickeyman
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Over the whole regiment scene last week sat Branch Rickey himself. He and his coaches were prepared to hear some scoffing. In fact, Rickeyman Fresco Thompson, onetime Dodger infielder and now assistant director of the Dodgers minor league operations, himself made the crack that traditionalists had been groping for. "Next year," said Thompson, "we're putting in three mechanical batters. Then we'll be able to leave the players at home...
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