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Have you heard? It's a game of inches. Take Me Out to the Banal GameBy Rick Horowitz Click. " -- who's standing by in the victorious clubhouse. Jim?" "Thanks, Bob -- it's a pretty amazing scene here, as you might imagine. Skip, congratulations first of all. You really had to struggle this season, and then to have your guys come through the way they did -- what are your thoughts at this moment?" "I'm just so happy for these guys, Jim. They really had to struggle this season, and then to have them come through the way they did -- it was really something." "You were down by a couple of runs early tonight, Skip -- what were your thoughts at that moment?" "Well, Jim, you just hope that the guys can pick it up a notch and get back in it. But we've been doing it all year." "Is there any quit in your guys?" "There's no quit in our guys, Jim. They just keep coming at you until they make something happen." "What kind of an effort is that?" "It's a team effort, Jim. A team effort all the way." "Tell me about Lefty." "I can't say enough about Lefty -- he came up huge for us all season long." "Can you say enough about Righty?" "I can't say enough about Righty either -- he came up huge for us, too." "And Ambi?" "What can you say about Ambi? He gives you 200 percent every time he's out there." "Those guys over in the other clubhouse -- they didn't make it easy for you this time around, did they?" "I've gotta tip my cap to those guys, Jim. They're a great little ballclub, and they never rolled over for us." "Would they go away?" "They just wouldn't go away." "We've got Craig standing by just outside that other clubhouse, where the mood is very different -- let's go to him now. Skip, congratulations once again. Craig?" "Thanks, Jim. We're standing just outside that other clubhouse, where the mood is very different. What did you tell your guys just now?" "Well, Craig, I told them how proud I am of them. They had a great season, and this doesn't take away from what they accomplished. A couple of breaks here and there, and we'd be looking at a very different result." "That line drive in the sixth inning with the bases loaded -- it's a game of inches, isn't it?" "It's a game of inches, Craig. But I told them we should hold our heads high." "How about your caps?" "We've gotta tip our caps. They played just a little bit better than we did when it counted. But we've got nothing to be ashamed of." "Is there any quit in your guys?" "There's no quit in our guys, Craig." "Did your guys go away?" "We just wouldn't go away." "Can you say enough about your guys?" "I can't say enough about -- " Click. Posted 10/22/99.
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Rick Horowitz