87.A Coach and His Players

I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,

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A Coach and His Players

I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,Number5, your time to bat, Jeff Smith came to the plate to hit. Whe

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Marino replaces Malesani to coach Genoa

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Brazil unlikely to hire foreign coach, says CBF

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