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I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Sink
Somewhere
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Yankees

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Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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