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I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

Joe Torre

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Battle
Especially
Hard
Inning
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