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A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

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Sparky Anderson
Age: 76 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 22
Died: 2010
Died: November 4
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Bridgewater
South Dakota
Captain Hook
George Lee Anderson
Managers
Baseball
Necessary
Evil
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