Don Cooper Quotes
That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are.
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That's all gone, now, the old, Hollywood.
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It's there as a sop to former Ada programmers.
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Design your life to minimize reliance on willpower.
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That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are.
