It’s the bottom of the ninth, and the healthy lead you’ve been holding all game starts to come into jeopardy as you load the bases with an arm that is growing increasingly numb. The pitching coach makes his excruciatingly slow walk to the mound and grunts: "This is your last batter. Closer's almost ready. I don't care how you do it, but find a way to keep the ball in the park against this guy and we'll get you the win."
The Hardball Times
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