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Team chemistry: not always a necessary ingredient for winning club; many big league teams have succeeded in capturing championships despite fights, feuds and persistent dislike among teammates.
NO DOUBT IT'S AN OVERSIGHT, but if you check Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for the wit and wisdom of Bill North you're sure to be disappointed.
Nowhere to be found is North's incisive dismissal of the significance of "team chemistry," that will-o'-the wisp so beloved of analytical sportswriters and other masters of fact or fiction.
To repair Bartlett's inexcusable omission, here's what North, a fiery major league outfielder for 11 seasons (1971-1981), had to say about devotion in the dugout and bonding in the bullpen:
"You don't have to love a guy to play ball alongside him."
North's riposte came after a notorious clubhouse battle ...
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