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Managers often second-guessed when removing pitchers from a game. (Warm Up Tosses).("L'aquila Italiana" on American League Baseball)(Statistical Data Included)
HE WAS A LIFELONG BASEBALL FAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF "L'aquila Italiana" (the Italian Eagle). He grew up in the old Italian neighborhood in Chicago, and in years past he often called or wrote Baseball Digest to express his incisive opinions about the game, its players and managers.
He was a sharp observer and his self-designated nickname could not be dismissed as harmless exaggeration. He could spot mental mistakes and misjudgments in a ball game quicker than an airborne eagle catches sight of prey scurrying around on the ground.
"Managers," he liked to intone, "don't have a monopoly on brains."
It was his favorite expression, even though he was ...
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