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Oakland A's Newsbeat
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
My average at the end of April was around .194. Hadn’t hit a dinger in weeks. The reporters started getting on my manager, Tony La Russa. “What will you do with Parker?” “Is Sandy looking around the league for a bat?” “How much time are you going to give him to turn it around?”
I had ears. Knew where the clock was in the room.
Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock….
“How long will you start Parker?” La Russa didn’t bat an eye.
“September 1. That’s my answer.” The man stuck with me through the depths of my slump.
djordan
Posted: August 31, 2021 at 06:56 AM | 8 comment(s)
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