With the holidays past and pitchers and catchers reporting in less than six weeks, it's time for a few more installments of The Baseball Cliché Translation Project. Without further ado: Manager: "He worked really hard in winter ball." Translation: We heard he spent a lot of time in Domincan whore houses. Agent: "He gives 110%" Translation: He's in the final year of his contract. General Manager: "He'll be a good influence on our younger players." Translation: He's spent the past few years beating his drinking problem instead of his wife. Agent: "He's a Bob Gibson-like pitcher" Translation: He's a pitcher. He has a fastball. He's black.
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