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<div>This has really started to make the rounds. A day after
being featured in that front page story in the Sunday Times, here it
is capping off the "This Week in Quotes" segment of the
Baseball Prospectus web site
(http://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/<span
></span>20010709wiq.html), following a collection of quotes from
ballplayers and executives:</div>
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<div> "A lot of people say, 'Aw, chemistry is
nothing.' But it's 100 percent of winning. And<br>
this team has the most unbelievable
chemistry."<br>
--Matt Stairs, Cubs infielder<br>
<br>
"I didn't expect to pitch tonight. But when
you do go, you expect to pitch well. But we<br>
all have human arms and sometimes you have to say,
`I'm not available.'"<br>
--Derek Lowe, Red Sox pitcher, on his workload and
being used in non-save situations<br>
<br>
"In case of emergency, break glass and whip
him out."<br>
--Brian Cashman, Yankees general manager, on
infielder Luis Sojo's role<br>
<br>
"I don't even think I've done it on
PlayStation. That's a first for me, all the way around,<br>
all the way up."<br>
--Geoff Blum, Expos outfielder, on hitting a home
run from both sides of the plate in a<br>
game<br>
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<div> <b> "It's a cheap hobby, and it keeps me
from falling into the company of frolicsome<br>
women."</b></div>
<div> --George A. Thompson Jr., NYU librarian, on
why he spends hours a week looking at<br>
microfilm of 19th century newspapers for ancient
references to predecessors of</div>
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