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Oeditpus Rex

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16. Good pitchers do

Reply to StoolPigeon (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 07:01 AM

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Or, used to. They'd practice getting off the mound quickly to field bunts and toppers.

Yoshi wouldnl't even have had to sprint off the mound to catch that one. Watch a replay.

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