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The basis of intimidation as I practiced it was mystery. I wanted the hitter to know nothing about me.

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Source: in: Tim Wendel Summer Of '68: The Season That Changed Baseball--And America—Forever, Da Capo Press, 12 March 2013, p. 10.
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