Manager Calls Bullpen Just To Say Hi | The Onion
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A baseball manager, presumably bored mid-game, picks up the bullpen phone not to warm up a pitcher but simply to check in and chat. It's the most wholesome and least strategic use of the hotline in MLB history, and honestly, those relievers probably needed it.
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Finally, someone is addressing the clear communication breakdown between the dugout and the bullpen that has plagued professional baseball for decades.
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