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Dick Vertlieb

U.S. manager of Seattle Mariners, on basketball

This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.

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[Seagull Manager] A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps over everything and then leaves. Business slang

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[get a load of] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take a good look at; see (something unusual or interesting.) - Often used to show surprise or admiration. * /Get a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Philip Guedalla

(1889-1944) English barrister and author Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be. www.english-slang.com

zone defense

[zone defense] {n.} A defense in a sport (as basketball or football) in which each player has to defend a certain area. * /The coach taught his team a zone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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If at first you do succeed--try to hide your astonishment.

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[have it] {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. * /I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work […]