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there's no crying in baseball

Quit complaining about it, go back and do your job.

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  • In 1992, in the movie "A League of their Own", Tom Hanks' character, Jimmy, is the coach of a women's baseball team. When Bitty Schram's character, Evelyn, causes her team to lose a 2-run lead, Jimmy yells at her and she starts crying. Frustrated, Jimmy tells her there's no crying in baseball. It has been a famous line that has been quoted ever since.
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Spanky begins complaining about pitcher Tim Wakefield to his coach, Jim Leyland. Jim takes Spanky aside and tells Spanky to stop whining about it because there's no crying in baseball.

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Submitted by TriplePurple on December 15, 2023

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