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ARLINGTON, Texas — Before his very first regular-season game as manager of the Chicago Cubs, Craig Counsell straightened his new uniform and stood in front of a mirror. His heart skipped a beat. A lump caught in his throat. A tear came to his eye and …
Oh, forget it.
Look, some writerly narratives are meant to die a quick and painful death.
“Yeah, that’s not me,” Counsell said in the visitor’s dugout at Globe Life Field.