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there's a certain manager in MLB who you might occasionally by jt

see jotting notes down in the dugout at times. Now, at first one might think that he's writing down matchups or some other sort of game notes, but when asked about it he said that he does it at crucial times during the game because he knows that the press is going to ask about it afterwards (whether good or bad) and he wants to be able to refer back to his notes as needed to help explain the thought process at the time.

I find that to be an interesting answer; this guy has won multiple world series titles and has managed for quite some time, but he wants to be sure to be able to properly explain himself to people who, quite frankly, don't know the game as well as he does. He says that the last thing that he needs is some jerkoff in the press skewering him over nonsense.