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It's been Diplomacy in the batter's box and Community on the pitcher's mound.

Henry Mintzberg: Two Strikes Against Diplomacy Henry Mintzberg 2011

If you root for Community, then things are looking up: the Dictators are hightailing it out of the ball park, no longer sustained by Diplomacy that is naked in the batter's box and unable see the ball.

Henry Mintzberg: Two Strikes Against Diplomacy Henry Mintzberg 2011

There was the eccentric coach who instructed me to shut one eye in the batter's box for enhanced hitting vision.

Was Your Little League This Good? Jason Gay 2011

It's been Diplomacy in the batter's box and Community on the pitcher's mound.

Henry Mintzberg: Two Strikes Against Diplomacy Henry Mintzberg 2011

There was me shutting one eye in the batter's box, for enhanced hitting vision.

Was Your Little League This Good? Jason Gay 2011

He went deep in St. Louis but was called out because he hit the homer while he was outside the batter's box.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011

There's a lot for a hitter to think about when you're in the batter's box with him.

After the Aces, the No-Names Brian Costa 2011

We'll remember that 602 anti-celebration the next time a hitter stands in the batter's box admiring a third-inning solo homer, a football player makes an elaborate first-down motion after a six-yard completion, or a TV actor gushes over an Emmy like it's a Nobel Prize.

Mariano's Mellow, Even at a Milestone Jason Gay 2011

He went deep in St. Louis but was called out because he hit the homer while he was outside the batter's box.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011

For example, it expected the batter's box to be closed and wooden, not just a few lines on the ground that exposed its nudity for all to see.

Henry Mintzberg: Two Strikes Against Diplomacy Henry Mintzberg 2011