Baseball Quote by Mickey Cochrane Download Open image “I didn't want to be a catcher. It was thrust upon me, as they say in the classics.” — Mickey Cochrane ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Baseball Catcher Catcher Thrust Classics Didn Want Me Say Say Classics They say Thrust Trust Want Want Catcher
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