cginny
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:10 pm
Post subject: That's the only thing I can go on??????? |
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There is a report about a rookie in a baseball team:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/sports/baseball/29pins.html
In that report, the coach said:
"You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not worried at all when
he's pitching," Manager Joe Torre said. "That's the only thing I can go
on."
what did he mean by saying "That's the only thing I can go on"?
I ask some people about this, and different answers come in.
ANS 1. The only thing makes him comfortable is that "You find yourself
in the dugout, and you're not worried at all when he's pitching,"
ANS 2. The only thing he can do is sitting in the dugout, and he's not
worried about the rookie's pitching.
ANS 3. "You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not worried at all
when he's pitching," is the only thing to base the coach's judgment on
that the rookie can start on Friday with Red SOX.(According to the
preceding paragraph:Wang has never been to Fenway Park, much less
pitched there. He is still subject to rookie hazing; after his start
last Sunday, the veterans made him dress in a female cheerleader's
outfit. But there was no hesitation about letting him start Friday)
ANS 4. The coach can do nothing but keep saying "You find yourself in
the dugout, and you're not worried at all when he's pitching,"
Theses answers really confuse me. What exactly "That's the only thing I
can go on(that You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not worried
at all when he's pitching)" means?
Thank you:)
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CDB
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:06 pm
Post subject: Re: That's the only thing I can go on??????? |
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"cginny" <Cginny@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | There is a report about a rookie in a baseball team:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/sports/baseball/29pins.html
In that report, the coach said:
"You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not worried at all when
he's pitching," Manager Joe Torre said. "That's the only thing I can
go
on."
what did he mean by saying "That's the only thing I can go on"?
I ask some people about this, and different answers come in.
ANS 1. The only thing makes him comfortable is that "You find
yourself
in the dugout, and you're not worried at all when he's pitching,"
ANS 2. The only thing he can do is sitting in the dugout, and he's
not
worried about the rookie's pitching.
ANS 3. "You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not worried at
all
when he's pitching," is the only thing to base the coach's judgment
on
that the rookie can start on Friday with Red SOX.(According to the
preceding paragraph:Wang has never been to Fenway Park, much less
pitched there. He is still subject to rookie hazing; after his start
last Sunday, the veterans made him dress in a female cheerleader's
outfit. But there was no hesitation about letting him start Friday)
ANS 4. The coach can do nothing but keep saying "You find yourself
in
the dugout, and you're not worried at all when he's pitching,"
Theses answers really confuse me. What exactly "That's the only
thing I
can go on(that You find yourself in the dugout, and you're not
worried
at all when he's pitching)" means?
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I partly agree with answer #3. "To go on" something in that context
is to come to conclusions or make decisions on the basis of that
thing. But it seems to me that it is the manager who is explaining
that he has only the coach's confidence in the player to base his
decisions on. |
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