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Old Mon Jun 18, 2007, 09:40am
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[QUOTE=TussAgee11] I took my mask off and approached him, walking swiftly. I asked, perhaps from 10 feet away, as we were converging on each other "Are you going to argue balls and strikes?". QUOTE]

I would have taken my mask off and from right where I was standing I would have said, "That's it - no more on balls and strikes". Then, ANY comment he made after that that even HINTED at balls and strikes, I would have dumped him.

That's just the balls-and-strikes part of all this. I may have dumped him a lot sooner. I would NEVER have "approached him, walking swiftly". That makes me the aggressor. In reality, all I do is REACT to what he's saying. I may have more comments after I finish reading the posts, but this balls-and-strikes part needed immediate comment!

JJ
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