Jonathon Niese rested his hand on his hip and softly swept the dirt with his foot, waiting for pitching coach Dan Warthen to reach the mound. Over the stadium loudspeakers, the old Shirelles song blared: "Mama said there'd be days like this . . . "
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Mon, 07/21/2014 - 10:53pm
Jonathon Niese rested his hand on his hip and softly swept the dirt with his foot, waiting for pitching coach Dan Warthen to reach the mound. Over the stadium loudspeakers, the old Shirelles song blared: "Mama said there'd be days like this . . . "