A task accomplished quickly by well-executed teamwork; those involved in the teamwork

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  • A reference to a double play completed by Chicago Cubs shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance, famously eulogized in a poem.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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Tinker to Evers to ChanceA famous baseball infield double-play combination.
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