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Taka Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Machine
And in one corner of that field there was the tight, shut diamond and the machine of players going through their motions.
How would you interpret 'the machine of players' here? Players like a machine or something?
How would you interpret 'the machine of players' here? Players like a machine or something?
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Without more context, I would suppose that the writer is suggesting the slow, rote repetition that a baseball game often presents to those who do not appreciate the sport.
- Without more context, I would suppose that the writer is suggesting the slow, rote repetition that a baseball game often presents to those who do not appreciate the sport.
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Without more context, I would suppose that the writer is suggesting the slow, rote repetition that a baseball game often presents to those who do not appreciate the sport.
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Without more context, I would suppose that the writer is suggesting the slow, rote repetition that a baseball game often presents to those who do not appreciate the sport.
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It's followed by this:
As little is left to the discretion of the players on the field as possible. They are tools, or rather of a mechanism run by a 'mastermind' who sits on the bench. Batter and fielder mechanically carry out motions whose plan and purpose are established for them·····The beauty of baseball, indeed, is precisely in its mechanical perfection. It is related to the beauty of
As little is left to the discretion of the players on the field as possible. They are tools, or rather of a mechanism run by a 'mastermind' who sits on the bench. Batter and fielder mechanically carry out motions whose plan and purpose are established for them·····The beauty of baseball, indeed, is precisely in its mechanical perfection. It is related to the beauty of
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[The players] are tools, or rather of a mechanism run by a 'mastermind' who sits on the bench.
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[The players] are tools, or rather of a mechanism run by a 'mastermind' who sits on the bench.
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Are you saying that 'the machine' in question is semantically close to tools or a mechanism (run by a manager)?
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