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Robert Virgil Swift (March 6, 1915 – October 17, 1966) was an American catcher, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball.
Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history. He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit during an actual MLB game. The stunt was inspired by the James Thurber short story You Could Look It Up and Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract. Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings — it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo — and Gaedel took a base on balls. He was immediately replaced at first base by a pinch runner and he never appeared in a big league game again; he had had no baseball experience in the first place.
While Gaedel was a novice, Swift, a native of Salina, Kansas, played 14 consecutive seasons (1940–53) in the big leagues. Primarily a second-string catcher, he toiled for the Browns (1940–42), Philadelphia Athletics (1942–43) and Tigers (1944–53), appearing in 1,001 games and hitting .231. A good defensive catcher, he batted and threw right-handed.
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See you and I see right through,
baby everything is black and blue with you
Wasting money, killing time,
Everything is on my dime with you
[Chorus:]
Lay it on the line one more time
Tell me what to believe one more time
Maybe it's just the price I pay,
Gotta live to love you everyday, it's ok
We're cutting our loses
And drinking our dreams,
Everything is worse than it seems with you
[Chorus: x2]
Lay it on the line one more time
Tell me what to believe one more time
(I'm just fine)
See you now that we're both new
And all the stuff we've worked through,
It's you
Wasting days and giving lines,
And everything came in time with you
For what it's worth
I know I can't control you
My green eyes, counterfeit smile,
I long to hold you
I've got nothing but distrust
Don't you make me lie to you,
blame it on them like I always do,
Like I do
Pay up, yeah, I'd love to