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Bob's Briefing: Discussing the Padres play, the rotation, bullpen
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Manny Machado, Bob Melvin ejected
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still left standing
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The Coast News, October 21, 2022 by Coast News Group - Issuu
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Buck Showalter and Bob Melvin Face Off in Mets-Padres Series - The
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The Coast News, October 21, 2022 by Coast News Group - Issuu
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