What a ride for CitoFourteen 162-game seasons, plus six weeks of spring training: 2,856 days.
Two 163-game seasons, due to ties, plus six weeks of spring: 410 days.
One 161-game season, plus six weeks of spring: 204 days.
A 157-game season in which he was fired with five games remaining, plus six weeks of spring: 199 days.
One 129-game season, which he missed 33 games due to a bad back, plus six weeks of spring: 171 days.
One shortened season of 144 games, due to another work stoppage, plus three weeks of spring: 165 days.
Another shortened season of 115 games, marred by a work stoppage, plus six weeks of spring: 157 days.
An 88-game season in which he took over for fired John Gibbons: 88 days.
Fourty-one post-season games, plus 14 fun-filled workout days: 54 days.
Thirteen exhibition games against triple-A Syracuse, double-A Knoxville and the National Baseball Institute: 13 days.
Twelve rain outs: 12 days.
Three all-star games, plus work-out days: Six days.
Four, three, three, five ... 4,335 ... roughly 11.9 years in uniform.
Or a really, really, really, long, long, long time.
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