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As a strategist, Fisk "just seems to know how to call a game," says Kasko. "It's intuitive with him." Quick and agile for a backstop, Fisk recently pulled off an unusual and spectacular double play against the Baltimore Orioles. With a runner on third base, the Baltimore batter laid down a bunt in an attempted suicide squeeze play. Fisk pounced on the ball, leaped backward to tag the runner sliding home, and then whirled and threw the batter out at first. "I value being in control of myself and any situation I'm in," says Fisk. "I'd like to be the guy they build this team around."

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