rocking chair job
n.— «Most people seem to think the American League manager has a rocking chair job. That’s ridiculous. A manager always has to make a decision on his pitcher.» —“Meanwhile…A’s Wait Pitchers get in their cuts in workout” by Joe Donnelly Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) Oct. 12, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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