Dodger pitcher Jerry Reuss was in a tight ball game. Tommy Lasorda went out to the mound with the intent to pull Reuss. Of course, Reuss wanted to continue to pitch. As Lasorda and Reuss were going back and forth about his staying or going, Yeager made it to the mound. Lasorda told Reuss that he would put it to a vote and be Democratic about it. Lasorda voted to pull Reuss, Reuss naturally said he wanted to pitch. With Yeager by his side, Reuss figured he had this in the bag. Lasorda asked Yeager what he thought, and Yeager said " Shoot, I would have pulled him two innings ago ".
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