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The fixer. The guy you called when you needed to get over the hump. A man who always had a plan and found success in multiple eras.

Without Pat Gillick, the Phillies don't win it all in 2008.

Without Winston Wolf, Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta don't figure a way out of their mess in 1994.

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Was there a cooler customer on the mound than Cliff Lee? He went about his business so quickly and confidently and expected to mow through every order.

Likable stuntman Cliff Booth had a similar brand of cockiness in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, moving at his own pace but always being a step ahead. Quintessential hangout movie that can be watched over and over.

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Both Butch Coolidge and Pete Rose illegally bet on the sports they loved.

Bruce Willis took BP at Citizens Bank Park a couple summers ago. Anyone who had money on him stroking a line drive was disappointed.

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Stuntwoman-turned-actress Zoe Bell is down for whatever, and so was Aaron Rowand in May 2006 when he broke his nose running into the wall.

Rowand played with reckless abandon and so does Bell, who was responsible for some of the most athletic movements in Kill Bill, even though Uma Thurman did a heckuva lot on her own.

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Wise old vet who combines humor with production and the powerful message he wants to get across.

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A villain to some, a stoic no-nonsense warrior to others.

Utley had some wizard-like moments such as the famous Jason Bartlett play at the plate or his scoring from first on a single.

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Both find a way to look menacing at all times.

Arrieta talked last summer about "denting [Todd Frazier's] skull."

Madsen is villainous in every QT movie and his character is often involved with stealing money, as Arrieta did in Philly.

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Everything looked so cool and smooth, even when their primes passed.

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Beyond the names and hair, both were gruff and experienced with no-nonsense attitudes.

(The Hateful Eight is Tarantino's most underrated movie, btw.)

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It was short and painful. This was also the face Phillies fans made when Workman would enter from the bullpen.

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Michael Parks is one of those Tarantino character-actor favorites. In multiple Tarantino movies (Kill Bill, Death Proof), he’s entered, delivered five strong minutes of believable exposition to help move the story along, and exited.

Harry Kalas provided the exposition for Phillies fans for nearly 40 years.

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Who else could Burrell be? This actually happened — that's Pat — during an interview with former Giants closer Brian Wilson 10 years ago.

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Phillies players as Quentin Tarantino movie characters