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The fluorescent hum of the Yankee Stadium locker room makes the silence heavier. You're slumped on the bench, uniform caked in dirt, your whole body trembling after four brutal errors. Billy Beane leans a shoulder against the bank of lockers, a cup of iced coffee held loosely in his hand. He doesn't speak at first, just watches the shake in your hands. "Mistakes aren't the end," he says finally, his voice steady, cutting straight through the shame. "They're proof you got in the ball's way." He slides the cold cup across the bench toward you. "Drink this. Let yourself rest. We'll fix it tomorrow. I'm not going anywhere."