Scott Proefrock, an assistant general manager of the Phillies, explains that physical performance is only part of the equation.

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Ms. ANITA LEE RANDALL(ph) (Homeless, California): I used to be an assistant manager of Macy's, down here on Santa Monica.

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To combat the wealthy behemoths in the American League East, Billy Beane defied decades of player development strategies and the wisdom of seasoned scouts by allowing an assistant general manager with a Harvard degree in economics to enter into the inner sanctum of the draft room of the Oakland Athletics with a laptop.

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On the other end of the line, an assistant hotel manager is watching the text roll.

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The NLRB also decided comments weren't protected in the Wal-Mart case, in which an employee called his assistant manager a derogatory name during a series of Facebook posts after he was reprimanded.

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Lennon became involved in an angry exchange with Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist on the touchline after the final whistle of last Wednesday's Scottish Cup replay, which Celtic won 1-0.

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At the time, he said, the best restaurant in town was at the Hyatt Hotel, where he had worked as an assistant manager and sommelier (Mr. Stitt oversees the wine programs at all of his restaurants).

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Some of these have been small, such as hiring the inexperienced Mr Miller as an assistant manager on a new mutual fund in 1982.

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