Professional football and baseball players hold out if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth.

如果球队拒绝在工资上体现出球员自认的价值，职业足球或棒球球员就拒绝出赛。

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Football referees and baseball umpires alike hold up the resumption of play after breaks so commercial messages can be completed.

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In a game of baseball, you hold the remote like a bat, and swing for the stands when you want your virtual player to do the same.

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In baseball, where managers are traditionally former players, nepotism rarely takes hold.

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