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"Never get involved in a land war in Asia" or "Walk the Lead-Off Batter"

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Roneil  driving the ball  The Stamford Pirates were preparing to play the Westport Cardinals   in game three of the best of three semi- finals of the Ct MSBL playoffs   when observers were pondering   various parallels to history . History   offers some lessons that may be insightful as one proceeds into battle. Would this game three be similar to day three   of the Battle of   Gettysburg where the forces of the Union   overcame   the invasion of   Confederates led by General Robert E Lee turning the war in the favor of the North ? One observer recalled that on day three   battles were raging on   Culp's Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge known as Pickett’s Charge. Confederates reach their high water mark on Pickett's charge on Day 3 at Gettysburg   Thoughtful observers   also offered the Battle of Poltava in 17