Tinker to Evers to Chance

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United Stateshistoricalsports
- The famed double-play combination of the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century—shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance—whose coordinated play became emblematic of defensive efficiency.
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United StatesGeneral Englishidiomaticliteraryinformal
- A trio or set of individuals who act together in a routine, tightly coordinated way, often to thwart, frustrate, or systematically block others' efforts.
- A metaphor for an established, predictable combination whose joint action produces a reliably adverse or obstructive result.

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