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Kevin Kennedy Thwarts Terrorism Like He Manages Baseball Games: Above Average

Kevin Kennedy: Former baseball manager. Owner of an amazing ‘stache. And now a true American hero:

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Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and former major league manager Kevin Kennedy says he was among a group of eight men that subdued a man who threatened to blow up an airplane.

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A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Florida was diverted to Albuquerque early Friday after a passenger sprayed the first-class cabin with a water bottle, tried to open a cabin door and threatened to blow up the aircraft.

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Kennedy says it was the "real deal" and there was no time to think.
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↵Can we all just give Kennedy a round of applause right now?

↵Sure, he might have a career .531 winning percentage between four seasons of managing the Red Sox and the Rangers. But that has no bearing on his ability to foil terrorist plots. It’s like judging heart in baseball -- there’s no statistical measurement.

↵Wherever you are, raise your glass for Kevin Kennedy, America’s latest savior.

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