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Jody
what does "fumble"here mean?
You can’t recover the fumble unless you’re on the field. Get out there. (Tim Russert Sr.)
Feb 20, 2014 2:02 PM
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This is an American football reference. A fumble is when a player drops or loses the ball. Recovering the fumble means getting the ball back. Here I think it refers to fixing an error. You can't fix the error from afar; you have to be "on the field" where it occurred.
February 20, 2014
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