Instead, the runaway spending train continues hurtling down the tracks, with no one willing to get out in front of it.

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Here, too, Ms. MacKinnon serves the script well, making sure that the first act is played with so light a touch that you won't see the train of rage roaring down the track until it's far too late to get out of the way.

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Catchers train for years to get the basics of the position down: receiving, calling the pitches, blocking balls in the dirt, throwing out runners, framing pitches.

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But to make sure there is enough time to get people on and off the train we have had to reduce the services at some of the stations further down the line.

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