"There were some problems with some tactics, techniques and procedures, the way in which close air support was supposed to have been executed in this case, such that, at least with one of the aircraft involved, a B-1 bomber, that plane because of how it takes its bombing routes had to break away from positive I.D.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

As far as ranking all time pitchers, I don't know how you'd break that down, but he's pretty close to the top no matter what.

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