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Perry Hill is a smallish guy who wears his ball cap as a gunnery sergeant would his utility cover, smiles with his eyes, and surrounds the word “sabermetrics” with air quotes. If you like earnest people, people who pour themselves into what they do, you'd love Perry Hill, 64-year-old first base coach and defensive commander for the Miami Marlins. If you are not inclined toward violent defensive shifts, well, there's another reason you'd love Perry Hill.