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="Zvon":zuzrykzm]There should be full disclosure in negotiations, by law.[/quote:zuzrykzm]
No bluffing? Then how would smart people be able to outfox stupid people?
="Zvon":zuzrykzm]If by some fluke he goes to Philly I will be very upset with Omar.[/quote:zuzrykzm]
Ooh. Sounds like Boras has you on the line.
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smg58
Jan 02 2009 03:18 PM
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I don't see the appeal of Wolf. He's consistently below average, and two good months in Houston doesn't change that. I could understand a cheap one-year deal to keep the fifth starter's seat warm for Niese, but he doesn't deserve more than that.
There are some potential bargains out there. Nobody's even talking about Paul Byrd or Braden Looper, both of whom are at least as good as Wolf. I understand that Looper might not get welcomed so warmly, but he had a slightly better year than Ollie and might come much cheaper.
Another guy worth a look is Chuck James, who got non-tendered by the Braves. He sucked last year, but he was at least average before that, he's only 27, he could also serve as another lefty in the pen, and he might be obtainable for next to nothing.
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Centerfield
Jan 04 2009 04:13 PM
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How come our deal is so public? How do we communicate with Boras? Smoke signals?
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themetfairy
Jan 04 2009 05:26 PM
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="Centerfield":14hmsrqs]How come our deal is so public? How do we communicate with Boras? Smoke signals?[/quote:14hmsrqs]
Facebook
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metirish
Jan 06 2009 05:34 AM
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The Mets, confident that they have no serious competition for Derek Lowe's services, do not intend to raise their three-year, $36-million offer to the righthander at this time, a person informed of the club's thinking told Newsday.
Lowe ranks as the Mets' first choice to replace Oliver Perez in their starting rotation, but they also are negotiating with Perez himself and lefthander Randy Wolf. Agent Scott Boras represents both Lowe and Perez.
Mets general manager Omar Minaya and his lieutenants also have internally discussed a plan to re-sign Pedro Martinez -- assuming Martinez is amenable to a contract with a low base salary and heavy with incentives -- and mix and match Martinez, whose last 21/2 seasons have been plagued by injury and ineffectiveness, with rookies Jon Niese and Bobby Parnell.
But it seems more likely that the Mets will add one more major starting pitcher to their roster, given the realities of the free-agent market.
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Nymr83
Jan 06 2009 12:48 PM
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i'm sure a sportswriter will take what sources he can get, and Boras has far more incentive to get chatty with him than Minaya does
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metsguyinmichigan
Jan 06 2009 01:39 PM
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="Nymr83":2bmuz9d2]i'm sure a sportswriter will take what sources he can get, and Boras has far more incentive to get chatty with him than Minaya does[/quote:2bmuz9d2]
Bingo.
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Edgy DC
Jan 06 2009 02:05 PM
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Well, yeah, the fact that he hasn't taken it yet can back this statement.
| ](indications are that) and that several other teams are currently leading the chase. |
Wishy-washy, but the closest thing to a fact in this piece.
| ]The Braves... appear to be in the mix |
Based on what?
| ]... and the Phillies also have shown interest in Lowe. |
Accroding to whom?
| ]So two of the Mets' chiefs rivals appear to be possibilities. |
Based on that previous sentence.
| ]In addition, the Red Sox have been reported to have some interest, |
Reported by whom?
| ]and the Brewers and Angels may also be lurking. |
And so might Zan and Jana.
| ]The Brewers, which already lost CC Sabathia and may lose Ben Sheets, as well, have been talking to some starters but haven't been publicly connected to Lowe to this point. |
Neither have any of these teams, until now.
Not that I believe that the Mets are without rivals, but give me a fact to chew on.
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MFS62
Jan 06 2009 02:06 PM
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ESPN radio reporting that Boras will soon (next day or so?) meet with the Mets to discuss both Ollie Perez and Derek Lowe.
Later
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Centerfield
Jan 06 2009 08:23 PM
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I heard the Mets are about to make a serious run at Ben Sheets.
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Fman99
Jan 06 2009 08:39 PM
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="Centerfield":5wbs4bv6]I heard the Mets are about to make a serious run at Ben Sheets.[/quote:5wbs4bv6]
Don't tease us. Where did you hear this CF?
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Elster88
Jan 06 2009 08:42 PM
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="Fman99":2e62iyx4]="Centerfield":2e62iyx4]I heard the Mets are about to make a serious run at Ben Sheets.[/quote:2e62iyx4]
Don't tease us. Where did you hear this CF?[/quote:2e62iyx4]
Val's uncle.
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Rockin' Doc
Jan 06 2009 08:56 PM
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="Elster88":2uq59gt4]="Fman99":2uq59gt4]="Centerfield":2uq59gt4]I heard the Mets are about to make a serious run at Ben Sheets.[/quote:2uq59gt4]
Don't tease us. Where did you hear this CF?[/quote:2uq59gt4]
Val's uncle.[/quote:2uq59gt4]
Ouch!
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Spacemans Bong
Jan 07 2009 12:39 AM
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="Centerfield":1sw59tqo]The way Heyman is reporting on this Lowe situation, you'd think Boras has him in his back pocket. In his blog, he writes that the Mets might be falling behind in the race for Lowe.
http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stove/posts/37542[/quote:1sw59tqo]
You just noticed that? Heyman's Boras's boy in the media.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 07 2009 12:20 PM
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Caught a radio spot with Gammons -- who was saying that, now with the internet being the main source of info these days, "several outlets" have essentially become [u:21mnwbyh]ScottBoras.com[/u:21mnwbyh], a place where the agent can get his message out whether it's actual info or not.
He didn't mention Heyman (or anyone else for that matter) by name, but it also was NOT an ESPN appearance so it didn't give the feeling of being a 'all you lesser sites suck' rant either.
He then went on to call one of the Brewer front office folks (forget which) "my personal hero" for running down a list of just about every Boras client and saying;
"nope",
"haven't talked with them",
"not him",
"not him either",
etc., etc.
simply because he was sick of hearing/reading public reports that had his team in talks with just about every client Scotty has.
Lowe was mentioned as one of those guys who the Brew exec claims they're not talking to.
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Edgy DC
Jan 07 2009 12:24 PM
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Yes, but I bet he didn't deny "lurking."
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Number 6
Jan 07 2009 07:53 PM
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Below is a link to part of the transcript of the Gammons radio interview FK cites. Some other interesting tidbits in there besides the comment on Boras's tactics in using online reporting to manipulate the market, though that's probably the most head-turning. Gammons doing quite a bit of bemoaning, but not wrongly on all points.
Plus, the female member of the Globe's Red Sox reporting team is librarian-style cute.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/r ... _take.html
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 07 2009 08:27 PM
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I'd like to show her my dewey decimal, if you know what I mean.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 08 2009 07:54 AM
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| ="The Boston Globe"]
Lowe to meet with Braves
Posted by Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff January 8, 2009 09:10 AM
With the news that John Smoltz may be headed to the Red Sox, it should come as a no surprise that the Braves appear to be intensifying their pursuit of another free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe.
According to a baseball source, Lowe is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Braves this afternoon in Atlanta. The Braves have spent much of the offseason looking for another starting pitcher since since acquiring Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox and now appear focused on Lowe as that alternative.
Thus far, it has been a tough offseason for the Braves, who have come up empty in pursuits of Smoltz, pitchers Jake Peavy and A.J. Burnett, and shortstop Rafael Furcal, among others. Atlanta always has appeared to have some interest in Lowe, but until now, indications were that Lowe preferred to focus his sights on teams in the Northeast.
At the moment, Lowe is believed to have only a three-year offer from the New York Mets worth $36 million, an average of $12 million per year. The Braves may be in a position where they have to guarantee a fourth year at a higher average annual salary in order to get a deal done with the pitcher.
The Red Sox are not involved in negotiations for Lowe. |
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metirish
Jan 08 2009 07:59 AM
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Read in the Snooze today that the Mets and Boras are far far apart in the numbers , Boras is thinking 4 years $64 million while Harper says the Mets would go to $40 million to get the deal done but not add more years.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 08 2009 08:06 AM
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Good find #6
This part kills me:
Q: On whether they Sox will sign Varitek, a Boras client:
Gammons:
Well, if he calls and says, 'I'll sign at $2 million,' they might do it. ...
How Scott Boras looked him in the eye and said, 'By the way, I turned down $10 million [in arbitration],' is beyond me. [Varitek] would have made a minimum of $10 million, maybe $11 million. And there are a bunch of guys like that -- Jon Garland, Orlando Cabrera. There are a bunch of guys who are not even going to come close to what they made in arbitration.
Q: On whether Varitek wanted to accept arbitration and Boras steered him a different way:
Gammons:
I don't know. I know the players' association was strongly advising agents not to take arbitration. They felt that teams were trying to control players for one year at a lesser amount than they'd have to pay down the line. But again, if you're Jon Garland or Ben Sheets or Orlando Cabrera or Jason Varitek, it cost you a lot of money.
FK: The MLBPA seems to have this attitude that they won't give in to the owners even in those cases where it hurts their members.
HAH! They can't control us. Just watch, we'll have our players take 80% pay cuts just to show them they can't control us!!!
Yeah, you showed 'em all right.
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Fman99
Jan 08 2009 09:37 AM
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="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1cpmrst4]I'd like to show her my dewey decimal, if you know what I mean.[/quote:1cpmrst4]
I'd knock her right in her Breeders' Circle™.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 09 2009 06:00 AM
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Ken Rosenthal on <i>Mets Hot Stove Report</i> last night says that, while the Braves are now looking like competition with the Mets for Lowe, as far as he knows, nobody other than the Mets has expressed any interest in Oliver Perez.
He's pretty sure that the Mets will end up with either Lowe or Perez.
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metirish
Jan 09 2009 06:31 AM
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="Benjamin Grimm":3nzbjmer]
He's pretty sure that the Mets will end up with either Lowe or Perez.[/quote:3nzbjmer]
Any shot at both? , I think Lowe for what is being talked about would fine in terms of money and more importantly years and Ollie for four years and $40 million would be sweet.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 09 2009 07:33 AM
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"Any shot at both?"
I highly doubt that.
Maybe one of them plus Petey, or plus Wolfie, or plus Redding, etc., but I don't see them inking two $12-$15mil/yr hurlers in the same month, not just on account of the money but also giving up the draft picks that would go with doing that.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 09 2009 07:43 AM
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The only way I can see "both" happening is if the Mets sign Lowe and there's really no other market for Perez. In that case Boras might be willing to have Ollie sign a one-year deal with the Mets and try the market again after the 2009 season.
Not a likely scenario, I don't think, but a possible one.
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 07:45 AM
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Well, there may be one $12 million guy and one $11 million guy. My mind is open.
Let's not cough at Ollie's return. Two interesting stats about him:
<ul><li>He had a 3.77 ERA after Manuel and Warthan came in.</li>
<li>Lefties slugged. .271 off of him.</li></ul>
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 09 2009 07:50 AM
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I like Ollie and the only thing that gives me any pause is the Mets seemingly casual attitude about having him back.
He's obviously got great talent and some flair, and he;'s healthy as far as we know, yeah? And he's 8 -- EIGHT -- years younger than Lowe.
8!
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 07:57 AM
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.271!
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 08:22 AM
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="Edgy DC":1qbzwli1].271![/quote:1qbzwli1]
105!
* Perez's league-leading walk total
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 08:29 AM
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The walk rate also dropped precipitously after Manuel came in, from 5.97 to 4.21 per nine innings.
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 08:35 AM
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if he'd done that over his 194 innings he'd have walked 90, still good for 5th most in the leaguw. so his walks went from atrocious to merely bad.
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 09:15 AM
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And Lowe is old and fat and pretty dicky. Nobody's perfect.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 09 2009 11:11 AM
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Petey [url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01092009/sports/mets/lobbies_for_met_return___and_for_lowe_149344.htm:nsem0o4a]comes out in favor[/url:nsem0o4a] of the Mets signing Lowe ... he also comes out in favor of the Mets signing Petey!!
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metirish
Jan 09 2009 11:15 AM
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Hilarious from Pedro in regards to Fred and Jeff.
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"I don't go to the papers a lot, but I know what happened to [team owner] Mr. Fred Wilpon, and I feel very badly for him," Martinez said, referring to Wilpon's investments with alleged swindler Bernard Madoff.
"I feel very badly for the whole organization that those things happen. I wish I could do something. I just pray that [Wilpon] bounces back and we can give him the World Series that he deserves."
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 09 2009 11:32 AM
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Pedro's pissed because Madoff stole more than he did from the 'pons.
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 11:32 AM
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="Edgy DC":er6x240t]And Lowe is old and fat and pretty dicky. Nobody's perfect.[/quote:er6x240t]
he's old and relatively fat, but he was good the last 3 years in LA, i'd take him over Perez. where did you hear he was "dicky"?
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metirish
Jan 09 2009 11:36 AM
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="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3up0zjlh]Pedro's pissed because Madoff stole more than he did from the 'pons.[/quote:3up0zjlh]
Exactly what I was thinking , Pedro at least got away with it.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 09 2009 11:39 AM
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It looks like Lowe has been pretty solid. He may not be as flashy as Perez, but I'll take solid over flashy. Especially after the last two seasons.
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 11:47 AM
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="Nymr83"]| ="Edgy DC"]And Lowe is old and fat and pretty dicky. Nobody's perfect. |
he's old and relatively fat, but he was good the last 3 years in LA, i'd take him over Perez. where did you hear he was "dicky"? |
It's all over. Say his name out loud right now, and I guarantee, if at least three persons are within earshot, one of them will respond, "That guy's a dick!"
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metirish
Jan 09 2009 11:58 AM
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What a dick
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 12:03 PM
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You hear that, Nymr?
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 02:07 PM
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he doesn't count, he read the hit-piece that looks like it came straight from the wife's divorce lawyer.
ok, maybe he's a dick, but he pitches well and doesn't look like a distraction on the field (Ramirez-style) so whatever. the Mets need pitching, even pitching with flawed personal lives.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 09 2009 02:14 PM
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Yeah, we're looking for a pitcher, not a brother-in-law.
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Zvon
Jan 09 2009 02:28 PM
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I read they gave Scott Boros a tour of Citi Field the other day.
WTF?
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 02:33 PM
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"...and on your right you'll see the private suite we reserve for players' agents, but only if their clients have signed with us..."
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Edgy DC
Jan 09 2009 03:02 PM
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Since when are you Mr. Tolerate Personal Flaws?
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Nymr83
Jan 09 2009 04:13 PM
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since we needed the pitching
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Edgy DC
Jan 10 2009 09:29 PM
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Root the Yankees. They got it all.
Me, I'm definitely for the non-dickulous.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 11 2009 09:18 AM
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Not exactly anything new here, but [url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spbase115995327jan11,0,556610.story:3tucfsf7]Newsday's Ken Davidoff suggests[/url:3tucfsf7] that the Mets "remain confident" that they'll wind up with either Lowe or a return engagement by Ollie Perez.
He mentions the recent Braves meeting with Lowe - but that's just one team.
He goes on to quote pitching-hungry Brewer GM Doug Melvin as saying that; "I haven't even talked to Scott Boras"
Also the Phils recent re-upping of CH Park pretty much fills out their rotation.
While the BoSox have put a retainer on the rehabbing law firm of Smoltz, Penny, & Saito.
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Ashie62
Jan 11 2009 09:38 AM
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Omar hires the law firm Trickem Dickem & Lickem to pursue a starting pitcher.
Derek Lowes numbers are solid over the last 3 years. He throws strikes. Is he a dick? As said earlier ask a few people about anyone and we're all dicks.
I'm a dick and have a small one to prove it.
I wonder if Oliver Twist is pissed the Mets made him sing for his supper this season and is apparently likely to see his price drop.
Maybe Ben Sheet's price will go down to reasonable lets take a shot territory..
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metsguyinmichigan
Jan 11 2009 09:08 PM
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If the Braves get Lowe, that makes it easier to sign Perez, no? One fewer team with money looking for a starter?
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 11 2009 09:46 PM
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Braves apparently have signed that Kenshin Kawakami guy. If he's a starter, maybe they're out too.
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Centerfield
Jan 12 2009 08:16 AM
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Ken Rosenthal said they were "all over" Lowe in an article over the weekend.
So if you follow the logic of this thread, the Braves really like dick.
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metirish
Jan 12 2009 08:39 AM
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Here's a new wrinkle to the Lowe talks.
Jon Heyman
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Mets: Lowe-ball pitcher needed
A secret batting practice session with David Wright, Daniel Murphy and Nick Evans last September at Citifield convinced all the players that the Mets' new home won't be the pitching park Mets people expected, but rather a launching pad for home runs. And some within their hierarchy have used this inside knowledge to stump for Lowe, a groundball pitcher, suggesting he might work better than Oliver Perez, a flyball pitcher.
Lowe is far from a certainty to join the Mets, however. He is in play for the Braves and quite possibly the under-the-radar Phillies. The Brewers and Angels are outside possibilities (the Red Sox have to be out now after signing Cooperstown-bound John Smoltz).
At this point, Lowe appears most likely ticketed for one of those three NL East teams. The Braves still have $60 million to $80 million left over from what they didn't spend on A.J. Burnett. But if Lowe goes to the world champion Phillies, that would give them a superb five-man rotation and put them in a dominating position to win the division for the third straight year.
Even so, the Mets don't appear to be all in for Lowe to this point. GM Omar Minaya, who met with Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado during their recruitment periods and plans to meet soon with Pedro Martinez, has yet to meet with Lowe, who has huddled with the Braves and Phillies already.
It seems that while some Mets people have stumped hard for Lowe, Minaya prefers the young left-hander Perez, which might explain their lukewarm $36-million, three-year offer to Lowe. Unless they change their stance, maybe Minaya will get his wish and be able to go after Perez after all.
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I had not heard this before , I knew about the BP but not that CF might be a launching pad. Of course we won't know until actual play but still I shudder at the thoughts of that.
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Edgy DC
Jan 12 2009 08:53 AM
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Read it again. The depositions are open public records.
<ul><li>That he threw his wife over for the FOX chick, that's public knowledge.
</li><li>That he was (is?) using Adderall, prescribed by a team doctor without an exam, that comes from his deposition.
</li><li>That the Red Sox suspected a drinking problem, his deposition also.
</li><li>That he got drunk in the clubhouse after games with the clubhouse manager, that comes from Trinka. But the manager disputes only the degrees, not the facts, though the degrees are higly relevant.
</li><li>That he was busted after a domestic disturbance, there's no independent source, but it can't be hard for a reporter to find one, and we don't get a denial.
</li><li>The explicitly segregated dinners, right out of the horse's mouth.</li></ul>Not in that report, in March 2006, Lowe whined that "he just didn't care" and wanted to go on the disabled list with "emotional distress" because of the hard times brought on him when he was discovered to be a womanizing jock. I mean, carrying on with a TV reporter, who could have expected that to go public?
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smg58
Jan 12 2009 09:27 AM
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[url:1dwd0gfh]http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/1/7/711009/citi-field-where-homeruns[/url:1dwd0gfh]
Amazingly, it wasn't hard at all to find an article suggesting exactly the opposite of what Heyman says about Citifield.
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seawolf17
Jan 12 2009 09:50 AM
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="smg58":27rfu7sx][url:27rfu7sx]http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/1/7/711009/citi-field-where-homeruns[/url:27rfu7sx]
Amazingly, it wasn't hard at all to find an article suggesting exactly the opposite of what Heyman says about Citifield.[/quote:27rfu7sx]
That was what I remembered also, not the "launching pad" thing. Heyman's an ass.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 12 2009 09:56 AM
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="seawolf17":18o7iaxe]="smg58":18o7iaxe][url:18o7iaxe]http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/1/7/711009/citi-field-where-homeruns[/url:18o7iaxe]
Amazingly, it wasn't hard at all to find an article suggesting exactly the opposite of what Heyman says about Citifield.[/quote:18o7iaxe]
That was what I remembered also, not the "launching pad" thing. Heyman's an ass.[/quote:18o7iaxe]
I don't buy that linked story either, at least not all of it. I think we'll have to wait and see. I think stuff like the batter's eye and lighting has as much or more to do with it than fence heights and configurations.
The Mets have also indicated the fences can go up or down if needed, I think I read somewhere.
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batmagadanleadoff
Jan 12 2009 09:57 AM
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="smg58":1lloyi2s][url:1lloyi2s]http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/1/7/711009/citi-field-where-homeruns[/url:1lloyi2s]
Amazingly, it wasn't hard at all to find an article suggesting exactly the opposite of what Heyman says about Citifield.[/quote:1lloyi2s]
This was a good read. By the way, I was always under the impression that Citi Field would favor the pitcher slightly. So Heyman's piece notwithstanding, am I misremembering?
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metirish
Jan 12 2009 09:58 AM
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No you are not misremembering but I think Heyman read Jeff Wilpon talking about Evens " even hitting them over the wall" and came to the logical conclusion that it must be a launching pad.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 12 2009 10:01 AM
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According to the Mets, CitiField was designed to be, at worst, neutral and hopefully favoring pitchers somewhat.
But like someone said above, the proof is in the playing and all kinds of things can affect the final outcome that may not have been thought of by the planners. It's a lot more than just the numbers on the wall.
Was it the new place in Philly or in Cincy (or maybe both) where open areas behind home/3rd led to wind tunnels that carried the balls out towards RF much more than anyone thought. Neither was necessarily designed as homer-happy palaces.
CF is going to be more enclosed than Shea and also turned some 25-30 degrees to the north. Not sure how much/if those will factor in.
I think Heyman is taking a quickie impression based on an impromptu BP session and drawing a whole lotta silly conclusions from it.
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batmagadanleadoff
Jan 12 2009 10:03 AM
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="metirish":3lsk2pws]No you are not misremembering but I think Heyman read Jeff Wilpon talking about Evens " even hitting them over the wall" and came to the logical conclusion that it must be a launching pad.[/quote:3lsk2pws]
I'll say this for Heyman in fairness -- like him or not (and I'm not sure where I stand) last season, he was by far, the most accurate reporter at predicting future Mets moves ... especially during the will-they-fire-Willie and when-will-they-fire-Willie phase of the 2008 season.
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TransMonk
Jan 12 2009 10:03 AM
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I don't know why anyone would think the new park will be a "launching pad".
If I had to predict, I would say Citi will play similar to the new Ted in Atlanta. Similar elevation, dimensions and direction.
Anything's possible depending on how the wind reacts, but I haven't seen much evidence to this point that Citi will favor HR hitters.
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Edgy DC
Jan 12 2009 10:09 AM
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="TransMonk":2hobzjr5]I don't know why anyone would think the new park will be a "launching pad".[/quote:2hobzjr5]
A single batting practice session with three players, that's why!
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seawolf17
Jan 12 2009 10:52 AM
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="John Cougar Lunchbucket":wqe3qe7s]The Mets have also indicated the fences can go up or down if needed, I think I read somewhere.[/quote:wqe3qe7s]
I say they put them up when we're in the field, and down when we're at the plate.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 12 2009 11:24 AM
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Bill Veeck tried something like that in the minor leagues. He had a chain link fence installed on a track on top of the regular fence. When the home team was batting, the fence would be rolled off to the side, and when the visitors were up it would be rolled back into place.
Needless to say, he didn't get away with that for long.
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Nymr83
Jan 12 2009 12:45 PM
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="Benjamin Grimm":ips0smpy]Bill Veeck tried something like that in the minor leagues. He had a chain link fence installed on a track on top of the regular fence. When the home team was batting, the fence would be rolled off to the side, and when the visitors were up it would be rolled back into place.
Needless to say, he didn't get away with that for long.[/quote:ips0smpy]
yeah, but that leads to a better idea that you might get away with... having a higher "portable" fence in games started by your flyball pitchers than you do in games started by your groundballers.
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Gwreck
Jan 12 2009 06:12 PM
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="Nymr83":1gekmyvr]yeah, but that leads to a better idea that you might get away with... having a higher "portable" fence in games started by your flyball pitchers than you do in games started by your groundballers.[/quote:1gekmyvr]
I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think that's actually prohibited.
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Edgy DC
Jan 12 2009 08:02 PM
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Yes it is. Teams need league permission before changing ballpark dimiensions, and I'm certain they'd be intolerant of a team changing them daily on the basis of who is pitching..
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Nymr83
Jan 12 2009 08:47 PM
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is the height of a wall included in dimensions though? or are "dimensions" just the distance from homeplate to the wall?
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Edgy DC
Jan 12 2009 09:00 PM
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I guess it's a valid question, but I consider the z axis to be a dimension.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 12 2009 09:39 PM
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I am sure that changing fence heights would require prior league approval.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 13 2009 06:16 AM
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Yeah, something like that would almost certainly be done between seasons and only after notifying MLB and probably after waiting for permission.
All Jeffy said was the OF was designed with the possibility of fine-tuning the wall height in mind (and maybe even small changes in distances in some spots) so that if minor adjustments were needed it wouldn't mean tearing out certain seats and blocking the views of others if the place started to look too hitter-friendly (or, presumably, too pitcher-friendly).
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MFS62
Jan 13 2009 06:46 AM
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Discussion about whether or not CitiField will be a launching pad is premature because the wind currents when Shea is down are not known yet.
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Nymr83
Jan 13 2009 07:18 AM
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but isn't shea basically behind homeplate which is closed off anyway? i'd only expect shea to significantly effect the winds there if shea was facing an open part of stadium.
i have no proof of this, but i got the feeling every game i went to this year that citifield was having a huge effect on the winds inside shea
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Centerfield
Jan 13 2009 07:54 AM
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Back to the original topic. Heyman has the Braves going 4 years, close to $60 million for Lowe.
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Vince Coleman Firecracker
Jan 13 2009 08:05 AM
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="Centerfield":3os7gt8v]Back to the original topic. Heyman has the Braves going 4 years, close to $60 million for Lowe.[/quote:3os7gt8v]
Gak! Where's Ben Sheets?
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metirish
Jan 13 2009 08:07 AM
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In that same Heyman article he says the Mets are proposing a three year $30 million deal for Ollie , I don't see that getting it done.
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Edgy DC
Jan 13 2009 09:25 AM
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Welcome back, Ollie!
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 13 2009 09:27 AM
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Yuck.
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seawolf17
Jan 13 2009 09:29 AM
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bmfc1
Jan 13 2009 09:36 AM
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Heyman seems to be the first to report any news about Boras's clients. Peter Gammons, on January 07, said:
"A lot of general managers and those of us in the business kid about a couple of sites referred to as ScottBoras.com, and Scott will float things out there and throw it out there and people will report it...."
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/r ... _take.html
I wonder if he was referring to Heyman.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 13 2009 09:37 AM
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For an xtra year and an xtra 24 million they can have him.
Now let's get Ollie.
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metirish
Jan 13 2009 09:40 AM
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="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3qgkl57i]For an xtra year and an xtra 24 million they can have him.
Now let's get Ollie.[/quote:3qgkl57i]
Exactly , the four years is bad but they also seemed to have blown the door open with the $60 million , who did they think they were competing with?
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attgig
Jan 13 2009 09:49 AM
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="metirish":27ncuko8]="John Cougar Lunchbucket":27ncuko8]For an xtra year and an xtra 24 million they can have him.
Now let's get Ollie.[/quote:27ncuko8]
Exactly , the four years is bad but they also seemed to have blown the door open with the $60 million , who did they think they were competing with?[/quote:27ncuko8]
a mystery team. who else?
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Fman99
Jan 13 2009 09:52 AM
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Good. Way too much money/years for a guy who is 36 and has his head screwed on sideways.
I like Sheets or Ollie at this point as a #4 guy.
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 13 2009 09:58 AM
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I really wanted them to get someone better than Oliver Perez. I wanted a number 2 guy.
Oh well.
I would have been more optimistic heading into the season with Lowe than Perez. At least Redding should be an upgrade over Pedro.
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metsguyinmichigan
Jan 13 2009 10:02 AM
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I'm very OK with this. That deal is going to look horrible before too long. Ollie can be lights out. He'll probably toss our first no-hitter.
A seven-walk, two hit-batsman no-hitter, granted.
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smg58
Jan 13 2009 11:08 AM
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="smg58":3cvsi3pd]A month or so ago I thought Derek Lowe would present the best value of the free agent pitchers. But I hear more rumors about teams being interested in him than in anybody else. I no longer think he'll come that cheap. He's more consistent and durable than any other pitcher on the market besides CC, but at his age I wouldn't want to be the team that offers him a fourth year at $15M+ per.[/quote:3cvsi3pd]
I said that on Nov. 5, and I'm sticking to it.
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A Boy Named Seo
Jan 13 2009 11:13 AM
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Good job, Mets. I don't doubt Lowe woulda been fine this year, maybe better than Ollie, and maybe good next year, too. But they weren't gonna go four expensive years on a 36-year old guy period, and they stuck to that.
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MFS62
Jan 13 2009 11:42 AM
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From age 37-40, Curt Schilling went sometning like 51-24, with ERA+ from 80 (one year) to 150 (best during that span). Not saying Lowe can come close to that, but it can happen. Of course there are probably many examples of rapid declines, too. But Lowe reminds me of Schilling - a bulldog. I wanted him on the Mets.
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Frayed Knot
Jan 13 2009 01:21 PM
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="batmagadanleadoff":r9o9y1ku]I'll say this for Heyman in fairness -- like him or not (and I'm not sure where I stand) last season, he was by far, the most accurate reporter at predicting future Mets moves ... especially during the will-they-fire-Willie and when-will-they-fire-Willie phase of the 2008 season.[/quote:r9o9y1ku]
Heyman has long been a first-rate baseball reporter as far as digging out the facts and getting them right more often than not and often getting them first. And he didn't always get the credit for his scoops due to the tendency of the national press to cite the big-city dailies while overlooking Heyman's suburban-based Newsday.
It may have been those frequent slights that prompted him to leave the newspaper biz for the brighter lights of SI, WFAN, SNY, and now MLBTV.
Heyman's columnist persona while he was still at Newsday tended to irk a few around here from time to time but that was usually separate from his regular reporter chores.
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Nymr83
Jan 13 2009 01:30 PM
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too much and too long for Lowe, i'm glad it wasn't us.
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