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A Boy Named Seo Dec 01 2016 05:42 PM |
I'd rather leave Gomez alone, trade Bruce, and then take a stab at a 1-year McCutcheon rental. I'm gunna go make some WATPs for us to chew upon.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 05:54 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
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^This. I say Bruce should go, Grandy should stay. But if we bring McCutchen on board, that changes everything. The ripple effect could end up changing the teams long term plans but as long as Conforto is here at the end of the day I'll be okay with whatever (he can back all three OF positions). I'm a Lagares fan but he would be the weakest link and there's gotta be a team out there looking for a good glove in center.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 05:55 PM |
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Matz/Lagares
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 06:00 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
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I expect that the price for McCutchen would be rather steep.
And also:
Does Matz get it done? And is it something we'd be willing to do?
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A Boy Named Seo Dec 01 2016 06:01 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
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That would do it, I bet. I still believe in Matz, though. Do we all want him gone now??
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Nymr83 Dec 01 2016 06:03 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
When our pitching explodes again we'd sorely miss him. why trade for McCutchen at all? sign Fowler!
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 06:09 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
I like that idea better.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 06:10 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
I no longer have a whole lot of faith in him, but I'd be reluctant to trade him.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 06:11 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
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Throw in Lags and I think it's possible. And it's not that I'm down on Matz (as I've said I'd prefer holding on to all arms, but....Cutch...) it's just that I'm higher on Gsellman. For someone like Andrew I'm afraid we will have to give up one of the big 5.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 06:15 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
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I really would rather not. But we don't get McCutchen w/o giving up something we covet, IMO, one of our starters. And as I said on the other thread it;s not that I'm down on Matz, I'm not, I'm just up on Gsellman. He came up in a pressure packed situation and he showed he can pitch here in NY.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 06:31 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
Five years of control for Matz vs. one year of control for McCutchen. You have to figure that into the calculation.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 01 2016 06:32 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
I can't believe people aren't prepared to trade Matz for an MVP centerfielder
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 01 2016 06:40 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
5 years for Matz = 1.5 years for normal people. It's about even
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Nymr83 Dec 01 2016 06:48 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
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you mean an expensive player on a steep downward trajectory? he was NEGATIVE WAR player this past year (last 5 years: 7.0; 8.1; 6.3; 4.9; -0.7 on BRef) - i'm guessing he isnt that bad, but he is owed 14 mil each of the last 2 years and arguably already belongs in a corner spot. at that point, he's Jay Bruce. Why would you trade Matz for that?
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A Boy Named Seo Dec 01 2016 06:52 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
I think the 2nd year is an option, but still. He's not quite that guy anymore, which is why he's even available. I'd try to get him for my bulletproof offer of Nimmo (or Lagares)/Gsellman/TEBOW, but would walk away if it came to Matz.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 01 2016 06:54 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
Because Matz for all his potential has been hurt repeatedly, and to the extent we can deal from a position of strength we have pitching to trade and offense to gain. Plus he's marrying a weird country singer who I don't trust. He probably voted for Trump, him & Harvey.
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Nymr83 Dec 01 2016 06:55 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
I'm not trading Gsellman either. take Tebow and we'll take on the entire contract!
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 06:58 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
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Good point.
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Frayed Knot Dec 01 2016 07:05 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
There's a $14.5 million 2018 option on McCutcheon so, absent a further descent into hell by him, consider him to be under club control for two more seasons, not one, and adjust your WATPs accordingly.
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Edgy MD Dec 01 2016 07:13 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
Maybe at Jacob deGrom's press conference, he'll be able to be able to clue us in on what's up with McCutcheon.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 07:19 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
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I agree that it's an all-out for 2017 (and risky) move. Also, I am not all-up on McCutchen's more recent seasons. I read that last year he needed a jump start about half way though. I think he still has plenty left in his tank and the change of scenery would be an overall jump start for him. Also keeps him away from the Nats (now in negotiations with Pittsburgh, I read earlier today). Of course, if we could get it done for less, I'd approve. I consider Matz one of the core 5 arm wise. He's also a lefty. Moving him would be painful. I don't consider Gsellman one of the 5. But I feel confident he can fill the opening. But Matz being the only lefty...that might derail my thinking.
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 01 2016 07:31 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
Does Pittsburgh do radical outfield shifting?
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Frayed Knot Dec 01 2016 07:48 PM Re: I would now like to hear your WATP |
As mentioned in another thread (we now have dueling McCutcheon threads without either one being an actual McCutcheon thread) McCutcheon is, in effect, under control of whatever team winds up with him for Two more seasons, not one.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2016 08:08 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Both McCutchen discussions have been split from their original threads and combined into this one.
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A Boy Named Seo Dec 01 2016 08:19 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
If we don't trade for McCutchen, Guns N Roses might to have him fill in for Buckethead. I'm gonna go Google for some fGWAR stats now.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 01 2016 08:58 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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If we don't trade for this cat, and Washington does, we're gonna be up against it, bigly. CMON SANDY MAKE THE FRIGGIN DEAL ALREADY.
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Zvon Dec 01 2016 09:18 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Two seasons and it's less painful to include Matz. Of course this is said with the hope that McCutchen returns to his old form for a few years.
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Centerfield Dec 05 2016 07:56 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Stupid question here.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 05 2016 08:04 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I think that they've ruled out giving him a long-term contract, and they want to see if they can get anything back for him in a trade, rather than let him walk away through free agency.
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batmagadanleadoff Dec 05 2016 08:45 PM Re: Trade Jay Bruce |
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While I wouldn't know what McCutchen's future holds, I don't see a steep downward trajectory either. He had an off year in 2016. The four years before that, he finished in the top five in league MVP voting every single season -- including a number one finish in 2013. He was also an all-star the last five seasons before 2016. Johnny Bench was the NL MVP in 1970 and in 1972. And in between -- 1971 -- he had the worst year of his prime. Go figure.
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Edgy MD Dec 05 2016 09:16 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
That said, FanGraphs' Steamer tool projects him for a 3.6 fWAR this season, which is something like Lagares' upside (if not quite his ceiling).
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Centerfield Dec 05 2016 09:19 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I don't know if it's a trajectory. I guess you don't know until you see how it plays out, but his OPS has been dropping each of the last 3 years. .952-.889.-766.
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Ashie62 Dec 05 2016 09:28 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I would trade Matz for McCutchen, and quickly.
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Centerfield Dec 05 2016 09:30 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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Maybe we could offer to take back Antonio Bastardo. Where is Jon Niese? Let's sign him and trade him again.
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cooby Dec 06 2016 02:06 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I want him to stay a Pirate
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TransMonk Dec 07 2016 10:25 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I wonder with the Nats seemingly out if Sandy can make a play here from a position of strength.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 08 2016 12:11 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I would trade the shit out of Matz for this fella
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Edgy MD Dec 08 2016 12:36 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
TRAID HARVEY!!1!1!
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MFS62 Dec 08 2016 12:54 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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You're right. Let's get rid of that wuss. What's he done lately? Later
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Gwreck Dec 08 2016 01:04 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
It can't possibly just take Steven Matz to get McCutchen or we would have done so already, right?
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Lefty Specialist Dec 08 2016 01:17 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Hmm. McCutchen would look really good in this lineup, but whither Conforto if that happens? You have to assume Bruce gets traded and Grandy moves back to RF.
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Edgy MD Dec 08 2016 01:47 AM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
McCutcheon wouldn't look nearly as good as Joseph F. Votto. That's what I say.
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Lefty Specialist Dec 08 2016 12:55 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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Yeah, but that contract. Ay Caramba. Not just the money but the length, too.
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Edgy MD Dec 08 2016 02:34 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I'm telling you, by the end of the contract, it won't look so big.
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Vic Sage Dec 08 2016 02:54 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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Yes, I Vote 4 Votto!
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 08 2016 05:02 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
We're all in agreement then. Matz, Bruce and Doodoo for Votto and a Cincy relief pitcher.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 08 2016 05:07 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
HURRY THE EFF UP AND MAKE THIS DEAL SANDY!!!!!1
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Frayed Knot Dec 20 2016 02:04 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Both the NYPost and the Snooze pick up this morning on Ken Rosenthal's recent tidbit that the Mets have had "ever-so preliminary" talks recently concerning Andrew McCutcheon.
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MFS62 Dec 20 2016 02:52 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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And then there's this from sny.com
Later
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Frayed Knot Dec 20 2016 03:36 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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I don't know about that guy, he could blow up at any minute.
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Centerfield Dec 20 2016 03:39 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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I would think the Pirates would be asking for something like Matz and Conforto. Which, I guess, would help alleviate the OF situation, but do nothing to clear salary. As the articles suggest, I think the probability of this is pretty low. It would be strange to have a rotation without any lefties.
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seawolf17 Dec 20 2016 03:44 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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"You rang?"
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Centerfield Dec 20 2016 04:17 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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LOLOLOL. Not funny.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 20 2016 04:32 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I'll bet if he wanted to, and he were healthy enough, (two big "ifs" I know) Niese could adjust his game so that he could fake it as a lefty bullpenner. Offhand I'd you'd have to think that at least some degree of "success" among LOOGYs is due to the highly specialized nature of the assignnmet itself vs. the highly generalized nature of the No. 5 starting assignment.
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Edgy MD Dec 20 2016 05:59 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
LOOGy or not, Niese looked strong out of the bullpen in the 2015 postseason.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 20 2016 06:03 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
As I recall it he dodged a bullet (smoking line drive caught?) but got it done.
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Ashie62 Dec 20 2016 06:53 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Getting McCutchen might be easier if we had not tendered Bruce. It appears we overestimated Bruce's value. Jay is part of a logjam for now.
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Edgy MD Dec 20 2016 06:57 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
He'll bring something back.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 20 2016 06:58 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I'll be pretty surprised if he ends up as a Met, but perhaps quite not as surprised as I would have been two or three weeks ago.
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Centerfield Dec 20 2016 07:13 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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I assume you mean in terms of trade haul? His salary is pretty reasonable.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 20 2016 07:20 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I think we should start chatting about Charlie Blackmon
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Edgy MD Dec 20 2016 07:24 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Yeah, his presumed trade price is what I refer to, but that's obviously largely speculative. He put up .400-or-better OBPs four years in a row, which suggests he could be something like the #3 hitter I crave (even if he isn't a lefty), but then last year he fell to .336.
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Benjamin Grimm Dec 20 2016 07:37 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I did a Google News search on McCutchen to see how widespread this McCutchen-Mets thing is, and to see if the noise is coming exclusively from New York or if there's similar buzz in Pittsburgh too.
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d'Kong76 Dec 20 2016 07:40 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
I was just going to post that there probably isn't much fire to this smoke
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Frayed Knot Dec 20 2016 07:54 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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Both the News & Post cited the recent Ken Rosenthal mention of talks between the two (however informal and preliminary) so that seems to be the genesis of this. Overall there doesn't seem to be a great fit between the two teams. Pitt's #1 prospect is Austin Meadows, a 21 y/o, top-20 type prospect OF'er who's either ready to start on OD or is a 1/2 season away at worst meaning that, with Polanco & Marte both good and young, not only are the Pirates not going to want any part of Grandy or Bruce but might not even be that high on Conforto if he were to be offered. They'll want young pitching of course but that isn't as plentiful in Queens as it was with the trade of Fulmer, health questions around Wheeler, Matz, & Harvey, the drying of the recent pipeline from the minors (unless Gsellman really is the next deGrom), the loss of Bartolo the human stopgap, and with all the young guns now one year closer to FA-gency. Then take Rosario off the table and the WATPs become tougher to create.
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cooby Dec 20 2016 07:56 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
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Then I hope it's Trump
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d'Kong76 Dec 20 2016 08:00 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Lol, I don't follow him.
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cooby Dec 20 2016 08:03 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Me either but it sounds like he'd be a good guy to ban
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A Boy Named Seo Dec 20 2016 08:33 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
For comparisons sake, the Pirates turned down the Nats offer of Lucas Giolito (their former #1 prospect), Dane Dunning (21-year old pitcher, their 2016 first round pick), and a 'third player', sez some blowhard from FanRag.
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Edgy MD Dec 20 2016 08:56 PM Re: It looks like we're talking about Andrew McCutchen |
Dane Danning sounds like a former Miss Rheingold.
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