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• Danny Jansen has a framing problem

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Lowering a knee is often the solution, but this time might it be the cause? In 2024 Rays catchers managed only 1.2 fWAR, with most of it on the defensive side of the ball. So they went out and signed Danny Jansen, a highly-regarded veteran free agent, to fill that hole at and behind the plate. So far Jansen been among the worst pitch framers in baseball. And that...2025
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• The Short Porch: The new Pope is a Cubs fan

White smoke rises from the Vatican on Thursday | Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images White smoke flew over the Vatican today as a Chicagoan was named the first American Pope It’s a historic day in the Vatican as Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the Pope by the Conclave who have been sequestered in the Sistine Chapel since yesterday. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV, which is presumed to...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The meatloaf looms and the Cubs are rolling along the boulevard with halberds and quarter-staves. W/ELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overh...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Over the weekend, the baseball discourse took a strange turn. Here’s a sample from Ken Rosenthal on Monday: The Orioles’ 10-17 record is the third-worst in the majors, ahead of only the Chicago White Sox (7-21) and Colorado Rockies (4-23). Their 5.83 rotation ERA is also the third-worst, ahead ...2025
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• Braves at Padres series recap: An unserious start to the season

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images At least it’s over? Usually with these series recaps, I try to go a bit in depth with each game in order to give a thorough and complete summary of what happened during the previous few days. With this season, the best thing I can say about it is that it’s over. For four games, the Atlanta Braves essentially played the most “Braves in California” serie...2025
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• Outside The Confines: ‘Twas the day before Opening Day

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The season is about to start, so there are predictions. Some players get traded. Others get cut. A look back at Freddie Freeman’s dramatic World Series home run and other news from MLB. Good morning. Last day without baseball for a while, no? On the eve of (domestic) Opening Day, ESPN dot com previews all 30 teams and ranks them into tiers. Tom Verduc...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start

A look around Spring Training. Remembering Satchel Paige’s last major league start. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. We’re officially into silly season of Spring Training as the Phillies’ Trea Turner trolled his former teammate Max Scherzer by challenging an obvious first-pitch strike with the ABS system. Scherzer had previously complained that he wasn’t a fan of the ABS system...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Three free agent relievers the Rockies could consider

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 29, 2025 One of the notable pieces of information to come from Rockies Fest last weekend was the reveal that should the team make more signings, it would likely come in the bullpen. Folks in the comments of Tuesday’s Rockpile were quite vocal about their opposition to this idea and understandably so. The...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The rich get richer

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Dodgers make yet another impact signing and the Yankees, of all teams, complain. Some other minor signings and a look at who is left on the market. Seattle is where bats go to die. Good morning. The rich get richer as the Dodgers have signed reliever Kirby Yates to a one-year, $13 million deal. Bradford Doolittle asks if you split the Dodgers ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Should Rockies try a 6-man rotation this season?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 24, 2025 If there was a trend that the Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets, Phillies, Mariners, Astros, Nationals and Angels, a group of eight teams that represents a wide swath of talent and success but has also made 17 postseason appearances in the last four years, adopted that didn’t require...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies infielder Thairo Estrada is ready to contribute

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Back on December 10, 2024, Mark Feinsand reported that the Colorado Rockies had signed former San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada. Thairo Estrada has agreed to a one-year Major League deal with the Rockies, per source.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 10, 2...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images MLB issues its report on pitching injuries. The conclusions are obvious and the solutions are not. The Yankees rebuild. Why are free agent contracts booming? And how to set a date for a baseball player’s wedding. Good morning. Major League Baseball released a report on pitching injuries. The tl;dr explanation is that increased velocity and spin are the prima...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passes away. A World Series preview and other MLB news. We were all set to celebrate the World Series and the first Yankees/Dodgers Fall Classic since 1981. But first, we have to say goodbye to one of the heroes of that World Series of 43 years ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fern...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Bad blood

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Bad blood reigns in the Dodgers/Padres series. The Tigers shocked the Guardians. And other news from around the playoffs. Good morning. I suppose it’s a good morning if you’re a Mets or Padres fan. I assume you know the scores of those games yesterday, so I’m not linking to any game recaps. I will link to the brouhaha that took place at Dodger Stadium durin...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani’s surprise wedding

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The superstar posted the news to social media. Surprise! Shohei Ohtani has tied the knot, and for someone worth nearly a billion dollars, and a superstar athlete in both his native Japan and his present home of the US, one might expect some high-profile nuptials, but instead Ohtani has kept his wedding relatively quiet. Ohtani has married a woman from Japan ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Opening Weekend highs
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Everyone is overreacting to Opening Weekend, as they should. Trayce Thompson goes deep three times. And other news from around MLB. We’re done with the first series of the season. So far, everything is pretty quiet on the news front, which is a good thing. But of course, there’s always something. I do have one minor complaint about the pitch clock. If ther...2023
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• World Series 2016: Schedule and Predictions for Indians vs. Cubs Game 5
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"com/7S31Cpqc13— CHGO Cubs (@CHGO_Cubs) May 8, 2025 And then there was this bit of fun: For those asking, the reporter on ABC said "He's the first Cardinal who's a Cubs fan"— Matt Eurich (@MattEurich) May 8, 2025 Not to mention this official transaction notice from Mike Petriello (Bluesky link): Official."

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"com/60ibfabTuA— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) December 19, 2022 Mike Petriello ranks every MLB uniform number by total WAR produced by players wearing that number throughout history."

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"com's Mike Petriello assumes some Dodgers fans will rush to judgment about Blanton based on his previous stint with the team and his disastrous season with the Los Angeles Angels:The bulk of the 35-year-old's career has been spent in a starting role, but an exceptionally poor 2013 and a yearlong layoff from MLB in 2014 necessitated a move to the bullpen."

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"— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) August 7, 2015 Then again, if the Blue Jays storm into the postseason, ace David Price could earn some votes."

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"Prior to last night’s three inning, five run meltdown, Mike Petriello of FanGraphs examined why Royals ace James Shields has failed to live up to his “Big Game” moniker."

• Danny Jansen has a framing problem
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• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers
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• Braves at Padres series recap: An unserious start to the season
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• Outside The Confines: ‘Twas the day before Opening Day
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• Outside The Confines: Who’s on first?

Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images The issues surrounding baseball stadiums. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reveals his contract demands. The decline of first base. The Mariners’ front office are criticized and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan looks at the issue of two major league teams playing in minor league stadiums this season. He examines what it means for the Athletics...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start
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• Cub Tracks can’t wait

Kyle Tiucker in his new white uniform | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The games are about to begin. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in wri...2025
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• Outside The Confines: College baseball begins

Jace LaViolette | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The college baseball season started this weekend. Storylines from Spring Training. Who might yet be traded? Plus other baseball news. Good morning. We had real baseball over the weekend, albeit the kind with aluminum bats. Jacob Rudner has 12 takeaways from NCAA baseball’s opening weekend. Rudner also has 18 college pitchers who stood out this...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Spring awakening

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers are showing up to Spring Training, but there is still some unfinished business in the Hot Stove. Remembering a forgotten hero of integration. Good morning. Jeff Passan has an update on where we stand with the remaining business this winter—including Alex Bregman. (ESPN+ sub. req.) A roundtable discussion of the start of Spring ...2025
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• Cub Tracks sees stars

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Is Kyle Tucker enough to point the way to the top? What about that too many bullpen men thing? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overhe...2025
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• Danny Jansen has a framing problem
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?
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• Outside The Confines: ‘Twas the day before Opening Day
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• Friday Rockpile: Should Rockies try a 6-man rotation this season?
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• Baseball Savant’s new baserunning stats are revealing for Royals

Cool slide, Bobby | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr.’s baserunning in 2024 was a bit controversial among Royals fans, what does Baseball Savant tell us? One of the most fun things about being a modern baseball fan is all the new data we get access to all the time. One of the most fun sources of that data comes from Baseball Savant, a free website provided by MLB that allows fans to ...2024
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• 2024 NLCS, Game 2: Mets vs. Dodgers and ALCS Game 1, Guardians vs. Yankees

John Jones-Imagn Images The ALCS begins and the NLCS continues. Here’s all the info you will need for today’s two LCS games. MLB.com Gameday for NLCS Game 2. Dodgers lead series 1-0. LHP Sean Manaea vs. TBD. 3:08 p.m. CT. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci. MLB.com Gameday for ALCS Game 1. RHP Alex Cobb vs. LHP Carlos Rodón. 6:38 p.m. CT. TV: TBS. ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 9, 2024

Post-season baseball returns to Kansas City. Seth Lugo talks to Jaylon Thompson about his approach for Game 3. “Execute pitches, stay in the strike zone, but if you leave it over the middle of the plate they’re going to put a good swing on it,” Lugo said. “If it’s borderline, they’re probably going to take it. “If you get some calls you put pressure on them. That’s pitching.” Vahe Gregorian wr...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager?

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 20, 2024 When the New York Mets visited Denver earlier this month to play the Colorado Rockies, it was a kind of homecoming for relief pitcher Adam Ottavino. He was with the team from 2012-2018 and was part of the last group to make it to the postseason. Of that time, Ottavino told Denver media, “To me, 2018...2024
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• You should be mad about the Dodgers spending — but not for the reasons you think

The poster child for deferred money, Shohei Ohtani, waves at fans at Wrigley Field last April | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Deferrals gone wild in the name of being competitive hurts players and baseball Well, there go those Tanner Scott bolstering the backend of the Cubs bullpen hopes and dreams: Closer Tanner Scott and the Los Angeles Dodgers in agreement on a four-year, $72 m...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A very merry OTC

Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays, dear BCB readers! If you celebrate Christmas, I hope today brings you lots of joy and a delightfully filling dinner. If you’re not a Christmas person, I hope your Wednesday is still lovely and fulfilling. News will be light, but I would never leave your OTC stockings empty! Let’s dive into your mid-wee...2024
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• Outside The Confines: An ‘intriguing’ winter

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Reds and Royals make a deal. Chinese Taipei wins Premier12 in a shocking upset. A survey of the free agent market and other news from around baseball. Good morning. Thanksgiving week is officially underway. Have an intriguing holiday. We had one trade this past Friday as the Reds traded Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer to the Royals for Brady Singer...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 9, 2024
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• Mike Trout's MVP Road Should Be Easier Than Expected in 2015
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• Noah Syndergaard Says He Deliberately Threw Up-and-In to Alcides Escobar
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• Daniel Murphy Becomes Most Improbable Member of Elite Ring of Playoff Sluggers
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• Marcell Ozuna reportedly set to sign with White Sox on Monday
The Chicago White Sox came into the offseason looking to make a flurry of moves to become a 2020 contender. Now, the club could be on the verge of signing All-Star outfielder Marcell Ozuna. According to Frank Castillo, a sports reporter in the Dominican Republic, Ozuna is flying to the U.S. to sign with the White Sox, and the deal will be announced on Monday. It’s a big move for a team that alread...2019
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• Jake Arrieta Throws No-Hitter vs. Dodgers: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
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• Brandon Crawford, Giants Agree to New Contract: Latest Details, Reaction
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• Joe Blanton to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Carlos Gomez Designated for Assignment by Astros: Latest Details and Reaction
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs make a move for Juan Soto?

Juan Soto nabs a hit against the Cubs in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Your late week late night spot to enjoy baseball and music with the beverage of your choice It’s World Series Eve here at BCB After Dark and we’re bringing you full weeknight late-night coverage for the first time! Welcome to your Thursday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang ou...2024
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• Danny Jansen has a framing problem
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• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers
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• Braves at Padres series recap: An unserious start to the season
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• Outside The Confines: Who’s on first?
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• Cub Tracks can’t wait
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• Outside The Confines: College baseball begins
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• The Short Porch: The new Pope is a Cubs fan
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• Outside The Confines: An ‘intriguing’ winter
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• Outside The Confines: Bad blood
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Don’t bet on it

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports MLB announces suspensions in a major gambling scandal. A look ahead to the trade deadline. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. If you’re going to get caught doing something stupid that’s going to get you into a lot of trouble, don’t do it for some spare change. Al has already written on this story, but Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was per...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Early success stories

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images MLB admits the uniforms are a problem. A look back at the first month of baseball. And other news from around the MLB. Good morning. According to a memo sent from the union to the players, MLB has reportedly finally admitted there was a problem with the uniforms. The uniforms will be changed, mostly back to what they were, by the start of next year at the...2024
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• A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I don’t have a Hall of Fame vote, but if I did, this is what it would look like. This is an exercise that I have thought about doing for the last three years, but ultimately decided that it wasn’t worth the trouble. Voting for Baseball’s Hall of Fame in my opinion is the ultimate honor for a writer, but in recent years we have seen b...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Get ready for wild times
Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images The trade deadline is next week and we’re already seeing old team reunions and getting a sense of which teams think they can contend. We’re entering the last week before the trade deadline, and while I’m certain folks are getting sick of hearing about it, it’s also an endless source of excitement (or betrayal) and speculation. With everyone most obvio...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 2, 2023
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What have we learned about the Royals after one month? Anne Rogers hints at some potential roster moves. With versatile players Maikel Garcia and Samad Taylor performing well in Triple-A, the Royals must make a roster decision. Reyes, who made the team as a non-roster invitee out of Spring Training, has two Minor League options rema...2023
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• Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The A’s stab Oakland in the back. Madison Bumgarner was designated for assignment. Max Scherzer was suspended. And other news from MLB. If you can’t say anything nice about Major League Baseball, then don’t say anything at all. But I’m required to do this thing today anyway. As noted here yesterday, it appears that the Athletics ar...2023
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