Archive for June, 2009
A lot of people like this guy. I think lowe is terrible,
Interesting story from London’s Daily Mail where they get an All England Club spokesman to admit the ladies featured on the hallowed Centre Court aren’t necessarily the best players, but they are the best-looking players.
The men’s game relegates the Centre Court to top competitors, but fans of the women’s game may have noticed the lassies trotting out there on Friday were none other than Victoria Azarenka of Belarus battling against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea. Cirstea was seeded 28 while Azarenka is ranked and seeded eighth. Oh and who was shoved over to Court 2? Serena Williams and Italian Roberta Vinci.
The move to put the sexpottier gals on Centre Court is supposedly being done to keep BBC viewers happy — even the ones who don’t like tennis, but may enjoy watching buxom 19-year-old girls in mini-skirts knocking around yellow balls.
The network denies any involvement in the court selection. They’ll take it though:
‘It’s the Wimbledon play committee, not us who decides on the order of play.But obviously it’s advantageous to us if there are good-looking women players on Centre Court.
And to make matters worse, The Daily Mail has included a delightful photo spread indicating which ladies are Centre Court-caliber players and the Marla Hooches doomed to the side courts. This seems like the type of story that may upset a few people.
Babe, set and match: Why looks count for more than talent when Wimbledon decides which girls will play on Centre Court Daily Mail
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The Cubs/White Sox weekend series ended with a 6-0 blowout win for the Sox. Pretty pathetic effort for a Cubs team that looked like it was starting to show some fire and tenacity at last.The Cubs once again found themselves being stymied by John Danks, who would be a Cy Young candidate if he could ….
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I wonder how lowe’s real fans feel -
Anyone else want to just chuck the whole major league team and start over? Let’s see the lineup: 1. Thomas 2B 2. Castro SS 3. Vitters 3B 4. Fox 1B (We’ll count him as a minor leaguer) 5.Colvin LF 6. Clevenger C 7. Burke CF 8. Guyer RF 9. Jackson SP. OK, they’d lose 120 games. But they’d at least be interesting. And we’d get Bryce Harper next year.
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs were stopped by the Round Rock Express 8-4.
Greg Reinhard started and took the loss, giving up five runs in only three innings. Reinhard surrendered eight hits and a walk while fanning four.
Right fielder So Taguchi led off the game with his first home run of the year. It was his only hit in five trips to the plate.
Second baseman Luis Rivas went 2 for 4.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were eclipsed by the Huntsville Stars, 3-2.
Marcos Mateo pitched well, allowing only one run on five hits in his five inning start. The one run scored on a solo home run. Mateo didn’t walk anyone and struck out two. He did hit two batters.
Jake Muyco took the loss in relief when he allowed a solo home run in the ninth. Muyco pitched one inning and allowed only that one home run. He struck out two.
Right fielder Doug Deeds was 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs denied the Fort Myers Miracle, 5-1.
Andrew Cashner continues to put up zeros on the scoreboard, pitching another four innings today, allowing no runs on two hits. Cashner walked three and struck out three. He has now not allowed a run in his last three starts, which spanned 12 innings.
Dustin Sasser got the win because Cashner didn’t go five. He pitched three innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and a walk. Sasser struck out four.
Second baseman Nate Samson had a big day. He went 4 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs rode a nine-run eighth inning to skin the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 15-6.
Starter Aaron Shafer had a rough game, allowing five runs on six hits over five innings. Shafer walked two and struck out two.
Jeffrey Beliveau is putting up some ridiculous numbers for Peoria this season. Today he pitched four innings and allowed one run on two hits and two walks. The ridiculous part was that he struck out eight. Beliveau has now struck out 72 batters in only 53 innings this season.
The Chiefs banged out 17 hits today, led by Drew Rundle, who was 4 for 5 with a double. Rundle scored three times and had one RBI.
Josh Vitters, Ryan Flaherty and Rebel Ridling each went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Vitters had one RBI, Flaherty two and Ridling three. Both of Ridling’s hits were doubles.
Right fielder Nelson Perez was 2 for 6 with two RBI and a run scored. We’re also past the MWL All-Star Break and I don’t think I’ve called him Nelson Cruz yet, which is something of a miracle. Not only do they have similar names, they’re similar players.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks came home today and managed to defeat the Yakima Bears, 3-2.
Jeffry Antigua got the win with four innings of shutout relief. He gave up three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Second baseman Logan Watkins was 2 for 4. Catcher Alvaro Sosa went 2 for 3.
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what do you think?This will be shocking news for lowe fans, but there are those of you who will say that you saw it coming from a mile away. I can’t say I’m all that surprised though. lowe is neat, I hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
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Check out who is in this news again: lowe! How Many Ways Are There to Not Play a Game? To make things easier to read: The Jays’ affiliates had an off-day, a postponement, and a suspension. In the remaining 3 games, they went 2-1.
Sacramento 3 at Las Vegas 6
Brian Burres is pushing for a promotion! 11 days after spinning a masterful shut-out, the 28 year old pitched 7 innings of effective ball, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and a walk while striking out 8 and getting 9 ground outs to only 4 flyouts. By the time he exited, the 51s had built a 6-3 lead which they never relinquished. Bill Murphy and Bryan Bullington each pitched a scoreless inning to ensure that this game was pitched entirely by guys who have been on the big club at some point this year. And whose first names start with B. Coincidence!
Las Vegas spread the offensive love around, with every starter getting a hit. Of note, J.P. Arencibia went 2-4 with a double and 2 ribbies, and Randy Ruiz had a double in 4 trips.
Portland at New Hampshire (suspended)
Charlotte 9 at Dunedin 8 (11 innings)
It was a wild one in Dunedin. Andrew Liebel got the start and had his first bad outing in a while, giving up 6 runs in just 4 and a third innings. However, only 2 of those runs were earned, and it really was a tough luck day for Liebel: he allowed unearned runs in three separate innings, and Kyle Ginley allowed 1 inherited runner to score, so this wasn’t simply one of those situations where one error leads to a whole bunch of unearned runs. Nevertheless, it wasn’t Liebel’s greatest outing.
Liebel’s mediocrity and the D-Jays’ horrific defense put them in a 7-0 deficit by the time the 6th inning rolled around, but they finally broke through against Jeremy Hall on 3 consecutive hits by Sean Shoffitt (single), Raul Barron (triple) and Moises Sierra (single). And then, in the 7th, Dunedin exploded for 6 more, highlighted by a 3-run homer by John Tolisano.
Charlotte tied the game up in the 8th, and a scoreless 9th sent the game to extras. In 3 innings, Dunedin was held baserunner-less by the Stone Crabs’ bullpen, and Charlotte won the game in the 11th by, you guessed it, scoring what turned out to be an unearned run charged to Tim Collins. Collins was otherwise good, pitching 3 innings, allowing 4 baserunners and striking out 3.
No hitter had a spectacular day, though Shoffit, Barron and Sierra each had 2 hits, and Tolisano had the aforementioned 3 run jack.
Young Henderson Alvarez was the story for Lansing on Sunday afternoon, going 6 innings while only allowing 5 hits, walking nobody and striking out 5. Alvarez allowed 1 run, and had a 7-6 GB-FB ratio. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the win, as the bullpen allowed the Dragons to tie it up in the 8th. But Lansing stormed right back with 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, and Matthew Daly nailed it down with a perfect 9th inning for his 14th save.
Chris Emanuele reached base 3 times with a single and 2 walks, and A.J. Jimenez had 3 hits including a double, and drove in 2 runs to lead the Lansing offense.
Jamestown at Auburn - post-poned
GCL Jays - scheduled day off
By the way, ever wonder what attendance is like at minor league games? Well, much more extensive research could be done on this topic, and who knows how representative these attendance figures are, but for what it’s worth here were the crowd sizes for each of today’s minor league games:
Las Vegas: 2,195
Dunedin: 399
Lansing: 4,918
Elsewhere… Lake Elsinore beat High Desert 33-18. Seriously. There were 58 hits. Also, Lake Elsinore walked 13 times, while High Desert only walked once. Weird.
Three Stars!
3. Brian Burres - 7 IP, 3ER, 9K
2. A.J. Jimenez, 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
1. Henderson Alvarez - 6 innings, 5 baserunners, 1 run, 5 Ks
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It seems like all the news has been about lowe:
The Jays’ affiliates had more rain-outs (2) than wins (1) on the night. Enough said. Davis Romero received the start and was not overly sharp. He allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk over 5.1 innings of work. Bryan Bullington relieved him and allowed one run in 1.2 innings, but struck out four. Bill Murphy had a scoreless inning and struck out the side. Brian Wolfe, though, took the loss when he allowed three runs on two hits and two walks without getting an out. Offensively, JP Arencibia was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. Kevin Howard also had two hits, as did Michael Barrett. Angel Sanchez had three hits, including a double. David Dellucci was 3-for-4 with two homers and he scored three runs.
Luis Perez, the Jays’ representative in the upcoming Futures Game, struggled with his control and walked five batters in 6.1 innings. He gave up just three hits, though, and allowed three runs (two earned). Adrian Martin finished the game with 2.1 scoreless innings. Brian Jeroloman went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. Scott Campbell went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Nick Gorneault, Adam Calderone, Brian Dopirak, and Darin Mastroianni also had hits.
Dunedin - postponed
Starter Josh Wells had another ugly outing and allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk in 2.1 innings of work. Ryan Koch allowed one run one four hits in 3.2 innings. Keith Meyer worked two scoreless innings and allowed just one hit. Hunter Moody worked one scoreless inning and struck out two, while allowing one hit and one walk. Lead-off man Justin McClanahan went 0-for-5 with three Ks. Brian Van Kirk and Mark Sobolewski each had two hits. Balbino Fuenmayor, AJ Jimenez, Johermyn Chavez, Tyler Pastornicky, and Chris Emanuele each had one hit. Sobolewski and Jimenez drove in runs. Van Kirk had the only extra base hit, which was a double.
Scott Gracey had another poor start and allowed five runs in 4.2 innings on six hits and two walks. Willi Mendez also struggled and allowed three runs in 1.1 innings, thanks to three hits and two walks. Dan Miller and Zach Outman also gave up runs. Offensively, Jimmy Gonzalez and Welinton Ramirez each had two hits - and a double a piece for the only extra base hits of the game. Randy Schwartz had a solo homer - his fourth of the year (He only has five hits in total). Jack Murphy went 1-for-3 and Luis Hurtado was 1-for-4.
Gulf Coast League Jays - postponed
The Three Stars:
3. Adrian Martin for 2.1 scoreless innings
2. Brian Jeroloman for two hits and two RBI
1. David Dellucci, three hits, two homers
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For all you fans out there, here’s some news about lowe,
Josh Vitters hit his first home run this month tonight after a torrid May when he couldn’t do anything but hit homers.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs zipped past the New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-3.
Jeff Samardzija picked up his fifth win tonight with seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five.
The I-Cubs had ten hits, all singles. Bobby Scales and Luis Rivas were both 2 for 4 with a run scored. Rivas added in an RBI. So Taguchi went 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. Matt Camp had a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in a 2 for 3 game.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies lost to the Montgomery Biscuits, 4-2.
Starter Jeremy Papelbon took the loss, allowing all four runs in only 3.2 innings. Papelbon was tagged for seven hits, including two home runs. He walked two and fanned three.
First baseman Doug Deeds went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. Deeds scored twice.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs transformed the hometown cheers for the Fort Myers Miracle into whine, 8-6.
Starter Craig Muschko threw four innings, allowing only one run on three hits. He walked two and struck out five.
Henry Williamson pitched very poorly, but got the win anyway when the offense scored for him. Williamson pitched two innings and gave up four runs on five hits and two walks. He didn’t strike anyone out.
Shortstop Starlin Castro had a huge game, collecting five RBI with a double and a triple in a 2 for 4 night. Castro also walked once and scored once.
Third baseman Marwin Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored. Center fielder Tony Campana went 2 for 5 with two runs scored. Left fielder Jonathan Wyatt went 2 for 4 with a run scored. First baseman Jovan Rosa was 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored.
Right fielder Brandon Guyer had a double and an RBI in a 2 for 4 game. Guyer is now hitting .396 in 13 games in High-A. If the Cubs hadn’t jumped him all the way to AA this season, I don’t think anyone would be disappointed in his numbers at Daytona so far.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs bullpen broke down and the Chiefs fell to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 3-2.
Starter Chris Archer had a no-hitter going when he got pulled after five innings. The only problem was that he had probably thrown a lot of pitches considering he had walked five batters in that time, although none of them scored. Archer struck out four.
Chris Huseby blew his first save of the season, taking the loss as he allowed one run on four hits in one inning. He also allowed an inherited runner to score in the eighth inning. Huseby struck out one.
Josh Vitters hit his first home run this month, going 2 for 4 with two RBI. As hot as Vitters was in May, he’s been cold in June. Perhaps this is a sign he’s breaking out of his slump.
Center fielder David Macias was 2 for 4.
Boise Hawks
The carnage continued as the Hawks were blown up by the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, 11-1.
Robert Hernandez got beat up for four runs on five hits and two walks over four innings. He walked two and struck out five. One of the runs was unearned.
Catcher Alvaro Sosa was 1 for 3 with his first home run of the season.
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haha, I can’t believe this guy,
I’ll make this brief, but wanted a place to discuss the latest in “As Milton’s World Turns”. First though, the Cubs won, they hit a 2-run home run and a 3-run home run. It’s nice to know those haven’t gone extinct. Jake Fox and Geovany Soto did the damage and no truth to the rumor that Soto was promised White Castle if he hit one out today. Randy Wells got his second win on the year, two solo shots being the only marks against him. After 98 pitches and 7 innings, the increasingly baffling Lou went to Carlos Marmol and he predictably walked two of the first three hitters, gave up a couple of hits with some assistance from Soriano losing a ball in the sun (which I admittedly didn’t see) and was mercifully pulled for Sean Marshall who got out of the jam by inducing the 3-1-3 double play by A.J. Pierzynski with the bases juiced.
The big story though will unfortunately be Milton Bradley. He struck out his first two times and then flew out to left and then apparently took out some frustration on a Gatorade cooler. Details are a bit sketchy now, but either Lou was already rethinking his change of mind of playing Bradley on Friday or Lou took exception to Bradley’s freak out and the two exchanged words and Bradley was replaced by Ryan Freel in right field. Why Bradley freaking out is any different than Z or Dempster or any other player is beyond me, but I’m guessing there was some tension before this moment between the two. Or maybe Lou is standing up for the rights of Gatorade machines and coolers everywhere to dispense thirst-quenching beverages to athletes. Then to complicate matters, Bradley was spotted in street clothes leaving the game. It seems Lou told him to go home after the Gatorade thrashing, so at least he didn’t walk out on his own, because we all know what Cubs fans think about that.
Hopefully this is much ado about nothing and Lou seems to have already decided to put in the past, suggesting Bradley could still play tomorrow(lefty happens to be on the mound). I do know that trouble seems to follow Bradley and some of that is his own doing and some of it is unfairly going after someone with a checkered past. As I mentioned, Z can punch out a catcher and take out a Gatorade machine and Lou gets the catcher traded and laughs at Z’s freak out. Soriano is hitting worse over a 2-month period than anyone I’ve ever seen wear a Cub uniform, but Bradley is threatened with a benching. Then of course, Bradley can’t buy an extra base hit when it counts to save his life and thinks the entire world is out to get him, when all they really want him to do is hit over .250 with a little pop.
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White hasn’t really made me a fan. I think everyone would be fine without him,
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This is unfortunate. A Tiger fan hanging out at Detroit’s famous Hockeytown bar fell off the roof deck and landed on the sidewalk. We hope he’s okay. But one intrepid reader was there to offer this Sic’d/Sick? report.
I cant make this Sh*t up…..Heading to tonights Whitesnake Concert in Bay City, MI me and a buddy (Cardinals fan and a Reds Fan) stopped to catch the Cubs vs. Tigers game at Comerica yesterday hoping for a sweep (we got it!) and this dude fell off the roof top balcony (3 stories up) before the game. Believe it or not during this malaye the dude was laying on the sidewalk and pulled his phone from his pocket and started to text someone. Not sure if there were any Cub fans involved and were letting out 100 years of losing frustration……
This is my pic from the roof top moments after it happened. Hopefully this guy is alright and only ended up with a mere flesh wound. The Local 4 news in Detroit said this guy only suffered from facial injuries.
If this guy didnt die then to quote Pulp Fiction…..Jules - “We just witnessed a miracle, and I want you to fucking acknowledge it!”
keep up the good work
Man Falls From Hockeytown’s Roof Local News 4
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As Rick Morrissey points out, the Cubs/White Sox series this year has lacked the intensity of some other years. Maybe it’s because of the non-intense teams:
The Cubs seemed to gain momentum from their split with the Sox in the first series, putting together a four-game winning streak. But they have lost three in a row heading into Friday’s game. The Sox have been similarly up and down all season.
Were blasé fans at the City Series simply reflecting the status of their teams? Maybe it’s the other way around. I’ve been critical of Cubs manager Lou Piniella for not showing much life this season, and others have jumped on Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for the same thing. But perhaps the skippers are taking their cues from fans.
Two teams coming off playoff appearances in 2008 with playoff hopes for this season, and the prevailing theme on both sides of town seems to be listlessness.
Bruce Miles has some ideas on how to eliminate the torpor. Here’s one:
Flip the rules: Major League Baseball has talked about letting the pitcher bat in AL ballparks and using the designated hitter in NL parks.We couldn’t have had a better situation for that than this year. How about Mark Buehrle hitting a homer at the Cell and setting off the fireworks?
Or every Cubs fan’s new favorite, Jake Fox, belting a pair of homers as DH without manager Lou Piniella holding his breath every time the ball was hit to Fox at third base?
Let’s hope at least the Cubs can ramp up their performance this weekend. Speaking of listlessness, what’s up with the seemingly catatonic Lou Piniella?
Piniella wonders why fans want him to revert to his old form, as though that’s all it would take to turn the Cubs’ season around.
“I’m trying to have a little fun,” he said. “What am I supposed to do? What does it do for me to go out there and get kicked out of games?”
Yet many Cubs fans are frustrated and want Piniella to do just that. If he won’t take it out on an umpire, fans would like him to take a pound of flesh out of some of his high-paid talent. Like predecessor Dusty Baker, Piniella prefers to talk to his players behind closed doors.
“What do I need to yell at anybody for?” he said. “What is it that yelling at people is going to ensure you’re going to get a better performance? I have meetings with people here in my office individually, and I talk to them and I try to help them. But I don’t know what yelling and going out there and arguing will accomplish.
“I have the passion. I want to win. Losses bother me. They hurt. I care about the players. But I don’t play. I played at one time, and I could do something about it when I played. I had a bat in my hand, I had a glove in my hand, but I don’t anymore. I’m basically here to direct things.”
One thing Lou is directing is the benching of Milton Bradley. Why?
He’s hitting .205 against right-handers with 30 strikeouts in 117 at-bats and .327 vs. left-handers.
Great. $10 million a year for a platoon right fielder. Aren’t we already doing that in center field? And after all that — Bradley plays today vs. a RHP (from Twittermyer):
Soriano, lf; Fukudome, cf; Bradley, rf; Lee, 1b: Hoffpauir, dh; Fox, 3b; Fontenot, 2b; Soto, c; Blanco, ss
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Jose Contreras is a mystery. He’s officially 37 years old, but some think he could be years older. He dominates at times, but got so bad earlier this year that the Sox sent him to Triple-A. He is 2-3, 6.08 lifetime vs. the Cubs, and that includes a nine-run pounding the Cubs gave him at Wrigley Field last June 21. Of course, he then turned around and beat the Cubs six days later at the Cell. The best Cubs hitter against him is Aramis Ramirez. Oh, well. Milton Bradley is 4-for-12 against him with a homer, and Alfonso Soriano, who just has to break out of it one of these days, is 5-for-8 with 3 HR.
The White Sox are 3-9 this year against pitchers they have never faced before. Let’s hope that continues today vs. Randy Wells, who is making his first career start vs. the White Sox.
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Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs zapped the New Orleans Zephyrs, 5-4 in ten innings.
Mitch Atkins had a no-hitter going through seven innings tonight, but the eighth inning was cruel, as a leadoff single broke up the no-hitter and eventually led to a four-run inning. Atkins’s final line was 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk. Atkins fanned four.
James Russell allowed a hit in a scoreless tenth to get his second win.
Center fielder Sam Fuld went 4 for 5 with a double and two stolen bases. Fuld scored twice. Right fielder So Taguchi was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI.
Catcher Chris Robinson, first baseman Steve Clevenger and Shortstop Matt Camp each went 2 for 5 with an extra base hit and a run scored. Robinson tripled, the other two doubled. Camp’s double scored Clevenger and ended the game in the tenth inning.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were baked by the Montgomery Biscuits, 8-4.
Hung-Wen Chen had a rough outing tonight, giving up five runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. Chen did strike out six, which is very uncharacteristic of him.
Third baseman Marquez Smith tripled in a 2 for 4 game. He scored once an had one RBI.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs lost their religion to the Fort Myers Miracle, 6-4.
Ryan Searle had not been pitching well lately, and tonight he got rocked again for six runs in 4.2 innings. Searle surrendered seven hits and one walk. He struck out one Miracle. One of the runs allowed was unearned.
Center fielder Tony Campana was a perfect 4 for 4 tonight, with one RBI and one run scored. Left fielder Marwin Gonzalez was 2 for 4.
Right fielder Brandon Guyer was 2 for 3 with a walk, a double and a stolen base.He scored once and had an RBI.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs were bitten by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 4-1.
Justin Bristow started and took the loss tonight, giving up four runs on five hits over five inings. Bristow walked two and struck out three.
Left fielder Josh Harrison was 2 for 4 with an RBI double.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks got into the win column tonight with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Jonathan Nagel got his second start and didn’t allow a hit or a walk over three innings. (He did make an error that spoiled his perfect outing.) Nagel fanned two.
Mike Perconte got the with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Right fielder Jae-Hoon Ha was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored once and had one RBI.
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