A third consecutive losing season is almost a certainty for our dear Oakland A's, and that hasn't happened since 1996-98, which came at the tail end of a six-year stretch in the red.
That's the last negative thing you'll read here.
As we near a much-needed Break, I wanted to open this up, not to vent, but to focus on the positives, be it the ones from the first half of the season (yes there were some), or what you look forward to in the second half and beyond.
The clever folks at AN have come up with all sorts of witty ways to lament, but today is a day for silver line drives. In a crazy year that has seen so many lives cut short in the sports and entertainment world (as well as the death of the DLD?), let's take advantage of this day off from the diamond to stop and smell the roasted peanuts.
What are those A's-related things that translate to your Happy Place? Maybe it's the week we spent in Mazzaro World. Perhaps it's the awesomeness of Dallas Braden. Could be something as simple as a mojo cupcake.
So I plead with you AN to shower this thread with sweet sentiments, and save the sarcasm and snark for another day.
Like, say, tomorrow.
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Just seeing the young guys show flashes of brilliance is what makes me happy.
I need to know that there is a light at the end of the dark, dreary and depressing tunnel.
LoneStranger - July 9, 2009
The young pitching, obviously
And the perception that we have no good hitting prospects is ridiculous. We may not have a Jason Heyward or Mike Stanton, but we have a bunch of players who project to be above average in Weeks, Cardenas, Carter, Green when he signs, Brown, Cunningham, and Buck.
And Kurt Suzuki. He’s awesome.
hero66 - July 9, 2009
Hairston's first HR as an Athletic
T-Money - July 9, 2009
I was just reading a Q&A with Hairston on MLB.com
get this: he has 2 sons. Their names? Landon and Dallas. How cool is that!
Kallus - July 9, 2009
Taking two of three from the sux
at home in April
Vin’s debut in Chicago
Anderson’s complete game shutout in Fenway
A’s victory on May 26 at home, with a bunch of ANers cheering together
Braden and Suzuki
OaklandSi - July 9, 2009 via mobile
May 26th was great fun, I totally agree....
gigglingone - July 9, 2009
budget
All the extra money in the budget for the team in the next few years. With 5 years of cost controlled awesome young pitching, we should be able to fill the offensive holes the Yankee way: with wads of cash.
Vaillant - July 9, 2009
Why it's better to be an A's fan, even these days
The nice thing about the A’s over my 40+ years is that they’ve either been really good (and occasionally won it all) or bad enough that you didn’t need to get stressed about losing. I’m not stressed about losing to the Sox – they need wins, and we need high draft picks. Works out fine. There are no other teams that have done this over that time frame.
I’m optimistic, too. Yeah, we suck now, but we’re young, the farm is deep, and free agent salaries might be a bit lower in the next couple years. We’ll be very good again, soon (I’m thinking 2011, not 2010.)
eastcoasta'sfan - July 9, 2009
Every time someone goes on as if the house is falling down and Beane needs to be guillotined, can you just copy and paste this?
bobnothing - July 9, 2009
Sure
Every time someone goes on as if the house is falling down and Beane needs to be guillotined, can you just copy and paste this?
Was that what you meant?
eastcoasta'sfan - July 9, 2009
The happy thought that keeps me going...
Hooray for good young pitching!!
I just try to think to myself that we have in the makings a 5-man rotation and 7-man bullpen for next season that has the potential to be top 5 in the AL and they will probably cost this team less then $10 mil total for the whole lot.
OkayJay81 - July 9, 2009
I like Hairston period
He’s not going to be the next MVP of the AL but he is an upgrade over what we currently have and is more along the lines of what the A’s should pick up more often. Let’s start getting good, reliable ballplayers for a fair price instead of trying to save money on the next Frank Thomas-like veteran.
Our pitching is going to be sick for the next 5 years so it shouldn’t take much of a lineup to get us into the playoffs. I’m behind BB and DF and believe they have learned some good lessons lately. Let’s hope that we have a brand new, shiny manager next year!
ohtobe21likehuston - July 9, 2009
i agree about the type of player to get
I hope we can pick up a Josh Willingham or Matt Diaz too.
Jessse - July 9, 2009
Mr. Brett Anderson and his first CG shut-out.
Dayum.
And Zooks. It’s been really fun to watch him this year because I believe he has finally put to rest many of the people that didn’t believe he could become something special. He may not be the best with the bat (though he’s still damn good) but he controls everything that happens at the plate as well as I can hope for right now.
Boonee - July 9, 2009
Zooks, Mazarro, Braden,
Outman—fighter of the hitman before he got hurt, Gio (I think he pulls it together if he keeps it all in), Anderson,
And, of course… this lovely event (H/T Technotofu) by King Brett:
(Interesting pic to pick for this article, eh 67M. Namingly since who’s in the middle of it.)
Blicks - July 9, 2009
Outman will return from his Fortress of Solitude, and he will be stronger than ever!
Technotofu - July 9, 2009
Absolutely amazing
Rec’d
muffinpryde - July 9, 2009
That. Is. Awesome.
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: Sli-der!
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: Change-up!
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: OUTMAN!!!!
Nico - July 9, 2009
WIN!
Blicks - July 10, 2009
Oh. I forgot Bailey.
Hell, all the pitchers. I like having more pitching depth than any other team in MLB. And all of it being young. Hot damn.
Can we talk prospects as well? Then I want to say all the prospects who are doing awesome. We’ve got a ton of them.
Blicks - July 9, 2009
Also Outman will be out for a year and then we have him as a backup and FDLS is pitching again already
So even if the rotation next year is Braden, Anderson, Cahill, Mazzaro, Gio, they will have FDLS and Simmons in the wings.
Also add in all of our young, promising relief pitchers. and young hitters coming up.
We have the makings of a dynasty
Eastbayjim - July 9, 2009
Oh. I forgot Bailey.
Hell, all the pitchers. I like having more pitching depth than any other team in MLB. And all of it being young. Hot damn.
Can we talk prospects as well? Then I want to say all the prospects who are doing awesome. We’ve got a ton of them.
Blicks - July 9, 2009
Rickey Henderson's number to be retired at the coliseum
on Rickey Henderson Day
OaklandSi - July 9, 2009
As well as players mentioned above
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how good Wuertz has been. It’s nice that the team has him under control for a couple more years.
Also, I have a boner with Chris Carter’s name on it. Ok, I lie, there wasn’t room so it just says CC.
bobnothing - July 9, 2009
F******g hilarious! I love it!
Pitching, pitching, pitching. Young, talented, cost controlled pitching!
Zooks is a stud and my hand picked nomination for leader of this team.
Ellis coming back off the DL.
Hairston showing some flash with the bat
Bailey, Wuertz, & a healthy Ziggy out of the pen. pretty righteous combo if you ask me. A healthy Devine will only make it that much better.
All the talented kids coming up thru the minors in the next 1-2 years.
And the hope of a brand new shiny manager…..oh wait! Nevermind.
Go A’s!
mrod - July 9, 2009
Yes!
Yes! And we have more of it than anyone else! Take that, AL! And NL!
Blicks - July 10, 2009
All this positivity broke AN
at least for me, I couldn’t get on for a little bit.
Despite the rest of his poor performance I still look back fondly on Giambi’s first HR this year. It was cool because it made me think of happier times. It was cool when he hit his 400th also but i was on vacation and didn’t hear/see it live.
micdog2001 - July 9, 2009
Dallas Braden
The guy takes a rocket off his pitching hand, stays in the game, pitches very well, and wants to go in his next scheduled start with a hand that’s still swollen. Then there’s the Mazzaro pie face, the “chalk” outline of Sweeney in the outfield, his Stockton warm-up song that Fosse gets a huge kick out of, and his cool reaction when watching his relief pitcher squander a hard fought lead while being interviewed on live television. Did I mention he’s the ace and leader of the staff and he loves his grandma?
smokelanda - July 9, 2009
This plus all he does for Stockton and Pepe!
(Except the chalk outline which wasn’t him…or so that’s what I heard.)
ZigFan31 - July 9, 2009
Oh, really? Maybe people just assumed it was him, since I think that was the common perception.
smokelanda - July 9, 2009
I went to Chase Field two days ago
and the Fans there were nice. But I got a different vibe from them. A’s fans seem diehard, and more connected to the team in a personal way, whereas the Dbacks fans seemed to be more about all the hoopla, and less about the team roots/history (they don’t have much, save for the WS titles, so it’s not a fair comparison to the A’s, I guess). All this is not to bash the Dbacks, but rather commend the A’s for being a throwback when visiting the good ol’ ballpark. We may suck, but at least I feel we all suck together.
As far as this season is concerned, I’m really starting to like what I’m seeing out of Brett Anderson. He is looking kind of like Dan Haren did the pre A’s. Also, Dallas Braden, Josh Outman, Hairston, Kennedy, Bailey, and Mazzaro.
DyeLongJustice - July 9, 2009
Weirdest thing about Chase field for me:
It’s cold inside!
Technotofu - July 9, 2009
unless your in the nosebleeds and they just closed the roof
DyeLongJustice - July 10, 2009
We were mentioned in a Fangraphs article!!!
Granted, the article was about Jack Cust’s sucktitude. But hey, positive thinking.
travdog6 - July 9, 2009
Print this out and send this to Beane and Geren please.
Blicks - July 9, 2009
Essentially it comes down to Cust
He is the one at the plate and he is the one that is employing a new approach. No one is putting a gun to his head and forcing him to swing more, and nobody but Cust can get him to revert to his old ways.
OkayJay81 - July 9, 2009
Cust is supposed to be hilarious in the clubhouse.
And there’s something to be said for levity when things aren’t going well. To be positive about him: he went 3-3 against Wakefield!
Technotofu - July 9, 2009
I don't mean to be negative about Cust
I’ve been a fan since he joined the A’s and I think he can turn things around after this poor half season. I just think using his struggles to pile on Geren is a bit misguided.
OkayJay81 - July 9, 2009
Suzuki and Braden
Our 2010 all stars!
I’ll be the first to admit that i couldnt stand Braden’s “swagger” if you will when he first came up, but he really has shown how much he has matured and became a leader this season! As for Suzuki what can you say that hasnt already been said this year, he is an all star all on and off the field
HeavyHitters510 - July 9, 2009
Well, really....
it’s only asinine arrogance if you can’t back it up. So far young Mr. Braden has shown that he can deliver the goods.
alox - July 9, 2009
I love Kurt...
…and what’s more, he’s my 8 year-old son’s favorite player. It’s nice when your kid gravitates to an actual role model.
Technotofu - July 9, 2009
I hope he's in the GNG for many years to come.
Great catchers are not a dime a dozen and Kurt is such a great presence on this team, especially handling the pitching staff.
Kurt’s a keeper Billy….don’t even think about trading him anytime soon!
mrod - July 10, 2009
Things I've enjoyed this year
Brett Anderson’s shutout in Boston
Gio’s great performance in Cleveland
Dallas Braden’s toughness and killer changeup
Mazzaro’s first start in Chicago
Josh Outman’s stirrups
Michael Wuertz’s slider
Andrew Bailey coming out of nowhere to make the All-Star team and claim the closer role
Adam Kennedy rising from the grave to help out the team
Kurt Suzuki’s overall play
Travis Buck’s infield single to beat Boston
Ryan Sweeney robbing Kinsler of an HR and saving the game
The Edgar Gonzalez recoil
Braden’s finger mustache tattoo
zenlunatic - July 9, 2009
Pepe.
That is all.
oblique - July 9, 2009 via mobile
There have been some great things this year
What I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing this man play in right field!
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
When did you see that?
jpl - July 9, 2009
Not sure when, but it was probably in Sacramento ^_^
Technotofu - July 9, 2009
The promise for the future
During the years in the tank, in the late ‘70s, mid ’80s and mid ’90s, not only were the teams bad, but the prospects weren’t very promising either.
When you look at the combination of Mazzaro, Cahill and Anderson, plus Gio, you can figure that while there could be some backsliding, most likely at least one will make the transition to elite pitcher in 2010, with more coming in 2011. Throw in Braden and (at some point in 2010 but more likely 2011) Josh Outman, and you have an incredible starting staff, six men deep.
Then you look at Bailey, Ziggy, Weurtz and Devine for 2010, the relief staff looks equally great.
Position players, though? It’s a pretty rag-tag group, other than Suzuki.
richwol1 - July 9, 2009
Don't forget about probably the A's top rated Pitcher prospect of spring 2008 in FDLS
I am excited about him. He is good stuff and hopefully is going to come back strong. He is already pitching in Arizona
Eastbayjim - July 9, 2009
hmm may i ask who exactly is FLDS?
rktse - July 9, 2009
Fautino de los Santos
part of the Swisher deal
jpl - July 9, 2009
+1
I also really hope FDLS comes back strong. That would make me happy.
nickatt7 - July 9, 2009 via mobile
twice in person back in april and may….boy i miss those days
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
I LOVE Suzuki
I’m really liking Hairston too…I love Braden more than I thought possible, and the young kids too. Cahill, Anderson, and Mazarro have all the potential in the world.
I also like game thread therapy. As the games go on, the more stories are told, and it’s awesome. I want to hear everyone’s story. :-)
baseballgirl - July 9, 2009
Oh, and I'm glad Ziggy is healthy and awesome again
and Bailey is so good.
baseballgirl - July 9, 2009
Josh Outman bouncing back from a rough start to the season to become a possible future all-star
DownByTheBay - July 9, 2009
My positive thought is that soon Matt Holliday will be gone.
I cannot wait to see what young guys Billy can get for Holliday. Will be a fun trade deadline and getting rid of Matt will make me smile. Last homer, June 5th…haha. good riddance. Cant wait.
OaktownPower - July 9, 2009
I know, I'm so excited that the best hitter on the team is gonna be gone!!!!
mikev - July 9, 2009
Best hitter or not....
There is zero chance he is staying and he is producing nowhere near what was expected of him. He also appears very disinterested in the OF and on the bases. So yea, bring on the prospects..I’m tired of watching him go through the motions and under perform (for him).
OaktownPower - July 9, 2009
I think the fact that his performance is down actually helps the chances that he'll be with the team next year.
If he doesn’t step it up for the second half, no one is going to want to pay him much, especially in this market. If the A’s offer him arbitration (and they have to in order to get the picks) he and his agent might decide that one more year in Oakland would be better for him. He would probably get a better deal/year than he would on the open market. It would give him a chance to raise his value, wait out the poor economy and shoot for a better long term contract starting in 2011.
I don’t think I’d be upset either way. Picks would be nice, but if Holliday really tries next year, would that be a bad thing for the team?
LoneStranger - July 9, 2009
I can see that side.
Though, heh heh, if I told the one of people I supervise….“you need to really really try better” Sure, not the same thing I know. but still.
ak_A - July 9, 2009
Actually he would probably sign a 1 year contract with a team at a location where he could excel
Eastbayjim - July 9, 2009
My favorite of this season is Trevor cahill
I’m a soon to be senior in high school and I have loved the A’s ever since I can remember and it gives me a great sense of pride knowing that Trevor graduated from my high school just a few years ago, and now he’s pitching for my favorite team.
Twan54321 - July 9, 2009 via mobile
thx 67M
Thanks for the quote-link as well, glad I can provide some cynical-yet-amusing entertainment for all of you friends.
There’s probably a lot more gnashing and drowning-in-own-tears moments coming in the short term future, but we’d all be on crack rocks if we didn’t absorb the obvious fact that with any kind of bats supporting them in 2010-11, these pitchers could be as good as the Big 3 if not better, so in the long term there is at least some demonstrable harbinger of Hope if we are willing to sit through the torture we are being subjected to in 2009… we may yet see a day (hopefully by 2010, but don’t hold thy breath) where this team amounts to more than a 9th-inning TeA’se…
emperor nobody - July 9, 2009
That first one was the best...instant classic.
pam5981 - July 9, 2009
I'd like to see a strong second half push.
Just for old times sake. The thing is, I think that this team could conceivable pull it off. Granted, the playoffs are out of the question, but still, I’d like to give the Angels reason to fear for the next few seasons. I would find that very satisfying indeed.
alox - July 9, 2009
i hope that they will lose as much as possible
so the vegas odds of them winning the division next year shifts in my favor
rktse - July 9, 2009
The higher draft picks would be nice.
But I find it hard to root against my teams for any reason.
LoneStranger - July 9, 2009
I already blew 5 bucks on them winning the WS this year
80-1 odds this year….next year? Depends on what happens for the rest of this season with Holliday and what happens in the off-season.
Me want J.J. Hardy!
mrod - July 9, 2009
Way to poop in the punch-bowl, dude.
It’s bad enough rooting for the A’s to lose ever, but please not in the positive-thoughts thread.
iglew - July 9, 2009
my thoughts ARE positive
im saying they will win the division next yr!
rktse - July 10, 2009
Just for old times' sake...
I would like to see another 20-game winning streak!
iglew - July 9, 2009
Me too!
mrod - July 10, 2009
I'd like 21
Gallagher's Watermelons - July 10, 2009
Sorry, I was at the game last night. You'll get none of this from me.
Ah who am I kidding Kurt Suzuki’s pretty sweet, at least. And that Anderson shutout sure did kick a lot of ass.
walk off bunt - July 9, 2009
To me, Dallas Braden, his awesomeness and the rise he's taken to be the leader of the rotation.
I love how he wants go out every night and pitch nine innings, thinks his job is to hold the other team to zero runs no matter who he’s facing.
pam5981 - July 9, 2009
i am thinking, give me a few hours.
ak_A - July 9, 2009
Sounds like an activity that could take days.
Nico - July 9, 2009
anyone get a sugar rush from this thread yet?
OaklandSi - July 9, 2009
Technically....
alcohol is a sugar….right?
alox - July 9, 2009
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Leopold Bloom - July 9, 2009
Oh crap. AN has resorted to spambots on it's own boards.
LoneStranger - July 9, 2009
Spambots wuv you.
And they’ll push in with AQ.
Leopold Bloom - July 9, 2009
suited or unsuited?
mrod - July 9, 2009
He appears to be suited.
iglew - July 10, 2009
ahyyyy....
…wrote a comment in the kitchen
i wrote a comment from the bar
i wrote a comment in the basement while fixing my guitar…
AV - July 10, 2009
A rotation of Cahill, Anderson, Mazzaro, Braden, and TBA
encourages me for next season. Pitching, pitching, pitching.
Oh, and Chavez may finally retire. Thank. You. God.
Vacafan - July 9, 2009
I say TBA is Gio
muffinpryde - July 9, 2009
I say there are some guys in the low minors....
who might have a thing or two to say about that this time next year.
At least I hope so anyway. Never have to much pitching.
alox - July 9, 2009
Meh, I don't see it
Besides FDLS, there aren’t really any high potential arms left in the farm that can challenge Gio for the last spot (and this is assuming Gallagher is the PTBNL). Gio is definitely a better option than Eveland, and unless Simmons really impresses in Spring Training, he’ll be in AAA.
muffinpryde - July 10, 2009
Outman
Gallagher's Watermelons - July 10, 2009
I wish
But the surgery will probably keep him out of most of 2010
muffinpryde - July 10, 2009
I love the young players
and the oldheads on AN.
In fact, I love AN as a whole and everyone on it. I even love the folks who are no longer on it :(
NRAFing during this kind of season would be incredibly unpleasant without all of you to share the misery with.
Nick - July 9, 2009
Hello from an oldhead
I love that our team is still in Oakland.
LibrariAN - July 9, 2009
still thinking
ak_A - July 9, 2009
I've given up timing you with a stopwatch
and started timing you with a calendar.
Nico - July 9, 2009
I took an hour walk....scratching my head and rubbing my chin the whole way.
ak_A - July 9, 2009
I can see why it took an hour.
Nico - July 9, 2009
I wonder if that was actually his head he was scratching and his chin he was rubbing
Eastbayjim - July 9, 2009
I sort of have a man crush on Kurt Suzuki.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
that’s hot!
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
You’re hot.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
Travis Buck is HOT and he just got a homer.
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
Hitting home runs is hot.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
sooooooooooo hot
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
Should I leave?
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
Leaving is HAWT!!!
Nico - July 9, 2009
Now *that* was hot.
And hawt.
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
That’s hot.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
Absolutely no doubt about it.
That is right of the hawt Richter scale.
alox - July 9, 2009
For the record, that’s body paint.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
But she’s not as hot as Ryan Lochte!
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
Boo!
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
no man crush for you?
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
No, I am straight. I like females.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
Hey
Females is just males with “fe” in front of it.
hero66 - July 9, 2009
Sure.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
Definitely.
hero66 - July 9, 2009
Good night boys.I wish you sweet dreams of Oakland A’s victories, and a shirtless Travis Buck (wait, that ’s my dream)…
OakA'sHoney - July 9, 2009
Night, honey.
Rated-R Superstar - July 9, 2009
We need to sign Jonny Gomes to be a PH off our bench
I don’t need to explain why.
Blicks - July 10, 2009
Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning.
Is Lexi Rosaline now?
iglew - July 10, 2009
I like how AN assumes that if we are not being forced to watch the game at the Coliseum...
…we are probably drinking. I’d say Blez still has an accurate tab of his constituents.
JLaff - July 9, 2009
Whosse Belz?
{hic}
Nico - July 9, 2009
Speaking of tab
I’ve been putting all my drinks on yours.
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
Oh
I was wondering who’d been ordering those Cosmopolitans.
/new to this “snark” thing
JLaff - July 9, 2009
ha!
Nice. Very snarky.
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
Can't you read?
He said he ordered Tab.
Nico - July 9, 2009
Maybe some cleansing tea will help.
ak_A - July 9, 2009
Only two more hours per my clock.
Nothing? Not one thing?
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
Well really, and we all agree on this
the trumping abstract positive is that I enjoy – through thick and thin – following the A’s – period. It’s all good. Glad to have things to complain about and glad to have things to be pleased about. It’s baseball, the green of the field and the green of our uni’s.
ak_A - July 9, 2009
Yeah.
I just wanted to hear you say it.
67MARQUEZ - July 9, 2009
I just rec'd your comment, ak_A
Rec’d, not wrecked. Well said. May I suggest you make a habit of always taking 12-18 hours before speaking? You can answer me tomorrow.
Nico - July 10, 2009
We won a game against the Giants
TerrySteinbach - July 9, 2009
I agree with ak_A
When you want to throw your shoe at the Radio or TV broadcast, At least the AN allows an outlet. At the end of the day, the bad times for the green and gold make the better days all that much sweeter.
hishnik - July 9, 2009
I've got lots of good, and even great, memories already this season....
- my crazy, last minute, “sure, I’ll go to spring training” trip with fellow ANers
- the AN Community Service projects of April 4th
- (home) Opening Night tailgater
- going on the field during batting practice (thanks skigurl!)
- mimosas before the game
- the awesomeness of a fantastic baseball weekend
- standing at the railing of the second deck, after a game, staring over the field, and realizing this is part of why I love baseball
- sitting with a friend while he witnessed his first in-person A’s win
- the 9 run outburst against Baltimore
- getting the jersey of my first favorite player
- laying on the field on a fireworks night, the very same beautiful green grass our team plays on each day
Oh, there are more, but these are just a few that come to mind….
gigglingone - July 9, 2009
Chocolate martinis.
That is all.
Nico - July 10, 2009
Makers Mark.
mikev - July 10, 2009
A most excellent photo
And that was long before the banana incident…
gigglingone - July 10, 2009
That is, the first banana incident.
Nico - July 11, 2009
Coliseum
I love Double Play Wednesdays. Where else can you go to a major league game for $2?
Jpwest76 - July 10, 2009 via mobile
In April I took my Grandbaby to her first A's game.
Cammie is a baby but it meant a lot to me. A great memory. Another good memory was meeting you at opening night , Don. :-)
IM4Oakgal - July 11, 2009
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