Shoot 'Em up Rocket Man

Which is bigger news? Is the Mitchell Report naming Hall of Famer(?) Roger Clemens amongst many others as those who bought and presumably used steroids. Or, is it that the Red Sox had announced that the club will not tender a 2008 contract to right-hander Brendan Donnelly. Oh, just kidding you bastard. We all know it's the much anticipated Mitchell Report. I think the only names that would have been a bigger story than Clemens rhyme with Mujols, Keeter, and J-Rod.

Over the last 8-9 years, the Clemens camp has been doing an unbelievable job positioning him as something he is not, a savior. (Before my Roger-bashing begins, for the record, I believe that in spite of the steroid allegations Roger Clemens is one of the best REGULAR season pitchers of all-time. In the post-season, outside of the 1 hit gem he threw in the 2000 ALCS against the Mariners, he was an above average pitcher (13-8 3.75 ERA in the post-season), and not the one you sign to $26 million for one season).

When Roger signed with the Yankees in 1999, they were coming off a 114 win, World Series season. They had scrappy, gritty players (Jeter, Brosius) clutch hitters (Bernie, O'Neill), a rotation of above average starters (Cone, Pettitte, El Duque), and a sick pen (Mo, Nelson, Staton). They did not need Clemens, he needed them. Roger went on to go 14-10 with an ERA above 4 in 1999, along with a 2-1 post-season recorded that included a 2 inning, 5 Run shellacking at the hands of the Red Sox. In 2000, he was more of an asset, but this all-time great was by far the 2nd or 3rd best pitcher in the rotation at best, and fifth or sixth best on the staff as a whole. But this was a team that scored 800+ runs and had David Justice coming off the bench with 20 HR and 60 RBI. Again, Roger was not the focal point of this teams success with a 13-8 record.

My point? The guy is a phony, always has been and now it's just proven further. According to the Mitchell Report, he was juicing when he was racking up the Cy Young's in Toronto. Then he was average in his first few Yankee seasons. Could this be without the steroids? Then became this machine over the next 6 seasons with the Yankees and the Astro's winning 88 games and two more Cy Young awards, all within the age range of 38-44.

The affect of steroids on pitchers hasn't really come into full focus yet. Does it add a few mph to the fastball? How many innings per start did the juice add, with the sped up recovery time? None the less, the legacy of Roger Clemens is tainted. Especially when you put him along the side the names aren't mentioned in that report, (i.e., Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, etc.), all of whom had to, or tried to, reinvent themselves as their careers moved on.

Of course Roger denied it, why wouldn't he, he's been lying for 15 years.

You can see the full list here, and the report here.

On the verge......

I initially said that I was going to be bored by the Mitchell Report, that all this steroid stuff has become tedious and annoying. I really underestimated this. Just from the few names that have been leaked this morning, i.e., Roger Clemens, I am on the edge of my seat.

The Bergen Record (NJ) has reported that other prominent Yankees including Andy Pettitte are to be named on the list along with Clemens. No current members of the Mets are on the list, which is somewhat odd considering the whistle blower is a former Met clubhouse employee.

This is huge. The Yankees have the most to lose in this. If guys like Posada, Mariano, and wait for it, wait for it....Jeter, are named on this list that run they had from '95 to '00 is tainted. What's even worse is that some of these guys are still on the team. Plus the Yankees are a franchise that market themselves on tradition, and it's history, as much as they do with their current team.

If any of the Boston players from the last few years end up on the list it could be as equally as daunting. Other teams just need to worry about marquee players that are part of a franchises legacy. For instance Piazza with the Mets, Helton on the Rockies, Smoltz or Chipper on the Braves, etc, etc. I'm not accusing these players, just trying to give an idea.

It's a good thing I never juiced. I heard it can cause you to lose your hair, and have excessive hair growth on your back. Sigh. (I figure I need to balance out that pic of George Mitchell. I hope this lovely lady does the trick.)

900 King Looms Large

All you jockeys and pirates that have been hit heavy in the pants pockets with some bad NFL picks the last few weeks, have no fear. The Million Dollar Man is here to solve all of your gambling woes. Remeber, I don't want your money, I want your bookie's money. After a 4 week hiatus, Jon Anthony is here again to deliver the goods on the Hard Sinking Action Blog. Stay Tuned. Picks to come Soon. Push it heavy.

Cut loose....

Yesterday was the day that Major League teams had to offer arbitration to eligible players, or they would become a free agent. The big name on this list has to be Mark Prior, now formerly, of the Chicago Cubs.

Prior was supposedly on the block a few weeks ago, and we commented how a team would have to be nuts to give up anything short of a bag a balls, let alone prospects, for Prior. As a free agent, this could be a very low risk/high reward move. Prior has a stellar career record of 42-29 and a 3.51 earned-run average, which will garner him a deal somewhere.

Early speculation is that Prior will resign with the Cubs via a Minor League contract. He could also end up in his hometown of San Diego, where he is currently rehabbing. Although, you have to assume that Ace-hungry teams such as the Mets will be pursuing, and willing to give Prior a little more than most. I think Mark can expect a lot of interest, and should be ready to accept a performance based contract.

I'd sign him, why not? But then again, my only experience with signing free agents is when I worked at that Biloxi strip club for 4 months, The Jiggly Wiggly. You'd be surprised how easy it was to attract talent after we started offering day care for employees.

No gold for you!

The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat. The International Olympic Committee also banned the disgraced American athlete from attending next year's Beijing Olympics in any capacity and said it could bar her from future games.

In a moment of great fore site, Jones had already handed back her the 2 gold and 3 bronze medals that she had one in Sydney. What really sucks is that Jones' teammates in the relays she's run, are erased from the record books as well. From my understanding, these non-substance abusing former Olympians are mighty pissed and aren't going to give up these medals without a fight.

I'm really pretty tired of anything steroids at this point, so you can imagine how ecstatic I am knowing that we are only moments away from being consumed with baseball's Mitchell Report. I think the silver lining from this whole issue is that Marion Jones, who was a NCAA All-American PG at UNC, never played a game in the WNBA even though she was drafted. The last thin we need is to have the WNBA's rep sullied. There are possibly dozens (generous estimate) of people out there who's hearts would just be shattered into pieces. Rather sad really.......really, really sad actually.

From Tokyo with love.......

Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and the Chicago Cubs reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a $48 million, four-year contract. Fukudome was the 2006 Central League MVP, batting .351 with 31 homers and 104 RBIs. He recently told the Dragons he wouldn't return next season, saying he wanted to move to the major leagues.

Fukudome was considered one of the best outfielders in Japanese baseball. The 30-year-old slugger was a key member of the Japan team that won the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March 2006. He had surgery on his right elbow in August and sat out the Japan Series, but has 192 homers and a .305 batting average over nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons, who won their first championship in 53 years this past November.

I take Japanese players with a grain of salt. Ichiro is a rare find, he's arguably one of the greatest pure hitters of all time. Hideko Nomo had a stellar career that included the Rookie of the Year award and a no-hitter, but overall was a serviceable average pitcher. Yankee Outfielder Hideki Matsui is also a successful major league player, but signs of ware and tear of the longer and more rigorous MLB season have taken it's toll on him the last few seasons.

The book is out on many current Japanese imports, but the bigger story here is the continuous borderline reckless spending by the Cubs. Over the past two seasons they gave a huge $100 million + contract to Soriano that will pay him through his 40th birthday. Big $10 million a year contracts to hit or miss pitchers Jason Marquis and Ted Lily (in all fairness, Lily was the rock in their rotation during the 2007 season). Of course the Zambano extension was a no-brainer, but they have crippled themselves in some sense. Going forward they might have to sit out of the bidding of attractive free agents just because another $70 - $100 million is just not feasible. Especially if they aren't winning.

Of course, I am a man of different cultural tastes and enjoy seeing baseball's continued international appeal. The talent pool has become diluted with expansion over the past 10-15 years and foreign talent is needed.

Foreign talent is also needed in my current dating pool. Consider me a diplomat, and my hip apartment with velvet wall paper, black lighting, and a Barry White shrine to be the UN of love. FYI - I don't know who this lovely Japanese woman is, but I don't think her name is important for our purposes.

Arkansas over Atlanta??

Bobby Petrino resigned as Atlanta Falcons coach on Tuesday with the team mired in last place in the NFC South Division with a 3-10 record, the Falcons said on their Web site.

Apparently, Petrino stepped aside after less than one year at the helm to take the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas. Petrino stepped away from a 10 year, $25 million extension at Louisville to take the Atlanta Falcon job.

Yet another college coach who bit off more than he can chew. It really doesn't take a super genius like myself to know that dealing with a high priced professional athlete and his personal eye-brow waxers is much different than a 18 year old college baller.

What's next for the Falcon's? From the way things are going I'm expecting one of the LB's to publicly deny the Holocaust or down play the affects of 9/11. On that note, here's a hot chick in an American flag bikini. I am a true patriot, and of course, so is she.

Shalom Homeys.

Yet another fabulous Hanukkah season has come to an end. Since we are primarily a sports centric site we're hoping Ryan Braun, Kevin Youkilis, Larry Brown, and many others had 8 glorious nights.

Mel Kiper Fan Club

College sport mecca site, Rivals.com, has released it's first mock draft results. Yes we're still playing the 2007 NFL regular season, and the first bowl game is played in 10 days. You have to be Mel Kiper on speed to take this with more than a grain of salt.

For what it's worth, they have LSU DT Glenn Dorsey going first to the Dolphins, Arkansas perennial Heisman candidate RB Darren McFadden going 2nd to the Patriots (yeah, they need help), and UVa Defensive End Chris Long going 3rd to the Rams. Yes, Chris Long is Howie Long's son. Louisville Brian Brohm is the first QB chosen in this mock draft, going 5th to Atlanta reuniting with his college head coach, Bobby Petrino.

Other notables; Boston College QB Matt Ryan at 11 going to the Bears. LSU Wideout Early Doucet going to Denver with the 15th pick to help out young QB Jay Cutler, and Michigan WR Mario Manningham to Tampa Bay with pick number 24.

Second round notables are Hawaii QB and Heisman candidate Colt Brennan at 39 to Baltimore, and USC QB John David Booty going to Jacksonville with the 58th pick. Of course after the bowl games start being played more underclassmen will declare, and this mock draft will be for nothing, but hey that's the fun of it. Call me after the Pats win the Super Bowl and we need something to talk about.

Hard time.

Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls.

The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback could have been sentenced up to five years by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. Vick, who turned himself in Nov. 19 in anticipation of his sentence, was wearing a black-and-white striped prison suit.

Apparently during the sentencing the judge asked Vick if he was remorseful for disappointing all the young kids that looked up to him. Vick acknowledged he used "poor judgment" and added, "I'm willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions."

Awesome, so now we can move on with our lives. Mike, enjoy your time up in the cut (see how up with the hip-hop lingo I am), and best of luck with avoiding that whole bitch and shiv thing. Oh, the chick? Lynette Chico, it was either her or a pic of Mike Vick getting his hair braided by his new best friend, "Tonya."

Symmetry

The New England Patriots stayed unbeaten with a 34-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes, Randy Moss caught two and Steelers safety Anthony Smith, who guaranteed his team would win, was burned on two long scoring throws.

Meanwhile a few miles west the Bills completed a 38-17 beat down, handing Miami its 13th straight defeat to start the season, of course keeping them winless.

A tale of two quarterbacks. Somewhere Tom Brady is sitting back, relishing his 4 TD tosses and being admired by his model girlfriend Gisele Bundchen. Then there's rookie QB John Beck out of BYU, who's really wishing he went on that missionary trip to the Philippines right about now. Wait, did somebody say Gisele Bundchen? Picture time, I like the banana....very primitive, makes me want to throw on the cheetah pattern loin clothe that I picked up at Prada. So fashionable, yet so comfy.

Pretty Boy Floyd

Floyd Mayweather Jr. outfought Ricky Hatton in their heavily hyped bout Saturday night for the WBC welterweight title, stopping him at 1:35 of the 10th round via TKO.

Mayweather knocked Hatton down twice in the 10th. He landed a left hook in the corner that landed on the jaw. Hatton went head first into the corner pad and then was down. He was in serious jeopardy of not making it up. Mayweather attacked as soon as Hatton got back to his feet, and landed two lefts and a right and Hatton was down again. His corner threw in the towel and referee Joe Cortez waved it off.

Where the hell was this Mayweather when he fought De La Hoya? He remembered to hit Hatton, as unfortunate as that may be for Ricky. While this fight may have been more action packed and entertaining than the Mayweather/De La Hoya bought, the 24-7 eps on HBO were nowhere near as entertaining without Floyd Sr. and not enough Roger Mayweather. I just can't get over the broken English and punch drunk view of the world. Pure entertainment.

Saint Tebow

Tim Tebow beat out Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the first player since 1949 to finish second in consecutive seasons, to win the 2007 Heisman Trophy. Tebow received 1,957 points and 462 first-place votes to McFadden's 1,703 points and 291 first-place votes. Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was third, and Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel fourth.

Tebow, who is the first major college player to run for 20 touchdowns and throw 20 TD passes in the same season, grew up working in a Philippine orphanage until he was 15. His parents are missionaries.

"Tim Tebow is the real American hero," said Tebow's high school football coach, Craig Howard. "He's the real deal."

What do I comment on first? Okay, the Heisman Trophy winning QB at the University of Florida is deeply religious. Which means that I can only assume that the guy who should be sleeping with at least 3-4 woman a day, isn't. Wow, this just blows my mind. I think God actually disapproves of Tebow not shedding off co-eds like it's his job. I actually think it is his job. Somewhere Matt Leinart is laughing.

As far as being a real American hero? It's true, 1 yard TD runs save over half a million people a year. Please give, and help support your local obnoxious, narrow minded High School football coach today!!

Michigan?? Anyone? Michigan?

LSU head football coach Les Miles signed a contract extension Thursday to keep him at the university through 2012, apparently ending speculation that he might leave for a job at the University of Michigan. The contract doesn't change Miles' salary, which already will rise to at least $2.8 million annually based on LSU's Southeastern Conference championship this year. An SEC championship win requires Miles' salary to be at least the third highest in the conference.

Hey, if you're into bucolic Baton Rouge as opposed to lovely Ann Arbor, more power to you. But apparently alumni ties doesn't trump the chances of a college football dynasty, which LSU has a chance to become. Plus the shrimp. You ever eat shrimp from Michigan? Exactly.

Also, Greg Schiano has turned away Michigan and will remain the football coach at Rutgers.

"I was contacted earlier this week about the Michigan coaching vacancy, but I have decided to remove my name from consideration," Schiano said in a statement. "I look forward to our third straight bowl game and to bringing a national championship to Rutgers and the state of New Jersey. I will have no further comment."

Wow, so the big, bad Blue was rebuffed twice in one week after Lloyd Carr's retirement. Despite temporary valley's amongst the peaks, Michigan Football is a top gig, and I don't see why coaches aren't clamoring for this position, especially Schiano. Last season he turned down Miami's offer to remain at Rutgers, to build up the program, which he has had success doing so far. I respect his commitment to the program...cough cough Tim Sabian cough cough, but can you really turn down two lucrative offers in two years?

Hey, if you're into bucolic Piscataway as opposed to lovely Ann Arbor, more power to you. I mean, I'm sure there are things that you can get in Jersey that you can't get in Ann Arbor. You know, like McDonalds? I'm at a loss........

FYI - Michigan's list of potential candidates still includes Wake Forest's Jim Grobe, California's Jeff Tedford, Missouri's Gary Pinkel, North Carolina State's Tom O'Brien, Ball State's Brady Hoke, Michigan offensive coordinator Mike DeBord and Wolverines defensive coordinator Ron English.

Oh the pictures of the Jessica Alba and Grace Park? Would you rather I put a picture of a middle aged white dude with a scowl?

Draft me, I'm Heisman.

The four Heisman finalists have been announced. They are, Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan, Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.

Tim Tebow is widely considered the favorite due to his combined (running and throwing) 40+ TD's, despite being a sophomore,Florida's 9-3 record, anf finishing 3rd in the SEC East division. That being said, McFadden led his razorbacks to an 8-4 record, good for 3rd in the SEC West, despite his 1725 rushing yards and 5.7 yards per carry average.

Brennan had the privilege of running the Shoot and Run offense at Hawaii, who went undefeated at 12-0, passing for 4,174 yards and 38 touchdowns. He also set the major college record for career touchdown passes with 131. Chase Daniel, despite passing for 4,170 yard and 33 TD's (to 10 INT's), appears to be the long shot. I think it's a shame Oregon's Dennis Dixon injured himself, he would have ran away with the trophy this year.

I should get a vote in this damn race. Twoseamer has more than proven it's redemable value in this forsaken society. Give us some love NCAA.

How Lee would decide his Heisman vote - I wouldn't place my vote for Tebow, even with those gaudy stats. After it's run for the National Championship was over Florida played it's games to get Tebow the Heisman. I think those stats would be more impressive if it came in an organic way, within the flow of the game. Not to mention, Brennan threw for 38 TD's, which is as equally impressive as Tebow's 20/20 achievement.

However, you can argue that Brennan should have gotten those stats considering the offense he's in. Most of the Rainbow Warrior's plays are passes out of the shotgun, and Brennan throws to three incredible WR's - although a Heisman candidate should not be judged on his teammates surrounding him. He should be judged on his level of execution. Which all four of these candidates did at a high level.

Chase Daniel is an excellent Quarterback, a great leader, and he almost had his team in the National Championship, which is something the other candidates can't say. As with Brennan and Hawaii, you can argue that the Mizzou schedule wasn't as rigorous as the one McFadden and Tebow had to face with their respective teams. The big knock on Daniel is that he didn't come up big when it counted, and with a weaker schedule if you don't show up for one of the few huge games your team plays, it sticks out.

My vote goes for McFadden. Yes, his team lost 4 times and was basically out of contention for any sort of high bowl game for most of the year. My reasoning;

a) He's the only RB amongst the four, and obviously stands out at his position.

b) He ran for 1,700+ yards in a division that prides itself on stopping the run.

c) McFadden was his team. It's much harder to gain 1,700 yards on the ground when the defense knows the ball is going to you, than it is for a QB throwing.

d) McFadden is hands down the best football player of the four. As I said before, my knock on Tebow is that Florida's season was to get him the Heisman. That's not the best player, that's a really good player, in a perfect system at the perfect time. McFadden just ran around, over, and through Defense's...all talent, no system.

Go Darren....plus I cannot get enough of you talking on camera. Here's to the Arkansas Satte Board of Education, way to not let them slip throught he cracks!

More Hot Stove.

The lovable Andruw Jones has signed a 2 year, $36.2 million contract. The 30-year-old right-handed hitter had 368 home runs and 1,117 RBIs in 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, including 51 home runs in 2005.

At the start of the 2007 season Jones was on the verge of that huge, long-term contract that all players dream of, only to sign a 2 year deal. In all fairness, it is for $36 Mil, but what would have he gotten if he hit .250 and 30 HR (as opposed to .225 and 26 HR).

Needless to say, Jones is far from the prototypical Joe Torre player. While he is an absolute wiz in the field, he's a strike out waiting to happen and was never the poster boy for hustle. He is however, the poster boy for stupid annoying faces that you just want to smack the shit out of.

They're Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat

The Detroit Tigers have taken the Hot Stove lead, and trumped and Johan Santana talk....at least temporarily.

The Tigers have traded verified can't miss prospects lefty SP Andrew Miller, to-be-slugger Cameron Maybin and a four other highly touted prospects to the Marlins for LHP Dontrelle Willis and savant slugger Miguel Cabrerra.

This insane trade makes Detroit one of the two best teams in the Al, if not the majors, and possibly the best pending the BoSox/Twins Santana swap. This is a line-up that have triple hitting machine Granderson in the lead-off spot followed by Cabrerra, new SS Edgar Renteria, Magglio Ordonez, and the ageless Gary Sheffield. However Jim Leyland decided to bat them really doesn't matter, that's a tough line-up to get through.

The bigger question is how will Cabrerra react to the smaller Latino community in Detroit as opposed to Miami. More importantly, the smaller Latino female community in Detroit. Word is that Tigers are addressing this situation and plan to ship in women from South American countries. Ain't NAFTA great!! Oh wow, here's a pic of a hot Latina chick, Eva Mendes. Go figure.

Christmas comes early in Detroit

In what could quite possibly be one of the best post season moves in years, the Detroit tigers just got really serious on winning. The aquisition has quickly turned the Tigers into arguaebly the #2 team in baseball to the Redsox.

Hey Junior Varsity! Oh I mean National League, wake up and do something this winter besides snow angels. Cabrera and Willis bring a youthful enthusiasm to a team that got fat real quick after 2006. With these key aquisitions the Tigers have found 2 players that have at least 8 productive years left in the tank, if Cabrera stays away from his pension for second helpings and booze. Willis will immediately look as though he is a throw back from the 1930's with the crooked cap, and baggy pants, and the script D.

Meanwhile, Joe Torre has taken his NY state of mind to L.A. and overpaid for an over the hill, and overweight, Andruw Jones.

In other news the Florida Marlins have published their revised 2008 schedule which includes the Tidewater Tide, Columbus Clippers, Rochester Redwings and the Duval County AAU under 16 travel team. As this is being written Hank Steinbrenner has just made another report to the Twoseamer that the talks with Minnesota are really, really, really over. Check back tomorrow to see when Hank will stick his foot in his mouth once again.

Ill communication

The BCS has released it's Bowl alignments, the Pats are undefeated, the MLB Winter Meetings are currently taking place, and the NBA is actually pretty entertaining aside from the running joke that is the Knicks. There is a lot to comment on, but I am experiencing that slow death that is the flu. I'll be out of commission at least for today, but here is what to expect for the next couple days, weeks, months, and years.

-John Anthony vs. Lee - Predictions for each Bowl game, the 900-King tries to crush the webmaster himself.
-Full Winter Meeting recaps, and the Hank Steinbrenner watch, eventually his neck is going to swallow it's head and it's only a matter of time.
-Our belated NCAA Hoops preview
-Plus more pics of chicks in their underwear.

I'm going to medicate.........

Around the NFL......

Here are a few game recaps.

-The New York Jets help to keep the dream alive by beating the Miami Dolphins 40-13. The Dolphins are now winless at 0-12. I'm finding that I only want to watch Dolphin games from here on out, the futility is breathtaking.

-Eagles Quarteback AJ Feeley came scorching back to earth, going 19-42 with 4 picks in a 28-24 loss to the Seahawks. With this loss the impending QB controversy in Philly cooled off a ton, along with a lot of hope for a playoff birth in the log jam that is the NFC playoff picture, at 5-7. The Seahawks are 8-4 sitting atop the NFC West.

-Eli Manning was able to shake-off 114 minutes of horrendous play (beginning in his 4 INT stinker against Minnesota) to bring the Giants back to win it on the road in Chicago 21-16, by leading two 4th quarter TD drives. All but 3 of the Bears points were off of turnovers. We can sit here and pick Manning apart, but he did bring the NYG back to win and an 8-4 record. Rex Grossman must already be thinking about his New Years plans because he threw the most meaningless 296 yards ever. The Bears, at 5-7, might have just said good-bye to the playoffs.

-In the first game since the death of Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins were beaten on a last second FG by the Buffalo Bills 17-16. The Redskins came out playing the first snap on defense with 10 men, the Safety spot was empty in honor of Taylor. I think this tragedy hit the Skins harder than anybody could really imagine. You would have thought they would have came out and rolled over the Bills (6-6), (think Tiki Barbers 200 yard game a few seasons back when the Giants owner passed away). The final 4 games might be pretty bleak for the 5-7 Redskins.

-With 17 seconds left, QB Luke McCown led the Buccaneers to a game winning TD, which gave the Bucs a 27-23 win over the New Orleans Saints. Tampa Bay is 8-4 and is sitting comfortably on top of the NFC South. The Saints, who were the toast of last season, fell to 5-7 and after appearing in the NFC Championship game last season are mostly going to be sitting the playoffs out this time around.

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