Why are the Phillies trying to force Garret Stubbs onto roster?

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2:05ERPO Liaison program here for you. Welcome back. Good day, show. It's Hugh Douglas. Yo, Jill, you guys, with us, 215-592-9494. Dallas got her back with the Eagles one year, $7 million. It's just pretty low considering that makes me the 23rd highest paid tie-down in the league next year. So the Eagles get their starter back. For one more year, we'll see if they draft someone else the draft. It does free him up to now move AJ with that after worry about the cap stuff. They they they can move AJ today and still have more cast base. They started free agency with last week. So how he's done a lot of work here to put them in position to make an AJ treat now or the draft or maybe after June 1st, you Douglas still in full denial about an AJ branch. Are you still the same denial you were an hour ago? Yeah. Okay. I don't believe it's going to happen. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You don't. I also can't believe this is going to happen, but it might. So Hugh, I hate how it's to bring this story because I just feel like it's going to be and I told you so Douglas one of those. It's not good. It's not good. Have you heard about what the Phillies do in the last couple of weeks of spring training down

3:08in Clearwater with Garrett Stubbs? But they don't. Well, they are working him out a little bit in the outfield and the infield. Let's try to get him reps to make, I guess, make a spot or create a plot. You know, make him the super utility guy so they can keep Garrett Stubbs on the roster to start the 2026 season. Oh, you mean the she vibes office? Yeah. Yeah. I guess. Yeah. And the fact that maybe they felt like they missed that vibes that they needed in the locker room. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe. Hmm. So you're taking on this is that you were right that they missed. They missed. They missed that. Well, I mean, that's the one thing. Y'all think I was right. Well, I don't think you're right. I mean, I think they've taken a crappy off season and now they got to fit Stubbs on the roster. They are looking. They really didn't like, you know, as far as backup players, especially with it. I think if they were talking about playing them in outfield, right? Yeah. He's taking reps on the outfield. Yeah. Because who did they they don't have anybody to back up the young cat? Well, they, well, you're saying with the Rojas suspension. Yes. Yes. That's probably what this is mostly about if I'm, if I'm not mistaken.

4:08Garrett Stubbs is our answer to the Johan Rojas suspension. Hey, man, you got to do what you got to do, man. But hook up by cool. You're going to be the long one. Five loves long way back, man. So just so. But those are saying no baseball in your face. How about that? What is this? I don't think this means people now think you know baseball. I think this now means people think the Phillies don't know. But I mean, I'm just, I'm going to take the victory. I'm taking anywhere. It feels a little bit one guy said you'll know about baseball in your face. I was a mat and what's that for that? That was one of that was. That was around the time you said the Phillies would have scored six runs of games. So maybe he had a point that particular day. I'll tell Matt to kiss your grits. In your face. Your face. All jokes aside. I mean, what are we doing with Stubbs forcing Stubbs onto the roster? I mean, he's fine. He's got to find more ways to get Garret Stubbs on the field. Been saying it. You do not have to find more ways to get in this for years. You do stop. I'm just saying. That's a guy you need in the lineup by whatever

5:12means. He cannot hit. Have you seen him with Israel? Yes. Well, it did for a couple of games in there out of the tournament. But yeah, he can't hit. I need protection. If you have protection, it'd be so much better. You think more Garrett Stubbs going to lead to more rest. I think it will lead to less fun. You know what? Hugh had your win total raised with this news. I don't know, man. A lot of pairs of high fares out there, man. You know, if he's going to be an off-field, how are we in my fares? High fares. How do you think he's going to fare? I think he's going to be all right, man, because if you get the vibes from the race, the winter, I'll tell you what, how many two games? Well, we're like, yeah, we bought 98. 98 now with the news of Garrett Stubbs. I feel I feel very confused. I mean, well, that makes me feel really good. Yeah, I don't too. I feel good about the idea of how he fares. He's been the major leagues for seven years. He's a two-fifteen hitter with seven home runs of life. Hasn't had his opportunities yet, man. He needs protection. He needs protection. Hasn't had his opportunities. He hasn't had it. He's been overlooked for so long. He needs protection. He needs protection. That's funny. You got to kick out of these. He didn't need

6:14protection that line up. Okay. What do you want me to talk about? Eighth night. What? Seventh? I'm officially annoyed. Why? Because they're trying to figure out a way to get him on top. No, because obviously they haven't done a good enough job building a bench that they're trying to squeeze Stubbs onto the team and get the catcher play the outfit. He's that letter. Yeah, he can do that. He's more athletic than most catchers. He probably could run around the outfit a little bit. I don't doubt it's the idea though, his badge. Can he catch the ball on the outfit? I'm sure he can. He's not even built like a normal catcher. I'm sure he could run around out there. But what is it saying about the depth on the team that we're trying to do a good enough job, but keep getting it there. And I think you're the last thing. Yeah, I mean, that's what it means. That's what means you're trying to figure it out a way to to maximize the people that you have on the roster already. Yeah. Probably. And try to get them vibes back in the locker room. They win. They win 96 games without the vibes last year. I'm just saying that's what they're trying. That's what it feels like. Okay. You're going to be there. There you go, Kyle. Tell me, Kyle.

7:17You believe in life after love. You know, the first time we come in here after a day, we're popper pinch hit, pinch hit, stubs into the game in the eighth. Got five ways to get them in the line. Yeah, it's normal. It's not going to be a good morning. Just one protection. No, he needs to go to triple A's. We probably need to go to all right. All right. 215-592-949 for your reaction, all this, the AJ stuff. Would you, would you be open to training to the Rams? I absolutely would. It just, whatever the best offer is, that's where he's going. I'm not worrying about all the Rams are better than the Eagles or the Rams. Whatever, the Rams are the favorite anyway. They're not, that's not going to change if they get AJ Brown. And I don't think he has many more great years left. So I would do it and take the best compensation back. He Douglas clearly just wants a high pick. I want a high pick, man. Scouting cap Douglas over here just wants to go into the draft. You, you're just chomping at the bit to draft someone a 13. Yeah, one of young ThunderCats. So yeah, I want to pick if we're going to do this, I want to pick. So the only person truly afraid of the Rams is Kyle here. You know, he was, yeah, he was kind of afraid. I'm the only one admitting it.

8:18I want to pick. Well, people were afraid of the Rams last year. They should be. Wow. I mean, while hold on. Since 2021, we've scored more points. Well, that's true. And that doesn't it. It don't feel like that's going to, that dog forgot that, I forgot that elegant tape. I don't think that damn will hold water after like we see him again. Damn, didn't hold water last year. We're not really trying to say it yet. It just never did. I mean, the second he fired the tweet off. It was, it was ridiculous. The moment it happened. All right, let's go back to the phone lines here. Jay and West filling is up on WIP. Hey, you. What's up, Jay? This guy got 13 years. Yes, we're all in protection in the world. You know, the world baseball team, getting singles. He must be hanging with hard in those days. I mean, use them, man. Go to the strip club. They're frauds. I don't think he goes to strip club. Yeah, I didn't seem like a bright place. I can't tell you. He was a user with a lot of singles. Awesome. The one I'm wondering is why you sound so happy about this.

9:19Because he hates the film. Why is this a good thing? He hates anything. This isn't funny. That we all follow behind his hand, we're fraud and he'll get no heat. I said, I was worried about him today. I said, I was worried about it. You were criticizing him. You worried. It's a little price. I'm worried about it. I'm concerned for the Philly season, Jay. Isn't, isn't being worried criticism because he can hit a fastball right now. I think that's criticism. That's what he ain't got the vitamins no more. Oh, that's old. That's what I was just throwing out. That's a lot. That's a lot. The same way y'all get on Joe about being broken down and hurt every year. It sound like no. No, one or two times. You all that healthy one. Oh, I can't wait. I can't help about this. Now they're going to try and get a help move. Stop. Well, that is laughable. I agree. He just needs protection too. He's protection. He's fraud. What y'all going to say now? It's not always just baseball. Y'all going to wait on 162 game pretty season. Well, that's huge over here. Look, also, what? I'm a game at least. I game at least three full stars.

10:19Isn't it? Isn't it? He's just declining. Like he can be, he can be not great now. Like he's shut up for a second. Is it possible that maybe he's not as good now as he was before? When he said he was a two-time MVP. That's up in the majors. Oh, he's a clowner. Oh, he's a clowner. Poor dope. Poor Bryce. No one's saying poor Bryce. No poor us. If he sucks, the feelings are in trouble. He does stand it there. He get all the help he want. He goes to the G.L. Now he's crying. The broski don't look so bad. Now do it. Well, we're trying to put stops. Oh, he still does. The broski looks like it. Hey, look, daddy. Hey, look. You'll look so bad. Now do it. Yeah. Nobody doesn't make any sense. He still does. Well, that doesn't make any sense. It's still dumb for what the broski said. Regardless of the strictness. No, it's not sure. It's totally true. Yeah. You can't tell the truth all the time, Jay, when you're in charge of a business. Wow. Y'all want everybody to tell the truth, then when they don't tell the truth, y'all, why aren't about that? Here's the truth, Jay. You're a moron. They're the truth is that they do stink. He's a fraud. Yeah. How about if how he told the truth about the quarterback? Then what happens? OK.

11:20Why would you do what? How about if how he told the truth about our quarterback? Would that help the Eagles? What, daddy of winner? Oh, daddy of winner. Daddy of winner. Yeah, how about if he says, oh, how about if he says, jailing at one time was really good. Now this video can be, yeah. What are you going to do? Oh, oh, oh, look. I know my quarterback went back to the Super Bowl redeemed himself and this guy, there's so called leader at the top of the year. And he choke every year. He going backwards. I don't know. Nobody disagrees with you, Jay. And he's not been good in the world baseball classic. That's the point. Exactly. Because he thinks that's what I've been trying to find out. No, no, no, he hasn't stunk the whole time. That's why you're a dope. That's why you're a dope. That's why you're a dope. That's why you're a dope. Well, he's been a better player here than jailing so. Where? Well, here in Philadelphia, better player. Where? On the field, they play the better player. You play back there, we used to name them the same set. Yeah. Well, one guy's been, yeah, one guy want an MVP. There we go. He got DG topping out there. Who? He got DG topping out of left field. He's tough. That's actually pretty good. I like to feel like, all right.

12:21That's not bad. Look, and that's easy. Easy top. Easy top. Why are you going in there? You get there. The team not built right. You want to get rid of a product of your own third baseman. But keep his little name. Preductive. You need to, Alec Bums, a productive third baseman. He just needs protection, too. You know, he hit, well, he hit 280 every year, right? And he hits 14 home runs. OK, and what do you start new? But you'll keep it, Hill. Well, I think that's a better start. That's a better player than, though. Yeah, and now I'll just resize the whole security guard and play catcher. I'm so sure that I'm caught in slow motion. I do, I do hate how much joy. Jay gets. There might be no bigger dope in the world. Well, I mean, because he hates the villains. Because you spit the fence, y'all bays. Well, y'all keep crying and whining. You were first always whining about this, bro. Are we not supposed to be upset that maybe the best player on the Phillies is declining? Are we supposed to be giggling and laughing and taking joy? That's right. He's the best player now. I thought you all told me it was Paul Pony now. I didn't. Paul Pony. Oh, he caught his word. Do you like the Phillies?

13:21Yeah, what is your problem? Do you like his, your problem? Do you like the Phillies? He's still the best player on the team? I take Shorber over him. Oh, OK, OK. Don't hurt Kyle Phillies like that. No one's feelings are getting hurt, Jay. Yeah, feeling getting hurt because we're talking about this. We find brain cells. I just find it. You can help big of a dope. You are a music. It's all. Some of these young days can't protect no more trying to always just baseball. No, nobody's trying to protect anybody. Jay, nobody's trying to protect anybody. If you play well, you play well. If you don't, you don't. That's as simple as it's always been. He ain't been playing well in Christ Island the last four years or y'all keep playing. Well, Jay, that's obviously this is where you just, like you have a point and then you just four years back for every year, right? The team, Jay, not the players. Oh, you're in a bill. Your inability to separate. I'm done. I'm done. I get to a point. I just can't anymore. Jay's in a good job though. You hung in there. Jay's inability to separate the player's performance from the team is so dumb. It is infuriating. A player can play OK in his team win.

14:23A player can play poorly in his team wins. A player can play great in his team loses. We see this all the time. Oh, the time. All the time. Last year Bryce Harper wasn't good enough all year playoffs included. 2023, he was OK. And the team got knocked out in the first round. 20, it's been 2024 against the match. 2023, Bryce hit a lot in the playoffs. 2022, he hit a lot in the playoffs. And they came up just short. I would not put those years on Bryce Harper. The idea of last four years had been on Bryce Harper is just silly. It's just like, you want to go to last year and say he's falling off. You might be dead right. You might, I mean, you might, if you look at Bryce Harper right now and say he is falling off fast, you might be dead right. But the idea of all four of the last four years, he's been the reason they have him won. It's just, it's insane. Now all of a sudden he's a fraud and whatever it is. It's insane. It's just insane. What? I mean, two things can be true. Like, you know, time, time exists. Yes. Well, every player declines. All great players fall off. I mean, this is what we watched us with Utley and Howard and Rollins.

15:24They all fall off. I just don't understand why he's so happy. Well, because he hates the Phillies. Well, I think he's more Bryce Harbour than anything. I think it's anything I like. He's mad about the conversation around Jalen Hartz because he knows that he was never, never half the player that Bryce Harper was. Yeah, but Jalen's accomplished. And Jalen, right, because his team accomplished more. Well, he was a leader of the team. No, I would say Bryce is accomplished more individually. That's what it is, probably. There's about two MVP's in the league. Yeah, he won two in team on the ring, which is a team. And his team got a ring at the left. Yes, you could, you could, you know, you can make that. Doesn't that tell you that teams win? Well, you can make your argument that he was a cancer. Well, if I want to, if I want to, if I want to shoot you too. You see, before you, before you guys started acting childish, I said, I was about to say, if I wanted to try to, I'm sorry, this is, this is now giving an unopinion. Not yours. No, no, I'm saying if I want to make an argument, just put your name on it. Just say it. You think he's a, you think he's a dancer. Bryce Harper a cancer. That's what they did. That's what without him. Didn't they not win when he left?

16:24Yeah. So if, if I wanted to be that hyperbolic individual, uh-huh. But you were. But I was a cancer and then he won it. But if you want to be Jay from West Philly, is what you're saying? Yeah, I mean, you know, I'm not saying. I'll take shots at Jay now. Well, I will. But again, I will give Jay at least this credit. He's consistent in being totally blind all the time. Like the idea of it's not all Bryce's fault when the fillers lose, I, that's true. Just like the opposite would be when Joe and Hertz has 120 yards passing in a playoff game against the Rams and they win. Was that win for Jay on Hertz? No, he was the quarterback when they won. But like he didn't play particularly great that day. We all watched it. Well, yeah, he did play right there. Took seven sacks, seven and a safety. Took a lot of sacks. Okay. So like that, get, see, work both ways. You could play well and lose. You could play poorly and win. It's, it's not that hard to kind of wrap your mind around. Can't believe what you done. You said about Bryce Harper. That was wild. That's, that's, that's, that's what Jay and I do. I know. What was I have to do anything about Harper? Just that.

17:25Just saying that we all know. I'm just saying I'm kind of, you know. But what, what are you, what are you trying to say? I'm just saying Harper, Harper, Harper's known in Philadelphia right now for his fit checks. Like on, on his, his, he checked fit checks. I think he's known for more than that. I mean, as of late, it's been like, oh, what Bryce Harper? Yeah, it had, well, we went, we went shopping yesterday for baseball softball stuff for the kids. You did. And you know, we know what section was the most popular? Unknown. The Bryce Harper cleats and, uh, the farm thing. If I'm not mistaken, under armor, right? He's an under armor. Yeah. Oh, that's what I meant. We got two pairs of Bryce Harper underarmors because that's what they wanted yesterday. Ooh, yeah. Under armor, he cheap. It's nice though. It's not cheap. Yeah, well, I mean, and that's what, this is what the softball stuff is, yeah. Baseball stuff is this, this, this, this. I can't believe what you said about Bryce Harper. I was saying, if I wanted to be hyperbolic, I can, I can, I can make, I can probably make that argument. I can, I can, I can, I can, I can probably make that argument. I mean, I mean, I can, exhibit A is exhibit A. Called Rossini a liar, called Harper a cancer. Yeah, I'm on a roll or a roll. Do we think the nation was lost because Bryce Harper left?

18:27Yes. I don't. Clearly. Mm-hmm. Yeah. I think they got, yeah. Strossburg healthy and all the other players they had, all those years. Yes. Probably more of like, what happened? Yeah, sport that had Otani and Trout on the same team for years. Yeah. Okay. Let's take a deep breath here. Almost like. Let's go to Chris and Nazareth. What's up, Chris? Chris. Good, Chris. What's up? Hey, um, yeah, the people that, um, that criticized Harper, I mean, I mean, brutally criticized Harper are this kind of legal fans. And if you don't understand that, spring times the perfect time to turn the page and refresh your home style, the only problem, it can be expensive. Luckily, there's a better way to shop well-worthy pieces for less at Bob's discount furniture. Bob's negotiates with manufacturers to get you the best everyday low prices, giving the shopping power back to you. The power to get more style, comfort and quality for less on amazing pieces, like stylish mid-century dining sets made for hosting those big spring branches,

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21:36And it's a guy who's hitting 27 home runs and 80 ERPO Liaison, whatever he had last year. And a season where he missed out for you how many games? I'll take that and guess what? I'll come back this year if he plays 30 more games. He's going to have 35 home runs. So is he struggling a little bit? I'm kind of happy these guys are playing in the world baseball class. It's like an extended spring training for them. And the fillies are known for not stretching their pictures out. So that's good for Noah too. And Sanchez, who pitched for the Dominican Republic? Yeah. Yes. And also the people that say that stuff about Harper are saying people sometimes that say the stuff about volume. That he's not productive. But I know he's not hitting 30 home runs from the corner there. He hit 1520. He'll hit 40 doubles. He'll hit 90, 95 RBIs. And he's probably the best two strike hitter on the team. And he hits the ball to the right field.

22:38So there, does he run like he has a piano on his back? He sure does. Yeah, he sure does. He sure does. But that's what there's a lot of guys that do. Okay. That were productive guys with his games. He was the same way. But the bottom line is this. You're going to piss him on because still people who are still pissing him on him that the fillings didn't get boba shit. You know what? It can't. It's over. There's nothing you can do with that. Okay. You're going to go forward with boom. Is boba shit $30 million worth? $30 million more than Alec Bohm? I think not. Probably not. But if I could pick which player I'd rather have, I'd pick the shed. I think the fillings would too. They just lost. I'm still stuck on the criticism right now. But when it's price, I've been criticized that much. And he got to give. I got to give. Okay, lately, but he's framing it like he's been criticized this whole time. He's been here. I don't I don't recall. But has he earned criticism as whole time he's been here? I would say no. No, I'm saying, but he's had his moments when he's falling short, though.

23:39But how many? He's had a few. In the key moment, he's had key moments where he's falling. Sure. But I mean, baseball players by the nature of the game have that almost every night. He's also had key moments where he's really stepped up. Of course, yeah. You got one host on your show in the morning who consistently is looking at ball and say, oh, he's getting, he's throwing a fit. He's throwing a hit. And you know what? There are some guys that play the game with their motions on their sleeve. Mm-hmm. And if they had been, if this guy had been around when an Irish ball was playing shorts, that they would have lost their minds. You know, think about how many toilets were lost in the fillings of the locker room at Bet Stadium. Okay. I mean, come on. I mean, that's just the way it is. Hey, as long as he doesn't carry that out there, the next inning. But I think Harper would do well to have a sit down with Mike Schmidt. I think that would help him. You know, I do. Wouldn't we all? Yeah, I wonder. I wonder if those guys have ever talked about the kind of the burden of being

24:39the face of this whole thing and the guy here. I wonder, I mean, maybe they have, because you know, Schmidt's been around the team for those broadcasts on Sundays over the years. I wonder if they have. Still sound like it. If you read, if you read Shitty's book, he talks about how he changed the approach when he got into his 30s. Right. And, you know, he won an MVP when he was 36 and won a home run title. I mean, hitting the ball, he changed up. Sorry, hitting the ball. The right field. Well, I do think, yeah, and we had a call earlier and Chris is a good phone call. We had a call here about Bryce. And I do think we might be at that point where his body's just not able to swing the way he swings now. I mean, it's, it's, you know, eventually you just, you only have so much of that left in the tank. Let's go to Spike and Bristol, who's up on WFP. Hey, Spike. Oh, hi, you. I'm going to make you happy today because I'm a Graham with you. Is that right? But thank you. I am because I am over Bryce Harper over him. Wow. Okay. I never liked him that much to begin with when he was good because I thought he was

25:39too full of himself. And the other, the other person, the other thing you were saying, who was it? Somebody's a cancer in locker room. Well, I said I could make the argument. I didn't technically call him a cancer. I said I could probably make it. But you kind of did. And you kind of, you kind of did. I mean, you know, because they didn't win when he lost. I'm over him. I am over him. He should take his money that he wanted and they gave him. He should grow up. He should swing different. And he should produce and make an excuse to stop. And with the injuries and everything. So I'm over him. It sounds like you are. You're with you here. Hugh, you over Bryce Harper? I'm not over him. Sounds like I'm not over him. But if she's over him, she has, she's well within a rise to be over me. I am over him. But what you said, I'm a Graham with you and Kyle says, how does it feel to be wrong? And like, he's a bully.

26:41I love Kyle, but he is a little bit of a bully. But anyway, he's a big time. Well, he definitely comes down hard on you. So anyways, we all do. We need to sometimes. Spike, good phone call. We appreciate it. Good stuff there. Yeah, she let you off the hook there a little bit. Is that right? Yeah. Well, I knew. I was kind of wild. Would you set that up, Bryce Harper? No, I'm saying I can make the correlation. I'm just saying I'm not saying he is, but I can definitely say a loose of the idea that it was his fault. What happened now? Well, I mean, that's what it is. It's like the team apart. He's had moments down there where he hasn't been, you know, he had his moments. You know what I said? Didn't Papalbaum choke him out of here? Yes, he was like 22 years old. That was in Washington. That was in Washington. Also, Papalbaum is way more than Mr. Time out, time out, time out. Every time AJ comes up, he's a kid. He doesn't know what he wants. He's almost 30. I'm saying AJ's crazy, you know.

27:42It's different. Not different. And I say that with all kinds of love. It's not different. They're all professional at that. Yeah, you're right. But I'll football players a little right now. Okay. The Nashville's one, after Harper left, to me is a lazy way of looking at it. No, it's the truth. It's so lazy. Well, yes, it's the truth, but it's the low-hanging lazy way to look at it. No, it's like when you say it. Because a lot of different things go into it other than Bryce left equals they won. That's just not the case. Juan Soto was on the team. No, I'm just saying, it's like when a kick Dr. Dre out of Devaroy, and then all of a sudden, they blew up. It's the same thing. Yeah, I don't know what you're talking about. I know. Yeah, well, this is also- That's a correlation. I'm just trying to get to that. I think there's no correlation. Baseball is the sport you can do it the least. There's so many players. We did the same stuff, remember I wanted Juan Soto? And I was like, Joe, he's a cancer. He's a me guy. And then he goes to the Yankees and they go right to the World Series. No, that was from the Mariners or the Reyes or somebody. And we were talking about getting him. Uh-huh, I can't remember his name. Yeah, but like- He went in the playoffs and he had a pretty good player. The Soto thing. He's a me guy. He's selfish, blah, blah, blah, blah. He walks to the Yankees

28:42and he hits them to the World Series. Like, he's a great player. Bryce was a great player. Hopefully it's a little big. Yeah, that's just the way this. 2-1-5-5-9-2-9-4-9-4. All right, you can react to the Harper stuff. I am concerned whether or not you are pro anti-Brice. I mean, we should all be pro-Brice. But wherever you come down on Bryce, I'm concerned the way it looks in the World Baseball Classic. I would absolutely trade AJ to the Rams if they're still interested. I have no, I have no qualms about putting him on an NFCT. Like, first of all, I don't think AJ's going to be that good for that much longer. So let's move on and get the best we can get. Yeah, get what we can't see. Finally, now you're coming around. No, I'm not. I'm just saying that I'm with, you know, I want the number one pick. I want the number one pick. I want the 13th pick. That's what I meant to say. Yeah. Almost just, almost like last year with Tanner McKee. Yeah, I mean, I'm being stubborn. Yeah. It was one of the craziest things. The ninth overall pick for Tanner McKee that I've ever heard. But you were steadfast, but I am steadfast. Yeah, your phone calls will get to you people. The bracket is set. March Bandits, of course, is set with a couple local teams. But also, as I have in front of me here, as I go through all my papers,

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