Chillicothe 3, Butler 2
This game featured many interesting moments, and forgive me for saying this, but I can't recall some of those interesting moments, but what I can recall would be moments like Paints first baseman Cory Maguire snatching a short fly ball in mid air to save it from going to the outfield. I can also recall the times where the Paints at least tried to turn two (a double play) in probably the hardest ways imaginable. Plus, I do recall the moment towards the end of the game where the Butler BlueSox started to lose it emotionally and two of their guys got tossed from the ballgame by the home plate umpire, with one of them being a good friend of mine, BlueSox manager Jason Wuerfel.
The Paints made things quick and easy early on in the game when it came to the offense. The pitching started off a bit slow but it picked up at the right time. The Paints got in three runs early, and thankfully for the home team, three would be all the runs that they really needed.
Blake Mascarello made the start for the Paints. He took the mound on the friendly confines of V.. Memorial Stadium and would pitch six innings deep, giving up no runs at all off of two hits and a walk allowed. That was basically it by a pitcher who had previously seen alot of action coming from the bullpen this year. Mascarello struck out four batters, and I have to say that he looked pretty solid in each of those four strikeouts. He had a good day and he kept his team in the game, holding onto that 3-0 lead throughout his start.
Mark Williams pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two hits, a walk, and a run. He struck out a batter. Tony Davey came into the ballgame and pitched an inning of relief, giving up only a hit. Stephen Shackleford would pitch the rest of the game, going 1 and 1/3 innings, and would get the job done for the Paints, getting the save and sealing the victory for the home team. He gave up a hit, a walk, and a run while striking out a batter.
For the offense, they may have cooled down compared to the other night, but they still did a good job of getting those timely hits in. There's nothing that they did really wrong here. They got in those hits, and they made those hits count. They did what they could in playing situational baseball, and I think they made the most of it even with three runs.
DH Kyle Gendron, batting second in the lineup, had an infield single. First baseman Cory Maguire had a single. Left fielder Andy Brouse had a single and a double. Right fielder Eian Banks got an RBI off a sacrifice fly. Catcher Andrew Marshall had a single. Third baseman Zach Leonard had two singles. Center fielder Steven Mirizzi had a single. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had a single and a stolen base.
This was another good game played by the Paints. They seemed to have a better jump to their steps as they were fiedling each ball and they clearly made better use of the situations that they were given. This team is getting back to the early days of the year when they were just hitting left and right. I mean, if you look at what's been happening lately at the V.A., then you would know that they're feeling it when they play now.
The BlueSox gave the Paints their best shot, and kudos to Butler for giving us good games throughout the year. They have been keeping us in check along with Slippery Rock and NorthCoast when it comes to extra important games on the schedule. The Paints are inching their way closer to end of the year, and the chances of seeing one more home game at the V.A. is looking better by the day. Stay tuned, folks. This is going to get interesting soon.
By the way, I won the Best Seat In The House promotion tonight, so that meant that I got to have some Papa Johns pizza as a reward. Obviously, I enjoyed the pizza, and I had three good slices, and I gave the other fives away to other Paints fans who were delighted to have some pizza. Hey, I just couldn't finish it, so I think it was a nice thing to do to be a team player for the loyal fans of the Paints and give out some free pizza.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Hottest Game On Turf
Chillicothe 11, Butler 3
This was a great game.
That's how I would sum up this ballgame. Everything that the Chillicothe Paints had to do to win this game went right into place. I simply loved how this game played out. You could take in a game like this because the Paints were clicking on all cylinders. Things just worked. When you're getting into a home stretch kind of schedule for the end of a season, things just happen to pick up a bit. The Eastern Division standings are fairly tight, and knowing that they were up against a hard charging Butler BlueSox team, the Paints handled this beautifully.
Let's start with the pitching and get that out of the way. For the Paints, Eric Heckaman made the start, and I have to say this right now. This had to be one of the best, if not, then probably the best, start I've seen from him this year. Heckaman was firing lasers from the mound against Butler here, and he just continued to take the batters down once he got into a groove. It was fun seeing him get to work.
Heckaman would pitch five innings deep in his start, and he would have trouble when it came to the walks. He gave up one run off five walks and a hit, but thankfully, that was all the damage that he gave up, and considering what the offense would do to help him, it was more than enough for Heckaman to have a good night. He would end up striking out five batters, so there's nothing really wrong at all to point out. He was just great. He was just solid. Good job, Eric.
Brad Schnitzer would be the only relief pitcher who would see action for the Paints in this game, so he would pitch the other four innings fo the game, and he had a good time overall. Schnitzer would give up two hits and two runs, but he would strike out two batters, and he did his job. He got the batters out and never let the BlueSox get back into this game.
Now let's get to the really interesting part of this game...the offense.
In the second inning, shortstop Ben Allen went all the way around the bases for an inside the park homerun, getting a ball hit out to the big gap made by Butler's defense out in right center field. I admit it, I was yelling out loud while Ben was rounding third base and heading for home. I just can't help it because those types of plays are just too exciting not to raise your voice about.
DH Kyle Gendron would have a single and a double. First baseman Cory Maguire would have a single. Left fielder Andy Brouse had a great night with the bat. He had two singles, a double, and an RBI. Right fielder Eian Banks had an immense night with the bat. He had an RBI single and then he came back in teh fourth inning and he just ripped a pitch for a three-run homerun shot past left field.
Catcher Andrew Marshall, coming back from nagging leg injuries, had two singles and an RBI. Third baseman Zach Leonard had a single. Center fielder Steven Mirizzi had a good night. He had two singles and an RBI. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had an RBI single. This night just took me back to the nights where this was kind of common for Paints baseball. This was a nice trip down memory lane, and I'm aware that I talk about the Frontier League Paints, but hey, this night was just one of those nights. I was thrilled about this game, and with each passing day, there will be a better chance of the Paints actually being there at the end.
This was a great game.
That's how I would sum up this ballgame. Everything that the Chillicothe Paints had to do to win this game went right into place. I simply loved how this game played out. You could take in a game like this because the Paints were clicking on all cylinders. Things just worked. When you're getting into a home stretch kind of schedule for the end of a season, things just happen to pick up a bit. The Eastern Division standings are fairly tight, and knowing that they were up against a hard charging Butler BlueSox team, the Paints handled this beautifully.
Let's start with the pitching and get that out of the way. For the Paints, Eric Heckaman made the start, and I have to say this right now. This had to be one of the best, if not, then probably the best, start I've seen from him this year. Heckaman was firing lasers from the mound against Butler here, and he just continued to take the batters down once he got into a groove. It was fun seeing him get to work.
Heckaman would pitch five innings deep in his start, and he would have trouble when it came to the walks. He gave up one run off five walks and a hit, but thankfully, that was all the damage that he gave up, and considering what the offense would do to help him, it was more than enough for Heckaman to have a good night. He would end up striking out five batters, so there's nothing really wrong at all to point out. He was just great. He was just solid. Good job, Eric.
Brad Schnitzer would be the only relief pitcher who would see action for the Paints in this game, so he would pitch the other four innings fo the game, and he had a good time overall. Schnitzer would give up two hits and two runs, but he would strike out two batters, and he did his job. He got the batters out and never let the BlueSox get back into this game.
Now let's get to the really interesting part of this game...the offense.
In the second inning, shortstop Ben Allen went all the way around the bases for an inside the park homerun, getting a ball hit out to the big gap made by Butler's defense out in right center field. I admit it, I was yelling out loud while Ben was rounding third base and heading for home. I just can't help it because those types of plays are just too exciting not to raise your voice about.
DH Kyle Gendron would have a single and a double. First baseman Cory Maguire would have a single. Left fielder Andy Brouse had a great night with the bat. He had two singles, a double, and an RBI. Right fielder Eian Banks had an immense night with the bat. He had an RBI single and then he came back in teh fourth inning and he just ripped a pitch for a three-run homerun shot past left field.
Catcher Andrew Marshall, coming back from nagging leg injuries, had two singles and an RBI. Third baseman Zach Leonard had a single. Center fielder Steven Mirizzi had a good night. He had two singles and an RBI. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had an RBI single. This night just took me back to the nights where this was kind of common for Paints baseball. This was a nice trip down memory lane, and I'm aware that I talk about the Frontier League Paints, but hey, this night was just one of those nights. I was thrilled about this game, and with each passing day, there will be a better chance of the Paints actually being there at the end.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Great Hitting at McBride
Chillicothe 9, Richmond 2
The Chillicothe Paints did a much better job of executing their gameplan in Richmond than they did the other night at Lorain. The team was much more aware of what was going on, and while they did still have a bump or two in the road when it comes to defensive plays, and that's to be expected, they did what they had to do to win. Listening to this game through the internet, I felt like I was reminded of the time that the season just started that the Paints were playing like this, and oddly enough, they got off to a great start against these same River Rats.
One thing I want to note before I get into the game would be that the names of these teams can be confusing, to say the least, so you have to bare with me when I mention some team names. I can often assume some things when it comes to those technicalities. I have been so used to calling the Richmond team as the River Rats, with it being two words, because I felt like that made more sense to me. I don't mean any harm by that, it's just that I become amazed at how the teams are actally named. I guess when you play in a league that features two Sliders teams, a team with a similar color scheme, and teams with combined names, then you'd understand why I'd get just a bit confused.
Anyway, as for the game, Clayton Schulz made the start for the Paints, and when he took the mound at McBride Stadium, the mound wasn't very friendly at first because there was trouble when it came to the softness of the mound. It was too soft, meaning that the mound was wet. The Paints have had a history of getting into trouble with the mound at Richmond for whatever reason, but it just happens.
Schulz would pitch six innings deep in his start, giving up four hits and four walks, and overall, he would only give up one run. He struck out three batters, and I have to say that Schulz has continued to be impressive for me because while he hasn't been overly dominant in his starts, and mind you, he's a year younger than me in age, Clayton has been doing such a splendid job whenever he has been given the ball. He's a gamer, and he might be a guy who could be there for the long haul for any affiliated minor league team in the future if he continues to do well over time.
For the offense, the batters did a great job of getting the timely hits in. Like I said before, the Paints were getting in hits, but they weren't getting in the timely hits. They weren't rising to the occasion when it came to situational baseball. In this game, though, the Paints did a great job of getting the runs in, and at the right times.
Kyle Gendron played at shortstop in this game, and he had two singles and an RBI. Left fielder Andy Brouse had two singles and an RBI. Right fielder Eian Banks had a bunt single. Third baseman Zach Leonard had a big 2-RBI double in the third inning. Catcher Kris McDonough, from Ohio University, went deep for a homerun that gave him three RBI's. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had a double and an infield single.
This was a much needed win for the Paints because this will help them out in the standings, and don't look now, ladies and gentleman, but the Prospect League is already at their home stretch of the regular season. Looking at the standings, I can pretty much guarantee you, barring a big collapse by them, that the Quincy Gems will indeed represent the Western Division in the Prospect League Championship Series. As for the East, the Paints are still hanging onto the lead, and this upcoming series against the Butler Blue Sox will prove to be the biggest series of the first Prospect League year.
Game time for the Paints and Blue Sox game at V.A. Memorial Stadium will be at 7:05 PM. Be there of be something like a square.
The Chillicothe Paints did a much better job of executing their gameplan in Richmond than they did the other night at Lorain. The team was much more aware of what was going on, and while they did still have a bump or two in the road when it comes to defensive plays, and that's to be expected, they did what they had to do to win. Listening to this game through the internet, I felt like I was reminded of the time that the season just started that the Paints were playing like this, and oddly enough, they got off to a great start against these same River Rats.
One thing I want to note before I get into the game would be that the names of these teams can be confusing, to say the least, so you have to bare with me when I mention some team names. I can often assume some things when it comes to those technicalities. I have been so used to calling the Richmond team as the River Rats, with it being two words, because I felt like that made more sense to me. I don't mean any harm by that, it's just that I become amazed at how the teams are actally named. I guess when you play in a league that features two Sliders teams, a team with a similar color scheme, and teams with combined names, then you'd understand why I'd get just a bit confused.
Anyway, as for the game, Clayton Schulz made the start for the Paints, and when he took the mound at McBride Stadium, the mound wasn't very friendly at first because there was trouble when it came to the softness of the mound. It was too soft, meaning that the mound was wet. The Paints have had a history of getting into trouble with the mound at Richmond for whatever reason, but it just happens.
Schulz would pitch six innings deep in his start, giving up four hits and four walks, and overall, he would only give up one run. He struck out three batters, and I have to say that Schulz has continued to be impressive for me because while he hasn't been overly dominant in his starts, and mind you, he's a year younger than me in age, Clayton has been doing such a splendid job whenever he has been given the ball. He's a gamer, and he might be a guy who could be there for the long haul for any affiliated minor league team in the future if he continues to do well over time.
For the offense, the batters did a great job of getting the timely hits in. Like I said before, the Paints were getting in hits, but they weren't getting in the timely hits. They weren't rising to the occasion when it came to situational baseball. In this game, though, the Paints did a great job of getting the runs in, and at the right times.
Kyle Gendron played at shortstop in this game, and he had two singles and an RBI. Left fielder Andy Brouse had two singles and an RBI. Right fielder Eian Banks had a bunt single. Third baseman Zach Leonard had a big 2-RBI double in the third inning. Catcher Kris McDonough, from Ohio University, went deep for a homerun that gave him three RBI's. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had a double and an infield single.
This was a much needed win for the Paints because this will help them out in the standings, and don't look now, ladies and gentleman, but the Prospect League is already at their home stretch of the regular season. Looking at the standings, I can pretty much guarantee you, barring a big collapse by them, that the Quincy Gems will indeed represent the Western Division in the Prospect League Championship Series. As for the East, the Paints are still hanging onto the lead, and this upcoming series against the Butler Blue Sox will prove to be the biggest series of the first Prospect League year.
Game time for the Paints and Blue Sox game at V.A. Memorial Stadium will be at 7:05 PM. Be there of be something like a square.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Not In Sync
NorthCoast 3, Chillicothe 2
It's amazing, isn't it?
I find it amazing that the Chillicothe Paints did many things that just weren't working for them in this game, and yet in spite of all the miscues, the Paints still found themselves with a chance of leaving the Pipe Yard in Lorain, Ohio with a win. Nonetheless, the Paints were just not into this game when it came to overall execution. There was a great lack of execution by the team, and understandably so, the Knights took advantage of the Paints' miscues here. It's just one of these games where the ball just didn't bounce right for the Paints, and I guess that you can always go back to drawing board and fix something else up for the next game.
Officially, it may look like that Paints starting picther Tony Davey gave up two runs, but in reality, Davey could only watch as he saw one bloop hit that never really should've hit the outfield turf. There was a great miscommunication between outfielders Andy Brouse and Zach Frentsos on this bloop single. The confusion allowed the ball to drop in and continue the inning for the Knights, and just like I mentioned, the Knights took full advantage and got in two runs after that miscue. For Davey, he would pitch six innings deep into his start and would give up seven hits along with a walk. On the side of this dish, he was called for a balk. He recorded four strikeouts in this game.
Blake Mascarello was the only other pitcher who saw action for the Paints on the mound. He would pitch the other two innings in relief of Davey and would give up the game-winning run to the Knights in the bottom of the eighth inning, He gave up three walks and two hits. Things just got tough for the pitching here. I can't really explain it well enough because road games have most likely been this way for the Paints. You're just not on your familiar turf, and suddenly, for some reason, you find yourself having to come back in an environment that favors the other team. This organization has been there a whole lot of times, and I can't even count how many.
For the offense, the hits did come for the Paints, but once again, there just weren't enough timely hits for the Paints. There weren't enough hits that counted. Shortstop Ben Allen had a great game considering everything that happened. Allen had four singles. He was so consistent with his approach here. Ever since he's been put into the top of the batting order, Ben has made some noise as a leadoff hitter, and it's surprising for some because keep in mind that Ben Allen had started the season batting as low as ninth in the order, so he's come a long way.
Third baseman Zach Leonard had two singles. Left fielder Andy Brouse had three singles. First baseman Cory Maguire had a 2-RBI single. Right fielder Eian Banks had a double. Catcher Brandon White had a single. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had a single. Don't get me wrong, I know that the Paints have been hitting many balls past the infield, and they have been getting guys on, but the main problem here is that they have been unable to get those guys in. That has been a reoccuring problem for some time now, off and on. There's a thing to be said about consistancy, but the Paints didn't have that here, unfortunately.
We had an off night, but we played a very tough team that plays just upstate in Northern Ohio. This was the same team that were going after us in the standings not too long ago, as they challenged us for the top spot in the Eastern Division back at the V.A. I don't look past the NorthCoast Knights at all because they're much like the Slippery Rock Sliders, a team that can put the hurt on us whenever they can. We just have to be prepared to step up and stand up to these guys because they are taking it to us, giving us their best shot, and well, the Knights do have my attention right now.
It's amazing, isn't it?
I find it amazing that the Chillicothe Paints did many things that just weren't working for them in this game, and yet in spite of all the miscues, the Paints still found themselves with a chance of leaving the Pipe Yard in Lorain, Ohio with a win. Nonetheless, the Paints were just not into this game when it came to overall execution. There was a great lack of execution by the team, and understandably so, the Knights took advantage of the Paints' miscues here. It's just one of these games where the ball just didn't bounce right for the Paints, and I guess that you can always go back to drawing board and fix something else up for the next game.
Officially, it may look like that Paints starting picther Tony Davey gave up two runs, but in reality, Davey could only watch as he saw one bloop hit that never really should've hit the outfield turf. There was a great miscommunication between outfielders Andy Brouse and Zach Frentsos on this bloop single. The confusion allowed the ball to drop in and continue the inning for the Knights, and just like I mentioned, the Knights took full advantage and got in two runs after that miscue. For Davey, he would pitch six innings deep into his start and would give up seven hits along with a walk. On the side of this dish, he was called for a balk. He recorded four strikeouts in this game.
Blake Mascarello was the only other pitcher who saw action for the Paints on the mound. He would pitch the other two innings in relief of Davey and would give up the game-winning run to the Knights in the bottom of the eighth inning, He gave up three walks and two hits. Things just got tough for the pitching here. I can't really explain it well enough because road games have most likely been this way for the Paints. You're just not on your familiar turf, and suddenly, for some reason, you find yourself having to come back in an environment that favors the other team. This organization has been there a whole lot of times, and I can't even count how many.
For the offense, the hits did come for the Paints, but once again, there just weren't enough timely hits for the Paints. There weren't enough hits that counted. Shortstop Ben Allen had a great game considering everything that happened. Allen had four singles. He was so consistent with his approach here. Ever since he's been put into the top of the batting order, Ben has made some noise as a leadoff hitter, and it's surprising for some because keep in mind that Ben Allen had started the season batting as low as ninth in the order, so he's come a long way.
Third baseman Zach Leonard had two singles. Left fielder Andy Brouse had three singles. First baseman Cory Maguire had a 2-RBI single. Right fielder Eian Banks had a double. Catcher Brandon White had a single. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck had a single. Don't get me wrong, I know that the Paints have been hitting many balls past the infield, and they have been getting guys on, but the main problem here is that they have been unable to get those guys in. That has been a reoccuring problem for some time now, off and on. There's a thing to be said about consistancy, but the Paints didn't have that here, unfortunately.
We had an off night, but we played a very tough team that plays just upstate in Northern Ohio. This was the same team that were going after us in the standings not too long ago, as they challenged us for the top spot in the Eastern Division back at the V.A. I don't look past the NorthCoast Knights at all because they're much like the Slippery Rock Sliders, a team that can put the hurt on us whenever they can. We just have to be prepared to step up and stand up to these guys because they are taking it to us, giving us their best shot, and well, the Knights do have my attention right now.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Paints win again at The Jack
Chillicothe 5, Slippery Rock 2
It's amazing, isn't it?
What I find amazing is that the Chillicothe Paints and the Slippery Rock Sliders have pretty much matched each other when it comes to their games against each other, especially when they happen to be the road teams. I don't think I've seen anything quite like this, with the road teams being the more dominant team whenever two certain teams play against each other. More often than not, the road team has left the field victorious, and that really sums up what's been going on between the Paints and the Sliders. Once again in this game, with the Paints on the road at Slippery Rock, defeated the Sliders in a pretty exciting game.
A.J. Achter made the start for the Paints in this game, and he did really well here, going five innings deep in his start, and only giving up a pair of runs. He didn't have a one-two-three inning in any of his five innings pitched, as he gave up four walks that were spread out throughout his start, but still, things were just fine with Achter. He also gave up four hits, but he didn't do anything that was costly, and that's a good thing for the Paints.
Mark Williams would put in three innings of relief for Achter, and he did a solid job overall. Williams hasn't been in much action on the mound lately for the Paints, but here he did see some action, and he made the best of it. Williams would give up only one walk and he would proceed to strike out a pair of batters. Stephen Shackleford pitched the ninth inning for the Paints, and he would end up sealing the deal for the Paints, getting the save. Just like Greg Bigam said on the radio broadcast, nothing really comes easy for the Paints late in the game, but even so, the Paints found a way to get the win, and over a very game Slippery Rock team to boot.
So how's the lumber factory doing? Third baseman Zach Leonard would get an infield single. Left fielder Andy Brouse would get an infield single. First baseman Cory Maguire would get a single and an RBI double. Right fielder Eian Banks would have three hits in this game, and he would get a bunt single, a double, and then an RBI single. Center fielder Zach Frentsos had an infield single. Catcher Kris McDonough would get an RBI off a groundout. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck would get two singles and two RBI's.
Overall, this was a great game played by the Paints. There were points where things were going slow for them, as in the Sliders were just chopping down at the pitching, but the Paints held up. It was more like a bend but don't break kind of approach. I always like that kind of approach if you need to pick yourselves up as a team. The Paints did a good job of not letting the Sliders get to them because sometimes I feel that there are mental things playing into these games against the Sliders. I can't put my finger on what it could be, but the Sliders are a well rounded team when you go over their roster, and I think it's important to get these wins over a team like the Sliders just to boost up their morale.
It's amazing, isn't it?
What I find amazing is that the Chillicothe Paints and the Slippery Rock Sliders have pretty much matched each other when it comes to their games against each other, especially when they happen to be the road teams. I don't think I've seen anything quite like this, with the road teams being the more dominant team whenever two certain teams play against each other. More often than not, the road team has left the field victorious, and that really sums up what's been going on between the Paints and the Sliders. Once again in this game, with the Paints on the road at Slippery Rock, defeated the Sliders in a pretty exciting game.
A.J. Achter made the start for the Paints in this game, and he did really well here, going five innings deep in his start, and only giving up a pair of runs. He didn't have a one-two-three inning in any of his five innings pitched, as he gave up four walks that were spread out throughout his start, but still, things were just fine with Achter. He also gave up four hits, but he didn't do anything that was costly, and that's a good thing for the Paints.
Mark Williams would put in three innings of relief for Achter, and he did a solid job overall. Williams hasn't been in much action on the mound lately for the Paints, but here he did see some action, and he made the best of it. Williams would give up only one walk and he would proceed to strike out a pair of batters. Stephen Shackleford pitched the ninth inning for the Paints, and he would end up sealing the deal for the Paints, getting the save. Just like Greg Bigam said on the radio broadcast, nothing really comes easy for the Paints late in the game, but even so, the Paints found a way to get the win, and over a very game Slippery Rock team to boot.
So how's the lumber factory doing? Third baseman Zach Leonard would get an infield single. Left fielder Andy Brouse would get an infield single. First baseman Cory Maguire would get a single and an RBI double. Right fielder Eian Banks would have three hits in this game, and he would get a bunt single, a double, and then an RBI single. Center fielder Zach Frentsos had an infield single. Catcher Kris McDonough would get an RBI off a groundout. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck would get two singles and two RBI's.
Overall, this was a great game played by the Paints. There were points where things were going slow for them, as in the Sliders were just chopping down at the pitching, but the Paints held up. It was more like a bend but don't break kind of approach. I always like that kind of approach if you need to pick yourselves up as a team. The Paints did a good job of not letting the Sliders get to them because sometimes I feel that there are mental things playing into these games against the Sliders. I can't put my finger on what it could be, but the Sliders are a well rounded team when you go over their roster, and I think it's important to get these wins over a team like the Sliders just to boost up their morale.
Rockford moving to the Northern League
It's official: the Rockford RiverHawks will move to the Northern League beginning in 2010. You can read the article in the Rockford-Register Star here.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Riordan sets career wins record
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