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A comprehensive list of baseball mascots that are good: Pirate Parrot Phillie Phanatic (Pennsylvania is really good at baseball mascots) San Diego Chicken Youppi! Crazy Crab any mascot with a big baseball for a head Harry Caray All other mascots should be put to death.
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you forgot the Mariner Moose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZe1hDIEHJM
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May 3, 2013 20:35
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Crazy Crab owns.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE8HrM1TTWw quote:In his one-year stint as Crazy Crab, during the Giants' 96-loss season in 1984, Doba was pelted with the flotsam and jetsam of Candlestick, including effluvia from the men's room wrapped in balloons... Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Crab-still-sealed-with-a-hiss-3132145.php#ixzz2SGRbCWKJ
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May 3, 2013 21:40
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A mascot specifically for the home crowd to jeer, boo and throw poo poo at? Amazing, loving amazing. Somebody throw on a hot dog suit and go run around Wrigley, I need someone to absorb some abuse over the lovely Cubs.
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May 3, 2013 21:55
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Meltathon posted:A mascot specifically for the home crowd to jeer, boo and throw poo poo at? Amazing, loving amazing. Somebody throw on a hot dog suit and go run around Wrigley, I need someone to absorb some abuse over the lovely Cubs. How about a mascot with a turtleneck, sweatshirt, and old school headphones? It could be called the Bart Man
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May 3, 2013 22:13
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Mahoning posted:How about a mascot with a turtleneck, sweatshirt, and old school headphones? It could be called the Bart Man The between innings mascot race at Wrigley should be a goat, Bartman, a black cat, and Mark Prior's right arm.
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May 3, 2013 22:15
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Mahoning posted:How about a mascot with a turtleneck, sweatshirt, and old school headphones? It could be called the Bart Man 
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May 3, 2013 23:13
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tadashi posted:The between innings mascot race at Wrigley should be a goat, Bartman, a black cat, and Mark Prior's right arm. It would sort of be like Trogdor. Bip Roberts fucked around with this message at 01:53 on May 4, 2013 |
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May 3, 2013 23:45
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Mornacale posted:A comprehensive list of baseball mascots that are good: Wait wait wait. San Diego has a chicken? That's loving amazing. The Pirate Parrot works because it makes perfect sense. Of course a group of 25 pirates is going to have a parrot. They used to have an actual pirate but I haven't seen him in like 3 or 4 years.
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May 3, 2013 23:49
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Mornacale posted:A comprehensive list of baseball mascots that are good: Uhhhhh Stomper?
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JediGandalf posted:Seconding what OdinsBeard says. Colorado is also know for craft beer. I know since it's "Coors Field" I'd imagine a poo poo-ton of Coors beers there but there are no craft beers anywhere in the stadium? No Great Divide for example? It varies depending on the moon cycles or something but there is good beer there. I've seen Upslope and Great Divide in Coors, and failing any good microbrew if you want a non Coors Colorado product (which should be EVERYONE) New Belgum is all over the park. Then before / after / during the game jet across the street to the Sports Column to get properly wrecked and mug for the occasional pregame camera crews. Also, before the game you should be going to Biker Jim's. http://bikerjimsdogs.com/ If you don't want that in your mouth right now you are dead. The Elk, Rattlesnake or Duck dogs are the best, but the entire menu is god drat delicious. Spaceman Future! fucked around with this message at 00:05 on May 4, 2013 |
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May 4, 2013 00:01
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Joe Don Baker posted:Wait wait wait. San Diego has a chicken? That's loving amazing. The Pirate Parrot works because it makes perfect sense. Of course a group of 25 pirates is going to have a parrot. They used to have an actual pirate but I haven't seen him in like 3 or 4 years.
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May 4, 2013 00:25
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I don't think that the Chicken was even officially affiliated with the Padres (at least, initially.) He was like a volunteer mascot or something.
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May 4, 2013 00:39
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William T. Hornaday posted:I don't think that the Chicken was even officially affiliated with the Padres (at least, initially.) He was like a volunteer mascot or something. Yeah he was at Chargers games a lot too when I was a kid. The San Diego Chicken owned. Much better than the Friar or Bolt-man MourningView posted:That goddamn monkey is still shown on the screen at Angels games (accompanied by music from motherfucking Disturbed) and it is the most embarassing and hilarious thing. People go nuts too. Yeah it freaking rules
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May 4, 2013 00:45
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SteelAngel2000 posted:Yeah it freaking rules - every Orange County soccer mom in Angels stadium.
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May 4, 2013 01:54
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Mahoning posted:How about a mascot with a turtleneck, sweatshirt, and old school headphones? It could be called the Bart Man what about a guy who boots an obvious double play grounder but has been living comfortably with his millions with virtually no opprobrium?
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Okay, so here's a casual guide to... Citizens Bank Park 1 Citizens Bank Way Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 463-1000  * - Directions and Parking: I've paid $15 to park at the stadium, which doesn't feel outrageous to me. The park is very easily find-able from 95 and whatnot. * - Public Transportation/SEPTA "The Broad Street subway line, with the AT&T Station located at the corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, is available for all events at the Sports Complex. Frequent service operates from Center City, Olney and Fern Rock. The subway also connects with PATCO service at the Walnut-Locust Station. There is also bus service to Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. Guests should call 215-580-7800 or log onto septa.org for updated schedules." * - Need a cheap place to stay?: Try the Skyview Plaza Hotel. I stayed here in 2010 for under $70 a night with a friend, then we walked (roughly) a mile to the park. It's also about the same distance from the metro. If you stay here, your parking is free, and you can hit Chickie's and Pete's (decent Philly-themed sports bar/restaurant) on the way to CBP. The hotel is the absolute bare minimum, but it's just a place to sleep while you spend your day in Philly, and the night at a Phillies game. * - poo poo You Can't Do * - Stuff Inside the Park: Memory Lane  This is a wall of the Phillies' history near the bullpens, pretty neat stuff. Just a big collage of photos and facts via a timeline on a wall. Bull's Barbecue If you've been to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, you know Boog Powell has a barbecue stand. Well, Philly's Greg Luzinski has done the same - decent barbecue, and you can talk to and get an autograph from the Bull himself. McFadden's If you bring someone who likes the drinking/party atmosphere of a game more than the actual game (a girl?), then let her and her friends go to McFadden's, where the crowd is half middle-aged guys, and half college kids. Guess which ogles the other. The neat part, though, is that if the game is sold out, you can still pay to park, go into McFadden's from outside the park, and enjoy the gameday atmosphere. You'll need your ticket(s) to get into McFadden's from the park, and back in to CBP. Gift Shops There are two main gift shops: the big two-story one (the second story is kid crap), and the tent/store near Ashburn Alley. There's also a small booth that sells game-used gear. Ashburn Alley Ashburn Alley is the part of the stadium that opens first on gameday, where all the restaurants are, Memory Lane, and the gift shops. * - Where to Sit If you buy not-lovely tickets at the last minute, you'll likely be forced to buy seats under the scoreboard. I say bite the bullet, and fork over a few extra bucks on Stub Hub for a seat where you can see the game action, AND the scoreboard. If you haven't been to the park before, don't sit in the higher-ups - all the neat food and shops are on the main level. * - Phans  Security is much heavier and responsive than I remember as a kid at Veterans Stadium. That said, the blue-collar population at CBP is still there, and I've heard fans verbally poo poo on Ryan Church (in a Pirates uniform) for over an hour because he used to be a Met. You've heard about fans running on the field, fights, puking on people, and so on. Every Phillies game I've ever been to, I've seen something - whether it was a small drunk woman screaming while surrounded by 10 cops, piles and piles of vomit all over a urinal, someone tossing a full beer into a crowd of people, and on and on. Still, I think the Philly fan thing is a bit overhyped. If you're going to wear the visitors' gear, you'll be fine as long as you don't provoke the people looking for trouble. I probably wouldn't strut around after the game if your team beats the Phils, though. * - Factoids # Seats: 43,651 # Opened in: 2004 # The Announcer Since 1972: Dan Baker # Citizens Bank Park allowed 218 home runs in 2004 and 201 in 2005. More than half of those home runs were to left-field. Following the 2005 season, the left-field wall was moved back 5 feet. # The first no-hitter at Citizens Bank Park was thrown by Roy Halladay, on October 6, 2010, against the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the 2010 National League Divisional Series. Red fucked around with this message at 06:28 on May 4, 2013 |
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May 4, 2013 04:53
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Boxman posted:EDIT: okay I'm looking at the list of MLB mascots, and is the Rays mascot seriously DJ kitty? Where on earth did that come from? Someone put a toddler-sized Rays jersey on their real life cat, had him play with the DJ Hero turntable, and put it on Youtube
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May 4, 2013 05:42
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I've been to CBP a lot (more than Citi, mainly because all my friends are degenerate Philadelphia trash and I hate myself) and the only thing I really have to add is that there's usually a pretty decent tailgate scene at CBP before games and it's a lot of fun. And affordable too, considering how... not awful parking is. I've never really been hassled drinking in the parking lot by security or anything. There's also Xfinity Live! which is a complex of bars nearby the stadium which is an okay place to grab a few drinks or food before the games if you don't mind paying entirely too much and hobnobbing elbow to elbow with scum of the earth like Philadelphians.
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May 4, 2013 06:12
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I would just like to point out that the man who puked on a girl was from New Jersey. Thank you.
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May 4, 2013 12:56
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William T. Hornaday posted:I don't think that the Chicken was even officially affiliated with the Padres (at least, initially.) He was like a volunteer mascot or something. The Chicken is an independent act, which I guess is how he appeared at different events around San Diego at the same time. That kind of agency also allows things like ripping off it's head to reveal Pete Rose:  For regular people who don't watch pro wrestling, there was a period for a while where Pete Rose was eating piledrivers every year.
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May 4, 2013 13:29
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Mornacale posted:A comprehensive list of baseball mascots that are good:
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May 4, 2013 14:03
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If your team has a mascot it's straight trash, sorry if offensive.
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May 4, 2013 17:40
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He coincided with a time when the Yankees were indeed straight trash.
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May 4, 2013 17:49
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MondayHotDog posted:I just heard on MLB.TV that the Braves have a game-used memoribilia store at Turner Field. That's really cool. Any other teams do this? Comerica does, it even has grab bag signed/used baseballs for $35 bucks. Saw a guy buy one and get a Justin Verlander ball, then another guy get really excited, buy 3 and get two Ramon Santiago's and a Brennan Boesch.
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May 4, 2013 23:57
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Mahoning posted:I'll do it when I get home later. I've been going to games there for almost 10 years and worked there for one season so I've been pretty much everywhere in the ballpark. Do you have a section or two to recommend? I'm thinking of going either next Saturday or Sunday.
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May 5, 2013 02:07
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Has anyone gone to AT&T Park with a StubHub ticket only on your phone and not printed out? Any trouble with that?
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May 8, 2013 05:47
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Not sure, signs point to yes. AT&T was one of the first ballparks to support the iPhone's passbook system for virtual tickets, which is basically the same thing.
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Smackbilly posted:Has anyone gone to AT&T Park with a StubHub ticket only on your phone and not printed out? Any trouble with that? I did it and it was fine.
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May 8, 2013 19:37
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The best Giants mascot will always be Tommy Lasorda.
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May 8, 2013 20:27
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jerkstore77 posted:The best Giants mascot will always be Tommy Lasorda. wouldn't he be the Dodgers mascot or am I missing a joke?
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I'm real late to this, but I have two additions to the Dodger Stadium write up. First of all, NEVER use Stadium Way to get into the park. I grew up in Glendale, and we always came down the 5 to the 110, exiting at a little spur on Academy Road, to use the Academy entrance. This entrance works from the south/east as well, (you can get to Academy from Broadway) assuming you have a manageable way to get through downtown. Academy is usually fine, but for any big series or promotion, you have to get there early no matter what. Chavez Ravine desperately needs a light rail spur extension into the parking lots, but that's not gonna happen any time soon unfortunately. (ownership should pay for it outright, in my opinion) For seating, I think the lower rows of the Reserve level (the light blue level, 3rd one up), between the bases (sections 1-16), are the best value. They go for $20-30 for normal games, dynamic pricing bumps them as high as $60 I think for a few games a year. I am probably biased however, as my dad's had season tickets in the 4th row of the Reserve for 30 years. For lower attendance games (mid-week vs. the Marlins or whatever) I'd recommend grabbing seats way down the line in the Loge level on stub hub and just moving to the infield in the 2nd or 3rd inning. I've never seen ushers regularly checking tickets at the top of aisles. ~Back-In-Tha-Day~ when the team was lousy in the early-mid 90's, we used to be able to sneak down to vacant seats in the Loge and even Field levels from the Reserve, but these days the ushers at the internal stairwells will typically check your ticket and prevent you from going down a level. I was able to go from the Top Deck down to the Reserve level on opening day this year however. (couldn't snag a seat obviously, but there's more food options)
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Mornacale posted:I did it and it was fine. Trip report: the guy didn't even try to scan them -- said that he's tried before and they wouldn't work. He said it might work if I had a "regular phone" (?), instead of a nexus 7. I think he was just an idiot. The ticket office was very nice about printing paper tickets for me though.
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Smackbilly posted:Trip report: the guy didn't even try to scan them -- said that he's tried before and they wouldn't work. He said it might work if I had a "regular phone" (?), instead of a nexus 7. I think he was just an idiot. The ticket office was very nice about printing paper tickets for me though. I've had tickets directly from MLB scanned off of my phone before and there's no reason their barcode should be any different than Stub Hub's. That dude just didn't know what was up. Also I really need to do a write-up on the Coliseum but I've been so busy 
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tadashi posted:The between innings mascot race at Wrigley should be a goat, Bartman, a black cat, and Mark Prior's right arm. I thought Ronnie Woo-Woo was the Cubs mascot. 
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bawfuls posted:I'm real late to this, but I have two additions to the Dodger Stadium write up. Yeah, you can get in and out from the stadium real fast if you get into the stadium from the 110 towards downtown and out 110 towards Pasadena.
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Craptacular! posted:The Chicken is an independent act, which I guess is how he appeared at different events around San Diego at the same time. I believe Rose is also in the WWE Hall of Fame? I'm working on a Turner Field write-up after going last Friday. Hopefully I'll have it up by the weekend.
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riht posted:Oriole Park at Camden Yards Mmmm, Old Bay goes on everything. I work at Camden Yards, not for baseball, but concessions. I have tried almost everything except for a few things and it's all pretty good. You didn't mention Gino's  Jack Daniels Grill is really good, I'd suggest everything. The Natty Boh Bars have cheap (for a baseball park) beer from gates opening until the end of the first inning. I think it's 4.75 for 16 oz? The kimchi at Tako's was good. They have Pad Thai but it's served cold, is that a thing? I never go down there. Polock Johnny's is pretty good, get it with the works sauce. There's only one kosher stand and I never get down there. I'd like to try it, though. Red posted:Here are some additional tips: The first vendor, "Fancy" Clancy is a strong motherfucker that would make an YLLS goon blush. He's generally in my area and I see him pretty often, never talked to him, though. I don't recognize anyone else but they may be there. The vendors are all loving crazy and when they're reupping on beer/whatever, many of them are screaming, doing jumping jacks, push ups, whatever to psych themselves up to sell product. Chop House is good, ask for whatever on a Quesadilla. Boog's line has been too long for me to go to. I could skip the line but eh, it's open air and I'd feel kind of bad cause everyone could see me skipping it.Even not working with the birds themselves, being at Camden Yards is pretty cool and a genuinely unique park. I go to Nationals Stadium occasionally and while it's incredible nice, it doesn't have the same feeling of being a great park like Camden Yards.
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA Built in 1912, Fenway Park celebrates its 101st season in 2013 as America's oldest Major League park still in use. As you might have guessed, Fenway's best years are probably long behind her, but it doesn't stop ownership from overusing the awful slogan "America's most beloved ballpark". Getting There: No matter how you slice it, Boston is an awful place to park. Any one game could cost you up to $40 to park in any independently owned lot or garage. If a 25 minute minute walk doesn't bother you, there's occasionally reasonably priced parking ($7 is the most I've ever paid,) in Central Square in Cambridge, but again, it's not exactly close. The T (subway) is perhaps the quickest and cheapest way to get to Fenway. Any Green Line Train, aside from E will take you directly to Kenmore Square, where Fenway is no more than a 3 minute walk. Be warned; since this is the most popular route, it tends to fill up and crowed very quickly. Seating and Ticketing: Win or lose, the Red Sox are one of the most profitable organizations in baseball. As such, the current ownership has taken every opportunity to gouge ticket prices to the point of $30 bleacher seats generally being the cheapest. Occasionally, there are standing room deals, which can hover in the $20, but still no bargains to be found here. Generally, I've found the infield grandstand to be the best seats for the money ($45~), but seeing as how this is an old ballpark, many seats have obstructed views. Infield Box seats may be worth your while if you're looking to splurge at around $120, but everything after that will be several hundred dollars, and generally not worth it. Concessions: I think I failed to mention that ticket pricing is the highest in the MLB, and concessions are no different. Fenway just manages to top New York as the most expensive concessions in the Major Leagues. You'll probably not find anything special as far as concessions go. While there's a fairly large selection of different food items, it's all quite generic and overpriced. Sometimes you can find premium domestic beer, but at nearly $9 for a 12oz cup, it's definitely a turn-off. Even if the prices aren't a huge turn-off, lines for concessions are forever long, you're likely to miss entire innings waiting to be served. Around the Area: Needless to say, there's plenty to do around Fenway. Yawkey Way would be where one would find team merchandise and memorabilia. Lansdowne St is the spot for nightclubs; there's also The House of Blues. Bars and restaurants can be found along Brookline Ave and Throughout Kenmore Square. The Cask and Flagon, remains one of, if not the most popular, watering hole before, during and after any Red Sox game, but it fills up quickly and is generally a magnet for Pink Hats. More recently, Bleacher Bar has opened. As the name implies, the bar literally sits below the bleachers inside of Fenway, where patrons can watch the game level with the field. Interestingly enough, this particular bar does not require tickets, but as you can imagine, it can fill quickly. In Closing: While Fenway Park seems to be going strong over 100 years after it first opened, there was a time, not too long ago, where there were serious talks about building a new park. The current ownership was smart enough to renovate the park, but it tends to be double-edged sword, since you can only modernize such old facilities so much. Even so, the trip is worth it; for all of its flaws, there is a slight romanticism in any visit to Fenway. Just remember that, comparatively, there's a lot to be desired.
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