Overflow thread #2
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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PrintHere comes Ankiel, just a couple of days before he'd be scheduled to come of the DL, but I digress.
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yeah
my computer was really bogged down
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
with two out?
I guess he wasn’t being held AT ALL
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
drat
My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
that was a hard play that DeRosa barely made
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
wasn't a bad play
just got too much of the 95 mph heater. if it’s a little softer, DeRosa doesn’t make the play.
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what happened with ank?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions
popped out to SS
but DeRosa tackled Theriot and still caught the ball.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
it'd be a lot better
if we weren’t fans. It’s really a pretty damned good game. We’ve just got too much invested in it.
Perez
We are going to find out now if the kid can handle the pressure. He has plenty of it right here.
izzy.. aaahhh!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Bunt for a hit
DeRosa barehands it and barely gets Skip.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if I can take
JEd winning this game with a walk-off
They don't need any help from the ump
to have Perez throw balls
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
sounds like 2009 to me
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
You know who is going to pitch...
you know it…. and it makes kicking puppies look nice by comparison
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
the cubs are getting a taste of our 8th and 9th in 2009
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That was the ol'
Spin Around Fuku Strikeout. No one does it better.
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I know it goes against any baseball statistics or common sense
but when Edmonds comes up, I don’t pitch to him.
He's so streaky
That I might have to agree with you.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
But at the same time
you have to face this order again, and you might be walking Edmonds to pitch to Lee in a high leverage situation.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering when the catcher was going to start killing us
a cubs catcher going hitless just doesn’t happen.
sometimes i think...
this cardinal pitching staff has turned more 0-2 counts into baserunners than any staff in history…
throw that damn fastball six feet over the plate
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Mix in some strikes please
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is he our Wild Thing?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
missing
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Lou wandered onto the field again.
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He's like Dusty Baker's kid
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DeRosa makes me nervous
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everything about this game makes me nervous
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
this whole situation is making me nervous
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't work but that's a smart play by the Puj...
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
Dan Pleasac agrees with you.
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Me likey Perez
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
was that really less of a swing that Glaus-s 3-0 disaster?
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
No, I was just about to say that
the bat head even snapped forward. He swung.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
YES!
Now let’s put a few on the board.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions
He probably isn't
Because the award is given more on reputation than actual performance.
Wright’ll probably get it.
I was thinking that too,
but Ken Rosenthal mentioned Glaus ass the favorite in an article. Makes me think the national media are taking notice.
honestly
the whole “young players can’t keep it together under pressure” theory is such BS…
Mather, McClellan, Perez, ice in their collective veins
pitcher's spot is due up
And then Soriano… So we’re gonna have to earn this one.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd vote Perez to close
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I'd say so.
He can only wear the collar for so long (knock wood)
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody else listening to 1380 right now?
That actually cares what the guy from Gateway internation has to say??? I’m not anti-Nascar… but who the F cares right now?
Why would they do an interview
in the 10th inning? Did they have this one planned?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad we couldn't have scored another run in the 6th
this game would be over
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If we don't score
I’m considering turning this off. I can’t watch Franklin give it up again.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I just watched that this morning
had it DVR’d
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heh...
even in the thick of this game… i still smile thinking about it
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
keep Perez in
he can ptich another inning, can’t he?
No
too many pitches, he loses his effectiveness.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
freaking cardinals vs cubs games
It’s like they’re scripted. EVERY time. I love it. (and sometimes hate it.)
the change is his out pitch
cannot locate the FB
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he'll hang a change here
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Oquendo probably wouldn't bother
He’d just cross his arms and be like, “Whatever, it’s not like what I think matters.”
cmon Luddy!!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions
Albert is probably the only guy
Who I think could steal home from first.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions
he tried.
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Drat
My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
Retarded
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what other goofy thing
is going to happen to us today?
me too
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't blame ya...this one is not going to end well I'm afraid
too many missed chances against a team like this.
That would be the bad side...
of Albert’s aggressive baserunning
Yep....
I think it’s a net positive, though
by Andyfantastic on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Some kind of nose
you’ve got there.
I was trying to smell chicken, but it just smells like missed opportunities . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
He smells, alright
but, at 0-for-forever against the Cubs this year, he’s due!
by ccthemovieman on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Comcast hasn't replayed it it
I thougth maybe balk, but Pujols didn’t complain.
And franlkin's more able to go more than one inning than anyone
and we have no idea how long it’ll take the cardinals to score
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Yes, but....
If we lose, the main reason will be that the other team scored more runs.
Sorry, just doing my best sports broadcaster imitation.
especially when considering we are giving Edmonds $2,000,000
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Franklin
They’ve got Howry warming up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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great, i get to turn on the game just in time to see Frank blow it
i can’t believe Jimmy’s hit two HR’s today. both went in that stupid basket didn’t they?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
neither one did
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really? no doubters uh?
interesting
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Is that a new beard?
By Cracky!
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can't take it anymore
that and it’s time to go home from work. unfortunately i walk to work, so i can’t listen to the game on the radio until i get home. here’s hoping i’m actually bad luck and by leaving i’ll be addition by subtraction.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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wow how did he hit that?
that was ball 4
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Oh ye of little faith
Franklin looking pretty good today
were jimmys hrs wrigley specials?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
the first was a classic pull shot to right
the second was a cheapie opposite fieldy bs piece of crap
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
no
especially since the wind is blowing in at like 13 mph
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one
was towards that short left center porch,
but the wind is sort of blowing in so they were legit.
I like jimmy
hate seing him in a cubs jersey, but jimmy this yr=no mather, possibly luddy…I like to see what we have and I really like Mather
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
1-2-3
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO BOB HOWRY!!!
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is brenly in today?
who is the guy for the cub broadcast?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Dan Pleasac
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hes the one talking
bout breaking balls for 5 min? did they fire brenly?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
no
just a day off, i guess
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he just talked about dominating fastball
its hitting 91
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Howry used to have a dominating 91-93 mph fastball
could never figure it out. He basically throws nothing but 4-seamers.
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Its more about movement and deception than velocity
See: Chris Young, Sid Fernandez,...
This is starting to remind me of the All Star Game
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
Minus the Uggla performance
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by dan on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
but with lots of cubs
oh nm
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
dude can't buy a hit off the flubs
geesh
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
How high did the helmet bounce this time?
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
am I that far behind?
or are you predicting the future?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 8, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
He came back 2 or 3 days ago
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why haven't they used him yet?
I guess when Bob Howry can mow down your 4, 5, and 6 hitters, you don’t need your closer, huh?
they did
last game i think. Might have even got the save.
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oh
not sure.
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use the reply button so your comment doesnt get lost
oh, and I hope hes right.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 8, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yadi
2 strikeouts today.
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man
please win this won guys
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions
chlorine?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
if we win this game...
it will be truly miraculous, on a day where everything seems to be going chicago’s way.
just got one.
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yup
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In other news,
It looks like the Chinese are going to dominate the Olympics this year . . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
i sure dont
his control is starting to go now. hold on to your butts
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
not a debut
he threw one to sory last inning
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Brilliant stats, Al!
apparently, the Cards lose most of their games when they score 2 runs or less. Wow! That’s some valuable insight.
new gamethread might change our luck
I’m still thinking bases loaded 2 out walk will lose it this inning.
i prefer Garcia
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what's with steroid guys and knuckleballs?
first canseco, then cody mckay, now franklin
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
NIce 10 hopper Lud
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was really good in his first inning.
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Except for the previous inning when you were good!
Dammit!
by Andyfantastic on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't in his first inning
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YUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Wait, is this Franklin's second
inning?
Why is the announcer saying Franklin is a knuckleballer? What did I miss?
Not really.
If this was Franklin’s second inning, it was obvious Tony gave up. If Tony gives up, it don’t hurt so bad.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
This game was not lost by the bull pen!!!
It was lost by base running errors, and a stupid, mangled suicide squeeze call
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
Breaks?!
Purposefully sending Franklin to the mound is a BREAK?
aaaggggggggggggggggggahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
this makes my heart hurt….
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions
Formula for failure
Walk, hit, intentional walk. Don’t know of any reliever that can succeed like that.
Can we get rid of Franklink yet?
And can we EVER let a relief pitcher pitch more than 1 inning?
Are you kidding?!
TLR gets more out of teams than Swift Meat gets out of a cow carcass. Nobody predicted the cards would even be in contention. But here we are, based upon rookies, reclamation projects, duct tape, and some fishing line.
TLR may make frustrating decisions, but nobody gets performance out of a team like TLR.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
people keep saying that, but it's not like this team sucks
The only weakness is the pen, which TLR has handled horribly.
Technically
Franklin only threw 1 inning.
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+1
I said in the 6th inning when we were blowing opportunities to put up runs that this would come back on the hitters
Worth a loss
and 7 games back.
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It's worth
exactly 1 more game back :)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
A warm bucket of spit
which I happen to have a lot of since I puked after every Edmonds homerun . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
Well, when you piss away scoring opportunities
and your 3-6 hitters get like 1 hit between them (plus a huge 0-fer Glaus/Yadi), not much you can do.
Too bad for Loop and the bullpen…..Tony could deservedly blow his top on the offense after today’s mess.
IT's almost like Tony wants the relievers to fail
“Ryan great job of not sucking today in that first inning of relief. Guess what, you are going back out there until you do”
Why did Franklin get 2 innings? If they had 2 on and no outs with a LHB coming up, why walk the bases loaded instead of going to the LH reliever? You essentially throw up the white flag.
We've got two more games
TLR’s saving the pen for the rest of the series.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
By burning up Ryan Franklin for 2 innings?
If everybody pitches 1 inning, the pen is effectively saved.
Why have two LOOGY’s if you aren’t going to use any? He tried to milk Franklin for 2 innings, it didn’t work. Now move on to the next reliever.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Loogy
I don’t understand the LOOGY comment, since we faced all right-handers in the 11th. By the time we didn’t score in the 11th, we needed to get six outs. Who’s gonna get them? If we get the lead in the 12th, presumably we use Izzy. (think about that for a second). Or springer. If you remove franklin after one inning, you likely use both.
In any event, the bull pen decisions did not lose this game. Our bullpen is thin. Once we get into extras, every second it get prolongs, our chances of winning diminish. Once you play McClellen and Perez, everyone else is a gamble.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
Actually, we didn't
We intentionally walked Fukudome. We could have brought Garcia in to face Fukudome, intentionally walked Blanco to face Edmonds.
Or, we could leave Franklin in who hadn’t gotten an out yet that inning to see if he could do the opposite.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The cubs threw up the white flag.
it’s got a big blue “W” on it.
In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.
Welley has pitched pretty well
the last couple of games.
I think it'll be another good one
as long as the offense doesn’t fall asleep again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
obviously nothing is "automatic"
but you can certainly understand the frustration. We get 7 solid innings from Loop, an admirable job by the bullpen, and we can’t muster 3 effin’ runs against the Cubs? Now we get to face their All-star starters over the next 2 days.
Name a Cards hitter
who does well against the Cubs.
I think that will answer your question.
.274, .317, .368
In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.
a pretty good one
those numbers are much better than what he does against everyone else.
In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.
well
at least the Nationals are on a tear. they swept Colorado. hopefully they can put up a fight against the Brewers
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:37 PM EDT reply actions
I've been afraid of this stretch...
MIL has 10 games against 3 last place teams and we get 7 versus FLA and CHI
then 7 with ARZ while MIL has a bunch w/the Brandon Moss-led Bucs.
This was 100% on the offense but please use the kids with a lead going forward. TLR says you’ve got to earn it, but Franklin and IZZy don’t have it. Its like 2006 all over again
by greenwichvillagecard on Aug 8, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions
except we don't have any ground to give
please don’t put Franklin in 2 innings in a row again, TLR
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
nobody gets more out of this team though.........
This team is above average in all facets except MIF and BP, yet we all blindly accept that Tony is the reason we are winning.
This game had poor execution and poor handling of the BP. Seems to be he hurt us a lot today.
Tony is a double edged sword
he does things to get the most out of certain guys like Miles, Skippy, etc but then does head scratching stuff that only he know the answer to why he does it.
He’s always been like that and he isn’t going to change. It does seem like he is fighting the ‘use the young guys’ a bit more this season than usual, which may be a reflection of a dislike for everything in the organization changing around him.
But, again…I think he has completely mismanaged the bullpen this year out of loyalty but the record speaks for itself.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel bad for Looper
the guy just hasn’t been getting much run support
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:46 PM EDT reply actions
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