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| Jon Matlack 1973 Topps Baseball Card |
Jon Matlack takes a ball off the head, Darryl Strawberry’s first Major League hit, and Fernando-Mania comes to Shea – all part of the 47 games the Mets have played to a 23-24 record on May 8th.
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Year: 2022; Game#29; Sunday May 8, (1) NYM 2 @ PHI 3; boxscore; WP: Gibson; LP: Scherzer; Save: Knebel; Time: 2:58; DAY; Record: 19-10; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 6.0; L;
NY Post: Mets can’t replicate late-inning magic in Game 1 loss to Phillies. "In their first action since Thursday’s dramatic win in which they overcame a six-run deficit in the ninth, late-inning magic never arrived in a 3-2 loss at Citizens Bank Park...The Mets (19-10) went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position, most notably missing an opportunity in the seventh after receiving walks from Alonso and Eduardo Escobar to begin the inning against Jose Alvarado. The lefty Alvarado struck out the next three batters: Dominic Smith, Starling Marte and Luis Guillorme.
Brian Joura Mets360: "In the opener, Max Scherzer (L,4-1) gave up a couple of loud hits to Bryce Harper and a bunch of bloops and bleeders to the rest of the Phillies’ lineup which allowed Philadelphia to race out to a 3-0 lead. The Mets battled back for two runs in the sixth inning. But they did not hit the ball out of the infield over the final three frames, a fact that really hurt given that they got the first two batters on in the seventh thanks to walks."
Year: 2022;
Game#30; Sunday May 8, (2) NYM 6 @
PHI 1; boxscore; WP: Bassitt; LP: Sánchez; Time: 3:15; DAY; Attendance: 37,133; Record: 20-10; Standings: 1; Games up/behind:
up 6.0; W;
NY Post: Pete Alonso blasts two home runs as Mets earn doubleheader split with Phillies. "Pete Alonso homered in the first inning of this doubleheader nightcap. He roared even louder with a fifth-inning blast that screamed off the bat at 111 mph and built the Mets a formidable advantage...Alonso totaled five RBIs with his two homers, allowing the Mets (20-10) to win the series. Chris Bassitt allowed only one earned run over 5 ²/₃ innings in the nightcap."
Year: 2021;
Game#29; Saturday May 8 NYM 4 Vs. ARI 2; boxscore; WP: Lucchesi; LP: Kelly; Save: May; Time: 3:30; NIGHT; Attendance: 7,908; Record: 16-13; Standings: 1; Games up/behind:
up 0.5; W;
Mets 4 Diamondbacks 2 (Box Score): Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs; Francisco Lindor SS 2 for 1, 1 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Tommy Hunter, 2 innings, no hits, no runs; 1 Ks; lJoey Lucchesi (W, 1-2) 3.1 innings, 2 hits, 1 un-earned run, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Jeurys Familia, 1.2 innings, no runs, 3 hits, 2 Ks; Aaron Loup, 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 run earned, 1 walk, Trevor May, 1 inning, 1 hit, no runs.
NY Post: "The night after Lindor and McNeil were involved in some kind of an incident in the tunnel connecting the dugout to the clubhouse following a miscommunication in the field, the two helped the Mets equal their season-high win streak of four....The Mets’ bullpen, meanwhile, remained dominant ...Four different relievers — Joey Lucchesi, Jeurys Familia, Aaron Loup and Trevor May — combined to allow two runs over seven innings after Tommy Hunter started the bullpen game with two shutout frames."
Jeff McNeil - New York Mets (3) 2-run. pic.twitter.com/7sRP7E4pKF
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 9, 2021
All-out hustle from @Lindor12BC. pic.twitter.com/fma0JLUmwA
— MLB (@MLB) May 9, 2021
Lindor brings home McNeil with a bloop single! 📈 pic.twitter.com/tiiIRR7MTm
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 9, 2021
Year: 2019;
Game #37; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 2 @ SDP; 3; boxscore; WP: Reyes; LP: Bashlor; Save: Yates;
Time: 02:44; DAY; Attendance: 21,952; Record: 17-20;
Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 4.5; L;
Mets jumped off to a 2-0 lead on a Amed Rosario single in the 1st and a Tomas Nido HR in the 2nd. Padres answered with 2 runs in 4 innings against Mets starter Wilmer Font. A Hunter Renfroe homer against Tyler Bashlor in the 7th gave San Diego the lead for good. Mets put two on with two out in the 9th but Kirby Yates K'd Tomas Nido to end the game.
Year: 2018;
Game #34; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 2 @ CIN; 7; boxscore; WP: Castillo; LP: Vargas; Time: 02:55; NIGHT; Attendance: 14,804; Record: 18-16; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 2; L;
Year: 2017;
Game #31; Monday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. SFG; 3; boxscore; WP: Familia; LP: Osich; Time: 03:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,453; Record: 15-16; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 5.5; W-wo;
Year: 2016; Game #30; Sunday; May 8, NYM 4 @ SDP; 3; boxscore; WP: Harvey; LP: Cashner; Save: Familia; Time: 03:30; DAY; Attendance: 27,461; Record: 19-11; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; W;
Yoenis Céspedes had a solo HR, Asdrubal Cabrera went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI’s and Eric Campbell went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI to make a winner out of Matt Harvey – 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 10 Ks.
Year: 2015; Game #29; Friday; May 8, NYM 1 @ PHI; 3; boxscore; WP: Hamels; LP: Harvey; Save: Papelbon; Time: 02:27; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,734; Record: 18-11; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 3.5; L;
Baseball Reference: Cole Hamels and the Philles win 3 - 1 over the Mets and Matt Harvey. Jonathan Papelbon picks up the save, his 112th as a member of the Phils, to tie Jose Mesa atop the team's leader board; he is also the Boston Red Sox all-time save leader, with 219. Only Robb Nen had previously led two separate teams in saves before him.
Year: 2013;
Game #30; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 3 Vs. CHW; 6; boxscore; WP: Peavy; LP: Hefner;
Time: 03:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,470; Record:
13-17; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 5.5; L;
Year: 2012;
Game #30; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 7 @ PHI; 4; boxscore; WP: Acosta; LP: Qualls; Save: Rauch;
Time: 03:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,821; Record:
17-13; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 1.5; W;
NY Post: Duda’s RBI single in 7th leads Mets past Phillies. "The Mets took the lead in the seventh with four two-out runs on four hits, including Duda’s single to right off left-hander Antonio Bastardo (1-2) that drove in Wright with the go-ahead run...Manny Acosta (1-2) didn’t allow a run or hit in two-thirds of an inning in the sixth in relief of starter Miguel Batista."
On This Date 05/08/2012: protecting a 1-run lead, multi-Gold Glove Award-winner David Wright made this amazin’ play to get a big out!
— Brad B ⚾️ (@celeBRADtion) May 8, 2020
The Mets went on to win it 7-4.
He also hit a double and RBI single.#RE5PECT @Metsmerized @AmazinAvenue @MetsmerizedJoeD https://t.co/riPdVmoCWH pic.twitter.com/bHDY68DLsm
Year: 2011;
Game #34; Sunday; May 8, NYM 2 Vs. LAD; 4; boxscore; WP: Kershaw; LP: Dickey; Save: Padilla;
Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 26,312; Record: 15-19;
Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 7.5; L;
Andre Ethier had a 7th inning 2 run HR that extended LA’s lead to 4-1. R.A. Dickey went 7 innings and gave up 4 runs – 3 earned of 10 hits.
Year: 2010;
Game #30; Saturday; May 8, NYM 5 Vs. SFG; 4; boxscore; 11 innings; WP: Takahashi;
LP: Mota;
Time: 03:32; DAY; Attendance: 36,764; Record: 17-13;
Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 1; W-wo;
Giants scored 2 in the 8th against Johan Santana and three Mets relief pitchers. That's where the game stood until the 11th when Henry Blanco's walk-off homer won it.
5/8/10: SF @ NYM: Henry Blanco (1st of season, 59th of career, walk-off) off Guillermo Mota pic.twitter.com/Q3rI6eyHEg
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) May 15, 2022
Year: 2009;
Game #28; Friday; May 8, NYM 7 Vs. PIT; 3; boxscore; WP: Parnell; LP: Yates;
Time: 03:13; NIGHT; Attendance: 38,496; Record:
15-13; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;
A 5 run 8th highlighted by a Carlos Delgado home run breaks a 2-2 tie and propels the Mets to the win. Jon Niese goes 6 innings, 2 runs, 2 ER, 7 hits, 5 Ks in the start. Bobby Parnell (W,1-0) gets the win with a scoreless inning in relief.
5/8/2009 Carlos Delgado hits the final home run of his career, a three-run shot off of Sean Burnett. Delgado’s 473 homers are the most of any Puerto Rican-born player.@carlosdelgado21 pic.twitter.com/9uqYk3PH2t
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) May 8, 2022
Year: 2007;
Game #32; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 4 @ SFG; 1; boxscore; WP: Glavine; LP: Cain; Save: Wagner;
Time: 02:23; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,455; Record:
20-12; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: Tied; W;
Year: 2005;
Game #32; Sunday; May 8, NYM 4 @ MIL; 5; boxscore; WP: Turnbow; LP: DeJean;
Time: 03:12; DAY; Attendance: 17,626; Record: 17-15;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 3.5; L-wo;
Year: 2004;
Game #30; Saturday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. MIL; 6; boxscore; WP: Kinney; LP: Yates; Save: Kolb;
Time: 03:18; DAY; Attendance: 29,212; Record: 13-17;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 4; L;
NY Post: Bats no help as Tyler Yates may face demotion. "Yates gave up five runs for the second consecutive start, which is why his next outing could be for Norfolk. Yates, who pitched five innings yesterday, dropped to 1-4 with a 6.04 ERA..."
Mets had only two hits but also 9 walks which kept them in the game. Mike Piazza with 3 walks. Eric Valent with a double, 2 walks, run scored and 1 RBI.
Year: 2003;
Game #34; Thursday; May 8, NYM 1 Vs. LAD; 6; boxscore; WP: Ishii; LP: Glavine;
Time: 02:34; NIGHT; Attendance: 18,729; Record:
14-20; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 9; L;
Year: 2002;
Game #33; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 2 Vs. SFG; 8; boxscore; WP: Rueter; LP: Estes;
Time: 02:49; NIGHT; Attendance: 29,267; Record:
18-15; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: Tied; L;
NY Post: Estes takes loss as Mets drop 4th straight. "Estes (1-4) allowed four earned runs in five innings, throwing 102 pitches just to get through the fifth....His relievers pitched just as poorly while allowing four runs in the final four innings, leading the Mets to an 8-2 loss, their season-high fourth straight."
Year: 2001;
Game #32; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 4 @ COL; 12; boxscore; WP: Astacio; LP: Appier;
Time: 03:11; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,602; Record:
14-18; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 6; L;
The Colorado Rockies scored 9 times in the first three innings off Kevin Appier and Tom Martin to coast to the win. Edgardo Alfonzo and Desi Relaford hit solo home runs for the Mets.
Year: 1999;
Game #30; Saturday; May 8, NYM 4 @ ARI; 2; boxscore; WP: Yoshii; LP: Benes; Save: Benitez;
Time: 02:42; DAY; Attendance: 37,593; Record: 18-12;
Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;
Year: 1998; Game #32; Friday; May 8, NYM 9 Vs. STL; 2; boxscore; WP: Reed; LP: Politte; Time: 02:37; NIGHT; Attendance: 16,132; Record: 18-14; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 4.5; W;
Baseball Reference: Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hits his 400th career home run in a 9 - 2 loss to the Mets. He is the 27th player to reach 400, and does so in fewer at bats than anyone in history, 4,726. Babe Ruth had taken 127 more at-bats, having held the old record.
Year: 1997;
Game #34; Thursday; May 8, NYM 2 @ HOU; 4; boxscore; WP: Hampton; LP: Reed; Save: Wagner;
Time: 02:28; DAY; Attendance: 12,842; Record: 16-18;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 7.5; L;
Year: 1996;
Game #32; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 3 @ FLA; 6; boxscore; WP: Perez; LP: Henry; Save: Nen;
Time: 02:45; NIGHT; Attendance: 21,357; Record:
13-19; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 9; L;
Year: 1994;
Game #30; Sunday; May 8, NYM 3 @ STL; 2; boxscore; WP: Gozzo; LP: Smith; Save: Manzanillo;
Time: 02:42; DAY; Attendance: 30,601; Record: 16-14;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;
Mauro Gozzo (W,1-0) gets his first Mets win going 7 innings, 2 runs, 2 ER, 2 hits, 7 walks, 2 Ks; Bobby Bonilla with an 8th inning homer to get the Mets the lead and eventual win.
Year: 1993;
Game #27; Saturday; May 8, NYM 2 Vs. FLA; 4; boxscore; WP: Armstrong; LP: Schourek; Save: Harvey;
Time: 02:55; DAY; Attendance: 32,959; Record: 10-17;
Standings: 7; Games up/behind: 10.5; L;
Year: 1992;
Game #30; Friday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. LAD; 3; boxscore; WP: Innis; LP: McDowell; Time: 03:32; NIGHT; Attendance: 19,237; Record: 17-13; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 4; W-wo;
Down 3-0, the Mets scored 1 in the 7th, 2 in the 8th to tie and walked it off in the 9th when Rodney McCray singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th. Despite appearing in 18 games for the Mets, this was his only at-bat and he ended his Mets' career with a 1.000 batting average.
Year: 1991;
Game #26; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 1 Vs. LAD; 3; boxscore; WP: Martinez; LP: Simons; Save: Howell;
Time: 02:38; NIGHT; Attendance: 40,924; Record:
15-11; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; L;
The Darryl Strawberry back at Shea as a Dodger series continued but a different former player sunk the Mets. Juan Samuel singled in 2 runs in the 8th to break a 1-1 tie to give the Dodgers a 3-1 win.
Year: 1990;
Game #27; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. SFG; 1; boxscore; WP: Fernandez; LP: Reuschel; Save: Franco;
Time: 03:00; NIGHT; Attendance: 28,228; Record:
14-13; Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 4.5; W;
Year: 1989;
Game #29; Monday; May 8, NYM 0 @ CIN; 3; boxscore; WP: Rijo; LP: Ojeda; Save: Franco;
Time: 02:36; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,384; Record: 16-13;
Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; L;
Year: 1988;
Game #28; Sunday; May 8, NYM 5 Vs. CIN; 1; boxscore; WP: Darling; LP: Soto; Time: 02:11; DAY; Attendance: 47,875; Record: 21-7; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 2.5; W;
Year: 1987;
Game #26; Friday; May 8, NYM 3 @ ATL; 4; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Garber; LP: Orosco; Time: 03:21; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,044; Record: 13-13; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2.5; L-wo;
Year: 1985;
Game #24; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. ATL; 0; boxscore; WP: Lynch; LP: Barker; Time: 02:22; NIGHT; Attendance: 20,905; Record: 16-8; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;
On This Date 05/08/1985: the Mets defeated the Braves 4-0 at Shea Stadium behind a complete game 5-hit shutout by Ed Lynch and a 2-run homer by Keith Hernandez!@BrianWright86 @Metsmerized @keithhernandez @20Hojo @wallybackman_6 https://t.co/LrDVTERoIp pic.twitter.com/UroAEnF7qA
— Brad B ⚾️ (@celeBRADtion) May 9, 2020
Year: 1983; Game #24; Sunday; May 8, NYM 10 Vs. CIN; 5; boxscore; WP: Orosco; LP: Gale; Save: Sisk; Time: 02:57; DAY; Attendance: 8,879; Record: 8-16; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 7; W;
Baseball Reference: Darryl Strawberry gets his first major league hit, a single that scores Danny Heep, in a 10 - 5 Mets win over the Reds.
Year: 1982;
Game #28; Saturday; May 8, NYM 3 Vs. SFG; 8; boxscore; WP: Lavelle; LP: Lynch;
Time: 02:46; DAY; Attendance: 17,448; Record: 13-15;
Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 5.5; L;
Year: 1981;
Game #23; Friday; May 8, NYM 0 Vs. LAD; 1; boxscore; WP: Valenzuela; LP: Scott;
Time: 02:42; NIGHT; Attendance: 39,848; Record: 7-15;
Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 8; L;
Fernando-Mania came to Shea and threw a complete game shutout. Mike Scott was the loser for the Mets who gave up a first inning run on an error by SS Bob Bailor, a balk, and a single to Dusty Baker.
Year: 1979;
Game #25; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 2 @ LAD; 3; boxscore; WP: Sutcliffe; LP: Murray; Save: Welch;
Time: 02:09; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,092; Record: 9-16;
Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 9.5; L;
Year: 1978;
Game #29; Monday; May 8, NYM 3 @ CIN; 2; boxscore; 10 innings; WP: Lockwood;
LP: Borbon; Save: Cornejo;
Time: 02:52; NIGHT; Attendance: 16,094; Record:
12-17; Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 5.5; W;
Year: 1977;
Game #25; Sunday; May 8 (1), NYM 2 @
SFG; 4; boxscore; WP: Barr; LP: Espinosa; Save: Moffitt; Time: 2:14; DAY; Record: 10-15; Standings: 6; Games up/behind:
8; L;
Year: 1977;
Game #26; Sunday; May 8 (2), NYM 0 @
SFG; 10; boxscore; 7 innings; WP: Curtis;
LP: Matlack;
Time: 01:47; DAY; Attendance: 15,645; Record: 10-16;
Standings: 6; Games up/behind: 8; L;
Year: 1976;
Game #27; Saturday; May 8, NYM 7 Vs. SDP; 2; boxscore; WP: Lolich; LP: Folkers;
Time: 02:23; DAY; Attendance: 41,990; Record: 18-9;
Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 1.0; W;
Year: 1975;
Game #22; Thursday; May 8, NYM 2 Vs. PIT; 4; boxscore; WP: Kison; LP: Koosman;
Time: 02:04; DAY; Attendance: 14,053; Record: 10-12;
Standings: 4; Games up/behind: 5; L;
Year: 1974;
Game #28; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. SFG; 2; boxscore; WP: Matlack; LP: D'Acquisto;
Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 13,421; Record:
11-17; Standings: 5; Games up/behind: 5; W;
Mets score 3 in the 2nd on a Jerry Grote RBI triple, and a Felix Millan bases loaded single that scored 2 more. Jon Matlack (W,4-1) K's 12 as he goes the distance for the win - 2, runs, 2 ER, 4 hits, 1 home run.
Year: 1973;
Game #27; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 6 Vs. ATL; 10; boxscore; WP: Reed; LP: Matlack; Save: Harrison;
Time: 02:48; NIGHT; Attendance: 6,840; Record: 13-14;
Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2; L;
National Pastime.com: On a rainy night at Shea Stadium, the seventh-inning line drive off the bat of Atlanta's Marty Perez strikes Jon Matlack's forehead so hard that the ball ricochets into the Mets dugout. Fortunately, the 23 year-old southpaw sustains only a hairline fracture of his skull, and will return to the mound on May 19 to blank the Bucs for six innings at Pittsburgh.
May 8, 1973: Lit'l MFS71 was at Shea when #Mets Jon Matlack got creamed in the head by Marty Perez' line drive. pic.twitter.com/jxtywWJW
— Uncle Richie (@MFS_71) April 29, 2012
Year: 1970;
Game #27; Friday; May 8, NYM 1 Vs. SFG; 7; boxscore; WP: Puente; LP: Gentry;
Time: 02:47; NIGHT; Attendance: 43,109; Record:
13-14; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2.5; L;
Year: 1968;
Game #24; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 0 @ STL; 2; boxscore; WP: Carlton; LP: Jackson;
Time: 02:03; NIGHT; Attendance: 11,282; Record:
10-14; Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 6; L;
Year: 1966;
Game #17; Sunday; May 8 (1), NYM
1 Vs. CHC; 3; boxscore; WP: Ellsworth; LP: Hamilton; Save: Jenkins; Time: 2:39; DAY; Record: 7-10; Standings: 7; Games up/behind:
6.5; L;
Year: 1966;
Game #18; Sunday; May 8 (2), NYM
5 Vs. CHC; 1; boxscore; WP: Ribant; LP: Hands;
Time: 02:18; DAY; Attendance: 23,575; Record: 8-10;
Standings: 7; Games up/behind: 6.5; W;
Year: 1965;
Game #22; Saturday; May 8, NYM 4 Vs. MLN; 2; boxscore; WP: Fisher; LP: Lemaster; Save: Ribant;
Time: 02:43; DAY; Attendance: 15,739; Record: 8-14;
Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 8; W;
Year: 1964;
Game #21; Friday; May 8, NYM 5 Vs. STL; 4; boxscore; WP: Bearnarth; LP: Shantz;
Time: 03:05; NIGHT; Attendance: 32,386; Record: 5-16;
Standings: 10; Games up/behind: 10; W-wo;
Joe Christopher singles in George Altman to give the '64 Mets a walk-off win. Larry Bearnarth (W,1-3) gets the win with 1.1 scoreless innings in relief.
Year: 1963;
Game #26; Wednesday; May 8, NYM 3 Vs. PHI; 2; boxscore; WP: Hook; LP: Baldschun;
Time: 02:52; DAY; Attendance: 4,237; Record: 11-15;
Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 6; W-wo;
Ed Kranepool doubles home Ron Kanehl as the Mets walk off a 3-2 win. Jay Hook (W, 1-4) with a complete game, 2 runs, 2 ER, 4 hits, 1 HR, 4 walks.
Year: 1962;
Game #21; Tuesday; May 8, NYM 3 @ CHC; 1; boxscore; WP: Hook; LP: Anderson;
Time: 02:37; DAY; Attendance: 1,369; Record: 5-16;
Standings: 9; Games up/behind: 13; W;
Win #5 of 1962 saw Jay Hook (W, 2-1) get his second win as the Mets raised their record to 5 and 16. 3 Cubs errors leading to two un-earned runs the difference in the game.
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