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Speaker 2: Welcome in twenty twenty six. Baseball season is alive.

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Speaker 3: Hey, how's going Bill happy? The year? It feels like

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Speaker 2: on the warm Up Show. Jeff, thanks again. Baseball seasons

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Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks for having me out Bell. It's always a pleasure.

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Speaker 2: at Baseball Jeff Number one, great great insight on San

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