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Speaker 1: The problem with this entire scenario, as I wrote today

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Speaker 1: Time Now for Gill and Ken, the part of the

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Speaker 1: The first question today comes from you don't know show, okay,

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Speaker 1: and question is could the Triple A Champions have beaten

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Speaker 1: What kind of market, if any, would Sonny Gray, Noan Ornano,

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