2004 Seattle Mariners season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Seattle Mariners
| season = 2004
| league = American League
| division = West
| record = {{winning percentage|63|99|record=y}}
| divisional_place = 4th
| ballpark = Safeco Field
| city = Seattle, Washington
| owners = Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
| general_managers = Bill Bavasi
| managers = Bob Melvin
| television = KSTW 11
FSN Northwest
| radio = KOMO 1000 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
|}}
The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th, and they finished last in the American League West at {{nowrap|63–99.}} This was their first losing season since 1999. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.56, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN|978-1-55365-507-7}}
Offseason
- December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraqu01.shtml Quinton McCracken Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- December 19, 2003: Scott Spiezio was signed as a free agent.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spiezsc01.shtml Scott Spiezio Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
At the All-Star Break, the Mariners had lost nine straight and were at {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|32|54|record=y}},}} 17 games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3bcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5339%2C2167585 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mariners' skid hits 9 straight |date=July 12, 2004|page=C1}}
On October 1, Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/10/01/bc.bba.suzuki.hitsrecor.ap/index.html |work=CNN |title=SI.com – MLB – Ichiro breaks single-season hits record – Saturday October 2, 2004 2:15AM |date=October 1, 2004 |access-date=June 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511164925/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/10/01/bc.bba.suzuki.hitsrecor.ap/index.html |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} It was his 258th hit of the season. Later in the game, Suzuki got another hit, giving him 259 this season and a major league-leading .373 average. Fireworks exploded after Suzuki's big hit reached the outfield, creating a haze over Safeco Field, and his teammates mobbed him at first base. The crowd of 45,573 was the ninth sellout this season. After the record breaking hit, Suzuki ran to the first-base seats, bowed respectfully and then shook hands with Sisler's 81-year-old daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman, and other members of the Hall of Famer's family. Fans in downtown Tokyo watched Suzuki in sports bars and on big-screen monitors. Seattle's hitting coach that season was Paul Molitor. Sisler set the hits record in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners' 160th game. Suzuki's hit came off Ryan Drese, boosting Suzuki to 10-for-20 lifetime against him. Suzuki's sixth-inning infield single came off John Wasdin. After Suzuki's 258th hit, he scored his 100th run of the season when the Mariners batted around in the third, taking a 6–2 lead on six hits. Suzuki's first-inning single was his 919th hit in the majors, breaking the record for most hits over a four-year span. Bill Terry of the New York Giants set the previous record of 918 hits from 1929 to 1932. Suzuki has 921 hits in four seasons.
=Opening Day box score=
==Mariners' lineup==
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Batting
!AB !R !H !RBI !BB !SO !BA |
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Ichiro Suzuki (RF)
|4 |1 |1 |0 |1 |1 |.250 |
Randy Winn (CF)
|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |.000 |
Bret Boone (2B)
|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |.000 |
Raúl Ibañez (LF)
|3 |1 |1 |0 |1 |1 |.333 |
Edgar Martínez (DH)
|3 |0 |1 |1 |1 |2 |.000 |
John Olerud (1B)
|4 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |.000 |
Rich Aurilia (SS)
|4 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |.250 |
Dan Wilson (C)
|4 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |.250 |
Willie Bloomquist (3B)
|2 |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 |.500 |
{{small|Source:}}[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=SEA 2004 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac]
=Draft=
{{main|List of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks}}
In the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, the Mariners selected Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round for their first pick overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=SEA&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg |title=2004 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft |work=Baseball-Reference |access-date=May 18, 2010}} Out of the 48 players selected by the Mariners in 2004, 5 have played in Major League Baseball including Tuiasosopo, Rob Johnson, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders, and James Russell.
=Season standings=
{{2004 AL West standings|highlight=Seattle Mariners}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{2004 AL Record vs. opponents|team=SEA}}
=Transactions=
- June 9: Quinton McCracken was released.
- July 23: John Olerud was released.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b8cjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5121%2C1932495 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Report: Mariners moving Olerud off roster |date=July 15, 2004 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dMcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1465%2C3376565 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mariners release former AL batting champ Olerud |date=July 24, 2004 |page=1B}}
- August 6: Bill Pulsipher was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Long Island Ducks (Atlantic).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pulsibi01.shtml Bill Pulsipher Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- September 13: Bill Pulsipher was released.
=Roster=
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colspan="10" style="background-color: #005c5c; color:#9ECEEE; text-align: center;" | 2004 Seattle Mariners |
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colspan="10" style="background-color: #003366; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster |
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|57|Scott Atchison}} {{MLBplayer|32|Cha Seung Baek}} {{MLBplayer|48|Travis Blackley}} {{MLBplayer|45|Ryan Franklin}} {{MLBplayer|34|Freddy García}} {{MLBplayer|18|Eddie Guardado}} {{MLBplayer|17|Shigetoshi Hasegawa}} {{MLBplayer|32|Kevin Jarvis}} {{MLBplayer|35|Masao Kida}} {{MLBplayer|56|Bobby Madritsch}} {{MLBplayer|40|Julio Mateo}} {{MLBplayer|55|Gil Meche}} {{MLBplayer|50|Jamie Moyer}} {{MLBplayer|53|Mike Myers}} {{MLBplayer|37|Clint Nageotte}} {{MLBplayer|38|Joel Piñeiro}} {{MLBplayer|20|J. J. Putz}} {{MLBplayer|52|George Sherrill}} {{MLBplayer|39|Rafael Soriano}} {{MLBplayer|54|Aaron Taylor}} {{MLBplayer|43|Matt Thornton}} {{MLBplayer|47|Ron Villone}} {{MLBplayer|41|Randy Williams}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|10|Pat Borders}} {{MLBplayer|13|Ben Davis}} {{MLBplayer|7,8|Miguel Olivo}} {{MLBplayer|59|René Rivera}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Dan Wilson}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|35|Rich Aurilia}} {{MLBplayer|16|Willie Bloomquist}} {{MLBplayer|29|Bret Boone}} {{MLBplayer|12|Jolbert Cabrera}} {{MLBplayer|53|Greg Dobbs}} {{MLBplayer|25|Dave Hansen}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bucky Jacobsen}} {{MLBplayer|26|Justin Leone}} {{MLBplayer|22|José López}} {{MLBplayer|30|Mickey Lopez}} {{MLBplayer|11|Edgar Martínez}} {{MLBplayer| 5|John Olerud}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Ramón Santiago}} {{MLBplayer|23|Scott Spiezio}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|44|Hiram Bocachica}} {{MLBplayer|28|Raúl Ibañez}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Quinton McCracken}} {{MLBplayer|58|Jeremy Reed}} {{MLBplayer|51|Ichiro Suzuki}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Randy Winn}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 3|Bob Melvin}} Coaches {{MLBplayer| 8|Mike Aldrete}} (first base) {{MLBplayer|49|Orlando Gómez}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer|15|Rene Lachemann}} (bench) {{MLBplayer|31|Dave Myers}} (third base) {{MLBplayer| 4|Paul Molitor}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer|27|Bryan Price}} (pitching) |
Player stats
=Batting=
==Starters by position==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
align=center
| C | Dan Wilson | 103 | 319 | 80 | .251 | 2 | 33 |
align=center
| 1B | John Olerud | 78 | 261 | 64 | .245 | 5 | 22 |
align=center
| 2B | Brett Boone | 148 | 593 | 149 | .251 | 24 | 83 |
align=center
| SS | Rich Aurilia | 73 | 261 | 63 | .241 | 4 | 28 |
align=center
| 3B | Scott Spiezio | 112 | 367 | 79 | .215 | 10 | 41 |
align=center
| LF | Raúl Ibañez | 123 | 481 | 146 | .304 | 16 | 62 |
align=center
| CF | Randy Winn | 157 | 626 | 179 | .286 | 14 | 81 |
align=center
| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 161 | 704 | 262 | .372 | 8 | 60 |
align=center
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 141 | 486 | 128 | .263 | 12 | 63 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
align=center | 113 | 359 | 97 | .270 | 6 | 47 |
align=center | 57 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 5 | 22 |
align=center | 93 | 188 | 46 | .245 | 2 | 18 |
align=center | 42 | 160 | 44 | .275 | 9 | 28 |
align=center | 50 | 160 | 32 | .200 | 6 | 14 |
align=center | 31 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 6 | 13 |
align=center | 50 | 90 | 22 | ..244 | 3 | 6 |
align=center | 57 | 78 | 22 | .282 | 2 | 12 |
align=center | 18 | 58 | 23 | .397 | 0 | 5 |
align=center | 18 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 1 | 9 |
align=center | 19 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 1 | 5 |
align=center | 19 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
align=center | 14 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
align=center | 19 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 |
align=center | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
align=center | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
align=center | 34 | 202.0 | 7 | 13 | 5.21 | 125 |
align=center | 32 | 200.1 | 4 | 16 | 4.90 | 104 |
align=center | 21 | 140.2 | 6 | 11 | 4.67 | 111 |
align=center | 23 | 127.2 | 7 | 7 | 5.01 | 99 |
align=center | 15 | 107.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.20 | 82 |
align=center | 15 | 88.0 | 6 | 3 | 3.27 | 60 |
align=center | 6 | 26.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.04 | 16 |
==Other pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
align=center | 56 | 117.0 | 8 | 6 | 4.08 | 86 |
align=center | 12 | 36.2 | 1 | 6 | 7.36 | 24 |
align=center | 7 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.52 | 20 |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
align=center | 41 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2.78 | 45 |
align=center | 68 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5.16 | 46 |
align=center | 54 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4.71 | 47 |
align=center | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 | 23 |
align=center | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.68 | 43 |
align=center | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.52 | 36 |
align=center | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 16 |
align=center | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.13 | 30 |
align=center | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 7 |
align=center | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.38 | 5 |
align=center | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 4 |
align=center | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
align=center | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Edgar Martínez, Designated Hitter, Roberto Clemente Award
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Tacoma Rainiers|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Dan Rohn
|level16=AA|team16=San Antonio Missions|league16=Texas League|manager16=Dave Brundage
|level17=A |team17=Inland Empire 66ers|league17=California League|manager17=Steve Roadcap
|level18=A |team18=Wisconsin Timber Rattlers|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Daren Brown
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Everett AquaSox|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Pedro Grifol
|level20=Rookie|team20=AZL Mariners|league20=Arizona League|manager20=Scott Steinmann
Major League Baseball draft
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: LightSteelBlue;" | 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks | |
style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Information | |
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Owner | Nintendo of America |
style="vertical-align: top;" | General Manager(s) | Bill Bavasi |
style="vertical-align: top;" | Manager(s) | Bob Melvin |
style="vertical-align: top;" | First pick | Matt Tuiasosopo |
style="vertical-align: top;" | Draft positions | N/A |
style="vertical-align: middle;" | Number of selections | 48 |
style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Links | |
style="vertical-align: top;" | Results | [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=SEA&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg Baseball-Reference] |
style="vertical-align: top;" | Official Site | [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082340/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea |date=January 22, 2009 }} |
style="vertical-align: top;" | Years | 2003 • 2004 • 2005 |
The following is a list of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 48 selections in the 2004 draft, the first being shortstop Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round. In all, the Mariners selected 18 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 6 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 1 third baseman, and 1 second baseman.
=Draft=
File:Matt Tuiasosopo 2007.jpg (center) was the Mariners' first selection in the 2004 draft.]]
File:001U2383 Rob Johnson (cropped).jpg was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round.]]
File:AAAA3646 Mark Lowe.jpg.]]
File:Thomas Hubbard.jpg was selected by the Mariners in the eight round.]]
File:Michael Saunders 2006.jpg.]]
File:Jparencibia1.JPG was the 513th pick in the 2004 draft.]]
=Key=
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Round (Pick)
| Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
Position
| Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Bold
| Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
Italics
| Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|*
|Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball |
=Table=
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Round (Pick)
!Name !Position !School !Ref. |
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3 (93)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Matt Tuiasosopo |
4 (123)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Rob Johnson |
5 (153)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Mark Lowe |
6 (183)
|Jermaine Brock |
7 (213) |
8 (243) |
9 (273)
|Jeffrey Dominguez |
10 (303)
|Eric Carter |
11 (333)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Michael Saunders |
12 (363)
|Steven Uhlmansiek |
13 (393)
|Kristopher Kasarjian |
14 (423)
|Brent Johnson |
15 (453)
|Brent Thomas |
16 (483)
|Chad Fillinger |
17 (513)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|J. P. Arencibia |
18 (543)
|Jack Arroyo |
19 (573)
|Brandon Green |
20 (603)
|Brian Chavez |
21 (633)
|Mumba Rivera |
22 (663)
|David Hall |
23 (693)
|John Summerhayes |
24 (723)
|Gregory Slee |
25 (753)
|Jonathan Jacobitz |
26 (783)
|Zachary Ashwood |
27 (813)
|Aaron Trolia |
28 (843)
|Adam Brandt |
29 (873)
|Michael Ciccotelli |
30 (903)
|Rollie Gibson |
31 (933)
|Chad Rothford |
32 (963)
|Donald Clement |
33 (993)
|Marquise Liverpool |
34 (1023)
|Matthew Welker |
35 (1053)
|Brandon Javis |
36 (1083)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Nick Hagadone |
37 (1113)
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|James Russell |
38 (1143)
|Harold Williams |
39 (1173)
|Jacob Opitz |
40 (1203)
|Michael Schilling |
41 (1233)
|Garrett Parcell |
42 (1262)
|Erwin Jacobo |
43 (1291)
|Luis Coste |
44 (1320)
|Felix Martinez |
45 (1349)
|Gordon Lynah |
46 (1379)
|Daniel Martin |
47 (1407)
|Andrew Mcdonald |
48 (1435)
|Zachary Walden |
49 (1463)
|Andrew Reichard |
50 (1491)
|Leighton Autrey |
References
{{refbegin}}
- Game Logs:
:1st Half: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners Seattle Mariners Game Log] on ESPN.com
:2nd Half: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners Seattle Mariners Game Log] on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/stats/_/name/sea Seattle Mariners Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/stats/_/name/sea Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com
{{refend}}
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2004.shtml 2004 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=SEA 2004 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{Seattle Mariners}}
{{2004 MLB season by team}}
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