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Old 08-31-2020, 01:44 PM   #541
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Good story with a bad ending. It's universal, so you should not think that I am insulting Bavarian officials but what kind of bureaucratic mindset could not find a better solution than extermination? Tranquilizer darts instead of live bullets? (This is one of the reasons why I like this thread; it deviates into interesting territory before always returning to the equally interesting story of Mets futility. )
Nobody here was prepared for a bear; they were eradicated in the wild in Germany in the 1830s. Of course nobody sought advice in Italy, either.

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I have to think that your GM is out on his rear end if and when Cohen takes over. Anything even remotely related to the Wilpons would need to be cleaned out in order to have a new beginning.
I'd like to keep Rojas, though. It's not the manager's fault that the team has fallen apart in the way it has.
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