Game 130: Reds at Rockies
by Slyde on Aug 23, 2008 5:53 PM EDT
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I'd like to see the Wagon keep rolling. I'd like to see the Cook get burned. I'd like to see the Bruce lead the team to freedom. And I'd like to C Dick run! Go Reds! Only 33 more of these bad boys left, so enjoy them while they're here.
Yes, I'm drunk.
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The Lineup
Dickerson, lf
Keppinger, ss
BPhillips, 2b
Votto, 1b
Encarnacion, 3b
Bruce, rf
Patterson, cf
Bako, c
Volquez, rhp
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Fay
Pretty good comment today, IMO:
The letter was unnecessary. Fans assume everything you said in it — we want to win, we’re trying to build a consistent winners, yada, yada. And most fans aren’t ticked off about the trades of Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn. What they’re ticked off about is Corey Patterson still being on the team and — to a lesser degree — Josh Fogg still being in the rotation.
That’s because the fans are ready to turn the page. They want to see the youth movement in full swing. Fogg and Patterson were stop-gap guys. Neither one should have been signed in the first place. That they’re part of the team as the calerdar turns toward September has the fans — those who are still paying atteention — wondering what the plan is. Put Matt Maloney in the rotation and play an outfield of Jay Bruce, Drew Stubbs and Chris Dickerson for the rest of the year. That would say a lot more to fans than the letter did.
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Yeah, I noticed that
Maybe he had a copy editor look at it this time.
It’s the short version of an article he wrote for tomorrow’s paper, so it may have been copy-edited for that.
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either way
he is spot on. Corey Patterson is still on this team and there is no excuse for it. this guy will have spent the entire season (save a week) with our baseball team. Walt better grow a pair and put Dusty in his place because we really shouldnt be standing for this level of managerial incompetence.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
wow.
I typo-ed the typo.
I fed the fay.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Aug 23, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, except he's of 3 months too late
Patterson’s season was over in April. And to think we all thought he was going to be DFAed when Bruce got called up.
by Dave from Louisville on Aug 23, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to leap into the debate about the letter, Fay.
It only came out how loing ago? Have you had enough time to look over everyone else’s reactions yet?
Here’s another good one from Fay:
“Joey Votto is hotto.”
QUICK straw poll......
Ebony and Ivory or Say, Say, Say as the theme song for Obama/Biden?
I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.
by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 23, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions
Ebony and Ivory
Obama’s blind, isn’t he?
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
Thats how he lives together in perfect harmony
I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.
by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 23, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome to my world you slyde ol' fox
Good for Fay…it is about time – Christ on a 1967 Lincoln Continental (w/suicide doors) Cincinnati media sucks.
Lets pop a top and -
GO REDS
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
Just a greeting to a drunken Slyde's opening
and a comment on Fay’s comment. C’est fini
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
OFF to the Bungles Pres season game - HA
Go Bengals – They are mean looking suckers this year…
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
So I get a call from daughter #1
“Hey Dad, you wanna go the Game” (for her family that means Bengals) and I said “sure I’ll go.”
So while she was walking from her house to my house (3 min. walk) she changed her mind and decided that she couldn’t leave her 5 month old baby with her husband who’s recovering from a mild car accident..see? Well she ran into some guys walking down my street and sold her 4 tickets for $30ea….then stopped by to give me (and her 10 year old son the bad news). Personally I was just going along for the ride….hell I wouldn’t have given her $30 for all four tickets.My grandson (who’s pissed the Reds for trading his 2 fav players) said" That’s alright Poppie (my name) the Bengals are going suck really bad this year anyway" and he went home tp play Wii.
So now I’m gonna get to clean the basement with Mrs. M.
FTH.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
I really don't know what to make of your life Mads, although its probably much preferable to mine
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Wow
That kid is really understanding. I’ve been pretty upset at his age.
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whatever this is offering, Contracts will double it
deal?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I rented tristram shandy.
you were right, i thought it was great.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
excellent
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Now Brandon
C Dick and Kepp work the count and get on. You go up hacking and get the Patterson special
Politickin' in God's Country
brantley just said that taveras should bunt every at bat he has
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
brantley is an asshat
He loves the NoHo small ball crap. Now, having a speedy outfielder without a ton of power isn’t a problem if you have someone like C Dick, who can hit the ball out of the infield
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Because Bob C wants former Reds
to be brought back to the organization
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I know
It’s got me scared every time I see him bunt his way on and steal a base
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Seriously though, not joking
He has been rumored to be shopped by the Rox already and isn’t it just the guy Dusty would love! I would say there are even odds on him being a Red. And it would suck.
oh i know
i was bitching about it in yesterday’s thread. You know Dusty’s getting hot and bothered watching Taveras
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Brantley says he feels sorry for the pennant contenders that have to play the reds
because these young guys are playing so well, and are dangerous
what the fuck is he talking about?
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions
He has to tow the company line
Like THom saying it was impressive that the Reds were playing the Cubs close since they are on top of the division.
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If the Yanks offer Melky Cabrera
Do not take the bait. I think he’s the densest player in baseball. Brain damage from sliding headfirst into 1B too often, maybe.
From the SWB Yankees Blog:
Bottom third: I understand that Melky Cabrera wants to prove to the Yankees that he’s willing to play hard — and you can’t deny he’s run out every ball and play good, hustle defense — but he was just caught stealing second. Last night he was caught stealing third in tie game in the bottom of the ninth. Sunday he was thrown out foolishly trying to stretch a single into a double. Cabrera needs to show he’s willing to hustle, but right now the greater concern might be whether or not he’s a bonehead.
At least Patterson’s not that dumb.
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brantley says our offense will be just as good without griffey and dunn because we'll score in different ways
perhaps that idiot didn’t pay attention to the four runs we scored in the entire chicago series.
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
So how did Patterson get caught stealing?
Meanwhile, in Baltimore, Juan Castro screws up two bunts, then tries to fool everyone into thinking he’ll try it again.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
So it wasn't really his fault
Was it Bako’s fault, or was the pitch just impossible to hit?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Votto?
Votto was at bat with Patterson at 1B?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
maybe not
perhaps i heard wrong though and they said bako when i thought they said votto…
i was eating chipotle when it happened
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Proud former Asheville Tourist!
I watched that sweet swing often during my days there as a groundskeeper
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were you there for the infamous game?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yes
He threw a few trash cans on the field the next season as well. Quite considerate of him
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So,
Who are we going to target this offseason? I’m not talking about who we should. My bets are on Burrell and Taveras
I would take Milton, maybe even Manny for like 2 years.
We won’t dish out the kind of $ Manny wants though. Milton>Pat the Bat
i think they'll make a run at manny
they want to make a big splash in the offseason…
it’s ill advised, but i think they’ll do it
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
In all honesty
I don’t think the Reds will make a serious bid for any of the big bat FA besides maybe Teixeira.
I think Jocketty will try to work a trade. Of the Rockies, I bet they’d inquire after Holliday, Atkins or Tevares.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Rockies bats
I’ve been on the Ryan Spilborghs bandwagon for the past 3 months or so. Apparently, they asked for him in a Fogg deal, which, while batshit insane as a return for Fogg, shows that they’re targeting a good player. He’s a career .302/.375/.474 hitter, and .314/.420/.497 this season. There’s probably some Coors Field inflation there, but I think he can be a .290/.390/.450 guy in any park.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
Fun fact of the night
Corey Patterson has 91 total bases on the year. If we pro-rate his salary out to the 130th game of the season, that works out to $26,455.05 per base so far this year. In other words, each base Corey Patterson has attained this year has earned him more than what the average teacher in North Carolina takes home after taxes.
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and I never get caught stealing
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do actually
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
No need to take offense
Compared to Ohio, North Carolina’s friggin’ amazing. And this is coming from someone living in Murphy (where Eric Rudolph was caught).
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I wasn't offended
I just love living in NC.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
fuckin' bako
is it just me or does he make a lot of terrible plays?
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
i just got an email from barackobama.com
for a 15 dollar donation, i can get a first edition obama/biden car magnet!!!!
no thanks
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
I hate their shameless cash plugs
I switched to a new email and yet they still found me
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No spare change you can believe in?
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
has to be romney
counters mccain’s most glaring weakness (the economy). Also counters his age. Romney’s likeable and a good debater to boot. Where they’ll get hit hard, however, is in the fact that McCain and Romney are worth a combined 300 million while Obama and Biden are about 1/100th that.
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not much reason for me to vote..
mccain is going to carry kentucky quite easily
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
romney flip flopped on the whole abortion issue
and not to the side that would earn my vote
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus Romney is really good at telling the voters exactly what they want to hear
truth or not. Plus he’s a Mormon and has 7 wives.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
that sounds like an expensive habit
good thing he has piles of cash
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I think the smart money is on Romney.
The bottom of the ticket doesn’t really matter. People vote for the top of the ticket.
But at least Romney may have some energy awareness. He’s an old friend of Matthew Simmons’. The guy who wrote the influential Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. And who has described McCain’s “drill, drill, drill” plan as “a cruel hoax.”
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the last one should have been called
but it was actually outside a hair
The Colorado pbp dude just said the bases are “drunk.” Love that phrase.
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by Man Mountain on Aug 23, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Love that great defense by our 'catcher' and
Then smallrange SS…
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
george and jeff are bragging about how great the reds fireworks displays are
i personally think it’s embarassing to do the fireworks after we lose
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
I reiterate:
Our announcers are pretty bad, but clownboy (who’s comfort level has been bolstered by sMarty) now talks incessantly about every pitch and every play as though he’s God’s gift to broadcasting…He’s sooooo boring.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
It's easy to get back in a game likethis:
Hit a couple of solo shots and then have someone bang a 3 run johnson….
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
If I know anyone who can bang a 3 run johnson...
it’s Brendan’s mom.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
you know brendan's mom
because you hit that!!!!
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I know her in the biblical sense*
Disclaimer: I may not actually know Brendan’s mom in the biblical sense.
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I just spent a week at the beach with my mom
It was lots of fun. We played Trivial Pursuits, watched the Olympics, and ate fried alligator. And she bought me the 33 1/3 book on “Bee Thousand.” She’s a great lady.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 24, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
UPDATE
Argentina 1
Nigera 0
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
who's going to be up at 2:30
to watch tayshaun win his gold medal?
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
phillips is a dipshit on the base paths
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Worst OBP% seasons in the last 50 years with at least 200 plate appearances
OBP PA Player Year
0.199 222 Sam Bowens 1965
0.221 243 Kenny Williams 1988
0.225 205 Bob Dernier 1989
0.226 239 Bill Robinson 1969
0.226 237 Jay Johnstone 1967
0.229 269 Corey Patterson 2008
0.229 206 Ted Ford 1971
0.230 228 Andy Kosco 1970
0.236 230 Shawn Abner 1991
0.236 214 Jim Eisenreich 1988
This is going to be a tight race.
Hold on to your hats and watch Corey climb the ladder through September!
C you there!
You can do it Corey
Go for the gold Corey, I know have it in you to be the worst at getting on base in the history of baseball. I wish we could subtract the times he’s been thrown out on the bases.
Post that on John Fay’s blog, he’s got to start beatting the drum on that.
by Dave from Louisville on Aug 23, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
BP again already?
He just batted 4 comments ago.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
When they eliminated all other options.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey
evenin' folks!
just checking in. saw Hamlet 2 tonight. it was fine. not great, not bad.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Don't you feel a nice level of comfort knowing that Corey and Bako
are almost always going to fail in the clutch…
Its like knowing that guys in front of you aren’t going to miss
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
What happened?
Who got the error?
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are you talking about the play to end the Rockies 6th?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Batter struck out and got in the way of Bako trying to throw the runner out at second on the steal attempt.
So the ump called the runner out too. Batter’s interference.
Baker struck out
and Stewart was running on the play. Baker struck out on a check swing, and kind of lunged over the plate. Bako popped up to throw to second but Baker was in his way so they called interference. i dont think an error was scored on the play, but Baker did kind of mess up.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
Gameday said it was error, but then didn’t say who the error was on. Very confusing.
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Now you know why I was confused
They just had that big ERROR banner flashing. I thought maybe Bako screwed up the throw. But the out was made, so how could it be an error?
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C Dick
C Dick clobber.
clobber C Dick! clobber!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
C Dick is the man
I really hope this game is that easy for him.
by Dave from Louisville on Aug 23, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
Gawd. The bengals are as bad as the Reds
Look at C. Trent’s blog for a picture of Palmer that pretty much sums it up.
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Bailey
5.1 IP, 7H, 5ER, 3BB, 4K
I guess he was doing fine until the 6th inning, but he’s not going to win without strike outs.
I should mention that he was still in line for the win when he left
But Herrera blew it before picking up the win himself.
And Dusty is giddy like a school girl after that catch.
Now focus on getting Lincoln out of the game.
Ruh-roh
Bit of a jam here for Lincoln.
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Lincoln takes one to the back of the head
and Andrew Johnson Masset comes in to clean it up.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
booooo
Is Gameday right? Was that one pitch to clear the bases?
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low 90s fastball
up over the heart of the plate. Corey Patterson could have taken that pitch and fouled out past first base.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Get somebody out already
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that pitch was wicked
why couldnt he throw that one to Holliday?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The Next Big Thing,
Jay “The Boss” Bruce Almighty
Home Run.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
3 pitch K for Korey
Taylor Buchholz must be some kinda pitcher, eh?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
3 in a row for me
Saturday night threads are where legends are made.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
nice catch from Patterson
but Dickerson would have had it standing up.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
the Reds are down 1
with 2 outs, no one on and Dickerson coming up.
Dusty wants him to bunt.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 23, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
Weird
Dis they show this on the Cincinnati feed?
Patterson catches it in left center, turns and throws all the way across to Bruce in right, who throws it all the way over to Dickerson, who runs the ball into the dugout.
Outfield around the horn after the third out?
I've heard...
…that each team has their own traditions. Where to throw it after an out, what order the ball goes around, etc.
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That was a shitty 2007 throwback game.
Shitty managing and shitty bullpen.
Oh yeah. And we don’t have Adam Dunn.
I can't believe
they left Masset in after that mess. But he did all right.
Maybe he just can’t come in with men on.
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I like it when the bullpen blows the lead
And we lose by one run.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
me too...
I started watching californication instead, and then when i checked back in the reds had blown it.
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
usually :-)
on the plus side, i’m starting to like californication
by chandrathan on Aug 23, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
excellent show
I had to wait for the DVDs, but it was well worth it. That show is mantastic.
Phone's ringing, Dude.
i'm only four episodes in, and i wasn't blown away after the first one
but i’m getting accustomed to the show’s pacing, and it’s getting pretty interesting.
by chandrathan on Aug 24, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I was sad that LLM didn't get the chance to bat.
Another Dustbrain mistake to not have the world’s greatest PH in there at crunch time.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
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