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3:35

“Hey pal, I just want to say thanks for refusing to trade us Duda, but agreeing to trade him to our division rival. That really helps a lot. C’mon, I think we could have done better than our 30th best prospect. But that’s cool.

Just know that the next time you play here, we’re gonna have bat day. And I don’t mean them damn little bats. No, we’re gonna give away the ones that Judge uses. And we’re gonna give ‘em to evvvvvveryone.

And if Duda hits a home run tonight, even in blowout, we are really coming for you. So, I hope you look forward to that.”

4:55

(A voice from one of the phones) Hey, is anyone there?

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(An exec walks in) What is it, Walt?

It’s (Blake) Rutherford’s agent. He wants to know how the secret plan to re-acquire his client in the off-season is going. He said the Yankees were going to follow their Adam Warren plan.

(The exec looked at me, and smiled) I can’t talk now, but I’ll call you back in…(addressing me) what time are you done?”

“Five o’clock.”

(Turning back to the phone) “I’ll call you back in 6 minutes.

(To me, as he walks out) Prank call.”

And that, faithful readers, was the last call I was privy to about the 2017 Yankees. I walked away with a couple of impressions. Most important is that the Yankees will never trade Clint Frazier and Gleyber Torres for Sonny Gray. That’s funny even now.

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Second, I want to find out more about that Rutherford thing. Third, I still need to pass that pearl. And, finally, after what has happened with the Sox and David Price, I need to try to get a hold of a Judge tooth chip. Naw, no one would believe I can do that.

I wonder what they would believe?

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