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Noah says it like they do.

What do you mean?

Well, what do you mean?

Felger and Mads.

I'm just making it up.

Totally making it up.

985, the Sports Hub. I'm A lot of Springtime for Boston and the Sports Hub.

From the Town Fair Tire Studio, Felgren-Maz, 98, 5, the Sports Hub, simulcast, NBC Sports, Boston.

Once again, no Felger, no Maz.

Today, instead you have Catboy and the Sports Vulture, aka Jim Murray, Adam Jones, in for the guys.

And we have Tim McCone over in my normal spot.

Happy Spring,ellas.

But per show rules, that'll be it for the pleasantries. We won't bore each other with that or the audience. Instead, let's get right to the matter at hand, shall we? And that's that Mookiee Betts told the Red Sox to screw, apparently. On the heels of yesterday's news, a boring Mike Trout, ending his free agency speculation early, signed a 12-year,

$430 million deal to stay with the Angels.

As I was saying yesterday, I referred to as nearly a half billion dollars for the most boring

athlete in professional sports, but very talented.

Mookie Betts told reporters today, unfortunately we don't actually have the sound, but

reading from all the beat folks down in Fort Myers, Mookie Betts telling reporters today, unfortunately we don't actually have the sound, but reading from all the beat folks down in Fort Myers,

Mookie Betts telling reporters today that he believes he will hit the open market when he's able to be a free agent after the 2020 season.

Oh, good.

And he also acknowledged he received an offer from the Red Sox last year, $200 million over eight years, this according to Joel Sherman. But it didn't work out for him. So good for him. You got a hold out, know you're worth, and obviously had the MVP season. They win the World Series, all that. So he played that correctly. But Betz does not expect to sign anything until he reaches free agency. That's the most important thing here. He's going to wait until 2020. Here's some of the quotes. This is exactly what I expect, Betz said. I don't expect anything to happen until I'm a free agent. Instead, Betz said he was just going to go out and play. I can't worry about the economics of the game right now. He did say, I love it here in Boston. It's a great spot. I've definitely grown to love growing up in the north and the cold. Doesn't mean I want to sell myself short of my value. Asked what he valued. Bet said, just being treated fairly. So he really played this really well, I think, because he made sure to get in front of anything and any speculation that he doesn't like it here. So, again, I love it here in Boston. It's a great spot.

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