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And the reason is that the Mets are playing and they're on 880 and the Mets are leading

the Red 7-1 middle of the fifth inning in Cincinnati is the Mets try to squeeze one win

out of three.

They lost the first two games, 12-0, 5-3 and they are leading 7-1 as Nick Lodolo of the Reds did not have it.

The Reds come into Yankee Stadium on Friday for a three-game set,

and then the Yankees hit the road again with games in Detroit, three games in Detroit,

and four at Fenway against the Red Sox.

This story really hit me because it's a cautionary tale.

And I've been hearing a lot of athletes talk about things as well.

It's amazing that we don't teach more about nuts and bolts finances in high school in this country.

So I've been reading stories lately where, you know, NBA athletes with podcasts are talking about,

you know, I got my signing bonus.

These are even NFL athletes.

I got my signing bonus. And, athletes. I got my signing bonus.

And, you know, it was for $40 million.

And I couldn't believe that, you know, when I saw the bank deposit, it was $20 million.

I mean, the government took 50%.

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