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december 11th two thousand twenty four and today will be better than yesterday i'm buster only

working from my hotel room down in Dallas.

Taylor Shink is back on the Shink Studios, back in Connecticut and Taylor.

Another example, and I think this is going to make you laugh,

that I got another text that was meant for Buster Posey,

and this one had a transaction overture.

Oh, wow.

Did you keep up the charade?

I'm not going to get into what it was, but it was funny, and I texted the person, Oh, wow. Did you keep up the charade?

I'm not going to get into what it was, but it was funny. And I texted the person back and I'm like,

you got the wrong buster. You got the wrong buster. And he was like, please don't say anything.

And I'm like, don't worry, I get it. It's like eavesdropping. I know it wasn't meant for me.

How would you handle that situation? Well, I would string the person along and make them think I was the other buster and maybe, you know, turn some things upside down on the Giants camp just for fun.

You got a short-term mind. I'm playing the long game. So, uh, this, the winter meetings got busy in the last 24 to 48 hours.

We had the big signing of Juan Soto, our big agreement we heard about on Sunday, and then on

Tuesday, a rash of move. Max Fried, eight years, $218 million to sign with the Yankees.

They're also talking with Christian Walker, going to be

talking with Paul Hambikides, Hembo, and Jorge Castillo about that. Nathan Avaldi returns to the Rangers

three years and $75 million, despite the fact that the Red Sox Orioles had interest in him.

Andreessen Menez was moved to Toronto Blue Jays with the guardians flipping,

getting Spencer Horowitz and then flipping him to the pirates for prospects. The Tigers signed

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