In March 2019, Yastrzemski received a call that changed his life. Yaz and Zo were two of the stalwarts who pushed Vanderbilt to a late-season No. Theres not a whole lot of people who watched him that are coming to games now. The coach was Mike's father, Carl Michael Yastrzemski Jr., who did not live to see his son play at Vanderbilt, much less pro ball. He says Yastrzemski's leadership skills are "off the charts. "), Still, Carl watched a slew of Vanderbilt games on television, and he liked what he saw from Mike: "He's a good hitter. Last month a Florida judge ordered him to pay more than $28,000 to one of the credit card companies. He then tagged the runner out at the plate with the baseball. Check out his Personal Life with Professional Career! Mike Yastrzemskis mom, Anne Marie, said that shortly after her husband decided to quit baseball at 27, he got word that he might be the White Soxs next call-up. It was the kind of thing Yaz hated, but he was coming off that Impossible Dream season when he was Don Quixote with the bat held high. Right now, Carl is Mike's only fatherly figure since his dad, Carl Yastrzemski Jr., died in 2004 from hip surgery complications. ~~, PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 22: Mike Yastrzemski #5 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 22, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. And then, of course, there was the stolen base from Dave Roberts, the walk-off from Big Papi, the sense in that moment that nothing on the planet was bigger or brighter than this. "You had Tommy White," Stan says. Carl Michael Yastrzemski is the name of his father. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. You had the Looze kid -- Chris Looze. In the farm house in Amherst where Stan and Bev Ziomek have lived for almost 60 years, you can get a folksy rendition on the best youth baseball players ever to play in town. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. But Carl is prouder still of the degree his grandson earned and the man he has become. Mike Yastrzemski was born on August 23, 1990. Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$6.1M (23), Service Time (01/2023): 3.128 Bonus: Grandfather-Grandson Carl Yastrzemski and Mike Yastrzemski. "Papa Yaz," as he called his grandfather, was Red Sox royalty. A new home for Michael Thomas? Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Youth Baseball, seemingly knowing every kid in town. Some of those guys reached the high minors, though none made it to the promised land. It was Anne Marie who began tossing her son ping pong balls to hit with a toothbrush when he was still in his crib. She had that 360 view. Mike Yastrzemski has played for 1 team, the San Francisco Giants. While the late Carl didn't reach the stature of his father, he had his own accomplishments. He would say that to me even when my dad was alive. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos, Former New York Yankee player and coach Mel Stottlemyre poses with his plaque that will be placed in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium on June 20, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City. He was on his way to Nashville, Tenn., to join Mike Yastrzemski at Vanderbilt. These two women made it possible. [16], Yastrzemski spent the 2015 season with Bowie, where he batted .246 with six home runs and 59 RBIs. Apart from this, he has never been in a relationship with anyone. Do you have a blog? He was one of three nominees for a National League Gold Glove Award in right field,[38] ultimately losing to Adam Duvall. "He would swing his toothbrush at a ping-pong ball and hit it," she said. The old hip was infected and doctors had to remove it and treat the lingering infection in his body before installing the new one. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Stan the Man sired Stan the Men -- six boys, raised in large part on baseball fields in Amherst. Even when he wasnt thinking about it or feeling it, people reminded him. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. My dad had to work a little harder. Latest on San Francisco Giants center fielder Mike Yastrzemski including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN (Courtesy of the Yastrzemski family), CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. ~~. Born in 1939 (the same year a rookie left fielder named Ted Williams started smashing taters at Fenway), Yaz was quietly driven from the start. Mike leaned on Paige and Paige leaned on Anne Marie, who had lived through the same experience 30 years earlier as the wife of a struggling ballplayer. August 23, 1990 1 starter role and went 11-3. ", The grandfathers reveled from a distance. 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"I have an opportunity to earn money which I know I could never earn in baseball even if I made it to the major leagues," he said at the time. His mom, Anna, came in from the farm to give birth to Stan in the house on Meadow Street and returned to the fields not long after. Heres why California has seen so much active weather, Yosemite breaks snow record; park closed indefinitely, The 'Dilbert' fiasco is embarrassing for news outlets. SF Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski turns 30 years old on Sunday and has been one of the most. Nowadays, she is a yoga instructor sat CorePower Yoga and a Sales Development Representative for MDsave, Inc. Paige and Mike Yastrzemski became engaged on January 2, 2017; they tied the knot on November 10, 2018. No one in major league history would go on to play more games for one team. You need to remember that on this day. It was such a good perspective going into that series, Paige said. He's the greatest living Red Sox player, but Carl Yastrzemski kept a conspicuously low profile during Boston's championship run last fall--no ceremonial first pitches, no minence grise interviews, no public beaming over that long-awaited World Series title for the franchise he joined in 1958. St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, MA). As of now, the couple is enjoying their blissful marriage in the United States of America. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The eighth-grader was walking home from school when his maternal grandfather intercepted him. In the same 2019, Mike Yastrzemski along with Carl made their MLB debut with the Giants. [16], The Orioles invited Yastrzemski to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019. Baseball seasons. Anne Marie Wesson and Carl Michael Yastrzemski Jr., the Hall Of Famer's son who went by Michael, met before she was old enough to remember. All were very happy with the marriage. In the early 1980s Mike was a switch-hitting outfielder at Florida State, and as the elder Yastrzemski's career wound down, Yaz harbored a dream of one day playing in the big leagues with his son. It's not every day that sports legends give the world another potential legend as their legacy. The young boy has already proven that he's gained some of his dad's skills in video clips posted by his mom. People would ask, Does he do anything else? or Do you pitch to him every single day? and I was like, Yes, I do.. The healing process became more difficult when Yastrzemski discovered that Mike, in his last few years, had passed himself off as his father and run up thousands of dollars in debt. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Who is Matthias Schoenaertss Wife/Partner? Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. He won the Triple Crown, which was capped off with an otherworldly .513 average over the last two weeks as the Red Sox grabbed the pennant. [11][4] After signing, Yastrzemski began his professional career with the Aberdeen IronBirds of the Class A-Short Season New YorkPenn League (NY-P), where he had a .273 batting average, three home runs, and 25 runs batted in (RBIs). Everything about the experience was supercharged. In contrast to his famously laconic father, he was a free spirit. Everyone who writes about Yastrzemskis unorthodox rise from career minor-leaguer to impact rookie at 28 builds a connection with his grandfather, longtime Boston outfielder Carl Yastrzemski, and the influence the Hall of Famer had on his grandsons career. 8 this season, which had become available after senior Riley Reynolds graduated. Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved Bio Gossip. I didnt talk about it, Mike said. And then they had a doubleheader on Sunday. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. For now, though, it is time to begin the long slog of the minor leagues, filled with ruthless competition and kitschy Americana. SeveralGiantsarticles will remain free every 30 days and Ive launched a free newsletter and podcast that come Monday-Friday but for access to all of my coverage youll need to subscribe to MercuryNews.com or EastBayTimes.com. Oh my God! she said. He retired anyway. I've stayed away ever since. could be eligible for a share of $104 million. At 30 years old, Mike Yastrzemski is the Giants' best player. Mike's late dad was the one who helped Mike along his path. He'll learn to hit with power." Anne-Marie would pitch to her son non-stop when he was a young boy. "I was able to enjoy it," he said. Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Carl Yastrzemski and an outfielder for the Aberdeen IronBirds, has the baseball lineage, but, like the rest of his teammates trying to prove themselves at the Single . He's a hell of a baserunner. The history Mike and Paige have shared hasnt always looked as glamorous as it did at Fenway Park last September when Mike homered in the same ballpark his grandfather called home for all 23 seasons of his career. But if Carl had a hard act to follow in Ted Williams, Carl Michael Yastrzemski, Jr. had even bigger shoes to fill. Their personalities could not have been more different. An index from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows the typical Bay Area resident would struggle to afford a home. He led the NL in triples (4) and range factor/9 IP as a right fielder (2.38), and was 8th in OPS (.968), 9th in doubles (14), and 10th in OBP (.400). Paiges husband, the son of the late Carl Jr. and Anne-Marie was born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts. [25] He was assigned to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League to start the 2019 season, for whom he batted .316/.414/.676 with 38 runs, 12 home runs and 25 RBIs in 136 at bats. But in 1988, after a string of injuries, he retired to go into the produce brokerage business in Florida. Kevin recalls. Mike Yastrzemski, 23, made his pro debut last summer for Class A Aberdeen in the short-season New York-Penn League, where he held his own, posting a slash line of .273/.362/.420/.782. Mike holds the company of only two other players Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth who has scored over 1,800 runs. These days, Crawford has found himself tied up with his child's mother, Evelyn Lozada, as well as the police. Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin eventually found Mike, but not before he was old enough to feel the pressure of carrying on the family legacy. For others, its a reminder their best days could be behind them. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? He's working at UMass now. "I went to every game with my cousins and was able to get away from everything. Michael Zagaris/Getty Images, (L-R) Former MLB baseball players Tom "Flash" Gordon, father of shortstop Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tony Gwynn Sr., father of outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, hug their sons after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Father's Day game with the Houston Astros on June 19, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Listen to your dad. [28] He collected his first career hit, a single, the following day but was thrown out returning to first base and went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the Giants' 62 loss. They didnt want to ever counter the influence that Carl and his dad had on him.. Stephen Dunn/Allsport_, Louis Requena/MLB Photos (left) and John Williamson/MLB Photos (right), Bettmann Archive/Getty Images (left) and Louis Requena/MLB Photos (right), Louis Requena/MLB Photos (left) and Rich Pilling/MLB Photos (right), Sandy Alomar Jr. (13.7) Rich Pilling/MLB Photos, Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images (left) and _Ron Vesely/MLB Photos _(right), Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers poses for a photo with his son, Prince Fielder, before the 1993 MLB All Star Game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 13, 1993 in Baltimore, Maryland. Paige worked four jobs and when she wasnt trying to make ends meet, she was traveling to Bowie, Maryland and Norfolk, Virginia to spend her free time watching The Price Is Right with Mike. Mike Yastrzemski had a .214 average last season and a .242 average over his career. Ill wish on anything a four-leaf clover, a star, a birthday cake, whatever, Paige said. (Courtesy of the Yastrzemski family), Terre Cahill, Chelsea Cahill, Chris Cahill, Mike Yastrzemski, Paige Yastrzemski, Jack Cahill and Doug Cahill, from left, pose for a photograph at Oracle Park. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox (1961-1983). ("His father did a great job with him," Carl said in a recent phone interview, a sentiment he has always expressed.). See that clock behind you? In his first trip to the plate, Yaz banged a single to left at Fenway. Bresnahan was given his release by the Williamsport Bills, but after an outcry from fans, the team held a "Potato Night" that allowed spectators to get in for a dollar by presenting a spud. Update Celebrity Biography, Entertainment Gossip & More. From the moment they arrived in Kenmore Square, the kids from Amherst were transfixed. Both of them are very good friends. Mike Yastrzemski had 104 hits last season and 367 hits over his career. San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski received coaching from his Hall of Fame grandfather Carl. Carl, who played his entire 23-year Hall of Fame . Stanley P. Ziomek was born in Amherst, Mass., in the first days of summer in 1924. Growing seasons. I couldnt stop saying, Oh my God! [16] He spent 2016 with both Bowie and the Norfolk Tides of the Class AAA International League,[19] where he posted combined statistics of a .234 batting average, with 13 home runs, and 59 RBIs. And, of course, he was Mr. Theres no coincidence about his numbers with two strikes. (Courtesy of the Yastrzemski family), Mike Yastrzemski and wife Paige Yastrzemski pose for a photograph at Oracle Park. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 20: San Francisco Giants Outfield Mike Yastrzemski (5) at bat during the MLB game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants on July, 20 2019 at Oracle Park in San Francisco Ca. At 16, Mike had his own key to the building, where he honed the skills that got him to Vandy and ultimately pro ball. He had responsibilities.. He was a legendary chop buster at the Rotary Club, raising money for civic causes by fining members a dollar when they couldn't answer his trivia questions. ", Yastrzemski, Ziomek deeply rooted in baseball, Scheyer makes history as Duke sweeps at home, V. Bryant settles crash photos suit for $28.85M, Eagles defend QB-push tactic as NFL set to revisit, Bengals not trading Higgins: 'Find your own' WR, Irving: Need to scale back self-imposed pressure, Seahawks consider QB at No. Miller knew Yaz's dad, too. Yaz was mourning his son, Mike, the second of his four children, who died last September at age 44 from complications following hip surgery. The Giants won 76. The Baltimore Orioles drafted him the 14th round of the 2013 MLB Draft, however, he didnt play with the Orioles, instead, he played for various minor league teams. His father had passed away just a month before in mid-September, a hard life cut short at 43 after a heart attack that followed hip surgery. us. He had groomed me to get out of the potato fields, and he had taught me well ". Stan Ziomek has kept the program all these years. Mike was primarily a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox throughout his career. "I think being together, the two of them felt like a part of him," she says. Its one of those things where he started to understand the mentality of baseball and the grinding aspect of how much hard work there really is, and he helped me understand that.. Those were the most important years anyways, Yastrzemski said. Explore More About her Family with Quick Facts! Anytime I went to visit his gravestone, it was always by myself. Right there in the Age of Aquarius it was a retro evening: the "Testimonial Homecoming Dinner Dance, Saturday, January 13, 1968, The Canoe Place Inn, Hampton Bays, New York." You tell him he cant and he will. Carl Yastrzemski and Mike Yastrzemski are famous American baseball players. It may be because he lost his dad. The only thing I really wanted in terms of money was to be able to pay bills and to make sure that Paige didnt have to work four jobs, Yastrzemski said. It also brought the two of them together in 1968. San Francisco plays host to Arizona Sunday before traveling to Miami to play the Marlinson Monday. Click hereto download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Those will be amplified this week when Yastrzemski jogs to the outfield at Fenway Park during the Giants three-game series against the Red Sox, which begins Tuesday night. Hes almost a full year older than eight-time All-Star Mike Trout, has two-plus years on Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts and has more than eight years on some of the games bright young talents, Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Juan Soto. It's just very difficult," Yastrzemski, 65, said in spring training, during which he worked as a Red Sox minor league instructor. His mom is from Andover, and her family has always been a big part of his life. Mike Yastrzemski's father, also Mike, played at Florida State and reached Triple-A with the White Sox from 1986-88. His ability to hit for average and power against righties and lefties has turned him into an everyday starter and a consistent force atop the Giants lineup. Employers can change that. They became good friends, heading a crew of six Massachusetts expatriates on the baseball diamond. [6][4] As a senior, Yastrzemski was named All-Southeastern Conference. "I'm like most people--I love money, and an opportunity like this could set me up for life. (Courtesy of Yastrzemski family), Mike Yastrzemski hugs his mom Anne Marie Yastrzemski. [9][17] Between Frederick and Bowie, Yastrzemski combined to bat .288 with 14 home runs, 18 stolen bases in 24 attempts, and 18 triples, which led all of Minor League Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1989. After spending six seasons in the Baltimore Orioles farm system, mostly shuffling between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk, Yastrzemski was traded to the San FranciscoGiants for right-handed pitcher Tyler Herb, a starter who had a 5.35 ERA at Triple-A Sacramento the previous season. Many thanks to him. But his family has been dreaming of this for his entire life. She created a showcase so colleges could recruit baseball players in the northeast and drove Mike all over Massachusetts and across state lines so he could gain exposure to college coaches. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images, Pitcher Todd Stottlemyre #30 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch during a game against the California Angels on April 17, 1994, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California_. Yaz was mourning his son, Mike, the second of his four children, who died last September at age 44 from complications following hip surgery. High School: St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, MA), School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), Debut: Boys becoming men. [1], On June 15, 2021, at Oracle Park, in a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the Giants trailing 8-5 in the eighth inning with two outs and having earlier trailed 7-0, Yastrzemski hit his first career grand slam, a go-ahead home run off of Humberto Castellanos into McCovey Cove for a "Splash Hit". They are not wrong. This season, Ziomek earned the coveted No. But the Yaz and Zo Show -- a tale of Massachusetts baseball legends (and also one of family pride, and family tragedy, and smart and talented grandsons now poised to carry the torch) -- begins as a potato story. --ONE PITCH AT A TIME, PAGE 19, COURTESY FLORIDA STATE SPORTS INFORMATION (MIKE YASTRZEMSKI). ~~, SPX/Diamond Images/Diamond Images/Getty Images, PHOENIX, ARIZONA - AUGUST 17: Mike Yastrzemski #5 of the San Francisco Giants stands on the top step of the dugout prior to a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 17, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. When the umpire realized the ruse, he changed the call. Paige is one of the children born to Terre and Doug Cahill, her siblings are Chris and Jack. Yastrzemskis numbers from the 2020 season suggest he belongs in the same conversation with all of those players, but because of the years he spent grinding away in Bowie and Norfolk, hes the only player in the discussion who wont make hundreds of millions of dollars. On Sunday, the 15th anniversary of his dads death, Mike scored the winning run against the Marlins on a gutsy dash home on a short wild pitch in the eighth inning. "Life will never be the same for me.". Those late night calls after a 13-hour bus ride and they got a flat tire and they have to wake up at six in the morning and I cant do this and I dont want ramen noodles, I would sit there and be like, Nope you love this, you can do this. Paige told her future husband. His wife says Mike has become more empathetic and more loving in their 11 years together. I hold those memories so close to my heart.. His blue eyes in perpetual twinkle mode, he held court as the superintendent of public works, turning every pothole into a story. Thank you! Well, Mike Yastrzemski is a happily married man. Well, Mike Yastrzemski was born into American parents. Im so far removed. Kerry Crowley is a multimedia beat reporter who has covered the San Francisco Giants for the Bay Area News Group since 2018. 5 amid Smith talks, O's, Pirates play ump-less bottom of ninth inning, Rangers clear hurdles, get Kane from Blackhawks, NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant's return could rock the West. Within weeks of setting foot on Vanderbilts campus as a freshman, he joined a statistics study group with friend and roommate Regan Flaherty. The great No. 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, UFC 285's Shevchenko by the numbers: It all adds up to domination, A battle for No. "He's his own person," Carl says, "which is great. It was everywhere he went, Anne Marie said. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. A torrid hot streak and a home run binge for Sacramento led to a May 24 phone call that made one of Paiges superstitious wishes worth it. In 2004, at age 12, having just completed his final Little League season, Kevin and a couple of friends got a chance to go to the ALCS games at Fenway against the Yankees. [22] He returned to Norfolk in 2018. They sat in the back of the classroom, one 100 miles from Boston, the other 100 miles from New York, dirt beneath their fingernails, hands calloused, pierogis in the bag lunch, baseball on the brain. Mike Yastrzemski Position: Rightfielder Bats: Left Throws: Left 5-10 , 178lb (178cm, 80kg) Team: San Francisco Giants (majors) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 5 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. He was married. "#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/J1p9La4407. "He was just always a guy who wanted to have fun -- always laughing, pulling pranks on everyone, a jokester," Mike Yastrzemski said in a recent New York Times story. Carl Michael Yastrzemski, Mary Ann Yastrzemski, and Susanne Yastrzemski are the names of their three children. All rights reserved. Perhaps no one in America raked more infields, trained more umpires, cajoled more sponsors, shelled out more uniforms or appeased more parents whose little sluggers were overlooked for the All-Star team. Louis Requena/MLB Photos, Ray Boone #8 of the Detroit Tigers National Baseball Hall of Fame Library/MLB; _Bob Boone #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies _Louis Requena/MLB Photos, Bob Boone (right) poses for a photo with his son, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Through his high school years, Mike would often meet for Sunday morning batting tutorials from his famous grandfather. Giants Yastrzemski goes home to Boston remembering his best coach: His dad, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto thrives again in victory over Marlins, Barry Zitos memoir reveals he rooted against Giants in 2010 World Series, San Francisco is at its most unaffordable point in at least a decade. They love spending quality time with their children. I think some of that comes from being an only child where I had that innate ability, when things would go wrong, I would go to myself as opposed to try to go to someone else. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Ill never forget, I looked at him and was like, Wow, a guy who can talk like that about his family. It shifted things. He is the only son of his parents. This is a carousel. She really just got it. He made it down to Nashville to see Mike play just once in person but ascribes that more to superstition -- stemming from a weekend visit years ago to see his son play Double-A ball in Orlando -- than anything else. But Mike also was grappling with searing loss. Mike Yastrzemski had 17 home runs last season and 73 home runs over his career. Free Agent: 2026, More Mike Yastrzemski Pages at Baseball Reference, 2022 Giants Carl Michael Yastrzemski ( / jstr msk / y--skee; nicknamed "Yaz"; [1] born August 22, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Paige knew she couldnt let her mind wander. We present them here for purely educational purposes. ", When he died, Mike, who was divorced and had one son of his own, was living in Holyoke, Mass., and working at a supermarket. "I still don't talk about it. His dad was his biggest influence, Anne Marie said. Yastrzemski will have to wait to record his first major-league hit after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a run scored in his debut. [32], For the 2019 season, Yastrzemski played in 107 games while batting .272/.334/.518 with 21 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 64 runs scored in 371 at bats. Both of them have the same profession. Mike Yastrzemski died in 2004 from complications following hip surgery. He talks about the sky-high "care level" of Ziomek, and the fact that he is a "very good investor." They completed their education at the same university. Carl has promised to appear. Who is (Gerald Dempsey Buster Posey III ) Buster Posey Wife? (Courtesy of the Yastrzemski family), A Mike Yastrzemski poster of the 2009 All-Star Game at the Summer Rivalry Classic Invitational. Truth be told, for young Yaz, these games were a double-edged sword. 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