Matt Carpenter is THE BEST HR Hitter since Barry Bonds

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Matt Carpenter was out of baseball after 2021. The Cardinals declined his team option, and he was pondering retirement. But one phone call with Joey Votto changed his outlook and sent him on a journey...
With the Yankees, Matt Carpenter is the Best HR Hitter since Barry Bonds.
This article by Ken Rosenthal was the inspiration for this video, it's a great read, so make sure to check it out:
theathletic.com/3142459/2022/...
Also, when I say the Yankees are the best team in baseball ... they were when I wrote this ~3 weeks ago. So don't yell at me.

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  • @AndThatsBaseball
    @AndThatsBaseball Жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, if you're a new viewer here, and you liked the video, I'd really appreciate if you left a like and subscribed to the channel. Subscribing is free and it helps me out a ton, plus you won't miss any of my future videos. Thanks!

  • @jessemac8074

    @jessemac8074

    Жыл бұрын

    How did he do in the Postseason 😂

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy for the guy. He’s made almost 9 figures playing the game and only now has he become an absolute crusher. He put up 2.4 war in 47 games….almost purely offensively😮

  • @cappy2282
    @cappy2282 Жыл бұрын

    Always like Matt because he doesn't wear batting gloves...that old school badass lol

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Not many like him left

  • @cappy2282

    @cappy2282

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball Ya its pretty rare. Probably hurts so bad if hit ball wrong part of bat

  • @WhatHappenedtoBaseball
    @WhatHappenedtoBaseball Жыл бұрын

    It’s hilarious that this isn’t hyperbole

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    We love small sample sizes in this household

  • @juansantiago6635

    @juansantiago6635

    Жыл бұрын

    u knows hilarious...u still using hyperbole lol

  • @ricardoreyes9299
    @ricardoreyes9299 Жыл бұрын

    I see Jon Bois did a pretty good job influencing fellow baseball fans. great job bro

  • @coinbuyer-8605

    @coinbuyer-8605

    Жыл бұрын

    Great video; I hear Baker Street in the background which Jon Bois used in his Lonnie Smith video. Little easter egg there?

  • @lukesimmons5052
    @lukesimmons5052 Жыл бұрын

    I grew up a Carp fan. Loved his comeback as much as I loved Waino, Yadi and Alberts reunion

  • @bronzesoul
    @bronzesoul Жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite story of the season. You did an AMAZING job on this.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed!

  • @ukcarp8300
    @ukcarp8300 Жыл бұрын

    I’m currently getting back into baseball, haven’t followed it since I was a young kid 10 to 13 years old. Your channel is definitely helping me catch up and fuel my new passion of being a fan for this sport. Keep up the great videos young man absolutely loving it

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you’re getting back into the game!

  • @joshuawoods4039
    @joshuawoods4039 Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t finished watching this video but I hope you see this. I can see the Dorktown/Chart Party by Secret Base influence as soon as I started this with the intro. This is the second video i’ve seen of yours as well as the 20 Ks game with Scherzer being the first. I say this to say flawless video, man, this is the pinnacle of writing and visualizing how great these athletes are. I wish you good luck in the future with whatever other ideas you got.

  • @Gemnist98
    @Gemnist98 Жыл бұрын

    So excited now that he’s joined the Padres. Time to finally take them all the way!

  • @jeffrey.a.hanson
    @jeffrey.a.hanson Жыл бұрын

    Coming off a predraft injury in ‘09, I spent 3 days with Wallenbrock before a workout with the A’s and it was home run derby. Workouts consisted of VCRs, sawed off bats, whiffle golf balls, and towels. Konerko and Helton were there that week as well. What a legend.

  • @deepdivebaseball3495
    @deepdivebaseball3495 Жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel. Amazing video. Great editing.

  • @lunarumbreon7699
    @lunarumbreon7699 Жыл бұрын

    Love the Jon Bois vibes but what really sealed the deal was looking over offensive stats with Baker Street in the background. Peak content

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely robbed Jon for that one

  • @lunarumbreon7699

    @lunarumbreon7699

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball as you should. Can never have enough Baker Street

  • @nomorefielders
    @nomorefielders Жыл бұрын

    Matt Carpenter is 100% opening a restaurant when he retires in 2027

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Brisket

  • @jaidenstowers8314
    @jaidenstowers8314 Жыл бұрын

    I wish we bought back the WB mason man. so exciting for such an old guy and held the lineup together for a bit. Wish him the best

  • @jrfjr2253
    @jrfjr2253 Жыл бұрын

    Bro your videos are dope. You're gonna be huge. Keep going!

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️

  • @PoloDavey
    @PoloDavey Жыл бұрын

    im a cards fan so i love matt fr and wish him the best. keep going making these baseball vids man this channels great

  • @munchyos
    @munchyos Жыл бұрын

    Love the chart party style of videos

  • @alexmoreno6812
    @alexmoreno6812 Жыл бұрын

    Such a good content!! Thxx

  • @bezllama3325
    @bezllama3325 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid! I didn't know any of this stuff! Modern day methods really extending people's career!

  • @rohdecostello4767
    @rohdecostello4767 Жыл бұрын

    Blud tried to sneak in the Yankees as the best team in baseball😭. Great video btw.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I wrote this script 3 weeks ago okay 😐

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robertsipe9748 on August 23 THIS JUST IN THE YANKEES SEASON IS OVER

  • @creepypastasfeik306
    @creepypastasfeik306 Жыл бұрын

    Padres fan here, Carpenter is becoming one of my favorite Padres players and he is currently leading the team in SLG, OPS and RBI, I wish he could play everyday but his defensive skills are an issue, I believe that in the future Carpenter will start most of the games at 1B because of the slow start the padres offense had, and they are eventually going to bench Ha-Seong Kim. Idk why I feel like the only Padres fan that is super high in Carpenter, he literally led the MLB last year in SLG and OPS.

  • @jdsthird

    @jdsthird

    Жыл бұрын

    Padres fan here. Carpenter sucks and so does this offense which is the worst in baseball.

  • @doctorstrainlove6318
    @doctorstrainlove6318 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing how Matt Holliday was able to turn this mans swing around. Im stoked as an O's fan bc we just drafted Jackson, with one of thr best "private" coaches you could have.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    That family is a phenomenal baseball family. Jackson’s younger brother is gonna be just as big of a deal if I’m not mistaken.

  • @jacksavage279
    @jacksavage279 Жыл бұрын

    The stache is epic 🏋🏿💪🏿

  • @caseyjminnick
    @caseyjminnick Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, love the videos and have subscribed. Super excited to see what you do in the future. One thing I’ve been feeling and wanted to share. It really rubs me the wrong way how aesthetically similar a lot of these are to Jon Bois’ work. Same fonts, same music, same cinematography style. It feels more like a copy than an inspiration, especially considering that you monetize these videos. You clearly have some serious skill and I would love to see your personal style shine through. Just a thought. Keep up the great work my dude.

  • @Bengal
    @Bengal Жыл бұрын

    fact

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Your Madden 23 content helped through the editing grind for this, thanks brother 🙏

  • @hazenstribling2646
    @hazenstribling2646 Жыл бұрын

    this scratches my chart party itch perfectly

  • @RetroBaseball
    @RetroBaseball Жыл бұрын

    Such excitement

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow who would've guessed you're first

  • @testingmyaudioaddiction3452
    @testingmyaudioaddiction3452 Жыл бұрын

    I started watching your videos, and I literally just decided to subscribe today. I’m slow.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Better late than never

  • @sdguy67
    @sdguy67 Жыл бұрын

    That's our new DH

  • @Lee86THUNDER
    @Lee86THUNDER Жыл бұрын

    Cool to hear his story. All i know is that he's a brewer killer lol. Never liked seeing him up to bat in big situations

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I want him back for the playoffs so badly

  • @juansantiago6635
    @juansantiago6635 Жыл бұрын

    I really hope Carp comes back healthy and if he's hitting even like 75% as he was when b4 he got hurt the yanks line up is really deadly 1-7

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    If he’s able to swing a bat at 75% of his pre-injury level, the yanks need to find a way to get him in the lineup

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Жыл бұрын

    It took 4 HOF level players to get Carpenter’s swing back…

  • @itisikrazzle7148
    @itisikrazzle7148 Жыл бұрын

    NBA streetball vol2 theme smacks

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    TROY & Today are both such incredible songs

  • @BarnabyBaltimoron
    @BarnabyBaltimoron Жыл бұрын

    Take notes, Bellinger. We need you to earn that money in Chicago!!

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s gotta get his swing checked out. Guys don’t just lose 5mph off their max exit velo without mechanical regression. He’s not maximizing his strength.

  • @moony_97

    @moony_97

    Жыл бұрын

    Dudes been doing really well.

  • @TheKingjaycee
    @TheKingjaycee Жыл бұрын

    This was such a cool story…..

  • @chucksbaseballcardsandmore7056
    @chucksbaseballcardsandmore7056 Жыл бұрын

    Real cool

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it Chuck!

  • @thechknnuggetgod1709
    @thechknnuggetgod1709 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t believe we let him go

  • @sourapple6604
    @sourapple6604 Жыл бұрын

    Yankee fan I wish we would of kept him

  • @BrightHornet936
    @BrightHornet936 Жыл бұрын

    Don't think so it's going to happen unless we dump a ton of prospects on pitching but it would be really cool to bring carp back to the cards as a dh.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s gonna be a free agent after the year so it’s possible they sign him to DH

  • @edwardwood3622
    @edwardwood3622 Жыл бұрын

    Good coaches, hard work and trt equals a come back.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Carp is a high T individual stop spreading lies. Just look at the ‘stache.

  • @edwardwood3622

    @edwardwood3622

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball LOL

  • @tunekingdom9130
    @tunekingdom9130 Жыл бұрын

    Padres baby!!

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Excited to see what he can do

  • @andyapsay8220
    @andyapsay8220 Жыл бұрын

    Padres got a guy who will pay dividends this season.

  • @JimmysJohn33
    @JimmysJohn33 Жыл бұрын

    How he did it is being in that juiced lineup. Plain and simple. He will have a hell of a drop off next season. Just like he had before this season. But still impressive.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    The underlying stats don’t indicate a drop off. He’s lifting the ball, hitting it harder than ever, and his whiff rate is under control. He’s a really good hitter right now.

  • @BrightHornet936
    @BrightHornet936 Жыл бұрын

    It's crazy how people don't believe analytics.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Makes zero sense to me. People are just afraid of what they don’t understand

  • @mcray0309
    @mcray0309 Жыл бұрын

    1:59 song?

  • @AdamDiesel5
    @AdamDiesel5 Жыл бұрын

    This aged well lmao

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    His broken foot ruined my life

  • @glucosaminecondroitan9135
    @glucosaminecondroitan9135 Жыл бұрын

    I want to know how many home runs he would have hit the rest of the season if he hadn't fractured his foot.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I want the Yankees to put him in the lineup tomorrow

  • @Dominicroccomoviebuff
    @Dominicroccomoviebuff Жыл бұрын

    He looks like Mattingly with that stash and helmet. Yanks won't resign him. They let alot of these older players go

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    With Stanton as nearly a full time DH, it’s tough to carry a guy like Carpenter around on the roster. But if he likes the Yanks, I see no reason why they couldn’t bring him back for a year.

  • @TheRealKizzle
    @TheRealKizzle Жыл бұрын

    i can understand taking some inspiration from the goat, but you’re just straight up copying the jon bois format

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah yeah ik, it won't happen again. Watch my angels vid it's not a blatant ripoff

  • @TheRealKizzle

    @TheRealKizzle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball your research is clearly good and you have a nice delivery, so you don’t need to copy him. you’re presenting interesting content, at least to an old baseball head like me. let it speak for itself

  • @BaseballAF
    @BaseballAF Жыл бұрын

    You have to stop coming up with good ideas or don't, that's fine too

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean half of this is just a video retelling of the Ken Rosenthal article don't give me too much credit

  • @vinnythebird1611
    @vinnythebird1611 Жыл бұрын

    Sb nation type vid

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Literally ripped off Jon Bois lmao

  • @MrShanester117
    @MrShanester117 Жыл бұрын

    This is how you cherry pick stats like a champ

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite part of this video is that the title is technically correct because of that

  • @tenshi3858
    @tenshi3858 Жыл бұрын

    0:31 there’s some what sir???????

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Negro Leaguers, as in players who played on the Negro Leagues?

  • @paulrobinson3534
    @paulrobinson3534 Жыл бұрын

    Never heard of her. Wonder why that is....

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    You’ve never heard of Matt Carpenter? (He’s a dude btw)

  • @timmathis8326
    @timmathis8326 Жыл бұрын

    Easiest out around during the ALCS. As a Stros fan coudnt wait to watch Carpenter's futile attempts to make decent contact.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    He wasn't healthy

  • @jdsthird
    @jdsthird Жыл бұрын

    Why do players regress when they come to the Padres? Carpenter and Cruz have been awful. We have the worst offense in the league. This is maddening. 😡

  • @VisualTedium
    @VisualTedium Жыл бұрын

    Thats what happens to your bat when you leave StL.

  • @rorynell4962
    @rorynell4962 Жыл бұрын

    Uhh he played 47 games this year. So, not really.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya got me

  • @vincentrussell6442
    @vincentrussell6442 Жыл бұрын

    Wow I became the 666th like on this video......

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Uh oh

  • @fahedhayawi5519
    @fahedhayawi5519 Жыл бұрын

    john bois 2.0

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    This is my ultimate homage to Jon’s videos

  • @chaselongenecker5398
    @chaselongenecker5398 Жыл бұрын

    Bro dropped Negro Leaguers with the hard R

  • @davidcurtis8427
    @davidcurtis8427 Жыл бұрын

    McGwire and Bonds juiced though

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    So Matt Carpenter must be the GOAT

  • @davidcurtis8427

    @davidcurtis8427

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball One season of being injured but hitting a few home runs doesn't make a player great

  • @stevehardman4686
    @stevehardman4686 Жыл бұрын

    Happy for him to get a bit more success in the big leagues, but that did not prove he was the best HR hitter since Bonds.....or are we arguing that Shane Spencer was the greatest HR hitter of all time due to his first taste of the show when he hit 10 HR in only 73 PA, Bonds never had a rate like that in a season. Of course, he then went on to hit less than 50 more homers in the rest of his career, so was he the greatest and just ended up having a cold streak for the rest of his career, or was his first season just one of those things? Your video's title is clickbait. Your argument is not supported with enough evidence to validate your statements. The 2023 season, and the years immediately preceding 2022 are strong, strong evidence that he is not in fact the greatest home run hitter since Barry Bonds. Phil Clark hit .407 in 61 plate appearances in 1992, is that proof that he was the best hitter for average since Ted Williams? John Paciorek went 3-3 with 2 walks in 1963, does that make him the greatest hitter of all-time, I mean, he literally never made an out in the major leagues, how can you do any better than getting on base every single time you come to the plate? In the end Carpenter is a guy who had a hot streak, good for him. The fact that he happened to hit a number of homers in a very small sample size proves nothing....other than he hit a bunch of homers in a small sample size.

  • @MrGaryStaples
    @MrGaryStaples Жыл бұрын

    Did you really have to rip off Jon Bois & team's style that blatantly? All the way down to the jazz music even?

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Jon is the biggest inspiration of mine. I figure that he’s no longer covering such mundane topics, so as I try and get better and search for my identity as a creator, making a product that reflects his early work is a good place to start. Plus Gerry Rafferty is a fantastic and well-known musician in his own right.

  • @grindingprocessbymelvins

    @grindingprocessbymelvins

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball ur good man “bro why r u ripping off the guy that makes the best stat/graph based baseball videos?” ur doing great with these videos it’s fine to have inspiration or even similar styles to guy it’s not bad to fit into someone else’s niche on the way up👍

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, I appreciate the support. I am self aware about this, and I will be finding my own style as I tackle some more ambitious projects later this year, but Jon’s inspiration will be present in my content no matter how far I make it.

  • @mariodelarosa5722
    @mariodelarosa5722 Жыл бұрын

    Come on man. Your a Yankee homer

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, yes I am. It shouldn't take away from how incredible Matt Carpenter's turnaround this season has been, though.

  • @mariodelarosa5722

    @mariodelarosa5722

    Жыл бұрын

    Not better than Yordan Alvarez or a number of other players

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Yordan Alvarez is one of the best hitters in baseball. Yordan Alvarez isn’t a 36 year old man who hasn’t hit well in nearly half a decade. Matt Carpenter’s story is unique, it’s not just about highlighting how good he is, it’s about the context of his situation.

  • @hunterp5252

    @hunterp5252

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re ***

  • @SOPhenix-np6cl
    @SOPhenix-np6cl Жыл бұрын

    And he is hurt…

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m aware, he got hurt while I was partially done with the video, I had to go back and change my methodology slightly

  • @a1mi551
    @a1mi551 Жыл бұрын

    He has 15 home runs. 😂👍 big deal

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    In just over 100 ABs as a 36 year old who hasn't been good in half a decade, that doesn't happen

  • @AdamFerrari64
    @AdamFerrari64 Жыл бұрын

    😂 shittt

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Foot injury ruined my life

  • @obiohaz6023
    @obiohaz6023 Жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s true (in a very technical, small sample size way)

  • @obiohaz6023

    @obiohaz6023

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball very interesting, caught me off guard

  • @mariodelarosa5722
    @mariodelarosa5722 Жыл бұрын

    Matt who??? Yeah right

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Matt Carpenter, the guy who's earned $80 million more than u playing baseball

  • @mariodelarosa5722

    @mariodelarosa5722

    Жыл бұрын

    And u as well

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    True

  • @BrightHornet936

    @BrightHornet936

    Жыл бұрын

    Must be new to baseball if you don't know who carp is 😂

  • @xstros9086
    @xstros9086 Жыл бұрын

    All to get swept

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Not what the video was about goofy

  • @xstros9086

    @xstros9086

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndThatsBaseball whats your point?

  • @raodurvasula125
    @raodurvasula125 Жыл бұрын

    Hope Yankees resign Matt Carpenter

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    They don’t even use him I’d be surprised if they re-signed him sadly.

  • @BackwardsKnees
    @BackwardsKnees Жыл бұрын

    I'd definitely avoid saying "negro leaguers" as fast as you said it without enunciating well

  • @juansantiago6635
    @juansantiago6635 Жыл бұрын

    Super land space cowboys wtf lol.....and that beard looked terrible lol

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Sugar land space cowboys used to be called the sugar land skeeters btw

  • @gitner421
    @gitner421 Жыл бұрын

    ayo

  • @walterbison
    @walterbison Жыл бұрын

    A month and a half later? Yeah, no. (and Barry Bonds* was a cheater)

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Carp’s HR rate was actually preserved by the injury, so it’s still technically true. I can’t wait for his comeback this postseason.

  • @robbiemane
    @robbiemane11 ай бұрын

    this aged horribly

  • @hterbluc
    @hterbluc Жыл бұрын

    Dude you gotta quit biting style from other creators

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    I did after this

  • @BAGWELL90
    @BAGWELL90 Жыл бұрын

    Best team in baseball? Ha Ha Ha! The Yankees are not even in the top 5 best teams.

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    There’s 4 teams left in the playoffs and they’re one of them…

  • @se9618
    @se9618 Жыл бұрын

    Im confused. do you have another channel ?

  • @AndThatsBaseball

    @AndThatsBaseball

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope

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