Blog Index
Ortiz hits, Bay stars, everyone wins
4 starters; 1 earned run
Who is going to move up?
Reddick goes on the DL
Tough night on Sox teams
Remembering Van Every when
Is Lugo ready?
Nice start for Buchholz
They began last year at Hadlock
399 pitches later, Sea Dogs lose 20-15
Red Sox "relentless" lineup, and their depth
Tazawa done; Dogs down 6-4
Dogs up 4-2
Tazawa goes 1-2-3 in the first; Dogs lineup
Sox get to Mo; KJ struggles; Doubront fine
Report: Hansack re-signs. Dogs lineup
Let's talk baseball
The fun begins when Teixeira and Youkilis come to bat; Iggy's up
Sox get Gabbard back; Carter sent down; Dogs lineup
Bard: 9 pitches, 3 K's; Hansack dropped; Kelly's 0.00 ERA
Future at the corners
Pitching though Portland and beyond
Wilkerson retires; Buchholz looking at Wednesday
"Must-win" game tonight
Jones gets his chance
John Smoltz cannot get ready fast enough
Tazawa in line for a win
Buchholz pulls hamstring; Hansack separates shoulder
Pitching lines
Doubront done; Lowrie on DL
Doubront gets the ball: Dogs lineup
Buchholz struggles; Kelly shines
Play ball: Brrrrr
A walk-off walk
Not a day to look at wins & losses
Tazawa is done after 5
Reddick leading off
The curtain rises on Dogs, Tazawa
Tazawa to start Thursday; Sox lineup
Just another opening day
Beckett is the man
Francona speaks, and Rays lineup
Today's Sox lineup
Opening days and former Dogs moving around
Penny now starting April 11
Opener set for Tuesday at 4
Lucchino: Game postponed
Why not Smoltz in Portland?
The Rays remain
Buchholz sent down
Sea Dogs roster set; cuts made
Numbers: Clay up or down; MacDonald released
Roster settling
Efficient Dice-K? Go figure
Dice-K pitches today
Beckett to start opener; Rozier reportedly cut
Masterson, infield crowd, retirement
Buchholz can't win (for now) and he knows it
Masterson still starting. Drew batting. Smoltz pitches off the mound.
Brandon Lyon joins Chase Wright in Red Sox lore
Penny: 3 hitless innings
It was not just about Offerman
Pedroia fine; Sox No. 1, according to BA
Comfortable Kottaras, healthy Lowrie
Futures at Fenway tickets on sale Saturday
Take it easy, Dice-K
Catcher Josh Bard waived
Littleton let go
Six more sent down
The rubber man
Portland-Boston pitching pipeline
Buchholz looks good. But where will that get him?
Pedroia out of WBC. Lester long term? Bard to AAA?
Yankees, crowded outfield, Tazawa, Bowden
Roster moves include Diaz to Sea Dogs
It takes all types
Bard looking sharp
A sampling
Today's lineups
No news is ...
Dogs to play at Fenway again
Farewell Top Dog
Former Dogs catcher sues Jose Offerman for $4.8-million
Becoming Manny: A lesson in irresponsibility
Dusty the darkhorse
A-Who?
Invited non-roster players announced
Cheap insurance
Insurance is a good thing
Why not Manny?
Okay, now what about the shortstop?
Looking at the rosters
Does money make the man?
Will Tek take it?
Bargain hunting
If not Varitek, who?
Tek needs a new agent
Red Sox tickets, scorekeeping, canned goods
Youk signs extension, Aardsma designated, Hall traded
Spring training invitations
With Smoltz in, Pauley out
So many pitchers
Sox sign Saito
Sox making room
Baldelli, Penny, Smoltz, Kotsay and ?
Sox in no hurry
Hanley and Manny
Add Penny, Bard; subtract Tek?
The sky is falling
The sky is falling
Richardson to pen; Beyeler back; Teixeira?
Where will Teixeira land?
Going to miss Beau
Lugo for Eric Byrnes?
Sabathia appears to be a Yankee. Now what about Teixeira and Manny?
Tek, Burnett, Kapler
Varitek and Byrd decline arbitration
Tazawa in Boston; Portland next?
Report: Sox sign Pedroia to six-year deal
Do the Sox want Byrd back?
Make Varitek an offer
Masterson coming for dinner
Varitek, Tazawa, free agents
Wagner, Hunter, Doubront added to 40-man
Top 10 prospects
Youkilis should be MVP
Lugo trade? NL MVP known today
Swisher to Yanks, Teixeira to ?
Checking the fall/winter leagues
Red Sox hold ticket prices
Do Sox go after Teixeira?
Buchholz hit hard again
Wakefield back for 2009
Should Sox keep Varitek?
Boston adds a pitcher; Velazquez goes
Buchholz, Wagner, Brown
Smith becomes free agent; Alicea let go
More baseball
Wait till next year
Lineups
Where there is a will ...
Crisp leading off again
A confident voice for the Rays
From down 0-7 to an 8-7 win
More Francona; both lineups
Francona: Beckett does not have a torn oblique
Sox lineup
You make the Sox lineup
Kazmir to start Game 5
Rays 13, Red Sox 4
More Francona and the lineups
Lowell to have surgery Monday
Drews lead-off; Crisp in for Ellsbury
Wake vs. Ping Pong Man
Rays 9, Red Sox 1
Cora in place of Lowrie
Rays are back in it
Series tied 1-1
What to expect from Beckett
What they said in the clubhouse
Sox win 2-0
Lineups
The Rays' music video and a fight note
Timlin, Jackson in; Velazquez, Hinske out
The enemy arrives
Dice-K pitching Game 1
What they're saying
LCS Schedules
Lowell off roster; Papelbon available
Lowell out of the lineup
Determination
Who has the momentum?
Second-guessing and other fun post-game events
Sox-Angels lineups
One game can make a difference
Papelbons: win & save
Pressure on Angels?
Youkilis, Red Sox ready
Sox up for the challenge?
Ellsbury on the run
Game on hold
Amazing. They are playing
Dice-K scratched
Sox game not postponed (yet)
Yankees decline; Bard, Anderson honored
In. Now what?
Thoughts from Fenway
Almost there
Looks like Sox at Angels
Pitching questions: Beckett, Byrd, Wakefield, Buchholz
Go Twins
Magic number to 5
Magic number down to 6; Sox want more
The race
Sox lineup, Colon, Hansack
Hansack, Lester, playoffs
Jays gamble to catch Sox
Timlin still confident
Sox lineups, news
Thoughts after the "big" loss
Bailey subs for Papi in lineup
Depth is a good thing
More from Francona
Bowden shut down; lineup
Rays, Jackson, magic number, Colon
Need a reliever?
Dogs eliminated; Buchholz "TBD"
After eight: 4-4
Lars hits the boot
Trenton ties it in the fourth
After two: Portland up 3-2
Dogs up 2-0
Colon with Pawtucket; lineups
Why not Hansack?
Rays, Zink, Cox, Kelly
Colon coming to Portland?
New Sox cheer: Let's Go Yankees
Sea Dogs set their rotation
No-hitter broken up
Richardson nearly untouchable, so far
Dogs lineup, news
Bard's back getting another look
Buchholz 10 K's in 8 innings
Buchholz two-hitter through four
Tonight's lineups
Another one steps up: Bowden starts tonight
Report: Bowden going to Boston
Beckett okay; lineups
Beckett's visit
Dogs lineup; Buchholz still here
Hank, Manny (not that one) & Sumoza
Sox, Dogs lineups; new outfielders
Poor A-Rod. Sox surge. Dogs sweep.
Sox & Dogs lineups
It's a confidence thing
Buchholz is done
Seventh inning: 11 pitches
Sixth inning: unearned run
Fifth inning: 8 straight
Fourth inning: 1-2-3
Third inning: 3 hits, 3 runs
Second inning: 1 hit
Buchholz retires side
What's-his-name in the lineup
Two shortstops: One you know; the other you will
Buchholz pitching Monday; Reddick on the rise
The kids are rising
Colon solid; Smith likely called back up
Buchholz and bobbleheads arrive together
More on Lars
Go Rays?
Sox can't afford to fall too far
Sox can't afford to fall too far
Paying for the draft
Game time set for 8 p.m.
Rain delay at Hadlock; lineups
Rain delay at Hadlock; lineups
Colon goes 1 inning
How will Lugo handle it?
Anderson looking like the real thing
Prospects proving themselves
Red Sox roster moves
Kyle Jackson released; Lowell on DL
What a night
Zink back to Pawtucket
Ellsbury scratched; Zink perfect through first
Murphy on the DL
Murphy on the DL
Sox-Rangers lineups
Sox get Byrd; heat on Zink
Sox get Byrd; heat on Zink
Sox get Byrd; heat on Zink
Zink, Rays, Clay
Lowrie or Lugo
Dogs game canceled
Dogs game canceled
Dogs have yet to start
Dogs have yet to start
Dogs delayed until 2 p.m.
Which prospects stay with Boston?
See Jason Run
No Moss
No Moss
Who is on the block?
Sox release Spann; lineups
So Manny options
Sox, Dogs lineups; Manny in, Pinckney not
Playing on both teams in the same game
Do you want Manny & the Captain back?
Big Papi means no Moss
Papi "almost" there; Masterson right on
Ortiz in double play and out the door
Ortiz
Ortiz in the lineup
Now it's a 9 p.m. start
Tarp off, game at 8:45
Weather update from Hadlock
Tarp on the field; game iffy
A story worth reading
Ortiz leftovers, results
Ortiz, rain, Masterson, Reddick, Almanzar
Josh Reddick coming to Portland
Dogs rained out; Bell on DL with fracture
Ortiz homers and (flash) he's still coming to Portland
Homer happy
Ortiz done for the night
Sox sign top pick; Ortiz still coming
Sea Dogs lineup; Iggy to second
Ortiz goes tonight
Dogs in All-Stars
Bell out of All-Star Game
Bowden, Corsaletti up; Anderson, Diaz coming
Youk for Teixeira?
Sox on break, in first
Sox lineup, future rotation, Ortiz
Ortiz, Lowrie, Corsaletti
Maybe Ortiz makes it to Portland
Bowden will not pitch in All-Star Game; 2 Dogs added
Buchholz factor; Masterson 1-2-3
No George Bush, but Sweet Caroline
Bowden done after 5
Tarp coming off; lineups
Game on (maybe)
Could Ortiz be coming to Portland?
Sox and Dogs lineups
Lester, Masterson, Buchholz
The Dogs' Mick comes through; Sox lineup
Dogs leading; Rays hoping
Close; and farther behind
Look for the Sox to take
Dogs lineup; Bowden still here
Masterson given the ball again
Dogs win 2-1
Bowden finally allows a hit
Dogs lineup, etc
Lester, Zink, fireworks
Dogs win; Buchholz going up?
Rays have best pitchers ready
Dogs lose; no moves yet
Bowden done after 5 2/3
Working on the edge
Pinckney with Fisher Cats; lineups
Martinez, Jackson, Pinckney
Dogs win; Pinckney released
Joba vs. Justin
Smith a picture of perseverance
Lyon finally bites back
Red Sox lineup & weather update
Does the pen need reinforcements?
Rain went away, but came back
Sox & Dogs lineups, and news
Buchholz getting ready
Theo praises Bowden
Bowden finished after 5 2/3
Dogs lineup
Theo to watch Bowden
Masterson OK; Dogs' lineup
The clicker, Doc, Bowden, lineups
Dogs rained out
Colon on DL; Chris Smith called up
Sox health news; Dogs back today
Sox swinging, Jacoby sizzlinging, KJ sailing, Picks signing
Masterson still impressive
Can Masterson hit?
Worried about Timlin?
Just when you think the bullpen is sailing ...
Buchholz not ready. Soon?
Masterson over Buchholz (for now)
Masterson starting
Bowden the next one
Sea Dogs blow 10-0 lead
Sea Dogs up 4-0
Manny's back
Edgar fills in for Zink
Zink held out from start. Hmm
Suspensions come down
Sox updates; Dogs game on
Wise heads, knuckleheads, bobbleheads
Red Sox pick a quarterback
Flaherty's teammate goes high; Dogs win
Dogs/draft news
Draft Day
Bowden, Joba, Clement
Bowden allows first hit
Bowden's sixth: 3 up, 3 down
Bowden putting up blanks
Chris Carter promoted
Ortiz's sheath, Masterson's sink
Got to love (most of) New Hampshire
Bailey starting for Sox
Moss mashes 3 home runs
Fisher Cats 7, Sea Dogs 6 after 3
Sea Dogs up 6-0; Daeges streak on
Dice-K on DL, Bailey up, lineups
Still getting those ground outs
Masterson ready (again)
Masterson replacing Dice-K?
"Fatigue" in right shoulder
Colon cool; so is Zink
Buchholz will have to wait
The pitching
Bowden, Bard ... beautiful
Homers, Schilling, and (no) Tavarez
Dogs lose; finally coming home
Pitching excess
Today's lineups
Masterson, Lester, Buchholz
Masterson to Pawtucket
Masterson done
No no-hitter
Lineups and no-hitter trivia
Lester, the lefty who almost was traded (twice)
Lester throws no-hitter
First-place Sox, Masterson, Bowden
Boston bound: Masterson, Chris Smith
Bard to Portland
Colon, Zink, Cox
Colon is ready
Bullpens
Van Every's turn?
Colon, Buchholz, Lowrie, Tavarez
Tavarez designated for assignment
Abe Alvarez released
Corey traded; Vaquedano promoted
Lancaster loses 25-1; Bard cruises
Leaking Lugo
Bell's injury an ankle sprain
The lefties go tonight
Lester needs effective wildness
Tonight's lineups
Buchholz, Bowden, Bard
Cashing in
Tonight's lineups
Help on the way?
Masterson better than it looked
Today's lineups
Good pitching matchup tonight
Sportsmanship, Moss, minors
Moss making in majors
Showdowns tonight
Moss' at-bat; Sox to spring in Sarasota?
Moss, Hansen, Cox
Sox win, ex-Dogs star
After seven: Boston-Toronto tied 0-0
Pitcher's duel after 4
Lowell in lineup; Moss still here
Masterson won't back down
Rays, Rest, Bard
Ortiz still out; Masterson here
Killer B's
Will Masterson end up in bullpen?
Sox face pitcher the Dogs beat
Zink solid, Hagadone out, Lowell elsewhere
Masterson back to Portland, Corey up
Masterson done
Sox up 3-1, Masterson allows homer
Fourth inning: crusing
Third inning: one hit
Second inning more of the same
Hitless first inning
About 80-90 pitches for Masterson
Masterson follows footsteps
Masterson will replace Hansen in Boston
Masterson pitching for Sox Thursday
Hansen up, Dice-K out
Go (ex) Dog Go
Pauley starts in place of Beckett
Hansen, Bard keep it going
Natale's broken arm; lineups
The kids are doing okay
Looking good
Slams and prospects
Lowrie back in the lineup
Murphy, Gabbard, Mendoza
Moves and lineups
You won't believe it
Moves, News & Lineups
Tonight's lineups
Lowrie, Snyder, Kottaras, & more
Portland envy
Sox & Dogs lineups
Who needs Papi?
No Papelbon, either
Ortiz out of lineup
Papelbon (fill in the blank)
Game on; Papelbon in
Tarp coming off
Today's Sox lineup
Moss, Brown hitting away
Lineups here and at Fenway
Lowrie up. Bowden next
Looking for relief
Steamer on Buckner
Tonight's lineup
All about the pitching
Reaction to Buckner
Buckner forgives
Buckner to throw first pitch
Francona speaks
Today's lineups
Red Sox trade
High on Richardson
Colon on the DL
Tired? Not these guys
Snyder out, & a look at the minors
Learning about Lancaster
Colon & the other Papelbon
Masterson, Colon shine
More trouble in New Britain
Infield problem almost canceled game
Opening day
Salaries & the farm
Clemens to Boston?
Colon, Beckett, Kielty, etc.
Sea Dogs have a roster
Thunder still a force?
Beckett getting better
The Poor Rays
Moss sent down
Lester's command
Moss the man of the moment
Brown will have to wait
Roster decisions
Buchholz in (for now), Hertzler out
Yankees S----
Damon irreplaceable?
Dice-K, Lester get starts; plus moves
House a Sea Dog
The Red Sox roster
Wakefield on Mirabelli
Dice-K's wife delivers
Lugo in the lineup
Sox win
Dice-K done
Injury update
Lineup: No Lugo
Cash is the back-up
Sox tie Rays
Colon done
Mirabelli gone
Today's lineup, etc
News from Fort Myers
Brawl in St. Petersburg
Ellsbury wins by default
Colon opening day starter?
Pap, Lopez, Lugo ...
Please Pap, sign and move on
More applause for the farm
Hansen concerns
Steinbrenner smears Red Sox Nation
39-0!
Thursday's lineups
Built to last
Bartolo Colon? Why not?
Is Epstein the best?
"A titan in baseball"
The Mr. Roger Show
Just wondering
Schilling shelved. Now what?
55 coming to camp
Kielty coming aboard
More ticket info
Monster seats, etc.
Report: Red Sox sign Casey
Pressure on Yanks' young pitchers
Mets got Santana cheap
Report: Mets land Santana
Down to Mets & Sox for Santana?
Sox add bullpen arm
Top 30 Red Sox prospects
Red Sox tickets on sale Saturday
Is Hansen going to be ready?
Pitchers coming up
Buchholz stronger
Catching crowd
What do Red Sox, Yankees need?
Red Sox signings
Top 10 Red Sox prospects
Johan? Crisp? Mirabelli?
Would you give up Clay Buchholz?
Mitchell Report hits and misses
Soon, a Salem-Portland pipeline
Gagne deal was a good one
Red Sox pitching depth
So much for Santana
Sox tickets going on sale
Under Sox control
Red Sox 2008 schedule
Six-man rotation?
It's official: Schilling re-signs
Schilling close to signing?
Sox top heavy at catcher
The dang Red Sox, and throwing strikes
Quick scenes
Tonight's lineup
Game 3 recap
Tonight's lineup
Colorado headlines
Youkilis sits; Ellsbury leads off
Tonight's lineup
Game 2 will be different
Tonight's lineups
Snyder replaces Wakefield
Wakefield off roster again
Schilling for Thursday?
World Series bound
Tonight's lineups
Millar throwing out first pitch
Ellsbury in the lineup
Beckett and Lofton, etc
Today's lineup
Ready for Game 5?
Tonight's lineups
Wakefield vs. Byrd
Trot in the lineup
Indians, bullpen, Boras
Wondering about the pitching
Sox lineup
What Ortiz said
Tonight's lineups
Wake in; Cash out; Kielty starts
Who will star for Boston?
Rotation and then some
Cleveland vs. Red Sox
Yankees alive?
Lineups; Kotchman out
Do the Angels have a chance?
Manny, the bad man, booms one
Tonight's lineup
Yankees doomed?
Do you miss Hanley Ramirez?
Sox lineup
Wakefield off roster
Dice-K Game 2 starter
Lester in the bullpen
Playoff roster
Tavarez for Schilling
Now it begins
Sox shutting down Buchholz
Maybe today
Looking for a No. 2 starter
Yankees lose
Waiting day
In control
Back to the magic number
Have a little fun
Run Julio, run
Buchholz starts Wednesday
What they said
Yanks lineup; Francona speaks
Ellsbury leading off
Roger's reception
Lineups for today
Torre on the win
Ellsbury replaces Crisp
Sox lineup; Manny still out
Dicey-K
Ortiz more than ever
Manny takes BP
Lowell, Ellsbury out
Lester, Clemens, scoreboard
Pitching, A-Rod, Dogs schedule
Beware the Rays
Matsuzaka miscalculations
Matsuzaka, Moss & maybe?
What to do with Drew?
Buchholz and innings
Magic number for Sox; big day for Dogs
Dogs lose, play Tuesday
Wondering about Buchholz and the Dogs
All Buchholz all the time
Buchholz! Dogs, & what now?
Call-ups official
Buchholz, Kennedy, Sonnanstine
Buchholz up and Dogs down
Buchholz pitching Saturday?
Who will get called up?
Eyes on Schilling
Yankees young arms
Sox on their way
Shortstops, 40-man, Masterson
Homers all around
Lester coming to Portland
Run Support
Looking for a first baseman?
Magic Number now at 33
Dogs lose again
Yankees!
Roster moves & Yankees
Buchholz wins, Ellsbury leads off
Wily Mo is traded
Francona on Buchholz
The Buchholz countdown
Sox in fine shape
Magical night
Signs point to Buchholz
Murphy, Bates promoted
Finding the No. 5 starter
The Red Sox pipeline from Portland
Going to Fenway?
Out of touch
Lowrie promoted
Masterson and Bard
Aces
Rotation, lineup changes?
Lester, bullpen, Dogs
Harry Potter and the Pawsox Trio
Still nervous?
Drop Drew on the D.L.
Lester the Good Soldier
Getting nervous?
Setting the rotation
Consider Gabbard "developed"
Over the hump thoughts
Still waiting
Tavares or Lester?
Questions for Red Sox
Fogged out
All Stars, zzzzzz
Lowrie did it. How about Lugo?
Good pitching beats ...
Bravo Bailey, Ellsbury
Ellsbury down. Schilling? Buchholz?
Francona on Ellsbury
Ellsbury now; Schilling by August?
Who's on First? (Pena?)
Ellsbury, Buchholz, Sox/Dogs
Dogs-Sox press conference
Theo on Buchholz
Ellsbury promoted to Boston
Buchholz today and then?
Rangers, Coco, PawTrio
Brandon, Bubba, Big Guy
Gabbard's oops, Masse's boo
Lester, Lugo, Lowrie ...
Who would you trade?
How about Delcarmen
Lowrie deep
It's Murphy
Murphy or Moss to the Red Sox?
Do Sox need Schilling?
Schilling watch
What's wrong with Schilling?
The enforcement code
On the other hand ...
Don't panic, but ...
Buchholz's 12 strikeouts
Drew batting leadoff?
Uh-oh, here they come
Pedroia, Lugo, Ellsbury
Trade Wily Mo, elevate Ellsbury
Kids R Developing
An $18-million Band-Aid
First bullpen move, etc.
Draft picks & prospects
Sox get a college pitcher
Who will the Sox pick
Sox lineup tweaking
Andy Pettitte. Now what?
The Killer B's
Manager has a nutty
Some good news
The 2007 Draft
Pawtucket peak
No security
J.D., Trot & Jed
Cheering for Iggy
Boss, Roger, prospects
Clemens in Boston soon?
Roger's night
Almost Roger time
What if Roger gets hit?
Tavarez vs. Mussina
Gabbard down, Delcarmen up
Feel sorry for Yankees?
Sox-Yankees rotation
Gabbard, Lester, Bates, etc.
Clemens, Bowden, & 30-0!
Hansack, Dice-K, Gabbard
Gabbard up?
Ellsbury heating up
Varitek Q & A
Bowden up, Beckett waiting
Bowden close to Portland
Beauty and the beast
Dogs lose, etc.
Buchholz done
Buchholz mowing them down
Hansack down, Buchholz?
Zink promoted
Still Developing
Knuckles
Roger that
Another arm
Ellsbury to Triple A
How long for Ellsbury?
Lester, Bard slowed
Is Abe on the way out?
Ellsbury back in the lineup
B&B's, M&M's
Quick look at the minors
When Lester comes, who goes?
Now batting ninth
Cora or Pedroia?
Unlikely ending
Won't miss the Big(ger) event
Lester on the way?
Washed out
No Dogs, an error & a hit
Dogs off, Sox pushed back
Yankees series
The Yankees are coming
Retractable roof?
Eric Crozier (who?) shines
Not a good start
If you thought that was fun ...
Timlin in, Lopez out, & more
Good morning from Boston
Ellsbury is for real
BASEBALL, finally
Hansack, Hansen impressive
No Dogs on Saturday
Colder Sea Dogs
Cold Red Sox
Buchholz okay, Papelbon fine
Lots of pitching
Give Hansen time
Sox roster set
Lopez over Delcarmen
Hansen to Pawtucket
Dice-K wildly effective
Today's lineup & notes
NH wants the Sox
Hansack sent down
Who goes? Who stays?
Coco speaks
Sox update
Today's lineup
Red Sox win
Murphy to Pawtucket
Today's lineup
The new/old closer
Papelbon closing?
Durbin retires
Checking in on Thursday AM
Heading to Florida
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Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Soxwhen he's not coaching Little League baseball.
He is married to Nancy, and the couple recently completed their lineup card
with the birth of their ninth child.
E-mail Kevin
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