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That restates my position in the original post.
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The fact that Taro and Dr. N are agreed as to the social dynamics here is convincing. It weighs heavily.
But IMHO, to imagine that Nero was in negotiations for 3 days, merely for the sake of talking the Mariners into accepting a $0 buyout and publishing a nice press release, is pretty naive. :- )
Appearances are appearances, but when you're at a closing table signing 120 pages of documents with millions on the line, Alan Nero isn't there to give away money he doesn't have to...