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Front Office Thinking: Fun With Inferences

Before diving into analysis, let us “oldies but goodies” acknowledge the passing of a true icon, Big Bird — known to few as Caroll Spinney, the man who adorned the 8’ 2” costume and provided the signature voice for 49 years. Upon hearing the news, Oscar The Grouch as so grief-stricken that he forgot to bang his garbage lid twice and as a result Cookie Monster looked foolish flailing at a slider. As for Snuffleupagus, he seems a bit depressed. Anyhoo...

Front offices don’t come out and tell fans what they are, and are not, planning to do.