[USML Announce] A Pulitzer For Jeffrey?

[Andrew Klein]

It's not in the Indy Barnes & Noble yet.  Damn it, Jeff!  The least you 
could do is FedEx a copy to me.

-Andy

PS:  Looks like Ricketts is getting the Cubs.  Mark B. ... I assume this 
means the USML will have skybox at Wrigley.

jhwinick at aol.com wrote:
> Brad Lee,
>
> It appears to be your literary genius that is worthy of praise rather 
> than my own.  The consonance in "tattooed tower of trouble" is 
> beautiful.  Of course, it belongs to you, not me.  I don't believe I 
> commented on Mr. Hamilton at all.  The same is true of Sherrill.  And 
> while I did address Wood, my comments were more detailed and, not 
> surprisingly, far more glowing.  Since you got things right for 
> Verlander, it is clear that you bought the magazine and I thank you 
> for that.
>
> To Mr. Klein, I express my heartfelt disappointment that the Klein 
> reference was once again cut.  I'm afraid that I have yet to find a 
> way to weave you into a comment that isn't inscrutible to everyone but 
> those on this mailing list.  In the meantime, you still have Alex P's 
> autograph that I brought you back from Arizona a few years ago.  That 
> will have to suffice until I try once again next year.
>
> To Mr. Blocker, I'm sure you'll be pleased to note that they failed to 
> replace my caricature, so its still Jaba the Hut next to my name.  
> More importantly, if I haven't yet said so, thank you for coming up 
> with TOeFuKi.  Not only does it save a few keystrokes, but its fun to 
> say.  And you must know how much it means to me that you're willing to 
> acknowledge my status.  Truly humbling.
>
> And by the way, does anyone know of a spam filter that will prevent me 
> from ever again having to read an email with the words Brad Jansen, 
> Jessica Biel and Mrs. Hand in the same paragraph? 
>
> That is all.
>
> TOeFuKi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 1:03 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] A Pulitzer For Jeffrey?
>
> Ricky G, I have no idea what you sent cos my firewalls always spam yer 
> stuff but I'm breathless cos I just picked up my oh-nine edition of 
> /Fantasy Baseball Guide/ and I gotta say, Jeffrey, it was a choice 
> between /Maxim/ and your mag and all I can say is Jessica Biel is just 
> gonna have to wait for Mrs. Hand and who cares about/  your /picture 
> when you write as pretty as you do....if the Pulitzer Prize Committee 
> establishes an award in the non-fiction category for fantasy baseball 
> my gawd your the first one canonized I swear....your words, your 
> analysis, your insight....about Josh Hamilton, Lord Jeffrey says: "No 
> price is too high for this tattooed tower of trouble...."     About 
> George Sherrill he muses, "This lefty twirler last year closed the 
> door on those who doubted his ability to amass saves...bid early and 
> bid heavy."   When it comes to Justin Verlander, he opines, "Expect a 
> return to prom inence for the Tigers and their ace." (So that's cool 
> cos we get baseball team standings projected for us, too)..... And of 
> course there's Brandon Wood: "Go get this guy."  It's terse, yet 
> poignant. I laughed, I cried, I'm never going to stop reading this.
>  
> Next year Jeff will try writing his analysis in haiku.  I've already 
> pre-ordered.
>  
> Brad The Breathless
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