[USML Announce] Trade Talk

[Blocker, Mark B.]

Gee, Brad, this is like the third concession e-mail I have received from you this year.  Each time, such an e-mail is followed by some trade announcement that suggests you are competing for this year, and usually some song-parody explanation.  Until I see a real offer from you (and accompanying Beatles mock-up) for some of my many keepers, I will just assume you are competing.  For what its worth, I like the Badfinger signature better than the "Becalmed" one.
 
 By the way, to save you some time, since I know you write lots of e-mails, I drafted up your next trade announcement, to be used right after Vlad is hurt again (presumably soon):
 
"The Berliners and the Riptorns announce the following mutually beneficial swap-back deal:  Riptorns trade Vlad The Impaler to Berliners for Josh Hamilton and _______ [insert name of low A ball bean]."
 
  -- Mark B.
 


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	From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Brad Jansen
	Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:09 AM
	To: USML Announcements
	Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Trade Talk
	
	
	Rich, Mark:
	  Nice. A brilliant piece of roto fantasy performance art.  Mark, don't worry, you need not engage in any ploys to dissuade me from making other deals to in some vain attempt to catch you. I CONCEDE already. The next trade I make, if any, will be for one of your keepers.
	Until your next show,
	I remain,
	Brad Lee Becalmed
	
	
	On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at itinker.net> wrote:
	

		Oops -- my bad.  That message was intended for Blocker and not everyone.
		 
		Well -- if anyone wants to send me an undervalued closer for Nathan and a hitting upgrade, I'd entertain offers.
		 
		-- Rich

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		From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Richard E. Robbins
		Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:12 PM
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		Subject: [USML Announce] Trade Talk
		
		

		How about a deal where I send you Nathan plus a hitter in return for Francisco and a bean -- and I guess we need to do something to make it balanced too since our first deal was probably not balanced.

		-- Rich 


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