[USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job

Jim Barrett chicagojab at gmail.com
Mon Mar 7 14:20:09 EST 2011


I have a Royal on my reserve roster - the next coming of George Brett,  
Mike Moustakas!

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On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:14 PM, rickgam at comcast.net wrote:

> Greetings;
>
>      It's really too bad this didn't come up a few days ago.  As  
> part of my mysterious job with the USDA, I was at
>
> the Shedd Aquarium Thursday for a compliance inspection of their  
> Amazon Basin exhibit.  If only I'd known, I could have slipped a  
> couple of their lovely specimens (e.g. the Blaberus giganteus -  
> Giant Cockroach, or the tastier Scolependra gigantean - Peruvian  
> Giant Centipede) into my bag for Sunday morn.
>
>      In the Potpourri category, did anyone else notice that the  
> Royals were almost shut out.  If not for John F. and myself, the  
> USML would have turned our collective backs on poor KC.  And there  
> seem to be an inordinate amount of FAs under contract this year.   
> Everyone excepting Mssrs. Winick and Jansen have multiple FAs.   
> These two gents have zero.  And Andy and I are the only two fellows  
> ready to take full advantage of this year's deep draft who chose not  
> to clutter up our rosters with those annoying minor leaguers.   
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.   See you at 8:00 sharp on  
> Sunday!
>
>     Rick
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Winick" <jwinick at harriswinick.com>
> To: "USML Announcements" <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 1:37:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job
>
>
> Only if Rick joins me.
>
> Jeffrey H. Winick
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> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net]  
> On Behalf Of springkerb at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job
>
> The bugs aren't really out in force until the weather gets warmer.   
> Are you willing to defer the payoff until June, when the big, juicy  
> ones are available?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick at harriswinick.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 1:14 pm
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job
>
> Brad Lee,
>
> I saw it.  I also saw that Ozzie said that "ideally" Thornton will  
> be his
> closer.  In the immortal words of Rick Gammons (who, I will point  
> out, did not
> fulfill his promise) "I will eat a bug" if Thornton doesn't start  
> the season as
> the White Sox closer.
>
> That is all.
>
> The King
>
> Jeffrey H. Winick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net]  
> On Behalf Of
> Brad Jansen
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:13 PM
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> Subject: [USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job
>
> from espn.....
>
> Thornton deal doesn't end battle at closer March, 6, 2011 Mar  
> 61:52PM CTEmail
> Print Comments By Doug PadillaGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Just because Matt  
> Thornton
> signed a two-year, $12 million extension on Sunday that could grow  
> to $18
> million if the White Sox activate his option year, it doesn't mean  
> the closer
> battle has been decided.
>
> Thornton is the favorite to eventually land the role full time, but  
> guys like
> Chris Sale, Sergio Santos and Jesse Crain remain in the mix.
>
> [+] EnlargeAP Photo/Morry Gash
> Matt Thornton and the White Sox agreed to a two-year, $12 million  
> contract
> extension on Sunday."No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,"
> pitching coach Don Cooper said when asked if a decision at closer  
> had been made.
> "We're still trying to work on what we need to get right with each  
> guy. I don't
> believe that's going to be talked about at least until our next  
> meeting and I
> don't even know when that's scheduled.
>
>
>
>
> BLJ sez: Jeffrey, if Matt were gonna be annointed closer, they'd  
> have said so.
> You still have a day to dump him--you can thank me for the good  
> advice.....
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