[USML Announce] Rips Set Their Sale For Closer Job

[anrklein at gmail.com]

We're allowed to draft minor leaguers? How come no one ever told me ...??

On Mar 7, 2011 3:14pm, 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 (eg 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



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> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 1:37:24 PM
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> Only if Rick joins me.

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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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> 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>
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> 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. WinickHarris | Winick LLP333 West Wacker DriveSuite  
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> Brad JansenSent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:13 PMTo: USML  
> AnnouncementsSubject: [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 GashMatt 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  
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