[USML Announce] Berliners At The Precipice

[rickgam at comcast.net]

Jeff; 
Them's fightin' words! I'm down from 9 DL guys to 7, soon to be 6 now, and like Mr. Jansen points out, 
I've got loads of space to play with and plenty of keepers as I'm barely above $200. Let the battle begin! 
Rick Braveheart (or Delusional Heart, we'll find out) 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Winick" <jhwinick at aol.com> 
To: announce at usml.net 
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:09:35 AM 
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Berliners At The Precipice 

Brad Lee, 

Are those "warm regards" or the "warm bucket of spit" that John Nance 
Gardner once famously referred to? No need to answer - I think it's 
self evident. 

I am curious though since you seem to quote from my email. Where did I 
use the terms "load" or "owe"? Again - no need to answer - I didn't. 

I made a statement and an indication in interest in a trade. No 
intimidation was intended, nor do I (apparently unlike you) think so 
little of my competition to believe that they would be intimidated. 
That fact is that the likely winner of this league is going to be the 
Brats, the Nukes or the Berliners. The standings suggest, at least to 
me, that the remaining teams have too much ground to make up. And 
you're correct that each of the "non-contenders" have DL players just 
like the Berliners. The difference is their place in the standings 
versus where the Berliners sit. 

But thanks, as always for your ever so valuable insight. 

Jeff 




-----Original Message----- 
From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> 
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net> 
Sent: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 10:48 am 
Subject: [USML Announce] Berliners At The Precipice 


Jeffrey: 
I do not know what algebraic formula you used, but my best advice to 
you is to retain your players that will "load" your team next year, or 
so you think. 
You put too much stock in the DL players on your roster. Heck, if 
all of them perform as you expect, you would not need to solicit a dump 
deal now, wouldya? Feliz will be a middle reliever, Santos will be 
lucky to set-up, Danks likely won't pitch again this season and 
Markakis is well, Markakis--modest power, modest BA (but certainly 
better than that Pearce fellow you spent $16 to acquire). That said, 
if you can acquire about 15 new players through your dump deals with 
the Bombers and AYM you very well may not need much from your DL guys. 
I also am offended how your "math" subtracts the Red Hots, Daddies 
and LMC from the pennant chase. Each of those teams can follow your 
lead and point to injured players who soon will lead them to the 
Promised Land. And, each of those teams can point to various cheap 
keeps to offer in deals, as can the Nukes and Brats. 
So, don't try to restrict trade or intimidate those of us (in 
particular, the K-9) who carry the goods you seek to purchase at 
discounted prices. We don't "owe" you anything or anyone, no matter how 
you calculate the ways to manipulate us. 

--With warm regards. 
Running Dog Jansen 


On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> 
wrote: 
Gentlemen, 

I've done the math and I encourage you to do the same. Short of a 
significant and unlikely turn of events, this league will be won by one 
of three teams this year: Brats, Nukes or Berliners. I've sent out 
feelers to those of you who aren't likely champions and the lack of 
response suggests that either you disagree with my assessment, you're 
biding your time or you're willing to settle for a finish somewhere 
other than first without having improved your prospects for next year. 

Despite the tales of woe spouted by my good buddy Brad Lee, my title 
prospects remain strong. Wil Myers will be recalled soon. Nick 
Markakis, John Danks, Neftali Feliz and Sergio Santos should return 
shortly after the break. And sooner or later Hosmer, Youkilis and 
Moore will heat up to the extent they haven't already. And yet, I sit 
a mere three points behind the Brats and only 2 1/2 points behind the 
Nukes. 

Hosmer, Cabrera, Doumit, AJax, Santana, Plouffe, Moore, Nova and Peavy 
are all sure to help a team next year. And prospects like Myers, 
Machado, Lindor, Buxton and Walker will provide help for the future 
and/or trade bait. 

If there's no interest in a deal beyond the nonsense that Brad Lee has 
been sending my way lately, then so be it. I'll see if my team has the 
cojones to pull this off without any outside help and then come back 
next year loaded for a repeat. But if you want to get a head start on 
the 2013 Damon - you know where to find me. 

That is all. 

Jeff 


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