[USML Announce] Never fear Cubs fans

[Brad Jansen]

Yeah, yeah. Tell me about Mason Williams. And can someone provide our
onroto info??? Pretty please.

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> Well, Professor (and Brad Lee), I'll give you credit for being cute.  But
> you're wrong.
>
> The Cubs didn't "trade" for anything and when they do it won't be for a
> reserve OF.  They spent $5.5 million on a guy that they are likely to turn
> into a bean that they can then trade for someone more interesting.  The
> best analogy is Paul Maholm who Theo turned into Arodys Vizcaino.  Remember
> that name.  He's going to be a good one (a front line starting pitcher,
> that is).  And as best I recall at about this time last year Brad Lee
> traded for a "useless bean"/"reserve outfielder" named Trout.  That seemed
> to work out pretty well.
>
> And Doug, as bad as the Cubs were last year, by my account the only
> difference between the Sox and the Cubs is that the Cubs will have a higher
> draft pick.  Both teams were sitting in front of their televisions watching
> other teams in the playoffs.
>
> That is all.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 8:35 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Never fear Cubs fans
>
>  Trading for useless beans before the weather heats up ... the Cubs have
> become the Riptorns of the National League.  Sigh ...
>
> -Andy
>
> On 11/13/12 2:16 PM, Brad Jansen wrote:
>
> Doug: You know that new Cub braintrust will trade him by mid-July for
> someone's top reserve OF prospect--if his arm lasts until then...
>
> I am still waiting for someone in this league to give me the site address
> so I can get back to what I do my best: helping my co-owners pick their
> keepers. I see that Yankees top prospect is Mason Williams--don't I have
> that guy? Hey, am I getting spammed? Anyone out there?
> --Brad "Almost All In" Badfinger
>
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Doug Shabelman <
> Doug.Shabelman at burnsent.com> wrote:
>
>>  The Professor has more reason to smile these days: his beloved Cubs
>> only spent $5.5m guaranteed money on ex-Twinkie Scott Baker (yes, the
>> recovering from arm surgery Scott Baker who missed all of 2012) to shore up
>> their pitching staff.
>>
>> Happy days on the north side!
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