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<P class=985a7d1d-6c7d-4b00-87e4-6ab62cb1caf0><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Are you guys really serious? With all the complaining and chest pounding about injuries and poor performances have either of you bothered to take a look at the roster of the last place team?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>As long as we’re having a pity party, how about this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Alex Rios $24 - .168 Batting Average<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Alexi Casilla $13 - .190 Batting Average and 2 stolen bases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Edwin Encarnacion $10 – No home runs – zero.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Carl Crawford $39 - .181 Batting Average and 4 stolen bases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Nick Swisher $13 - .231 and 1 Home Run.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Austin Jackson $5 - .188 Batting Average and 3 stolen bases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Jarrod Saltalamachia $2 - .204 Batting Average and No home runs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Travis Snider $10 - .184 Batting Average and IN THE MINORS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>And those are just the highlights. If you’re looking for someone (ANYONE) who’s hitting anywhere near their historic numbers, you won’t find him on my team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>But that’s just the hitting. How about the pitching, you say?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Brian Matusz $7 – DL for at least another few weeks and maybe more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Matt Thornton $10 – Need I say more?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Brett Cecil $8 – 6.86 ERA/1.66 Whip and IN THE MINORS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Mark Rzepczynski $3 – Not in the rotation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>So quit your bitchin!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>The King (sorta)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Jeffrey H. 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<P class=985a7d1d-6c7d-4b00-87e4-6ab62cb1caf0><div class=WordSection1><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> announce-bounces@usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Blocker, Mark B.<br /><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:51 AM<br /><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br /><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Rotation Draft<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D>Rich:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D> My team reflects the worst team draft in USML history, so anything you can offer up, I can top. To wit: $26 – F. Liriano.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D> -- Mark B.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=color:#1F497D><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> announce-bounces@usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Robbins<br /><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:45 AM<br /><b>To:</b> 'USML Announcements'<br /><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Rotation Draft<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'>Did I really pay $25 for Vernon Wells? What a friggin waste of money.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style=margin-left:.5in><div class=MsoNormal align=center style=text-align:center><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center /></span></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> announce-bounces@usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Blocker, Mark B.<br /><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 9:34 AM<br /><b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br /><b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Rotation Draft</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>If you are wondering about the impact of having one less team, nowhere is that more evident that in the rotation draft, which was filled with useful players. Here are my nominations for the best rotation draft picks based on play so far.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Round 1; Hafner, F. Garcia, B. Boesch<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Rounds 2-3: Rauch (a full time closer!), Fuentes (7 saves!), J. Francis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Rounds 4-6: C. Jackson, S. Santos, M. Trumbo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Rounds 7-17: B. McCarthy, B. 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