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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am not suggesting he is a candidate for “draft day steal.” He’s not. But you lampooned him (or more accurately, my purchase of him) most of the year, and I was just wondering if you had a change of heart after he slugged 34 HRs. He certainly never hit the .260 that was projected on my software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>Brad Jansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 2:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers:ARiptorn'sPerspective<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Jeez, Mark, he's at 18. I just got started!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com">mblocker@sidley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Brad:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> Also, where do you come out on Mark Reynolds? Too big a BA hit to warrant the $$$, or about fair value?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brad Jansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:10 PM <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: ARiptorn'sPerspective<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'>My Dear Brother Blocker:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> My email stated that Alex Gordon was the winner of the <strong>$5</strong> division of the Steal of the Draft Award.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> Had you exercised some restraint, you would eventually receive a dispatch that discusses all other division winners. Mr. Melky certainly was a candidate for the<strong> $6</strong> division, but in light of your conduct I disqualify him and instead award the trophy in the $6 division to Alexi Ogando: 13 wins, 3.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 123 Ks.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> Cabrera, however, will remain in competition for the $6 steal of the draft whose name ends in vowel, where he may fare better against the likes of Torrealba and Olivo. In fact, I think every $6 player except Capps has a name that ends in a vowel. Funny how life works.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'>Brother Brad <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'>On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Blocker, Mark B. <<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" target="_blank">mblocker@sidley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Steal of the draft award? Can we at least declare co-winners?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Alex Gordon 22-86-17-.303 (99 runs)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Melky Cabrera 18-83-20-.302 (96 runs)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> -- Mark B.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brad Jansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:37 AM </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A Riptorn'sPerspective</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'>He's a keeper, no doubt, but the sentence would get too long.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'>But my Original Point stands:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> Red Hots: championship, a parade, cash payout, plus keeper Crisp<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> Daddies: Alex Gordon, winner of the Steal of The Draft Award, $5 class<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> Brats: 4th place and Weeks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'> Rips: nothing. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in'><br><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br>IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To comply with certain U.S. Treasury regulations, we inform you<br>that, unless expressly stated otherwise, any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this<br>communication, including attachments, was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be<br>used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be imposed on such <br>taxpayer by the Internal Revenue Service. 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