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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'>Darvish is going to be a Cub.<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><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>springkerb@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] First Bid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Just don't bother to bid on Darvish. He's under contract.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@harriswinick.com><br>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 2:40 pm<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_c2e907c2-a278-485f-8f7b-841eaa76dcaa"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Mr. Pujols is closely identified with the team that all Chicago sports fan have <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>grown up hating. I suppose this could lead to him being on Fruiter's team as <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>well, but John generally keeps his powder dry for prospect pitchers. <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>On the other hand, on further reflection, Klein's $1 pitcher strategy (better <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>known as the bad pitcher strategy), will free up plenty of dollars for the <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>bidding extravaganza. <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Jeff <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] On Behalf Of <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Blocker, Mark B.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 2:29 PM<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>To: USML Announcements<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Not following the first sentence. Please explain.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] On Behalf Of <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Jeffrey Winick<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 2:23 PM<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>To: <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Quintessential Blocker player. I'll set the over/under at $52 and give<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>2-1 odds that he ends up on the Bombers. 4-1 odds that he doesn't end up on the <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Red Hots. No way that Rich spends what it will take. The long shot here is <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Dennis. You never know how these young guys will react.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>From: Andy Klein <<a href="mailto:anrklein@yahoo.com">anrklein@yahoo.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 9:15 am<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Subject: [USML Announce] First Bid<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Albert Pujols, one dollar ...<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-Andy<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________announce mailing <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:listannounce@usml.nethttp">listannounce@usml.nethttp</a>://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>announce mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To comply with certain U.S. Treasury regulations, <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>we inform you that, unless expressly stated otherwise, any U.S. federal tax <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>advice contained in this communication, including attachments, was not intended <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>avoiding any penalties that may be imposed on such taxpayer by the Internal <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Revenue Service. 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