<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Don't touch my junk.<br>
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From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@harriswinick.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 4:19 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Cherington has already said that the Red Sox aren’t bidding. The Yankees are an obvious possibility, but they haven’t had the best of luck with Japanese pitchers. Most importantly, Mr. Epstein has a track record with bidding on Japanese players and although Dice-K didn’t work out well, Darvish is the type of young player (27) that he loves to build around. </SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">One of two possibilities here: (i) he signs in the NL and you’re out of luck or (ii) he signs with the Yankees and turns into what nearly all Yankees pitchers turn into – junk. </SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">The good news is that if he signs with the Yankees you’ll definitely be able to pawn him off on Blocker before he completely loses value. As I recall, Mr. B was all over Irabu.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "> <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>] <B>On Behalf Of </B><A href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</A><br>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:14 PM<br>
<B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</A><br>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></div>
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From: Jeffrey Winick <<A href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</A>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<A href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</A>><br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 4:11 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">Darvish is going to be a Cub.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "> <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A> [<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B><A href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">springkerb@aol.com</SPAN></U></A><br>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:10 PM<br>
<B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:announce@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce@usml.net</SPAN></U></A><br>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></div>
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From: Jeffrey Winick <<A href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">jwinick@harriswinick.com</SPAN></U></A>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<A href="mailto:announce@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce@usml.net</SPAN></U></A>><br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 2:40 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></div>
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<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 </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></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 </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">well, but John generally keeps his powder dry for prospect pitchers. </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">On the other hand, on further reflection, Klein's $1 pitcher strategy (better </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">known as the bad pitcher strategy), will free up plenty of dollars for the </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">bidding extravaganza. </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Jeff </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">-----Original Message-----</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">From: <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A> [<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A>] On Behalf Of </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Blocker, Mark B.</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 2:29 PM</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">To: USML Announcements</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Not following the first sentence. Please explain.</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">-----Original Message-----</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">From: <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A> [<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</SPAN></U></A>] On Behalf Of </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Jeffrey Winick</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 2:23 PM</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">To: <A href="mailto:announce@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce@usml.net</SPAN></U></A></SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Subject: Re: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Quintessential Blocker player. I'll set the over/under at $52 and give</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></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 </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></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 </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Dennis. You never know how these young guys will react.</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Jeff</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">-----Original Message-----</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">From: Andy Klein <<A href="mailto:anrklein@yahoo.com"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">anrklein@yahoo.com</SPAN></U></A>></SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">To: USML Announcements <<A href="mailto:announce@usml.net"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">announce@usml.net</SPAN></U></A>></SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 9:15 am</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Subject: [USML Announce] First Bid</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Albert Pujols, one dollar ...</SPAN></TT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="BACKGROUND: white"><TT><SPAN 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