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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Right, just like the relativity associated with Mike Trout and “top prospect, 2012.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ohhh, let the barbs start to fly!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>Brad Jansen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] It's Thumbs Down For Daddies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Strong" is a relative term, especially when used in the same sentence as "closer" and "Capps" and "Melancon."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Doug Shabelman <<a href="mailto:Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com">Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Well, that’s three strong closers on my ballclub now, maybe someone with a surplus of outfielders
wants to give me a call…..operators ARE standing by, so let me know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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DS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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"">
<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, April 03, 2012 12:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] It's Thumbs Down For Daddies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong>ITEM</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong>The
</strong><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/bos/boston-red-sox" target="_blank"><strong>Boston Red Sox</strong></a><strong> thought they had
</strong><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6373/jonathan-papelbon" target="_blank"><strong>Jonathan Papelbon</strong></a><strong>'s replacement in
</strong><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/30096/andrew-bailey" target="_blank"><strong>Andrew Bailey</strong></a><strong>, but the closer might not be ready to step in for a while.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong>Red Sox team doctors examined Bailey, and a team source told ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes that he expects the right-hander to have surgery on the injured thumb of his pitching hand. Bailey will get a second opinion from Dr. Robert Graham in Cleveland
and could undergo a procedure later Tuesday if the doctor agrees with the diagnosis. It's not clear how long Bailey would be out if he needs surgery.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hoosier Daddies. Nathan last closer standing on this team that has
<strong>BIT THE HAND OF FATE.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Berliners. The competition is either too mediocre or too banged up to contend against this megateam that already has the
<strong>Damon IN HAND</strong>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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