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<P CLASS="bc738762-fd6a-487b-bb2d-14fec99a155f"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dennis: I understand that imitation is a form of flattery. Here, you can learn from Brad. Here was his response when I asked about him waiving two pieces from the Treasure Trove he recently received from Berliners:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brother Mark:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I know JHW traded me 4 players besides Montero--should those others be of any concern to me?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brother Brad Lee <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So you can just write this:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brother Brad:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I know JF traded me 4 players besides Lawrie---should those others be of concern to me?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> -- Mark B.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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>Dennis Adams<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Do over?<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'>The Yankees may or may not know what's going on. They may or may not be telling the whole story. Pineda may or may not be totally fine next year. Regardless, the AFV will still head into next season with Brett Lawrie. There were maybe 2 other players I deemed worthy of Pujols' value and I am pretty pleased with Lawrie and his contract. Mauer and Morneau could certainly be very productive, but Sal Perez should be just as good as Mauer next year in terms of batting average and probably has more pop. Even if Pineda doesnt work out I'm still looking at a core of:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Lawrie ($10), Sal Perez ($13), V-Mart ($10), Brett Anderson ($5), Leonys Martin ($7), plus players TBD received from Cano and prospects like Betances and Hultzen and a lot of dough to spend on draft day. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Glad I could make some early noise though!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Brad Jansen <<a href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com" target="_blank">bljansen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Rick, good point. And may I add it's only take me minutes to recover from my colonoscopies and I'm back at the table enjoying my burger and fries. The Yankees don't know what's goin' on.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>--Brad<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:45 AM, <<a href="mailto:rickgam@comcast.net" target="_blank">rickgam@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greetings;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> I've been wondering about that myself. Not that I'm an expert, but arthroscopy on a torn labrum shutting down a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>23 year old for a year? WTH. I'm old enough to be his grandpa and had reconstructive surgery to repair torn tendons, labrum, and rotator cuff just over 3 weeks ago and am already out of the sling as of today. Granted, I'm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>not supposed to lift more than 10 pounds for another few months, but given my recovery so far, Doc says I'll be <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>able to swing a golf club and baseball bat by the fall. I know that's not throwing a baseball to major leaguers, but<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>there must be something the Yankee docs aren't telling us. Kids today!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Rick <o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr align=center size=2 width="100%"></span></div><p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"JOHN FRUIT (FAF ADVISORS INC.)" <<a href="mailto:jfruit1@bloomberg.net" target="_blank">jfruit1@bloomberg.net</a>><br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:09:38 AM <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [USML Announce] Do over?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>precisely...but I would put an even greater risk of Morneau going down any day <br>now as > 75%. Dennis is a big boy, he knew what he was getting into. Pineda is <br>just 23 yrs old and as Dennis suggests, this is good news in that he shuts down <br>immediately and will be strong like bull for 2013, how can arthroscopic surgery <br>take more than a year to heal? I know a lot more than that crazy Yankees' team <br>doctor, anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>announce mailing list<br><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><br>_______________________________________________<br>announce mailing list<br><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-- <br>Dennis F. Adams III<br>Candidate, Juris Doctor 2013<br>Northwestern University School of Law<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></P>
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