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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'>Yea – he sucks too and didn’t have much of a season in 2012. But what I sent around is what Hicks is doing in Venezuela right now. <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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As they say – “he who sucks last, sucks most.” <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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Doug Shabelman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Aaron Hick[s]-ups<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>How about “the next Mike Trout,” Joe Benson? Ummm, oh yeah, hit .202 this past year….<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><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>Jeffrey Winick<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 12, 2012 2:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Aaron Hick[s]-ups<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Looks like young Mr. Hicks still hasn't figured out how to hit. I'll put the odds at him manning center field for the Twins on Opening Day at 15-1. And that's only because I don't want to upset Brad Lee too much during the holiday season.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:whitesmoke'><tr><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>TEAM</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>LEAGUE</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>PLAYER, POS</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>AVG</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>AB</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>R</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>H</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>2B</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>3B</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>HR</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>OBP</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>SLG</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MIN<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>VWL<span class=apple-tab-span> </span> Aaron Hicks<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>OF<span class=apple-tab-span> </span> .204 54 9 11 2 0<span class=apple-tab-span> </span> 1 .306 .296<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 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