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<b>To</b>: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I agree. Don’t take the bait when some middle aged bastard posts a comment. (Hmmm – that sounds like good advice. No more responding to Brad Lee.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">But I’ll be very surprised if adding Jose Veras is enough to move you out of last place in saves (and that’s giving you the benefit of the doubt that he holds
onto the job). If you’re serious about gaining a point or two, I’d go looking for one more guy. You might want to talk to Mr. Kerber – he’s got Balfour. But it’s going to take considerably more than Bud Norris to pry him away. I might try to tempt him
with Jarrod Dyson. He just might like that.<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>Richard Robbins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 30, 2013 5:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal - Brats and AFVs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oh heck, there's no point in attempting to defend any trade. By the way, if you're going to punt a category, saves is a good one.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Dennis Adams <<a href="mailto:dadams17@gmail.com" target="_blank">dadams17@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I definitely understand why my trade does not seem to make much sense for my team, so I will quickly offer a defense of the trade (or at least my thinking behind it). I absolutely needed a closer and was not willing to pay the price the
Brats wanted for Perkins. Norris may have been a slightly high price for a closer on the worst team, but I do think he will at least hold the job all year because the Astros have no incentive to audition anyone else. Also, my pitching staff is a lot of guys
(Weaver, Hellickson, Anderson, even Porcello hopefully) who will post solid ERA/WHIP numbers so Norris stands to only blow up their progress. It is also entirely possible that Norris is unplayable a month or so into the season. Finally, if my team is going
to compete at all this year, I can't afford to post a zero in saves. Hopefully the few saves Veras will offer will at least boost me up slightly from the saves cellar. My team is always a work in progress though so don't think I'm done yet!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com" target="_blank">jhwinick@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself.<br>
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From: Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net" target="_blank">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal - Brats and AFVs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Yeah, that makes about as much sense as trading a number 2 starter for a fringy infielder that's kind of like Macier Izturis but without the speed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Let me know where I can get a Bud Norris bobblehead. . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com" target="_blank">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">First reaction: Way too much talk about Bud Norris in this league.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Second reaction: Great to see so much trade action this season. But once again, despite potentially being in the thick of it, another trade goes down that doesn’t
involve Mr. B. The clock is ticking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Third reaction: Why would anyone trade away a #1 starter (even a bad one on a bad team) for a journeyman reliever like Jose Veras (even if he should get the first
shot at closing the very few games that Houston wins)? I don’t think Skippy helped himself with this one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
<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>Richard Robbins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 30, 2013 4:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal - Brats and AFVs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Now that's an outcome determinative trade. With Bud on their side, the Brats are a lock to repeat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 3:47 PM, <<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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From: Dennis Adams <<a href="mailto:dadams17@gmail.com" target="_blank">dadams17@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
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Subject: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal - Brats and AFVs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dennis F. Adams III<br>
Candidate, Juris Doctor 2013<br>
Northwestern University School of Law <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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