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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sorry, I only listen to a real roto writer tell me about my pitcher being the 4<sup>th</sup> or 5<sup>th</sup> best pitcher in the pen.  There’s really only
 one writer/reporter in your family, Kerbs, and you aren’t it.<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>springkerb@aol.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 04, 2013 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] No way? Jose!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I don't think it does, but Coke has a career ERA above 4 (even though often used as a lefty specialist) and no confidence on the part
 of his manager.  Even if Valverde doesn't reclaim the job, Phil Coke is about the 4th or 5th best pitcher in the Tigers' pen.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Doug Shabelman <<a href="mailto:Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com">Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com</a>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 2:04 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] No way? Jose!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">So one blown save means “struggled to find a ninth-inning solution?”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Go White Sox- Tigers suck…as does that lame roto writer.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><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">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, April 04, 2013 2:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] No way? Jose!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">04.04:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Tigers signed RHP
<a href="http://baseball2.onroto.com/baseball/webnew/display_player_profile.pl?USML+3+622&session_id=05N4wdBAxStaRZXa2yLs7jCNd" target="_blank">
Jose Valverde</a> to a minor league contract. <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(The Tigers said all offseason that they had no interest in bringing Valverde back, but they've struggled to find a ninth-inning solution and the minor league deal
 comes with very little risk. Valverde will do some throwing at the Tigers' spring training complex before joining Triple-A Toledo. If he pitches well for the Mud Hens, he could climb back onto Detroit's roster. Which makes him a worthwhile stash in deeper
 fantasy leagues. The 35-year-old right-hander has a May 5 opt-out clause.)</span></em>
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