<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>It's lonely at the top, right? I feel your pain. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 5, 2013, at 8:08 AM, "Blocker, Mark B." <<a href="mailto:mblocker@Sidley.com">mblocker@Sidley.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
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I guess he did not want to dump to the team in first place.<br>
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<b>From: </b><a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a> [<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a>]<br>
<b>Sent: </b>Thursday, April 04, 2013 10:37 PM Central Standard Time<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Deal: Rips-Nukes Edition<br>
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<font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Blocker was <font color="black" face="arial" size="2">trying to get Brad to dump to him, but I beat him to it. Rich and Jeff--you are soooooo toast. I'm comin' after you.</font></font>
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<div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Brad Jansen <<a href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com">bljansen@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 5:32 pm<br>
Subject: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Deal: Rips-Nukes Edition<br>
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<div id="AOLMsgPart_2_42777394-52e7-43bf-b407-17d27fd63c87"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">The Riptorns and Nukes are pleased to announce the following transaction, all of which is in accord with the USML Constitution and the Boundaries of Good Taste:</font></font>
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<div><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">The Riptorns trade Aaron Hicks and Carlos Carrasco to the Nukes.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">The Nukes trade Matt Joyce and Grant Balfour to the Riptorns.</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Andy, if your SP is so deep that you can afford to keep studs like Ubaldo and Humber on your reserve roster, we need to talk.</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">That is all.</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">--Brother Brad Lee<br></font></font>
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