<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Looks like the<font color="black" face="arial" size="2">y both figured I'd go high enough to create an asterisk guy for them, trying to pad my salary--nope.<br>
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Thanks to Klein, though, for throwing a $5 bid at Sogard--if he didn't go for $6 it would have been hard for me to roster him.<br>
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From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@harriswinick.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
Sent: Sun, Apr 7, 2013 12:57 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML Faab Balances<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Let’s not beat around the bush, Mr. B. If you want to make an allegation that the Riptorns and I cheated, then you had best go ahead and do so. The innuendo is every bit as bad.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">In fact, 6 teams bid on Happ:</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Berliners: $52</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Riptorns: $50</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Hoosier Daddies: $32</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Nukes: $21</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Block’s Bombers: $13</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Klein: $6</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">He is a rotation starter for what may be the best team in the league. Why is it surprising that the bidding was aggressive? Brad needs a starter and I have Danks on the DL and Lackey headed there imminently. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Better yet, what exactly is the advantage to either Brad or me that comes from the $51 contract? I burned $51 of FAAB for a player that will now be very hard to roster and stay under the salary cap. Brad didn’t get the pitcher he wanted and even were he to get him from me in a trade, would have a potentially similar problem. Had the bids come out in the same manner with the Nukes getting him at $51, perhaps your conspiracy nonsense wouldn’t be as out of place.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">‘nuff said.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Jeff</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"> <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>Mark Blocker<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 07, 2013 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML Faab Balances</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Yes, an interesting bidding result. Here were the bids:</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Let's see on which team Mr. Happ ends up....</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Now, back to my perch....</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Jim Barrett <<a href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">$51 for this guy?, 1st bidding week of season. Gimme a break!<br>
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On Apr 6, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Andy Klein <<a href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com">anrklein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 5:27 PM, <<a href="mailto:rickgam@comcast.net">rickgam@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"> Move on everyone, there's nothing to be seen amongst this week's FAAB crop!<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:">"Jeffrey Winick" <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>><br>
<b>To: </b>"USML Announcements" <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Saturday, April 6, 2013 4:17:35 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [USML Announce] USML Faab Balances</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">It sounds to me like someone has been making some FAAB bids, huh?</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">You going for an upgrade over Mr. Keppinger or trolling for an outfielder that actually plays?</span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 06, 2013 4:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
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