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<P class=66727566-a8c4-4a42-a424-5150e6e710d5><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Already discussed offline with Jeff. The email did not accuse anyone of anything, and sincere apologies to all if it reads otherwise. <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'><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 style=margin-left:.5in><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> Sunday, April 07, 2013 12:58 PM<br /><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br /><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML Faab Balances<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In fact, 6 teams bid on Happ:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Berliners: $52<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Riptorns: $50<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hoosier Daddies: $32<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nukes: $21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Block’s Bombers: $13<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Klein: $6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>‘nuff said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><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 style=margin-left:.5in><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"'> <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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Yes, an interesting bidding result. Here were the bids:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Riptorns: $50<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Berliners: $52<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Let's see on which team Mr. Happ ends up....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>Now, back to my perch....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Jim Barrett <<a href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com" target="_blank">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>$51 for this guy?, 1st bidding week of season. Gimme a break!<br /><br />Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><br />On Apr 6, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Andy Klein <<a href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com" target="_blank">anrklein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style=margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in>You never know what might Happ-en, Rick ...<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>-Andy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in>On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 5:27 PM, <<a href="mailto:rickgam@comcast.net" target="_blank">rickgam@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Move on everyone, there's nothing to be seen amongst this week's FAAB crop!<br /> Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style=margin-left:.5in;text-align:center><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center /></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Jeffrey Winick" <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com" target="_blank">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>><br /><b>To: </b>"USML Announcements" <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">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<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It sounds to me like someone has been making some FAAB bids, huh?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You going for an upgrade over Mr. Keppinger or trolling for an outfielder that actually plays?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><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"'> <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, April 06, 2013 4:16 PM<br /><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br /><b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] USML Faab Balances</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in>I think Mark needs to clean up the FAAB settings. It looks like some old adjustments persist.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in>-- Rich<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style=mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in><br /><br />This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.mimecast.com" target="_blank">http://www.mimecast.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style=margin-left:.5in><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br /><br />This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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