<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">Greetings;<br> Alright, Klein & Robbins twisted my arm and are making me do it. I know I'm encroaching upon Doug Shabelman territory here, but I thought this would lighten the mood. Two sentences you thought you'd never hear uttered; "The Cubs win the World Series!", and "Rick Gammons is dating a Venezuelan beauty queen". Well, I can't vouch for the first one, and the second one can already be corrected to "dated", since we never closed the deal on a second date (I think she recovered her eyesight). Sure, it was 30 years ago, and she was only Runner-up Miss Caracas, but the attached pic was taken just last year and I can assure you all she still looks just fine. Life goes on...........<br> Rick "Still Putting Off Dumping" G<br> <br><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Mark Blocker" <blockermark@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"USML Announcements" <announce@usml.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, May 27, 2013 9:43:56 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer<br><br><div dir="ltr">Pay no attention to the man behind the Curtain. The Bombers are open for trade discussions.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Jeffrey Winick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com" target="_blank">jhwinick@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>All good and valuable information contained in the just sent public service announcement. Cobb and Santana are indeed having nice seasons and would make nice additions to a keeper list (putting aside Cobb's somewhat unproven track record and Santana's longstanding health issues). One important piece of information missing, though. The owner of Messrs. Cobb and Santana is the one and only Mark Blocker. Now that he has compared his two pitchers to the incomparable Matt Moore, you can only imagine what he'll be seeking in exchange. Don't say you haven't been warned.</div>
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From: Mark Blocker <<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com" target="_blank">blockermark@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: USML <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 9:21 am<br>
Subject: [USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer<br>
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<div> I see from the weekend email traffic that some league members are now trying to puff some of their players to ready them for trade. Out of concern that only partial information is being delivered to the marketplace, I offer this helpful primer.</div>
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<div> One owner is advertising a potential trade of Matt Moore. A nice keeper, but before you leap into an ill-advised trade, let's look at some under-the-radar pitchers who are putting up similar numbers.</div>
<div>Her are the numbers on Moore: 61 IP, 2.21/1.098, and 56 Ks.</div>
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<div> Now, here are some under-the-radar alternatives with similar numbers:</div>
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<div>1. Alex Cobb: Wait, does he have similar numbers? Yes!!! Look: 68 IP, 2.66/1.064. 62 Ks. He is available now in trade.</div>
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<div> Now, the Moore owner may point out a small salary discrepancy, and just in case you are persuaded by that sort of stuff, here is number 2.</div>
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<div>2. Ervin Santana: He has returned to his old form, and hes $1. Wait, four quarters? That's right, a buck. And he is a Y1, not Y2 like Moore. His numbers: 63 IP, 3.14/1.079 (wow!) and 52Ks. He is available in trade as well.</div>
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<div> Thank you for reading this valuable public service. At Bomber HQ, we have operators standing by to take you call. Talk to you soon.</div>
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<div> -- Mark B.</div>
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