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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">He’s really stepping out here, cut him some slack.<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>Brad Jansen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 5:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Between A-Rod And A Hard Place<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kerbs, that's very Shandler-like of you. Updated projections are most helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">--Brad<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:02 PM, <<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I think I need to update my prior projection regarding whether A-Rod will play in 2014. I had previously said "better than 50/50." I'm now going with
"less than 50/50."<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: Brad Jansen <<a href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com" target="_blank">bljansen@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 4:36 pm<br>
Subject: [USML Announce] Between A-Rod And A Hard Place<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From
<a href="http://mlb.com/" target="_blank">mlb.com</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">But one thing has become exceedingly clear, based on several published reports this weekend and on Monday: [Alex Rodriguez] soon will be punished by Major League
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The New York Post first reported Sunday that Rodriguez could be suspended this week as part of baseball's investigation into the now-shuttered Biogenesis clinic,
a South Florida operation run by Anthony Bosch, who has cooperated with MLB investigators. Last week, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun accepted a 65-game suspension -- the remainder of the season -- for his reported involvement with Bosch and Biogenesis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Klein Nine. Team's owner comes under increasing League scrutiny after series of questionable deals, including but not limited to his trade to acquire A-Rod while
an all but certain suspension looms, then one week later trading away Jhonny Peralta (Y1-$12; career BA of .275, hitting .305 this season with 10 HR and 53 RBI), claiming that he did so because....a suspension looms, as owner
<b>PREPARES TO LAWYER UP. </b><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">WINNER</span></b><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">USML's Office of the Inspector General. League budget will be increased in off-season to fund and support OIG's investigations and audits as targets, to wit the
Klein Nine, <b>START FEELING THE HEAT. </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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