<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font size="2">If I remember correctly, back when I said "better than 50/50," you were quick to jump in and say MLB would never do it.</font><br>
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From: Doug Shabelman <Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 5:17 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Between A-Rod And A Hard Place<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">He’s really stepping out here, cut him some slack.</span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 5:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Kerbs, that's very Shandler-like of you. Updated projections are most helpful.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:02 PM, <<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">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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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: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 4:36 pm<br>
Subject: [USML Announce] Between A-Rod And A Hard Place</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">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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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">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</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">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></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">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> </span></div>
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