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I was subject to the curse for about three weeks. The toll: Darvish (DL), Teixiera (DL), Rios (DL), Willingham (DL), Cervelli (DL), Garcia (DL--out for season), Nova (DL--out for season).</FONT></div>
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<div>Stay in the house for the rest of the summer and be sure your insurance is paid up. It won't be pretty.</div>
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From: Andy Klein <anrklein@gmail.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
Sent: Wed, May 7, 2014 11:39 am<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Yordano Forgiven<br>
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<div dir=ltr>Well ... given my track record, that's probably not a bold prediction.
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<div>That said, it appears that the season might boil down to "The Curse v. Yordano". Place your bets!</div>
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<div class=gmail_quote>On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Jeffrey Winick <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Actually, the curse has a bit of a mind of its own. When it noticed that you called me out in your bold pronouncement of impending victory this morning, it tightly locked its fists of death around the championship hopes of the Klein Nine.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It is still uncertain who will win the 2014 Damon. The only thing that is settled is that it won’t be you.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Jeff<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy Klein<br>
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<B>Subject:</B> Re: [USML Announce] Yordano Forgiven<U></U><U></U></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>When Davis and Sanchez come back, Longoria and Lester will go down. Didn't you know that part of Kerber's trade transferred the curse to you?<U></U><U></U></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>-Andy<U></U><U></U></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Doug Shabelman <<A href="mailto:Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com">Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com</A>> wrote:<U></U><U></U></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>As soon as Chris Davis and Anibal Sanchez come off the DL, I will be taking care of Andy. No need for anyone else's help, thanks. <U></U><U></U></div>
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On May 6, 2014, at 8:42 AM, "<A href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</A>" <<A href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</A>> wrote:<U></U><U></U></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Rick: I thought you were going to prevent a runaway.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> To truly even the playing field, can you please activate Roy Hibbert? Thanks in advance,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Andy Klein <<A href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com">anrklein@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I sent this note earlier, but I think it got caught by the censors. No need for that - Jansen is not here any more. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In any event, the K9 wanted to officially forgive Yordano Ventura for giving up his first run in two weeks. The squad will accept his 10 Ks over six innings last night as fair compensation. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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