<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>No <font size="2">hubris here--just a desire to stir up some discussion, with the knowledge that tossing a grenade in your direction will usually do the trick. And if a penalty were needed, haven't the Nukes' recent years of futility been enough?<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">He’s alive and well and enjoying being in 2<sup>nd</sup> place despite his intention of treating 2017 as a rebuilding year. In fact, he’s quite pleased with
the prospect of likely being able to do very little and still hang onto 2<sup>nd</sup> place all the way through the finish line.</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">He’s also a tad puzzled by the inquiries about his whereabouts. He made a concerted effort to identify potential trade partners for a run at the Damon this
year and got a response that was….well….not encouraging. A couple of teams used his email as an opportunity to tout their own prospects (though those same teams then disappeared back into the woodwork) and there were no other expressions of interest other
than from one owner whose name will go unmentioned but whose proposals were appreciated and are being considered.</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Perhaps I’m the only one who has noticed a certain degree of smugness from the team in the driver’s seat for the Damon. Perhaps I’m the only one who would
like to see that same fellow suffer a penalty for his hubris. But perhaps not. If you share my perspective, you know where to find me to start discussions about how we can address this irritating set of circumstances to our mutual benefit.</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_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 [<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 23, 2017 1:38 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML - notice of hot wax seal....</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Good point, Jim. He'll probably go on a tear and be worth $50 next year!!</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">And, yes, where is @RealJeffWinick <img id="aolmail__x0000_i1025" alt="Inline image 1" src="cid:image001.png@01D2EC27.0F2490E0" height="23" width="23"> ?</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">-Andy</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Jim Barrett <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Brats and K9 hereby announce the following swap;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To Brats: Carlos Santana, Y2, $14 </span></div>
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on behalf of springkerb--- via Announce <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:28 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML - The Sounds of Silence</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
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From: JOHN FRUIT <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:jtfruit@msn.com">jtfruit@msn.com</a>><br>
To: USML <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Sun, Jun 11, 2017 7:23 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML - The Sounds of Silence</span></div>
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on behalf of Mark Blocker <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com">blockermark@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 11, 2017 12:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] USML - The Sounds of Silence</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
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