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<p class="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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">@RealJeffWinick<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 [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 23, 2017 1:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML - notice of hot wax seal....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good point, Jim. He'll probably go on a tear and be worth $50 next year!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And, yes, where is @RealJeffWinick <img width="23" height="23" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D2EC27.0F2490E0" alt="Inline image 1"> ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Andy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Jim Barrett <<a href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com" target="_blank">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Uh oh. The K9 have a tortured history when they trade Bautista.<br>
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Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Jun 21, 2017, at 2:28 PM, JOHN FRUIT <<a href="mailto:jtfruit@msn.com" target="_blank">jtfruit@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Brats and K9 hereby announce the following swap;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To Brats: Carlos Santana, Y2, $14 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Jose Bautista, Y1, $23
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Cole Hamels, FA, $6 *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To Klein Nine; Jorge Bonifacio, Y1, $2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Tyler Naquin, Y2, $2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Aaron Sanchez, Y2, $10 ( and zero wins in 2017) that is all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Announce <<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>>
on behalf of springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a><br>
<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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Who knew trades were so complicated?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: JOHN FRUIT <<a href="mailto:jtfruit@msn.com" target="_blank">jtfruit@msn.com</a>><br>
To: USML <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Sun, Jun 11, 2017 7:23 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML - The Sounds of Silence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">no concessions here, not with brat season just heating up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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on behalf of Mark Blocker <<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com" target="_blank">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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">League: The lack of trades is disconcerting....Is it really the case that no one is going to take a run at Kerber? He's not that far ahead ! The Bomber store
is open for business....I will entertain offers to go in either direction....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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