<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">That trade may look much better for the Demon Deacon when Cease is wearing a Mets cap soon …😊<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 4, 2024, at 8:12 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@hwhlegal.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">So, let me see if I have this correct. When I propose to trade a crap guaranteed contract AND one of the best rookies like an Evan Carter or a Jackson Holliday I’m trolling for suckers. And then you go make one yourself? I think you owe Andy an apology for calling him a sucker. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">😉</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jeff<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@hwhlegal.com><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, February 25, 2024 5:27 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>MARK KERBER <springkerb@aol.com><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal (Preseason Edition)<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Well, I suppose I’d have been surprised.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">😜</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">And the Franco thing sucks but a no cost Evan Carter plus Holliday and Mayo eases the pain significantly. <o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Get<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="divRplyFwdMsg"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="">From:</span></b><span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>MARK KERBER <<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">springkerb@aol.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, February 25, 2024 6:16:18 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@hwhlegal.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">jwinick@hwhlegal.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce@usml.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal (Preseason Edition)</span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">C’mon, Jeff. You’d have been disappointed if I didn’t trash talk you! Now get back to work on ridding your roster of that ball and chain.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mark K<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Feb 25, 2024, at 5:04 PM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@hwhlegal.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">jwinick@hwhlegal.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I was just typing out a congratulatory email to the Nukes and the Lubeasts on a great trade when an insult came flying across the transom. Oh well. It’s still a great trade. And the Berliners are, as always, open for business. Franco plus prospects trades are off the table. Top prospects are available for veterans. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jeff<o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div><div id="x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Get<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="">From:</span></b><span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Announce <<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>> on behalf of springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce@usml.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, February 25, 2024 5:52:14 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce@usml.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">springkerb@aol.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">springkerb@aol.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal (Preseason Edition)</span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In an exchange of rising stars, the Nukes have sent Royce Lewis to the Lubeasts for George Kirby.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Note to Winick: Some people make trades to balance out their rosters. Others just talk about it (while looking for suckers willing to eat $20 for them).<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mark K<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">Announce mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">Announce@usml.net</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</span></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>