<div dir="ltr"><div> And to further quote J. Pinkman, "They can't keep getting away with this!". 'Twas wacky how the Toes wiped us out this year while skirting the $200 floor. Color me impressed.</div><div> Rick<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 2:41 PM Frank Luby via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span>😂</span><div><font size="-apple-system-body">Tough choice between money and talent.</font></div><div><font size="-apple-system-body"><br></font></div><div>To paraphrase Jesse Pinkman of "Breaking Bad”, every time I’ve tried something in the last few weeks, the "exact reverse opposite” has happened. So I’m not sure if my team will allow me to accept your concession.</div><div><br></div><div>But more importantly … congrats to Buddha and Jim. Well done!</div><div><br></div><div>- Frank</div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_-709157554483739933m_-3704541641320011795lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 26, 2024, at 2:08 PM, springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">How about if I just concede 4th? "After you, Mr. Luby."</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mark K</div><div><br></div>
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<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt">Ditto – congrats to Buddha and Jim on an excellent campaign from start to finish, including the trades you made along the way. In addition to his cash prize, we will also honor Buddha by picking a date for
the 2025 where he can actually attend.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><br></div><p><span style="font-size:14pt">Kudos to Jeff and Andy for trying to make things interesting. I will wait until Sunday to congratulate the 4th place team.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><br></div><p><b><span style="font-family:sans-serif">MARK B. BLOCKER</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif"><br clear="none">
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Buddha's Victory Lap</span></p>
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<div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:1pt;color:white">This was an impressive campaign from the Buddha’s from start to finish. My team took too long to get off the ground and the losses of Civale, Fedde,
Ryan, etc. decimated my pitching in a way that couldn’t be repaired. Congratulations to Buddha</span></p>
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</div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt">This was an impressive campaign from the Buddha’s from start to finish. My team took too long to get off the ground and the losses of Civale, Fedde, Ryan, etc. decimated my pitching
in a way that couldn’t be repaired.</span></p><div style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt">Congratulations to Buddha and Jim on a well earned victory. The Berliners will be back in 2025 with a roster headlined by Witt, Julio, Holliday, Volpe, Jung and Ober and backed up
by a boatload of prospects including some combination of Roki Sasaki, Marcelo Mayer, Jackson Holliday’s baby brother, Coby Mayo, Max Clark, Walker Jenkins, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Samuel Basallo.
</span></p><div style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt">Can’t wait to get next season going.
</span></p><div style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt">Jeff</span></p><div style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Buddha's Victory Lap</span></p>
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</div><div style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hasn’t been easy keeping our roster together and still meeting the $200 salary floor. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">On Sep 26, 2024, at 11:21 AM, springkerb--- via Announce <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:announce@usml.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:</span></p>
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<div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:sans-serif">Buddha and Jim are cruising to an easy win. Congrats to the Toes! The Damon is as good as yours.</span></p>
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<div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:sans-serif">Meanwhile, the Berliners appear to have a solid lead in the race for the Dale Earnhardt ("second place is the first loser") trophy. Back in July, Winick
declared himself "in it to win it," but he left himself too much to do down the stretch.</span></p>
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<div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:sans-serif">Finally, the hottest race in this last week of the season is the Drive for Five, with the Nukes head-and-head with the Lubeasts. Look for the Nukes to
grab the coveted top spot in next year's rotation draft following some shrewd roster tweaks heading into this week.</span></p>
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<div><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:sans-serif">Go White Sox! 121 is within reach!</span></p>
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