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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can’t wait to get next season going. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Announce <announce-bounces@usml.net> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Bill Strotman via Announce<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Bill Strotman <bbuddhas@aol.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Buddha's Victory Lap<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hasn’t been easy keeping our roster together and still meeting the $200 salary floor. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Sep 26, 2024, at 11:21 AM, springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Buddha and Jim are cruising to an easy win. Congrats to the Toes! The Damon is as good as yours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Go White Sox! 121 is within reach!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">That is all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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