<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;">We’ll miss you Doug. And I’ll miss all those deadline trades that would always seem to balloon from one-for-one deals to swaps of significant chunks of our rosters.<div><br></div><div>Maybe you’ll reconsider after Jerry sells the team and the new owners keep it on the South Side …?</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Frank</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Oct 11, 2024, at 1:31 PM, Doug Shabelman via Announce <announce@usml.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div 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;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">As some of us begin the yearly atonement for our sins, I figured it would be a good time to announce my formal resignation from the USML. <span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The reasons? There are many, but I can squarely blame Mr Jerry Reinsdorf for sucking all joy out of my favorite sport over the past 3-4 years, leaving me uninterested in baseball— something I never would have fathomed at any stage of life. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I look forward to spending more time with my family, though not sure about those in North Carolina. It has been a fun ride and while this is just goodbye for now….nah, it’s for good. Thanks for the memories and great friendships. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Doug— a TRUE Angry Young Man</div></div></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature" 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;"><div><br></div>Get<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Outlook for iOS</a></div><hr tabindex="-1" 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; display: inline-block; width: 602.6875px;"><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><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" 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;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b><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 Blocker, Mark B. 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>Friday, October 11, 2024 12:45:30 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>Blocker, Mark B. <<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">mblocker@sidley.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [USML Announce] USML - prize money distributed!</font><div> </div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" 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; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="background: rgb(255, 0, 0); padding: 5pt 2pt;"></td><td width="100%" cellpadding="7px 6px 7px 15px" style="padding: 5pt 4pt 5pt 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">[EXTERNAL EMAIL]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div><div class="x_WordSection1"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Yes…3rd pick in the 2025 rotation draft!</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">MARK B. BLOCKER</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br><b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br></b>Office: +1 312 853 6097</span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cell: +1 847 571 4114<br><a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Blocker, Mark B." style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">mblocker@sidley.com</a></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 1px; direction: ltr;"><table dir="ltr" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 615px; direction: ltr; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 1px;"><tbody><tr style="font-size: 0px;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="white-space: nowrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 1); font-size: 14.67px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; width: 100px; height: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="font-size: 10.67px;"><td style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;">****************************************************************************************************<span style="font-family: remialcxesans; font-size: 1px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1px;"><span style="font-family: template-YEi36kjjEe6j8QAiSCOEEg;"></span><span style="font-family: zone-1;"></span><span style="font-family: zones-AQ;"></span></span><br><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">This e‑mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<br>If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e‑mail and any attachments and notify us<br>immediately.</span><br>****************************************************************************************************<br><br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></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 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Announce <announce-bounces@usml.net><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Rick Gammons<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, October 11, 2024 12:17 PM<br><b>To:</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] USML - prize money distributed!</div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1pt; color: white;">Will there be any prize for 7th place this year? RG On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 10: 18 AM Frank Luby <frank@ presenttensellc. com> wrote: Ditto. Thanks! On Oct 11, 2024, at 10: 12 AM, Strotman, Bill via Announce <announce@ usml. net> wrote: </span></div></div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1pt; color: white;"></span></p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Will there be any prize for 7th place this year?</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> RG</div></div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 10:18 AM Frank Luby <<a href="mailto:frank@presenttensellc.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">frank@presenttensellc.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;"><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ditto. Thanks!</div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Oct 11, 2024, at 10:12 AM, Strotman, Bill via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:</div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Rec’d thanks</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></div></div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></p></div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></p></div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-color: currentcolor;"><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b> Announce <<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Blocker<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 11, 2024 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">announce@usml.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] USML - prize money distributed!<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></div></div></div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">League: A quick update to note that all of the prize money was distributed to the top four finishers, so please be sure to check your Venmo and/or Zelle accounts for the funds. There is one owner to whom I have not yet distributed, but I have reached out to that owner to complete this.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></div></div></div><div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Mark B.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></div></div></div><div><div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">**********************************************************************<br><br>Robert W. 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