<div dir="auto"> Oh, the H.D.s have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on the last day before, so I\u2019m still keeping an eye on some wacky pitching machinations that can still theoretically happen!</div><div dir="auto"> Rick</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 1:27\u202fPM Frank Luby via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Congrats, Rick! Well done!<div><br></div><div>- Frank</div><div><br></div><div>PS: the Lubeasts still have seven pitcher starts left, so we\u2019ll gladly take that ERA point from Kerbs. And don\u2019t count us out for 8th place just yet.</div><div><br id="m_-2737279928035367715lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 25, 2026, at 12:56\u202fPM, springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica Neue,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica Neue,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">I haven't looked at the numbers, but based on Mark B's analysis, I'll join him in congratulating Rick. Great race, end to end!</span></span></div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica Neue,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica Neue,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Mark K</div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica Neue,Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;color:#26282a">On Friday, September 25, 2026 at 12:32:37 PM CDT, Mark Blocker <<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com" target="_blank">blockermark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></div><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:8px;margin:8px 0 0 8px"><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-2737279928035367715yiv0104250425"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large">Good luck to all seeking great finishes. As far as the title goes, while the race looks numerically close, the underlying numbers confirm the race is over. So let me be the first to congratulate Rick G on winning the 2026 USML championship! Rick, job well done!</div><div style="font-size:large"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large">Mark B. </div></div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 12:24\u202fPM springkerb--- via Announce <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">You missed one race--or at least mischaracterized it--the "drive for five." I'm close, but I badly need at least one of my pitchers to get lit up like a proverbial pinball machine in the next few days. (Why is it that, when you need them to get crushed, they suddenly turn into Nolan Ryan?)</div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">And good luck to the Sox as well!<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Mark K</div><div style="font-family:Matter,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Friday, September 25, 2026 at 07:51:32 AM CDT, USML Announcements <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:</span></div><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:8px;margin:8px 0px 0px 8px"><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-2737279928035367715yiv0104250425m_4580597924548925577yiv1279584894"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Big final weekend coming up for USML ...</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">-Battle for the title between Bombers and Hoosier Daddies.</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">-Battle for the final two money slots between Nukes, Brats, and Calamari.</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">-Most important, battle for 8th place between the K9 and Spreadsheet.</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Good luck to all. And Go Cubs!</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">-Andy</div>
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