<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" 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 class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Mark B. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 12:24\u202fPM springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">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 style="font-family:Matter,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",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 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">And good luck to the Sox as well!<br><br>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:rgb(38,40,42)">On Friday, September 25, 2026 at 07:51:32 AM CDT, USML Announcements <<a 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></div><div id="m_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></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></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></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></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></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">-Andy</div>
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