[USML Announce] Open Letter to Andy Klein

[JHWinick at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/2006 3:49:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
anrklein at yahoo.com writes:

Brad- 
DUMP members should  genuflect when they mention Casey Kotchman?s name.  The 
man had awesome  minor league numbers and appeared on multiple Baseball 
America covers.   And, after all, that?s what our game is all about. 
-Andy


Professor Klein,
 
Your insolent attitude will not be tolerated any longer.  DUMP has  not, to 
this point, taken any swipes at COPS, notwithstanding the fact they  there were 
plenty of opportunities to do so.  Consider the cease fire  officially over.  
 
Casey Kotchman?  Genuflect?  Only in the same way that a dog  squats before 
it does its business.  Coco Crisp held up as some paragon of  supreme 
rotisserie value?  Give me a friggin break.  Last time I  checked he was batting 8th!!
 
Surely anyone could understand your frustration, Mr. Klein.  But the  reason 
you will not win this year has nothing to do with Nick Swisher residing  on 
PT/KR's roster or Alex Rodriguez having been traded for Brandon Wood.   It has a 
lot to do with your expression of supreme disinterest when I offered  A-Rod 
to you.  Or the unwillingness to move Shelton back when he was  actually worth 
keeping.  Or the failure to dump Peralta before he reverted  to the mediocre 
bum that he has now clearly demonstrated himself to be.  
 
DUMP will continue to include you on its distribution list because, despite  
the attacks, we still like you and would like to see you succeed (during the  
years when we're rebuilding).  So, pay a bit of attention and we'll show  you 
how this game works.  Its not about Baseball America covers and Minor  League 
POY contests.  Its about making moves when the time is ripe, its  about taking 
chances and, most importantly, its about the joy of the game -  watching a 
little minor league baseball when the major league game hasn't gone  your way.  
Let us help - we're still here for you.  (Not PT/KR,  though).
 
That is all.
 
Jeffrey Winick
DUMP
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