[USML Announce] Baseball America Honors Rips' Prospects, FutureUSML Magic Beans

[jhwinick at aol.com]

Brad Lee,

My heartiest congratulations. Small consolation for finishing behind me, I imagine, but you are nicely set up to rectify that next year.  I don't believe that either Marte or Upton made this particular list last year so I'm not sure Andy's comments should be taken as anything other than sour grapes. Understandable when you consider the miserable performances of all of the so-called low-risk, non prospect studs that were supposed to drive him to victory this year. These COPS guys would have you believe that the Jhonny Peralta's and Coco Crisps of the world are money in the bank while highly rated minor league prospects of the sort that you have stocked your roster with are nothing but shots in the dark. The record sure seems to suggest otherwise. 

By the way, I'll be providing an update on the Peralta - Swisher stats shortly, but it sure looks like Andy owes fellow COP PT/KR an apology. 

Jeff
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Andrew R. Klein" <anrklein at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:38:48 
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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Baseball America Honors Rips' Prospects,	Future
	USML Magic Beans

Congratulations, Brad.? Next year, may their major league peformance exceed that of 2005 minor-league all-stars Andy Marte, BJ Upton, and King Felix ...
 
 -Andy
 
 Brad Jansen wrote: 
"It usually takes Jeffrey Winick to humble me," exclaimed Rips CEO Brad Jansen.? "But to be honored so by Baseball America is truly a?dream come true, and takes a bit out of the sting of finishing the season behind both Winick and Mark Blocker..." 
? 
The BA has announced its?minor league all-stars and three Rips adorn the Overall First Team: Howie Kendrick,?Alex Gordon, and Adam Lind.? No Berliners of note made the team.??? 
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