[USML Announce] Madam I'm Adam: League Steels Itself For Anticipated Arrival of Adam Jones

[Brad Jansen]

Come on, lads.  The purpose of Jeff's article was to hi-lite Adam Jones, not
launch a debate about Alex the Great. Stay on message, please, even if it is
Jeffrey's....

On 7/11/07, springkerb at aol.com <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
> .297 over his last 70-something at bats (which is when I've had him).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at Sidley.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 5:33 pm
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Madam I'm Adam: League Steels Itself For
> Anticipated Arrival of Adam Jones
>
>  Can't recall when you got him, Mark...but just looking at the last 10
> games, he's 7 for 37, which is sub-Mendoza last time I checked.
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<announce-bounces at usml.net?>]
> *On Behalf Of *springkerb at aol.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:27 PM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Madam I'm Adam: League Steels Itself For
> Anticipated Arrival of Adam Jones
>
>  Actually, Alex has been pretty solid since I got him.  Not quite in Billy
> Butler territory, but pretty darn good for two bucks.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at Sidley.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 3:03 pm
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Madam I'm Adam: League Steels Itself For
> Anticipated Arrival of Adam Jones
>
>  Hopefully for the league, Adam Jones will be the next Alex Gordon !
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<announce-bounces at usml.net?>]
> *On Behalf Of *Brad Jansen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:10 PM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* [USML Announce] Madam I'm Adam: League Steels Itself For
> Anticipated Arrival of Adam Jones
>
>  Dicated but not read by Jeffrey H. Winick:
>
> "USML owners should take note of  who the Riptorns did *not *trade during
> their alleged restocking of magic beans," observed the ever wily Jeffrey
> Winick, Surgeon General of the Berliners.  "You did not see names like
> Brandon Wood, Travis Snider, Clay Buchholz or Adam Jones cross the hot wax
> wire--and for good reason: some if not all of this incredible young talent
> will be counted on by the Riptorns as they plot out their second-half surge.
>
>
> "I have little doubt that studs like Phil Hughes, Adam Miller  and Joe
> Saunders will soon bolster the Rips' pitching ranks.  But my keen eye is on
> the rising star Adam Jones, who is pegged to take over RF for the Mariners
> as soon as tomorrow.  This is a boon for the Rips, but I must add it's a
> boon for this League as well.  Why?  Because AJ is another Junior, a kid
> with a big smile, a huge heart and monumental talent. We should be happy
> that such an exciting young ballplayer will soon be on the Rips' active
> roster, for all of us to enjoy. And whatever SBs and HRs the Rips may have
> parted with in their rash of deals (see, eg., the struggling Bobby Abreu and
> crippled Dave Ortiz) will now be replenished by the numbers posted by Adam
> Jones, to a degree that makes me wonder if even I can hold off the Rips
> during the forthcoming Dog Days.  Did anyone besides me see this coming?
>
> "That is all, and I remain, with warm self-affection,
>
> JHW"
>
>
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