[USML Announce] All's Well in Winick Land

[Andrew R. Klein]

Good to know that Doug has landed firmly in the COPS camp ...

-Andy

Brad Jansen wrote:
> Sir Doug!
>   Good to hear from you!  Jeffrey already had my undying, devoted 
> friendship, a friendship that dates back many years ago, sorta like 
> that tearjerker /My Dog Skip/. Just call me a big, cuddly lapdog.  
> Well, call Buddha that... Anyway, I am concerned about the well-being 
> of /all /Jeff's players, not just the 12 that used to be Riptorns. And 
> my concern extends to all players on all teams, from Cliff Lee (that's 
> a bummer, Mark) to Kevin Millar (how will you ever cope with this 
> dude, Doug, I  mean, really?).
>    Let me also note that I'm beginning to sense from emails composed 
> by Andy and now you that the term "magic bean" is intended to be 
> somewhat pejorative. I find that rather hurtful, but note that beans 
> --lowly members of the legume family-- really are seeds. And from 
> those seeds, some things grow and, alas, some things perish. That's 
> part of the life cycle, as Buddha has taught us. For every Swisher, 
> there's a Cantu and for every Cabrera, there's a Butler (right, Rich? 
> you with me on this?)
>   Years, if not months from now, as Jeff continues to update us on the 
> progress of  JJ's soft-toss program, we'll also read of the exploits 
> of Brandon Wood and Evan Longoria, and perhaps you will track their 
> major league statistics with the same attention you have devoted 
> to JJ's. But that is a decision you must make, perhaps before ther are 
> tradedback to Winick.  
>   In any event, I'm glad about JJ's elbow, as I am about Joe Crede's 
> back, Craig Monroe's legs and Frank Thomas' ankles.  Jeffrey has so 
> much to be grateful for and for that all of us should be happy.  
>  Still learning the Noble Truths,
>     BLJ
>  
>  
> On 3/13/07, *Doug Shabelman* <doug at burnsent.com 
> <mailto:doug at burnsent.com>> wrote:
>
>     Wait, is this the same JJ Putz ($1 or $2?)
>     4 	1 	36 	0.0 	0.92 	.207 	2.30
>
>                                                         
>     ......procured for magic beans and undying, devoted friendship? I
>     think it is. I was curious as to the Brad Lee reference, but now I
>     remember why he would be so concerned.....
>
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>     *Sent:* Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:31 AM
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>     *Subject:* [USML Announce] All's Well in Winick Land
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>      
>     For all those, like Brad Lee, that have been worried about JJ,
>     this is just in from the Tacoma (Washington) News Tribune:
>      
>     *Putz says he's OK*
>     Putz, meanwhile, played catch again Monday ? throwing for the
>     second day in a row after being sidelined five days by a tender
>     right elbow.
>     "We looked at my mechanics, and they were slightly off when I
>     threw my second bullpen (of the spring)," Putz said. "The elbow
>     tightened up. If it were June or July, I'd never have said
>     anything. I'd just have kept pitching.
>     "Here, why push it? I put a little heat on the elbow today, then
>     went out and threw hard and the ball jumped. It was inflammation,
>     period. No damage, no injury."
>      
>     That is all.
>      
>     Jeff Winick
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