[USML Announce] Pride and Prejudice

[Brad Jansen]

Mark! Yer right, and I'm quite proud of Jeffrey's efforts.
--BLJ

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 8:06 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> Yo, Brad.  Pride goeth before the fall.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 7:53 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] "The Butler Did It--Rips Team To Beat In
> '09"--excerpt from Jeffrey Winick's Last Lecture Series
>
>  As the sun sets on Jeffrey Winick's championship reign, as the darkness
> slowly shrouds the Damon, as Jeffrey's grasp of Reality grows weaker, the
> King has turned somewhat thoughtful these days, reflecting on the past, yet
> musing hopefully about the future.
>
> This then, is the first excerpt of the Jeffrey Winick Last Lecture series,
> taken almost verbatim from his wheezing pontifications about the state of
> the USML.  In today's installment, Mr. Winick opines on the Riptorns' 2009
> championship dreams....
>
> (Dictated but not read by Mr. Winick):
>    It's been a struggle but I really believe Brad Lee got it right this
> time, living in the moment, fulfilling his dreams of an all-Royals
> roster...Greinke, .Gordon, Butler, Hochevar...names that inspire me, but
> wait, there's so much more: Alexei Ramirez and Evan Longoria and Carlos
> Quentin and Brian Roberts...that ain't too shabby when you think about
> it...then there's rising stars like the Adams (Lind and Jones), pitching
> studs like Francisco Liriano and O's closer Chris Ray...and I haven't even
> glanced at the minors....but who needs prospects when one enjoys such deep,
> developed and undervalued talent....2009 belongs to the Rips and I...well, I
> belong to the ages...and someday Brandon Wood will learn to hit a breaking
> ball, but trust me I'll try trading him before that ever happens.  Now,
> please, hand me a glass of water and fan me...all this thinking hurts my
> head and I'm getting feverish....
>
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