[USML Announce] Thunderblock

Thu Jun 18 13:58:26 EDT 2009

Gentlemen, puh-leeze.  Check the transaction wires lately? Jeremy Accardo
(Riptorns-10), the man who saved what over 30 games for the Jays just two
years ago, has been recalled and clearly will have a chance to regain his
throne as the Jays King Closer. And, no Brother Mark, I am not soliciting
bids for him.  Nasdaq, what's that?

On 6/18/09, Doug Shabelman <doug at burnsent.com> wrote:
>
>  Good try, Mark- Downs has been lights out in the closer role so it
> definitely would make sense for him to get Pipped by Hall-of-Famer-to-be
> Jason Frasor. No, wait, give it back to the guy who's done well in 12-0, 7-1
> situations.
>
> Selling Ryan to someone at $21 ain't happening, my friend. That's so Nasdaq
> 10,000....
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *springkerb at aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:29 PM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Desmond Is Forever
>
>
>  Unless of course the Jays decide that Ryan needs to be a closer to allow
> them to move his contract or unless Downs just gets Pipped, either of which
> could happen.  Ryan hasn't given up a run in about three weeks.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Shabelman <doug at burnsent.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 11:54 am
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Desmond Is Forever
>
>
>  Scott Downs stubbed his toe, he's going to be back closing lights out as
> he has ($1, Y2, fyi) been since taking over for BJ Ryan, etc.
>
> DS
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<announce-bounces at usml.net?>]
> *On Behalf Of *Blocker, Mark B.
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:48 AM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* RE: [USML Announce] Desmond Is Forever
>
>
>  URGENT MISINFORMATION ALERT:
>
> In the e-mail below, Brad has reported that Frank Francisco has been
> "shelved for the season."  This is wildly inaccurate: he is set to come off
> the DL shortly and resume as closer.  Here is the item from RotoWorld this
> morning:
>
>
> The Rangers will ease Frank Francisco back into the closer's role once he's
> activated from the disabled list.
> It sounds like C.J. Wilson owners will be able to squeeze a few more saves
> out of their guy. Francisco is set to begin a minor league rehab assignment
> on Thursday with Double-A Frisco. He's raring to get back at it. "I'm ready
> right now," he said. "You know, I've been working the whole time, and I
> don't think it's that much different. All I need to get back is my command.
> That's it."
>
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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:* Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:07 AM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* [USML Announce] Desmond Is Forever
>
>
>  Dear Comrade Mark:
>   I can only chuckle at your inane puffery of the likes of Juan Rivera
> (anything to get out of that long-term contract, eh?), and I can only resign
> myself to your utter contempt and lack of grace in responding to my
> compliments and concessions.  But I will not sit idly by as you attack
> what's left of my minor league talent.  Allow yourself the time to read the
> following espn.com article about Desmond Jennings (not that he's on the
> trading block, by any means, but the Truth about my team cannot be
> suppressed):
>
>     *Desmond Jennings, OF, Rays*
> The 22-year-old's biggest issue before this season was simply staying on
> the field. In 2007, Jennings missed a month due to knee surgery (yet still
> hit .315 with 45 steals in the Sally League), and managed to play in just 24
> games at high Class A last year, as he missed the first two months of the
> season with a back injury, followed by left shoulder surgery that ended his
> season prematurely. It's no wonder that at the beginning of this season,
> Jennings told me he was "just trying to stay healthy; trying to get back in
> the flow."
> Well, consider him flowing.
> Jennings has excelled for the Rays' Double-A club in the Southern League
> this year, entering Wednesday hitting .327 with a .403 on-base percentage
> and a .518 slugging percentage. He's also walked 29 times with just 35
> strikeouts in 63 games, and has gone 22-for-26 on the base paths. Those
> numbers certainly catch your attention.
> "There's no one thing I need to work on after missing a whole season,"
> Jennings said, "because I need to work on everything after losing all that
> time."
> Jennings was a 10th-round pick in the 2006 draft out of a community college
> in Mississippi, and had even signed a letter of intent to play wide receiver
> at Alabama out of high school. But on the diamond, he has all the "tools" to
> be a prototypical lead off man.
> His swing is short to the ball, and he gets the bat through the zone
> quickly. Though he occasionally will over swing and get away from his
> contact-oriented approach, Jennings said he knows his "job is to get on base
> and score runs." He has excellent plate discipline, knows the strike zone,
> and his swing allows him to adjust to off-speed stuff well.
> For a lead off man, he's not a slap hitter by any means, and can hit balls
> gap-to-gap with pull power. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed batter
> projects to have teens homer totals in the big leagues.
> His biggest asset is his 70 speed on the 20-80 scouting scale, which allows
> him to make up for the occasional misreads in center field and create havoc
> on the base paths. There's very little not to like aside from the injury
> history, and he's stayed on the field thus far this season, as he still has
> to demonstrate that his durability issues are behind him.
> It's an easy and somewhat obvious comparison to liken Jennings to a
> right-handed version of his future teammate Carl Crawford, but it's no
> less apt. The Rays can afford to be a little patient with him, as he may be
> a year away, but fantasy players know how special a player Crawford is and
> Jennings should be worth the wait if he can stay out of the trainer's room.
>
> ---So, you can tout your wild-eyed rookie pitchers, sore-armed relievers
> and past their prime veterans, but a hardy number of us already have some
> nice talent, thank you.
> --And, typical of your ridiculously blessed fortunes this year, how
> fortuitous that as soon as Francisco gets shelved for the season, Scott
> Downs gets hurt and your reserve pitcher Jason Frasor gets the nod to close.
> When it's your year, it's your year and Mark, it's your year.  So, enjoy it
> with love and positive vibes.
>
> --Brother Brad
>
>
>
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