[USML Announce] Bailey, Daily

Brad Jansen bljansen at gmail.com
Wed May 13 12:11:39 EDT 2009 

....Martinez and Garko smashing home runs off Kleiner In Decliner Mark
Buehrle....rain pouring oustide my window....it's a Bomber kind of day.....

On 5/13/09, Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com> wrote:
>
>  If only I was a "one-pitch pony" with a WHIP below 1.00, I would probably
> be the subject of Brad's e-mails, and not simply *responding* to Brad's
> e-mails.  But alas, I'm not...so back to work....
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *Brad Jansen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:18 AM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* [USML Announce] Bailey, Daily
>
>
>  Andy:
>   Thanks so much for conducting your due diligence and sharing your
> research results with the rest of us who like to follow the fortunes of
> Blocker's Bombers. I was in Barnes & Noble last night (to pick up the latest
> Stones' remastered re-reissues--when will I learn...) and stumbled upon
> Baseball America's 2009 Prospect Handbook (no, Andy, I did not buy it this
> year). This Bailey guy ranked something like 28th of all the A's prospects,
> and we know what a shallow talent poool they have. It appears that he's  a
> one-pitch pony.  Besides, with Franky Francisco's shoulder in flames I am
> not so sure the Bombers will so readily part with their "closers."  After
> all, when is a 25 point lead ever *that *safe?
> Brad Lee
>
>
> On 5/13/09, Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com> wrote:
>>
>> I suppose, Andy, if given a choice between a struggling journeyman with a
>> 1.65 WHIP this year (Ziegler), or a pitcher who had a 1.40 WHIP when he was
>> 23 years old, but is now closing because he has a 1.27 WHIP (oops, my bad,
>> that's his ERA; his WHIP is 0.61), I'd have to give that some thought....
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
>> Behalf Of Andrew Klein
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:33 AM
>> To: USML Announcements
>> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Hoosier Dads Provide Berliners Little Ray of
>> Hope
>>
>> Man, you really have this puffery thing down pat.  Like the Big Rippers,
>> I am eager to see which two All-Stars come your way for the young man
>> with the 1.40 AA WHIP!
>>
>> -Andy
>> Owner of Brad "Big Z" Ziegler, Oakland's Man
>>
>>
>>
>> Blocker, Mark B. wrote:
>> > Andy:
>> >
>> >   Like you, I have a soft spot for Ziegler and Wuertz, because they are
>> both so much closer to my age than 24-year old flamethrower Andrew
>> Bailey.  However, I am not sure if that is really going to help W or Z close
>> games, so I will stick to watching the new closer for an organization that
>> loves young pitchers.
>> >
>> >   -- Mark B.
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
>> Behalf Of Andrew Klein
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:52 AM
>> > To: USML Announcements
>> > Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Hoosier Dads Provide Berliners Little Ray
>> of Hope
>> >
>> > Dear Little Rippers,
>> >
>> > It would be best to pen your ode to young Mr. Bailey quickly, before he
>> > fades back into obscurity.  Assuming we're talking about the same guy,
>> > it looks like he spent last year as a AA swing man, compiling an ERA
>> > over 4.00 with a horrible WHIP.  Not exactly Goose Gossage material.
>> >
>> > Anyway, Big Z will be back in the A's pen soon.  Until then, Michael
>> > Wuertz is the Man!
>> >
>> > That is all.
>> >
>> > Humbly,
>> >
>> > -Andy
>> >
>> > Blocker, Mark B. wrote:
>> >
>> >> Brad:
>> >>
>> >>   Thank you for the oblique promotion of new A's closer Andrew Bailey,
>> >> who I acquired a week ago.  I am now a team with four closers, and it
>> >> seems likely I will really only need two of them going forward, so if
>> >> Rick or others need a cheap closer for next year (Bailey, Morrow,
>> >> Francisco), please give me a call.  I know you, Brad, are probably
>> >> shopping all of those catchers you FAAB-ed off the scrap heap, like
>> >> Corky Miller, so I am just hoping to keep up.
>> >>
>> >>   -- Mark B.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>     *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net
>> >>     [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On Behalf Of *Brad Jansen
>> >>     *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:39 PM
>> >>     *To:* USML Announcements
>> >>     *Subject:* [USML Announce] Hoosier Dads Provide Berliners Little
>> >>     Ray of Hope
>> >>
>> >>     Only one team obstructs Jeffrey Winick's quest to become the first
>> >>     ten-point team in USML history: Rick Gammmons' Hoosier
>> >>     Daddies.  "I can easily plummet to the bottom in wins, Porcello
>> >>     and Cecil willing," mused the ever-scheming Roto Meister Jeffrey
>> >>     Winick.  "But to accomplish my goal of achieving just ten
>> >>     points, the Hoosier Daddies have got to get at least 4 saves this
>> >>     year.  I can't believe I'm still ahead of him, 3 to 0.   With
>> >>     Chris Ray on his staff I thought that would never be possible.
>> >>     But alas, I'm no longer so sure."
>> >>
>> >>     "Look," responded the ever-thoughtful and always-bearded Rick
>> >>     Gammons.  "I'm doing everything I can to keep my team afloat, from
>> >>     trading my cornerstone  Betancourt to bidding $80 of my FAAB on
>> >>     Mitch Maier.  Nothing is working right now, but I fervently
>> >>     hope Scott Linebrink can net me a few saves while Bobby Jenks
>> >>     serves his 45-day suspension for dying his beard pink. That would
>> >>     help the Berliners achieve their goal and, if Nix, Pods and Getz
>> >>     get it into gear maybe I'll have a shot at the Nukes.  And with
>> >>     guys like Thome and Betemit on their active roster, I think I can
>> >>     stay within striking distance. Of course, Blocker keeps pestering
>> >>     me to trade him Carlos Pena and Grady Sizemore for the likes of
>> >>     Andrew Bailey and Matt Palmer, his alleged
>> >>     'closers-in-waiting'...but until he puts Andy Marte on the table
>> >>     there's no point talkin'.  And how 'bout them Hawks, eh? And I
>> >>     ain't talkin' NBA, boys."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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