[USML Announce] "Just Concede".....With Apologies to Beatle Paul

Thu May 14 17:24:03 EDT 2009

Wow....Imagine if I had published my Bombers-themed *Abbey Road *medley
(including ditties such as *Mean Mr. Blocker, You Never Trade Me Your
Keepers, Here Comes The Dump... *).  Jeffrey, your speech ranks with John
Belushi's tirade in *Animal House*. I'm diggin' it.
--Brad

On 5/14/09, jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>
> The thought of concession, let alone to the Bombers, has always have been
> and always will be sacrilegious.  No song here, guys....just some facts to
> chew on.
>
> Sure, the Little Ripper's got a nice lead on the field.  But its May 14th
> for heaven's sake.  Not to pick at an old wound, but the Hoosier Daddies
> enjoyed a considerably more commanding lead well into August a few years ago
> and we all know who got the last "laffey" that year.  Heck, if no one among
> you is man enough to make a run at the Bombers, I'm half tempted to reverse
> engines a la the Big Rippers and come after him myself.
>
> Lets take a closer look, shall we?
>
> This is an offense that has only one superstar hitter in Kinsler.  The rest
> of the offense is built around guys like Garko, Aybar, Figgins, Rivera,
> Ordonez, Wells, Scott, Rolen, Kendrick.  Are you kidding me?  And there is a
> suggestion that everyone should just step aside and allow him to accede to
> the throne.  Just for kicks, take a look at the total number of DL days for
> Figgins, Rivera, Ordonez, Wells, Martinez, Scott and Rolen the last 3
> years.  'nuff said.
>
> I'll admit that the pitching looks good on the surface.  But look a little
> closer.  Galarraga's ERA is now up past 4.6.  Burnett's ERA has been
> climbing steadily and now exceeds 5.3 and he's on a Yankees team that looks
> like a disaster waiting to happen.  Bedard has been great but is already
> complaining about how his arm feels.  The King might finally be coming
> around, but with that pen behind him and that team (not) putting up runs for
> him, there won't be many wins.  I'll admit that Garza looks great.  In fact,
> he's looking like a nice keeper at 15.  But he'll not nearly enough to
> support a wire to wire victory.  Joba has been decidely ordinary (1.55
> WHIP) and looks like a guy that would be better off closing games than
> starting them.  Another pain in Mariano's elbow and the next thing you know,
> Mr. B finds himself even deeper in closers.  And speaking of
> closers....Morrow blows another one today (taking a win away from King Felix
> in the process), Francisco is ailing and Andrew Bailey is...well....Andrew
> Bailey.  And don't even get me started on the clown with the dead squirel
> hanging from his chin.
>
> The bottom line is that the Little Rippers haven't yet been pushed.  There
> hasn't been any of the consolidation of talent that has marked the last few
> years of our league's history.  If the Nukes really are throwing in the
> towel, there is enough talent on that team alone to push Buddha, the Big
> Ripper or the Calamari to a title.  And both the Hoosiers and the Red Hots
> still have plenty of talent to move around themselves.  If David Price nets
> King Felix and Matt Garza, what is Evan Longoria worth?  Hard to imagine,
> but I'm eager to find out.
>
> The year has only just begun.  As I see it, at the very minimum, the Little
> Rippers have a few more keepers that they should be compelled to move.  If
> the season ends with a Little Ripper title and the likes of Joba, Morrow,
> Francisco, Garza and Masterson still on their roster, we should all be
> ashamed of ourselves.
>
> Now get out there and make it interesting.  Otherwise, come June 1, I'll be
> entertaining offers for my beans
>
> That is all.
>
> TOeFuKi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: springkerb at aol.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Wed, 13 May 2009 8:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] "Just Concede".....With Apologies to Beatle
> Paul
>
> Great work, but I can remember when such thoughts were sacrilegious in the
> Berliner camp.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, 13 May 2009 4:30 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] "Just Concede".....With Apologies to Beatle Paul
>
>  When I see my team fall in the standings, Brother Blocker comes to me
> Speaking words of wisdom, just concede
> And there with Jeff and Robbins, he is trading right in front of me
> Speaking words of wisdom, just concede
>
> Just concede, just concede, just concede, just concede
> Listen to Mark Blocker, just concede.
>
> And when the Bombers and Berliners finally and for once agree
> There will be Matt Wieters, just concede
> And though Price is just a prospect there's no doubt about his pedigree
> And what about that Bailey, just concede.
>
> Just concede, just concede....
>
> And now with third place fading, I must worry about the Calamari
> And who's trading for that Morrow, just concede
> When I've heard enough from Winick, Brother Blocker comes to me
> Speaking words of wisdom, just concede.
>
>
>
>
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