[USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For

Wed May 27 17:11:44 EDT 2009

So I take it you're not betting.....

On 5/27/09, Doug Shabelman <doug at burnsent.com> wrote:
>
>  In the weakest division in baseball? Fool me once, Kerbs but the bottom
> line is you can have all your division titles, wild card wins, etc. and
> still end up without a crown.
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *springkerb at aol.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:53 PM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
>
>
>  Thanks, Doug.  If I remember correctly, it was immediately after a
> different version of the same rant last year that the Cubs got hot and the
> Brewers folded.  So, hopefully your mojo will work the same way this year.
>
> Do want to repeat last year's $50 bet on the division title?
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Shabelman <doug at burnsent.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 3:15 pm
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
>
>  Will someone please put on the Cubs game and watch Zambrano go nuts? Just
> chucked the ball from home plate into the crowd (not Dibble-like, but
> close), whip his mitt, beat on some stuff in the dugout and oh yeah, bump
> the umpire.
>
> Cubs fans, please face it: your team is destined to lose yet again. I'm
> sorry, it's just the truth, they are and always be a bunch of complete
> loooooooosers.
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<announce-bounces at usml.net?>]
> *On Behalf Of *jhwinick at aol.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:03 PM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
>
>
> Brother Brad Lee,
>
> Through 6 and things haven't gone well for the current Big Ripper, Mr.
> Davies.  Chased before he could complete 6, he gave up 8 runs, 6 of which
> were earned with an unfortunate 2.0+ WHIP.  On the other hand, the former
> Big Ripper, Mr. Porcello, is cruising.  He's only given up one hit since the
> last report, a home run to Billy Butler.  I know when you traded him to me
> you said he was "even better than David Price", but I thought you were just
> puffing.  Now I'm not so sure.  Of course, you also proclaimed Alexi Casilla
> as a future hall of famer, so I suppose its only fair that Porcello
> is showing such tremendous promise.
>
> That is all.
>
> TOeF
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 2:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
>
>  Brother Jeff:
>    I do not know what you mean when you say "reverse course." I travel one
> course, Jeff, and it's a road to Truth and Justice, a Justice defended by
> non-activist jurists, I might add.  And I hope that someday you will walk
> that road with me, Jeffrey, perhaps when you come to learn that telling the
> Truth is not "whining," and when one tells the Truth, Jeffrey, one has
> nothing to "retract."
>    And when it does come time to declare "Imminent Victory," my lost friend
> --a time, by the way, that neither you nor Ron Shandler can predict-- I pray
> that you will hear my shouts as I ascend to the Damon on High.  But for now,
> there are earthly concerns that trouble me, for when I see what the Bombers
> can acquire with the likes of Wieters and Price ("Price, you know it ain't
> easy/You know how hard it can be/The way you keep throwin'/They're gonna
> crucify me," from *The Ballad of Rich and Garko*), I fear for the moment
> when the Bombers serve up their offerings of Bailey and Outman.  So I enjoy
> my day in first, but recognize that as with all earthly pleasures, it is a
> fleeting, inconsequential moment.
> Wrapped in my mortal coil,
>  I remain,
> Brother Brad Lee
>
>
> On 5/27/09, jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Brad Lee,
>>
>> We're all waiting for you to reverse course and retract all of the whining
>> emails about "not having enough", "packing it all in", etc.  I presume
>> you'll be declaring your imminent victory soon enough.
>>
>> But before you get too carried away, don't lose sight of the fact that the
>> Little Ripper still has some chits to bargain.  And there's still lots of
>> talent to parlay.  I presume that the Hoosiers will soon give up their
>> futile quest to stay ahead of me in the standings and join the fray.  And
>> with the Ban on Beans set to end on June 1st, I expect things are about to
>> get really exciting.
>>
>> As for the matchup in Detroit, Davies is off to a rough start - 2IP, 4
>> hits, 2 ER.  Mr. Porcello has given up an earned run on a rbi single by
>> Butler, but is through 2 with 4 K's.
>>
>> That is all.
>>
>> TOeFuKi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 1:32 pm
>> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
>>
>>  Gee, Jeff.  And here I thought your subject line referenced the
>> Riptorns' ascension to 1st place...or this afternoon's match-up between the
>> Rips' Kyle Davies and the Berliners' (and fomer Rip) Rick The Trick
>> Porcello.....in any event, we're all breathless about Wieters, even though
>> McFarlane has yet to manufacture his HOF classic action figure.  And someday
>> will you please tell us about Ron Karkovice's debut?
>> BLJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/27/09, jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Gentlemen,
>>>
>>> Set your TIVO's, VCR's or whatever other recording devices are available
>>> to you.  In a mere two days, Mr. Matthew Wieters will make his major league
>>> debut.  Other than Brad Lee, I doubt any of us are old enough to
>>> remember Johnny Bench's debut in 1967.  Perhaps you recall Carlton Fisk's
>>> debut in 1969 or Gary Carter's debut in 1974.  Certainly you recall Mike
>>> Piazza's debut in 1992.  Well, its been 35 years since the last Hall of Fame
>>> catcher made his debut and 17 years since the last likely Hall of Fame
>>> catcher made his debut......until Friday.   When inducted (and assuming Mike
>>> Piazza is elected), Mr. Wieters will become only the 15th catcher in the
>>> Hall of Fame.  The fact that you witnessed his debut is something you'll
>>> want to be able to tell your grandchildren that you witnessed.
>>>
>>> That is all.
>>>
>>> TOeFuKi
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