[USML Announce] Angries Won't Josh About Latest Injury Woes

[Brad Jansen]

and Mark B,  you are charging toward my weak 3rd place position so
imagine what will happen when those twirlers round into form....next
in your sights: the Calamari....

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com> wrote:
> Brad:
>
>  The contract status issue has been corrected; thanks for bringing that to my attention.  As for your comments about my team, I am thrilled to hear that stats are "but one element" of any player's story.  Maybe that will allow me to at last appreciate Liriano and Hughes.
>
>  -- Mark B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Brad Jansen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:13 PM
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> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Angries Won't Josh About Latest Injury Woes
>
> Kerbs, I agree with you about Beckett, but his performance should be
> expected as indicated by his $20 salary.  As for Fuld, I fret that you
> paid for last week's performance, but will see little return on your
> $16 investment. But you have Jennings in the wings, so no worry.
>
> As for Mark Blocker's riposte about Mr. Bedard (a $1 Best Buy), I'll
> say only that stats are but one element of the story, and anyone who
> sees Bedard pitch marvels at his skills and talent. Perhaps Brother
> Blocker's comment reflects sour grapes over the salaries his team pays
> to Liriano and Hughes, whose stats and performance tell a tragic tale
> of over-hype and hidden injuries.
>
> Another note: in printing the league's rosters last night I observed
> that all activated rookies (i.e., McGee, Crow, Britton, Drabek) show a
> "0" instead of "Y1" for their contract status.
>
> --Brad Lee
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM,  <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>> You have left me without an off-color response to add.  However, I think
>> it's Beckett rather than Bedard who has me pointing upward.  (And how about
>> former Cub and Stanford alum Sam Fuld?)
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 5:43 pm
>> Subject: [USML Announce] Angries Won't Josh About Latest Injury Woes
>>
>> ITEM:
>> Preliminary X-rays of Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's
>> strained right shoulder showed no separation or dislocation, but the
>> slugger also had an MRI and results of that exam won't be known until
>> Wednesday. It's unclear if Hamilton will have to go on the disabled
>> list. Ian Kinsler took Hamilton's place as the designated hitter for
>> the rest of the game. Should Hamilton be out for an extended period of
>> time, the club can insert David Murphy in the lineup in left field.
>> The 2010 AL MVP is batting .333 and extended his hitting streak to
>> eight games with the triple. He was scheduled to have Wednesday off,
>> and the Rangers do not play Thursday before opening a three-game
>> series with New York at Yankee Stadium.Hamilton has had injury issues
>> during his career. He missed most of last September after hitting a
>> wall at Target Field in Minnesota and cracking a few ribs. He was
>> healthy in time for the postseason and was the ALCS MVP in the club's
>> six-game win over the Yankees.
>> LOSER: AYM, having a tough time getting out of the gate this season,
>> now lose Hamilton's services in addition to those provided by Aybar
>> and Aardsma and see a trendline HEADING DOWNWARD.
>> WINNER: Nukes continue to see Lady Luck stroke their warheads, and
>> with early season performances by David Murphy, Bedard and Brantley,
>> this team's trendline is PUMPING UP.
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