[USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A Riptorn's Perspective

[Richard Robbins]

Sounds about right.  Wait -- what do you think about Jemile Weeks?

 

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:17 AM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A Riptorn's
Perspective

 

Let's settle:

   I gave up little and got nothing; the Dads gave up something and got a
megastar; the Red Hots gave grief and got a chamoionship.

 

How's that?  

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>
wrote:

The Daddies gave up Coco Crisp and you gave up crap.

 

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:58 AM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A Riptorn's
Perspective

 

What it means is that the Hoosier Dads ended up with Alex Gordon, and I got
crap.

--Brad Lee 

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>
wrote:

On May 22 I traded Tyson Ross to the Riptorns for Maicer Izturis.

 

On June 11 I sent Izturis and Jemile Weeks to the Brats for Zobrist and Kila
Ka'aihue.

 

On June 21 I sent Alex Gordon and Kila Ka'aihue to the Hoosier Daddies for
Coco Crisp.

 

Does that mean that the Riptorns helped me get Coco?

 

-- Rich

 

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:24 AM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A Riptorn's
Perspective

 

Dear Fellows:

   As Brothers Winick and Robbins noted yesterday, it was Jeffrey's trade of
Verlander and Lester that catapulted the Red Hots to  victory.  Thank
goodness for Jeffrey that Eric Hosmer is a nice talent, almost on par with
his cornermate, Michael Moustakas. 

   Jeffrey is not the only owner who made deals that assisted the money
teams this year -- so, as has become my annual custom, I would like to take
an opportunity to evaluate the assistance the Rips provided to all these
fine teams:

       

     4th place Brats: Although I tried feverishly to acquire Brett Lawrie
(even to go so far as to promise future consideration in the form of a free
copy of Winick's roto mag), the Brats did not warm to me. I cannot forgive
them this trespass, but applaud their fine effort and finish. Look at the
injury hits this team took (i.e., Sizemore and Morneau and Cruz, etc.). It's
amazing how this team hung in there; one wonders what a Riptorn or two would
have done for this team's fortunes.  

 

       3rd place (and fighting for second) LMC: this team launched itself
into the money following a series of deals with the Rips, which netted the
LMC solid talent and keepers such as Chris Perez, Victor Martinez, Jacoby
Ellsbury and Jesus Vargas. Crawford and Buchholz also contributed to this
team's solid standing. In exchange, the Rips received the perenially injured
Jed Lowrie, but also young studs Britton and Moustakas. I have faith in
their value, even if Lord Jeffrey thinks otherwise. I think I also got
Nathan from the LMC and if he closes next year, that's pretty cool, too.

 

     2nd place K-9: Where would K-9 be without Bourjos and Humber? Probably
2nd place, but it only cost the team the likes of Guillen and Swarzak. Oh,
and Adrian Beltre. He's alright. Somehow Hunter ended up on the K-9, but
that was by way of the Nukes, who got him from me for Jennings.     

 

     1st  place Champion Mighty Red Hots: I know I traded for someone named
Ross from Rich. The guy immediately got injured. I do not recall what stud I
gave up for this guy, but I'm sure he helped Rich lock down first.

 

      Oh, and one more thing: remember that I proved it was possoble to go
into the season with 9 reserve pitchers--just not the ones I kept.

 

       Congrats to the top teams and let's celebrate!!   


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