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

Tue Sep 20 12:54:13 EDT 2011

Steal of the draft award?  Can we at least declare co-winners?

Alex Gordon 22-86-17-.303 (99 runs)

Melky Cabrera  18-83-20-.302 (96 runs)

  -- Mark B.

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
Behalf Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:37 AM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] To The Victors and The Spoilers: A
Riptorn'sPerspective

He's a keeper, no doubt, but the sentence would get too long.

But my Original Point stands:

 Red Hots: championship, a parade, cash payout, plus keeper Crisp

 Daddies: Alex Gordon, winner of the Steal of The Draft Award, $5 class

 Brats: 4th place and Weeks

 Rips: nothing. 

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Richard Robbins
<rerobbins at itinker.net> wrote:

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 

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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
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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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