[USML Announce] Pippin's Nothing But A Dog - First Installment

Tue Mar 19 17:26:04 EDT 2013

Jeff- I'm anxiously awaiting the further details about the "other
contenders" as you promised.....

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

>  More details coming, but here's the bottom line:
>
>  The top two teams are Berliners and Red Hots - both will be in the
> drivers seat this season.  Weaknesses for the Red Hots are 2nd catcher
> (Hayes) and 5th outfielder (Sweeney).  Two slots that he ought to have
> little trouble filling with a dump trade or two.  But what is he going to
> dump?  Best keepers are Darvish and Wilhelmson but they are going to be
> hard to replace.  Zunino is a nice bean, but we all know how bean catchers
> generally do.  However, this team is solid and will be in it to win it.
>
>  Berliners have a quintessential Shandler team, but with a number of
> question marks - Parmalee, Lowrie, Young, Scott, Bailey, Tillman and Danks
> to be precise.  If they perform as hoped, Berliners are the team to beat.
>  If they struggle, Berliners have lots of work to do.  But the Berliners
> have plenty of players to trade:  Hosmer, Machado, Jennings, Peavy, Moore
> and Buxton.  Definitely in it to win it.
>
>  The only other team that looks like a serious challenger is, believe it
> or not, the Bombers.  No real holes other than Alexi Casilla, which isn't a
> big deal.  Great balance and if he gets lucky with his pitchers (Hughes,
> Santana, Strailey), he will be in serious contention for the Damon.  Of
> course, Mark's well known reluctance to pull the trigger on a deal will be
> an impediment, but there's no question this was an outstanding draft for
> the Bombers.
>
>  Other contenders, in order of strength are: Hoosier Daddies, Skippies,
> Riptorns and Klein Nine.  I'll provide further details tomorrow.
>
>  Good luck everyone.  The shop is open and the Berliners are ready to
> rock and roll.
>
>  Jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rickgam <rickgam at comcast.net>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 8:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Best Day of The Year
>
>      I guess you haven't heard the news that Prince experienced an
> epiphany and decided to retire!  BTW, my
> secret formula has Rich as the favorite, but not by much.  Surprisingly,
> yours truly and Jeff W. seem to be on
> his heels, and there's a clump right behind us.  Hey, I'm only the
> messenger.  And it might be a surprise to
> some, but considering only who was drafted today, for the 2nd year in a
> row I have Jim Barrett coming away
> with the strongest draft.
>    Rick
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Mark Blocker" <blockermark at gmail.com>
> *To: *"USML Announcements" <announce at usml.net>
> *Sent: *Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:14:21 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [USML Announce] Best Day of The Year
>
> Best email of the day.  Thanks for the hardy chuckle.
>
>  Note to the league:  I have started to post the rosters I have, but I am
> still missing some.
>
>  Brad:  don't have a cardiac arrest but somehow Prince Fielder is not in
> the database.  Seriously.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Kerbs, thanks for the link.
>> Good seeing everyone today, including our special guest Jeff Cohen. Jeff
>> W, thanks for the cardboard boxes and diet Coke. Awesome. I am so charged
>> up right now I could trade away Trout.
>> Andy, thanks for your entertaining impersonation of Woody Allen playing
>> fantasy baseball.... Please, next year bring your life coach or therapist.
>>
>> Rock and roll in '13. The Rips are ready to at least take down the
>> Berliners' wall.img
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I enjoyed it, too, although it's better to at least be able to hope for
>>> a chance at a title run.  Oh well, not this year.  It was great to see all
>>> of you.
>>>
>>> For those of you with designs on the title, I have three words:  first
>>> mover advantage.
>>>
>>> By the way, here's a link to the BA capsule bio on the guy I took with
>>> the last pick in the rotation draft (he actually does exist):
>>> http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/38961.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>
>>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>>> Sent: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 4:57 pm
>>> Subject: [USML Announce] Best Day of The Year
>>>
>>>   As Andy always says, our draft day is the best day of the year.  And
>>> today was no exception.
>>>
>>>  It was great to see all of you.
>>>
>>>  Jeff -- thanks for hosting.
>>>
>>>  Mark B -- thanks for everything that you do to keep the league running.
>>>
>>>  Can someone tell me what Jeff paid for Parmalee?
>>>
>>>  -- Rich
>>>
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Dennis F. Adams III
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Northwestern University School of Law
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