[USML Announce] Fwd: Pippin's Nothing But A Dog

Tue Mar 26 16:32:51 EDT 2013

And as my dear dead pappy once said, "At some point you have to turn the
horse into glue, Brad Lee."
--Brad What Is The Object Jansen

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:01 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> I'm planning to keep Rios--but as my father once said about horses,
> "They're all for sale, it's just a question of price."
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com>
> To: announce <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 2:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Fwd: Pippin's Nothing But A Dog
>
>  Oh, for heaven's sake....the season hasn't even started yet.
>
>  Alright, here goes.
>
>  4. *Hoosier Daddies - *In any other year, this pitching staff would be
> at the top of the heap.  But not this year.  And that presents a serious
> problem because the offense is decidedly middle of the pack (with the
> exception of stolen bases, which is bottom of the barrel).  A number of
> older offensive players on this team (Keppinger, Roberts, Ichiro, etc.),
> mean that upside is relatively limited.  So it will require some deft
> maneuvering to keep the wind in this team's sails.  But Rick will be in it
> to win it and if the Bombers aren't careful, the Daddies could leap past
> them into 3rd.
>
>  5.  *Rips - *A strong offense despite having gone prospecting, but the
> pitching is a big problem.  Sale and Kuroda and then nothing.
>  Really.....NOTHING.  Bundy and Carrasco are in the minors, Buchholz should
> be and the rest of this staff is middle relievers.  Brad Lee may not see it
> yet, but the writing is on the wall - this team should and will be playing
> for 2014.  So, 5th place is just where it stands now.  Ultimately this team
> will be fighting it out with the Nukes for last place.
>
>  6.  *Adams Family Values - *This team is the mirror equivalent of the
> Hoosier Daddies.  Skippy put together a very strong offense that would be
> the envy of the league but for the two juggernauts fighting it out for the
> Damon.  There are holes to fill on this team, which give it hope of
> ultimately putting together the best offense in the league.  But the
> pitching is even worse that the Riptorns.  When the ace of your staff is
> Hellickson, what more need be said.  The Berliner projections have this
> team with the worst ERA, the worst ratio and no saves.  That spells no
> chance.
>
>  7.  *Klein Nine - *Well, the good news is that for once the Klein Nine
> don't have the worst pitching in the league.  The Rips and Skippy made sure
> of that.  But it's still bad enough to drag down a team with a solid, if
> not spectacular offense.  Add to that the fact that this team is as injury
> prone as any in the league (Morneau, Drew, Cruz, Longoria, Johnson) and
> we're looking at a middle of the pack finish, best case.  Advice for the
> future - if you're going to spend money on pitching, spend it wisely.  Josh
> Johnson and his sore arm and Ubaldo Jimenez and his oversized reputation
> and undersized results aren't the way to go.
>
>  8.  *Angry Young Men - *As much as I want to like this team, I simply
> can't.  There are too many dogs barking too loudly here:  Pierzynski (over
> the hill), Smoak (looks like he'll never make it up the hill), Jeter (ankle
> is already a problem), Hunter (over the hill), Boesch (headed to the bench
> sooner rather than later), Beckham (what need be said), Hafner (over the
> hill).  I actually like the pitching a great deal and there are lots of
> players with upside.  So, while this team could surprise, a surprise would
> be 4th place, not 1st.  That's just not going to happen.
>
>  9.  *Calamari/Brats - *Very similar teams with identical fortunes.  Two
> teams that couldn't hit their ways out of wet paper bags.  Both teams
> appear to have gone with the stars and scrubs strategy.  The problem is
> that the scrubs overwhelm the value of the stars.  That makes for great
> opportunity for dump trades, but only as the dumper, not the dumpee.  The
> pitching is good on both teams and, in fact, is good enough that if either
> team were to get lucky on offense, they could work their way up to 4th/5th.
>  But that's as good as it will get for these two perennial contenders.
>
>  10.  *Nukes - *They're building for 2014 and already off to a terrific
> start.  Expect Rios to best the next rat off the ship.
>
>  The fortunes of the top teams haven't really changed other than the fact
> that the Berliners and the Mighty Red Hots got even better.  It's still
> Rich's to lose, but it now appears conceivably that he could very well do
> so.
>
>  Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 1:56 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] Fwd: Pippin's Nothing But A Dog - First
> Installment
>
> ZZZZZZZ......Jeffrey, did I sleep through your forthcoming details? Or now
> that you have iced up 2nd place you're not interested in the teams
> assembled by us mere mortals?
>
>  --BLJ
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com>
> Date: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:03 PM
> Subject: [USML Announce] Pippin's Nothing But A Dog - First Installment
> To: announce at usml.net
>
>
>  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.
>
>    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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