[USML Announce] Things That Make You Go Hmmmmmmmm

[Richard Robbins]

Doug's world is about imagery and the illusion of the reality that you
are/have lived.  Kudos Rick.  Great to see you in Indy.

-- Rich


On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:01 PM, <rickgam at comcast.net> wrote:

> Greetings;
>    Alright, Klein & Robbins twisted my arm and are making me do it.  I
> know I'm encroaching upon Doug Shabelman territory here, but I thought this
> would lighten the mood.  Two sentences you thought you'd never hear
> uttered; "The Cubs win the World Series!", and "Rick Gammons is dating a
> Venezuelan beauty queen".  Well, I can't vouch for the first one, and the
> second one can already be corrected to "dated", since we never closed the
> deal on a second date (I think she recovered her eyesight).  Sure, it was
> 30 years ago, and she was only Runner-up Miss Caracas, but the attached pic
> was taken just last year and I can assure you all she still looks just
> fine.  Life goes on...........
>   Rick "Still Putting Off Dumping" G
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Mark Blocker" <blockermark at gmail.com>
> *To: *"USML Announcements" <announce at usml.net>
> *Sent: *Monday, May 27, 2013 9:43:56 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer
>
> Pay no attention to the man behind the Curtain.  The Bombers are open for
> trade discussions.
>
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> League:
>>
>>  All good and valuable information contained in the just sent public
>> service announcement.  Cobb and Santana are indeed having nice seasons and
>> would make nice additions to a keeper list (putting aside Cobb's somewhat
>> unproven track record and Santana's longstanding health issues).  One
>> important piece of information missing, though.  The owner of Messrs. Cobb
>> and Santana is the one and only Mark Blocker.  Now that he has compared his
>> two pitchers to the incomparable Matt Moore, you can only imagine what
>> he'll be seeking in exchange.  Don't say you haven't been warned.
>>
>>  Jeff
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Blocker <blockermark at gmail.com>
>> To: USML <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 9:21 am
>> Subject: [USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer
>>
>>  League:
>>
>>    I see from the weekend email traffic that some league members are now
>> trying to puff some of their players to ready them for trade.  Out of
>> concern that only partial information is being delivered to the
>> marketplace, I offer this helpful primer.
>>
>>    One owner is advertising a potential trade of Matt Moore.  A nice
>> keeper, but before you leap into an ill-advised trade, let's look at some
>> under-the-radar pitchers who are putting up similar numbers.
>> Her are the numbers on Moore:  61 IP, 2.21/1.098, and 56 Ks.
>>
>>    Now, here are some under-the-radar alternatives with similar numbers:
>>
>>  1.  Alex Cobb:  Wait, does he have similar numbers?  Yes!!!  Look:  68
>> IP, 2.66/1.064. 62 Ks.  He is available now in trade.
>>
>>    Now, the Moore owner may point out a small salary discrepancy, and
>> just in case you are persuaded by that sort of stuff, here is number 2.
>>
>>  2.  Ervin Santana:  He has returned to his old form, and hes $1.  Wait,
>> four quarters?  That's right, a buck.  And he is a Y1, not Y2 like Moore.
>>  His numbers:  63 IP, 3.14/1.079 (wow!) and 52Ks.  He is available in trade
>> as well.
>>
>>    Thank you for reading this valuable public service.  At Bomber HQ, we
>> have operators standing by to take you call.  Talk to you soon.
>>
>>    -- Mark B.
>>
>>
>>
>
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