[USML Announce] A Question For the League Historians

[Richard Robbins]

Sounds intense Rick.  I didn't see anything on the evening news about the
round-the-clock talks.  Glad that diplomacy seems to be working.

On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Rick Gammons via announce <announce at usml.net
> wrote:

> Greetings;
>     Sorry I've been out of commission, but it's been quite the week.  One
> brother is in the hospital, another brother is seeking my counsel about a
> possible divorce, but on a happy note my girlfriend Dee (the one in Denmark
> that I broke up with back in September) and I have reconciled after a week
> of round-the-clock talks.  So I owe Rich a thank you for the reconstruction
> of the league site and Jim a belated happy b-day wish.  And I am paid up,
> so no Paypal or Venmo for me!  Now to address Andy's SP situation..........
>    Rick
>
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Jeffrey Winick via announce <
> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>
>> I will be sending out my Pippin’s Nothing But A Dog projections next week.
>>
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>>
>> As for the Four Leaf Clovers, once it was clear to me that even with
>> extraordinary good luck Mark could rarely overcome the handicap associated
>> with his “challenges” when it came to pulling the trigger on a trade, I
>> dropped the moniker and moved on to others.  But I do feel inspired to come
>> up with something new.
>>
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>>
>> And in my (not so) humble opinion, Go For Three will never be topped.
>>
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>>
>> Jeff
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>> *From:* announce [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On Behalf Of *Richard
>> Robbins via announce
>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 02, 2016 10:01 AM
>> *To:* Andy Klein; USML Announcements
>> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] A Question For the League Historians
>>
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>>
>> Pippin lives forever.  I thought the reference appropriate in recognition
>> of Pippin's part in league history.
>>
>>
>>
>> As for Brad, I just re-read Go For Three.  Has that one been topped?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 8:21 AM, Andy Klein via announce <
>> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>>
>> This looks great.  Thanks, Rich. The reference to Pippin (RIP) and the
>> absence of Brad (MIA) means that we probably need some projections.
>> Semi-relatedly, the K9 could use some starting pitchers, and is open to any
>> and all offers!
>>
>>
>>
>> -Andy
>>
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>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Mark Blocker via announce <
>> announce at usml.net> wrote:
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>> ​Like many monikers bestowed upon me by Jeff W, the label never really
>> fit.  It was meant to refer to the fact that my players rarely went on the
>> DL...
>>
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>>
>> The test site looks sleek and cool.  I may have some more detailed
>> comments tomorrow, but this is a massive improvement over what we had.​
>>
>>
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>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 7:03 PM, springkerb via announce <
>> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>>
>> I think it's pretty darn cool, actually.  Thanks, Rich.  I believe the
>> Four Leaf Clovers era must have ended before I joined the league.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark K
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>>
>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S®6 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>>
>> From: Richard Robbins via announce <announce at usml.net>
>>
>> Date: 04/01/2016 6:38 PM (GMT-06:00)
>>
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>>
>> Subject: [USML Announce] A Question For the League Historians
>>
>>
>>
>> As I've gone about redeploying the usml.net web site I've had the
>> unmitigated joy of perusing the league lore preserved on the current site.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's a question for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> When did people stop referencing the Blocker Franchise as the Four Leaf
>> Clovers?
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>>
>> (Oh, and please take a look at the test site, http://test.usml.net and
>> give me some feedback.  Our current site has our Constitution as the
>> landing page.  I've replaced that with a portal to the OnRoto site.  The
>> idea is that the new site can become your one stop shop for league matters.)
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Rich
>>
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