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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (125134)	5/24/2008 10:51:11 AM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 306849

Discount Window??? Minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer 14 hours, 55 minutes ago McALLEN, Texas (AP)—During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself. That sure changed this week—he’s the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats. “I don’t really care,” he said Friday. “It’ll make a better story if I make it to the big leagues.” For now, Odom is headed to the Laredo Broncos of the United League. They got him Tuesday from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League for a most unlikely price: 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, double-dipped black, 34-inch, C243 style. “They just wanted some bats, good bats—maple bats,” Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said. According to the Prairie Sticks Web site, their maple bats retail for $69 each, discounted to $65.50 for purchases of six to 11 bats. “It will be interesting to see what 10 bats gets us,” Melendez said. The Canadian team signed Odom about a month ago, but couldn’t get the 26-year-old righty into the country. It seems Odom had a “minor” but unspecified criminal record that wasn’t revealed to immigration officials before they scanned his passport, Vipers president Peter Young said. Odom said the charge stemmed from a fight he was in at age 17. Although he thought it had been expunged from his record, it popped up during immigration. Odom spent hundreds of dollars driving to the Canadian border and staying at a Montana hotel while the matter was sorted out. He then drove to Laredo after the trade. Originally from Atlanta, Odom was drafted late by the San Francisco Giants in 2003. He pitched 38 games, all in Class A, from 2004-06, and was released by the organization this spring. Laredo intends to activate Odom on Monday and have him make his first start Wednesday.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (125134)	5/24/2008 11:36:18 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 306849

Notice that it starts a month before elections. IMHO that's not a coincidence. Congress will hype themselves as having solved the problems and it won't be until after the elections that the public realizes the bill is your standard congressional piece of garbage. It's also no coincidence that Congress ramrodded the pork filled farm bill through BEFORE taking up budget issues. The Democrats are just as bag as the Republicans. They all need to be replaced, and not with people just like them. I sent some feedback to my Senator a month or two back asking him to start thinking about the people instead of his special interest lobbyists. Now I regularly receive emails bragging about what he is doing. The guy, a multi decade Democratic Senator, is unbelievable. If I could I would have him thrown in prison. Definitely voting against him next time. He doesn't represent me or anyone I know.