[USML Announce] USML Rules Voting

[john.fruit at usbank.com]

Perhaps I'm not correct in my e-bay bidding process assumptions. Will the
current high bid be known by all participants?

As far as the salary-floor calculations go, I certainly respect not adding
to Mark B.'s administrative headaches. But it should really only come into
play when a known dumping team is close to the floor and is willfully
attempting to circumvent the salary floor issue. I don't know if its any
more of a headache than knowing where each team is versus the cap on a
weekly basis.


                                                                                                                              
                      JHWinick at aol.com                                                                                        
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In a message dated 2/9/2004 10:34:41 AM Central Standard Time,
john.fruit at usbank.com writes:
 It would be very simple to administer....you're either in compliance or
 not
 in compliance.

Your statement is, of course, correct.  The problem is that someone will
have to do the math on a regular basis to ensure compliance.  That is the
difficulty of a proposal of this sort.  I'm sure Mark Blocker will be happy
to weigh in on this.

In the past we've had rules like this, (e.g. no more than 3 inactive
players on your active roster) and it was only sporadically enforced.  I
don't think teams meant to violate the rule, its just that some teams
didn't pay attention.  And then its up to the commissioner or some
self-appointed league member to keep track.  Its far more effective to have
a rule that precludes trouble in the first place.

Jeff