[USML Announce] USML 2004 - Let the Games Begin

[MBBlocker at aol.com]

Gents:

  With the conclusion of the football season last weekend, it is time to 
start planning for USML 2004 -- the 16th season of our storied league.  Sadly, 
this season will mark the beginning of the post-Riptorns era.  O a more positive 
note, though, this will give us a chance to reinvigorate the league with some 
new blood.  

  Three items need to be addressed immediately.

1.  Draft Day:  This may be a more thorny problem than in past years.  The 
season starts on March 31, so the ideal draft day is Saturday, April 3, 2004.  
However, April 5 is Passover, and if anyone is planning to go out of town, that 
could be a problem.  April 4 is a possibility, but in my mind, too close to 
Passover for marital comfort.  The weekend of April 10 is also possible, but 
April 11 is Easter.  Please e-mail me right away with your availability on all 
of those dates.

2.  New owners:  Various persons have suggested possible new owners.  We need 
to get one or more people on board right away.  I have received several 
strong endorsements for one of the Brats' friends who goes by the Kramer-like name 
of Buddha.  The problem is that he cannot draft on the weekend of April 3.  In 
any event, we really need to resolve this issue asap, and probably before 
issue 1.

3.  Retention rosters:  We will need to set a roster freeze date, but before 
people set their rosters, we will really need to know how many owners there 
will be because it affects the number of players that will ultimately be on each 
roster.  Again, this requires us to address issue number 2 right away.

  Lets begin an e-mail string this weekend to start addressing all of these 
issues.

  -- Mark B.
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