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In a message dated 1/25/2004 1:43:12 PM Central Standard Time, 
anrklein at yahoo.com writes:
I'm not keen on the early draft date.
Andy:

At the risk of repeating myself (and Jim), SBC may have a strike, which would 
begin April 1 if it happens.  In that case, Jim and I will be working strike 
duty, which would mean working at some job appropriate to our skills (customer 
service rep, in my case, since I'd be useless at repair and installation) in 
addition to our regular jobs.  In other words, if there's a strike, Jim and I 
will not be attending a draft until the strike is over.  Historically, most 
telecom strikes have ended within a few weeks, but there have been one or two 
that have gone on for months.

Of course, most contracts get done without strikes.  Therefore, at one point, 
I sent an e-mail saying we could just go ahead and schedule for the first 
weekend in April, take our chances on a strike, and reschedule if necessary.  
However, one of the folks who travels for the draft pointed out, reasonably 
enough, that it would not necessarily be easy to reschedule his travel plans at the 
last minute.

Hence, the proposals for an early draft date.

Mark

P.S.  It's not a big deal.  We'd need to figure out what to do with two 
categories of players.  First, rookie-eligibles--I'd propose making them all 
eligible to be placed on the reserve roster, even if we think they'll be in the 
majors (which you always wanted to do anyway).  Second, veterans signed to minor 
league contracts--I'd propose making them draft-eligible, since it seems silly 
to have a whole bunch of them sitting on the shelf waiting for the reserve 
rounds.  (Of course, since I choose first in the rotation draft, I'd be flexible 
on that one.)
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