[USML Announce] You Don't Need a Winick To Know Which Way The Wind Blows

Tue Mar 20 15:56:33 EDT 2007

Rick:
Your request is noted and this owner approves it.
BLJ

On 3/20/07, rickgam at comcast.net <rickgam at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  Eagle Eye Brad;
>      Hey, I'm not a lawyer, though I do play one on TV but I wasn't
> altogether clear on sections 1 & 5 of Article VII since we haven't drafted
> after the season started in a while.  Given that the affected move won't
> have a tremendous impact either way (Youkilis at $11 isn't a tremendous
> bargain) if it's no skin off anyone's nose, and if the league concurs with
> Mr. Jansen's interpretation, I would rather reserve Youkilis instead of
> Pennington.  What say you, USML?
>    Rick
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Brad Jansen" <bljansen at gmail.com>
> Dear Rick:
>   A head's up: Jeff Winick once again is up to his usual chicanery and,
> since he intends to field a moneyball team this year, it is more important
> than ever to keep a vigilant eye on him.
>   When Jeffrey explains the Constitution and qualifies his unsupported
> propositions with the statement "as I understand the rules," you should
> expect a self-serving interpretation that's totally biased in his favor.
>    To wit: Contrary to Jeffrey's deliberate and willful misstatement of
> the Law, the Constitution does *not *state that your active roster must be
> limited to nine players come draft day.  While a team may  *reserve* up to
> nine players from its active and reserve rosters (plus three additional
> players on its reserve roster who have major league rookie status and have
> never been on the active roster of a USML team "without regard to
> anticipated opening-day major league status") on roster freeze day (Art.
> XVII, secs. 1, 5), there is no limitation on the number of players a team
> may have on its active roster on draft day.  According to section 4 of Art.
> XVII, if your protected players are on an AL team's roster, they shall be
> assigned to your active roster.  If a player is on the DL, you may elect to
> put him on your active or reserve roster (with salary counted against your
> cap).  If a player is not on a major league roster or the DL, he's assigned
> to your reserve roster.
>      So, under the Constitution, as of draft day D-Mat will make your
> active roster in addition to the nine players you reserved.  You are not
> required to drop someone from the roster (unless, of course, you would have
> 10 pitchers, a situation not present here).  And if Elijah Dukes makes the
> Devil Rays, Andy must add him to his active roster, too, giving him ten
> players.
>       The rule is clear as can be, notwithstanding Jeffrey's
> ill-considered "understanding" of it.  Accordingly, I hereby request the
> League as a Whole to take the following action:
>       (i) Allow Rick Gammons until 7:00 p.m. tonight to rescind the
> action he took in reliance on Jeffrey's misrepresentation; if Rick does not
> elect to rescind that move, then it stands:
>      (ii)  Impose some level of discipline on Jeffrey Winick, including
> censure, suspension or beating; and
>     (iii)  Impose such further sanctions on Jeffrey Winick as the League
> seems fit.
>
> And a personal note to Jeffrey:  Isn't it enough that you already are the
> prohibitive favorite to win this year, with a reserve roster that
> League wags are claiming is the best in League history?  Why can't playing
> on a level field ever be enough for you?
>
> Respectfully submitted,
> Brad L. Jansen
>
>
> On 3/17/07, jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Rick,
> >
> > A head's up.  Other than in the highly unlikely event that Dice-K starts
> > the season in the minors, as I understand the rules, you will have to choose
> > among Dice-K and your other 9 major league keepers, since you can only
> > roster a total of 9 players.  This is one of the disadvantages of drafting
> > after the season has begun.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rickgam at comcast.net
> > To: announce at usml.net
> > Sent: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 4:56 PM
> > Subject: [USML Announce] 2008 H. D.s
> >
> > Greetings;
> >      Here's my fellas;
> > Active
> > C. Granderson          $6     LT08
> > I. Kinsler                     $5     Y2
> > M. Ellis                        $1     FA
> > K. Youkilis                  $11   Y2
> > D. Erstad                    $8     Y2
> > R. Ibanez                    $19   FA
> > R. Hernandez            $15   Y2
> > J. Verlander                $2     Y2
> > J. Papelbon                $10   LT08
> >
> > Reserve
> > M. Moses                    $2
> > D. Matsuzaka             $2
> > T. Diamond                $5
> >
> > See you all in 3 weeks!
> >     Rick
> >
> >
> >  Attached Message
> >   From: RERobbins at iTinker.net To: announce at usml.net Subject: [USML
> > Announce] Red-Hots Keepers Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 1:00 PM
> >  Jorge Posada $13 Y2
> > Grady Sizemore $11 LT 2008
> > Felix Hernandez $15 LT 2009
> > Jose Contreras $14 Y2
> > Dan Haren $13 FA
> > Chien-Ming Wang $8 Y2
> > Huston Street $15 LT 2008
> > Chris Ray $10 LT 2008
> > Reserves
> > Cameron Maybin
> > Brandon Erbe
> > Nolan Reimold
> >
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