[USML Announce] You Don't Need a Winick To Know Which Way The Wind Blows
Brad Jansen
bljansen at gmail.com
Tue Mar 20 16:17:43 EDT 2007
Jim:
I respectfully disagree with your disagreement. Unlike Jeffrey, I will
address your point with logic and reason, not ad hominem attacks on your
character and motives. Sections 8-10 of Art. XVII were included to address
compliance with Section 12.2. That section prohibits teams from carrying
more players at a particular position than the rules allow (a point I raised
in my original email on the subject, which you obviously overlooked in your
haste to take sides with Jeff Winick on this matter). Nothing in Art. XVII,
Secs. 8-10 or in Art. 12.2 provides that a team must waive one or more
players if its rookies make a ML team's opening day roster.
Respectfully,
BLJ
On 3/20/07, Jim Barrett <chicagojab at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I disagree with Brad's interpretation. It would essentially render moot
> sections 8 - 10 of article XVII.
>
> *Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> 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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