[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[Brad Jansen]

Kerbs!
   Asswipes win, Klein loses.  Just like every year....

Fellow League Ass Wipe,
Brad Lee


On 3/28/07, springkerb at aol.com <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  I've lost track of what the actual proposal is.  Was it Andy's original
> one or the June 1 modification?  If Andy's original proposal is still on the
> table, I vote no.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bljansen at gmail.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal
>
>  I agree with RER (even though he certainly traded me Fernando Cabrera
> early enough last season...) and support the Grin and Barrett Rule.  Andy,
> if you were here I'd say, "Come here and give me a hug, will ya, but just
> don't touch my Wood or Jeffrey's Putz."  Now, let's get ready for '08...I
> mean '07!!!
>
> BLJ
>
>
> On 3/28/07, Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at itinker.net> wrote:
> >
> >  People can say what they want about last year, but I thought it was a
> > great one.  Great draft day risk taking by some coupled with a series of
> > brilliant trades by several team owners.  The trades included both the now
> > for the future variety as well as the current year category swaps.  Lots
> > of teams were involved in trades (sadly, the Red-Hots not often enough).
> > Our anti-dumping rules limited the ability of a single pair of trading
> > partners to engage in one or more outcome determinative moves.  The talent
> > (both current and future) was dispersed fairly widely around the league.  Too
> > make it sound like the fun has been sapped from the league doesn't ring true
> > to me.
> >
> > I disagree with Mark Blocker's observation that limiting rules changes
> > to the deep off-season is a recipe for never making any changes.  We have a
> > rich history of making rule changes that proves otherwise.  Think about what
> > it took to get the current anti-dumping rules in place.  That involved lots
> > of debate and careful drafting done in the off-season.
> >
> > What Jeff suggests seems straight-forward enough and from my
> > perspective, appears unlikely to have significant unintended effects.
> >
> > I can support this alternative.
> >
> > Can we please not engage in a current rules debate about a controversial
> > issue.  All we'll achieve is ill-will and poorly drafted rules.  If people
> > care about this topic enough then they should be able to remember to raise
> > it at an appropriate time.  Now is not that time.
> >
> > -- Rich
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >  *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> > Behalf Of *JHWinick at aol.com
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:37 PM
> > *To:* announce at usml.net
> > *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal
> >
> >
> >   In a message dated 3/28/2007 2:23:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > RERobbins at iTinker.net writes:
> >
> > Let me try to rephrase what I think you are suggesting Jeff.
> >
> > The rule would prohibit the trade of a player prior to June 1 if that
> > player's USML contract is not yet running.
> >
> > Is that the proposal?
> >
> > -- Rich
> >
> >  I think that's it.
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