[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[JHWinick at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/28/2007 3:37:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
RERobbins at iTinker.net writes:

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.



This is the last thing I'm going to say before I address this issue  
directly.  I hope that isn't necessary.  I have very strong feelings  about this issue 
and the way it is being characterized.  If we have to head  down the path of 
discussing this now it is assured that the year is going  to get off to a 
lousy start - at least for me.
 
As far as I can tell, we can all agree on one thing.  The timing of  the 
trades last year was problematic.  That problem is easy to address  without 
engaging one another in discussion of more troublesome concepts  like whether it 
takes any level of skill to succeed using certain strategies  rather than others 
or whether there is any skill associated with identifying  young players 
before they reach the major leagues.  
 
I strongly request, once again, that Andy's proposal be tabled until the  
off-season.  Lets see if we can reach consensus on setting a moratorium on  early 
season dump trades.  I think we may just find that a modest move of  that 
sort will solve most of the problem.
 
If Andy and others are insistent that we proceed with voting on his  proposal 
first, then I have no choice but to explain why I think that the  proposal is 
a very poor one.  And, notwithstanding my efforts to do  otherwise, that is 
certain to engender ill will.
 
Jeff Winick 



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