[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

Wed Mar 28 18:05:34 EDT 2007

Yup -- the part that implies that all ambiguities are to be construed
against you -- you ass wipe.

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:38 PM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

Rich:  Is the term "Ass Wipe" consistent with any terminology in the
constitution?

BLJ

On 3/28/07, Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at itinker.net> wrote: 

Please propose specific edits to the text of the constitution that will
implement what you propose.

The current text of the constitution can be located at www.usml.net
<http://www.usml.net/>  

When drafting your proposal, please use terminology consistent with the rest
of the document.

-- Rich

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:  <mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>
announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Jim Barrett
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:07 PM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal 

I'm begining to feel like Henry Clay here.  In any event, since it's my
rule, please don't overlook the other part of my proposal.  The trader
should not have to activate the contract of the player in order to trade him
earlier than the June 1 deadline.  Rather the player should just be eligible
to be activated (that is called up from the minors to the AL team).  The
recipient owner should then be the one required to activate the player.
Otherwise a) it could add a week long delay to a trade and b) the original
owner runs the risk of activating a player, only not to be able to trade
him. 

Jim

Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

Gang:
  I know a few owners have not weighed in, but I ask Andy to please withdraw
his proposal with the understanding that we will proceed to vote on the
Barrett Rule.  That sure would simplify things and reduce the rhetoric (as
entertaining as it's getting, we're getting to a brink here that even an Ass
Wipe has to pause before another crack, so to speak). 
  Andy, I ask: will you withdraw your proposal?
Brad

On 3/28/07, JHWinick at aol.com < JHWinick at aol.com <mailto:JHWinick at aol.com> >
wrote: 

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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