[USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES

Andrew R. Klein anrklein at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 23 12:18:14 EST 2008


I'll be staying downtown.  Take the train, and I'll save you a doughnut ...

Peace,

Andy

Brad Jansen wrote:
> Andy, of course you're fine with the Freeze Date, what with that 
> sorryass roster. If Klein gives me a lift I'll be there 
> whenever/however you want.
>
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Andy Klein <anrklein at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:anrklein at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm also fine with a March 5 freeze date.   Like Rich, I'd prefer
>     8:00 as a starting time for the draft.
>
>     -Andy
>
>     ----- Original Message ----
>     From: Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net
>     <mailto:RERobbins at iTinker.net>>
>     To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net>>
>     Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:55:08 AM
>     Subject: RE: [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES
>
>     I'm fine with March 5 as the freeze date.
>      
>     I'd like to start earlier than 9 if possible -- perhaps 8 or 8:30.
>      
>     There's a play-off soccer game for Micael's travel team that I'd
>     like to attend.  His squad is on quite the roll and his March 15
>     game could be for the indoor season championship.  The
>     championship game is the last game to be played that day and I
>     have a fighting chance of making my way to Libertyville in time if
>     we start early.  Of course, if nine is as early as people can
>     start, I'm fine with that too.  (They won't know until the week
>     before if they make it to the championship game.  If they keep
>     winning, they'll be there.)
>      
>     -- Rich
>
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>     *Subject:* [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES
>
>     Gentlemen,
>
>     The votes are in.  In the absence of my vote, it was a tie (5-5). 
>     Although I support Rich's proposal and it would be adopted with my
>     vote, I will be voting against the proposal.
>      
>     I encourage league members to follow Rich's and my example.  Rich
>     withdrew his controversial proposal to use stats of players traded
>     out of the league and I have voted down a proposal I supported. 
>     If we can't generate something approaching a consensus with
>     respect to rules changes, we shouldn't tinker with our success.
>
>     So....the rule proposal is defeated and the Constitution remains
>     unchanged.
>
>     The draft will be held at the offices of Sidley & Austin on March
>     15th.  I'm not sure we've arrived at a decision regarding the
>     starting time, other than we'll be starting early.  I'll propose
>     9:00 a.m.  Let's see if we can arrive at a consensus regarding the
>     start time.  If anyone thinks a different time would be better,
>     please respond to this email with your suggestion.
>
>     The constitution provides that roster freeze day is March 15. 
>     Obviously that will need to be adjusted this year.  Our roster
>     freeze date has historically been between 1-2 weeks prior to the
>     draft.  I will propose 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 5th, which
>     splits the difference.  As in years past, with a pre-season draft
>     date we have allowed teams a mulligan (i.e. the opportunity to
>     throw back one retained player) prior the the start of the draft. 
>     To be clear, we have not allowed teams to change their minds with
>     respect to players that they hadn't chosen to retain.  As with the
>     draft starting time, lets see if we can arrive at a consensus with
>     respect to the Roster Freeze Date.  If anyone thinks a different
>     freeze date would be better, please respond to this email with
>     your proposal.
>
>     I'd like to have the starting time and the freeze date established
>     by the end of the day tomorrow, so please respond asap.  Thanks.
>
>     Jeff Winick
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