[USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES

Sat Feb 23 14:48:23 EST 2008

8 am works for the geriatric crowd, but I still vote for 9 am. If I'm outnumbered, can someone make sure we have plenty of coffee on tap somehow?

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Let's try 8 a.m. for the start of the draft unless someone has an objection. 

As for freeze day, how about Friday night the 7th. That gives Kerber a couple of extra days but still gives everyone one full week to review rosters. Anything less than a week, including a full weekend, doesn't seem like enough time. Thoughts?

Jeff

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On Feb 23, 2008, at 12:53 PM, springkerb at aol.com wrote:

	I'm fine with whatever time people want to start on Draft Day.  8 is fine.

	Mark

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	From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
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	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 < <mailto:anrklein at yahoo.com> 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

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		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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		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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