[USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009

Thu Nov 20 21:40:01 EST 2008

Mark:

  Your response brings to mind a line from the movie, A Few Good Men, the
source of many great quotes:  I'd rather you just said thank you and went on
your way.  Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post.

  -- Mark B.

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of springkerb at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:33 PM
To: announce at usml.net
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009

Yup.  If we don't book a date in March, we could be on indefinite hold
waiting for the strike to end.  I've checked all the company policies, and
roto draft is not among the valid excuses for getting out of strike duty.
(The only valid excuses are death and dying.) 

Also, I've been told that, while Blocker saved some of my clients' bonuses,
my bonus was all spent on outside counsel.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Barrett <chicagojab at yahoo.com>
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
Sent: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 8:00 am
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009

Speaking of Kerber's employer (and mine too!) - AT&T is headed into another
union bargaining year.  The union contract expires March 31st.  Anytime
thereafter, the union may go out on strike and all management employees will
be expected to work 7 days a week until settled.  Therefore, at this point
Mark & I can't commit to a draft date in April.  So we either need to set
one for March now or wait a bit and hope there's an advance resolution.
However, I don't think that active bargaining will begin until February and
based on past history, the likelihood of an early resolution is rather slim.
Thus, our best option is to set a March dat e.

Jim

--- On Wed, 11/19/08, Mark Blocker <mbblocker at aol.com> wrote:

From: Mark Blocker <mbblocker at aol.com>
Subject: [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009
To: "'USML Announcements'" <announce at usml.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 9:48 PM

League:

            When I see Brad Jansen starting to implement his pump-and-dump
trade practices, I know its time to start getting back into roto, so here
goes.  Some of you may have noticed that I have been virtually invisible the
last two months.  The reason is, as some of you know, I have been out of
town for most of the last six weeks defending the honor of Kerber?s employer
in a jury trial in Kansas City.  Thankfully for Kerber?s bonus, the jury
made sure that everything came out just fine. 

            But with that episode behind me, I now want to attend to roto.
There are four items of note, each of which is addressed below. 

1.         Draft Day 2009 

            We need to try to set a draft day well in advance this year.
Opening day is April 6, 2009.   Assuming we want to draft on a Saturday,
here are the options 

After opening day: 

April 11:  The second day of Passover, and=2 0the next day is Easter Sunday 

April 18:  Available, but do we want to wait that long? 

Before opening day: 

April 4:  I know I will be out of town at the Sidley partners meeting 

March 28:  Likely to be the end of most kids? Spring Breaks 

March 21:  Open, but pretty far in advance 

            Let me know what your schedules look like and what day makes
sense.  

2.         Rules proposals 

            If anyone wants to make rules proposals, I think you should try
to do so by mid- January at the latest, and preferably by mid-December.  As
in the past, please circulate proposed text for your rule. 

3.         Stat Service 

            We need to decide if we are going to stick with our current stat
service.  I would vote to keep our current service, which is
reasonably-priced and was working fine, but I recognize that there may have
been some dissatisfaction with aspects of the service.  Jeff W., if you
heard about any other stat services that were impressive, please feel free
to update us. 

4.         League participation 

            Finally, I am hoping it goes without saying that everyone will
participate again next year, but if there is some uncertainty, please let us
know now. 

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            That?s it for now.  Please respond with comments on the above,
especially preferred dates for our 2009 Draft. 

  -- Mark B. 

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