[USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day
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Fri Nov 21 21:14:29 EST 2008
Let's have two drafts. ?March 29, and then April 11 for Brad and anyone else who wants to pick from whatever's left over.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
Sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 7:54 pm
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day
Dear Brad,?
?
March 29 works well for me, too.?
?
-Professor Klein?
?
Brad Jansen wrote:?
> April 11 per the Rules of Roto Baseball. That's my religion. I could
> give two wits about the First, Second or Fifth Days of Passover, Good
> Friday, Easter, Administrative Professionals Day or any of that other
> nonsense that continually messes with our draft dates.?
> As for our league members fretting over the possibility of a job
> action at AT&T, BFD: Let me say that as a tough-skinned fair-haired
> labor/employment attorney for the nation's second largest transit
> authority, I can say with a reasonable degree of confidence that once
> you give in to union threats, then the unions have won. Live your
> lives, men, free of the threats of union activities. At least no one
> here expects me to drive a bus if our operators so dared to engage in
> such an illegal strike activity. Like you guys are really going to
> lay phone lines or something....and given the sad state of ATT's
> "customer service" you guys could phone it in from the draft and no
> one would notice.?
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> So I'll be at Sidley at 8:00 a.m. on 4/11. Blocker, put me on that
> guest list. Who's with me??!!?
>?
>
> On 11/21/08, *Richard E. Robbins* <RERobbins at itinker.net
> <mailto:RERobbins at itinker.net>> wrote:?
>?
> I am out of town the weekend of March 21 and I don't return until?
> the evening of March 28.?
>
> March 29 would work.?
>?
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> <mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>] *On Behalf Of *Mark Blocker?
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:48 PM?
> *To:* 'USML Announcements'?
> *Subject:* [USML Announce] USML - Planning for 2009?
>?
>
>?
> 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 the 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 p
retty 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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>?
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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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