[USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day

[Doug Shabelman]

Not sure I'm here on the 11th, but will know soon.

DS
Doug Shabelman, President 
Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, Inc. 
(847) 866-9400 (office) 
doug at burnsent.com
www.burnsent.com


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Sent: Fri Nov 21 17:08:17 2008
Subject: [USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day

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.
 
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> 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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	From: announce-bounces at usml.net [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 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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