[USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day
Jim Barrett
chicagojab at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 22 13:08:34 EST 2008
I agree. March 29th should work for me.
--- On Fri, 11/21/08, springkerb at aol.com <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
> From: springkerb at aol.com <springkerb at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Pass Over This: 2009 Draft Day
> To: announce at usml.net
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 10:14 PM
> 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
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> Dear Brad,?
> ?
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> 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.?
>
> >=2
> 0
> > 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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> >
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> > *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net?
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> > <mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>?
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> > [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net?
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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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> > * * *?
>
> >?
>
> >
> >?
>
> > 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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