[USML Announce] I'm Out

[Richard Robbins]

I wish I was as confident as others that this race is done.  Things are so
tight that I really think this is still too close to call.  The gains I
made are offset by stats of players I need to bench and I suspect, stolen
bases that I've given up.  I'm also likely down in wins.  I hope that all
who claim it's over are right, but I'm not among them.  Fiddle with the
onroto projection toys, look at the categories, allow for a twist of fate
here or there, a failure by Peralta to appeal his suspension, who knows --
I sure don't.  I'm not going to argue about the current year delta in value
traded vs value received -- that's the nature of these deals.  But when I
put pencil to paper in the context of this year's race, I'm not sure the
needle has been moved as much as others think.


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:34 PM, JOHN FRUIT <jtfruit at msn.com> wrote:

> my first reaction is: don't teams that find themselves out of contention
> try to maximize their chances for following years by dumping?  And yes, it
> disrupted the balance of power in the league, I'm not unmindful of that-
>  but since when were dump deals discouraged for sake of league parity?  All
> the so-called legitimate keepers-  I beg to differ- all very marginal at
> best and least not Ibanez, who anybody could have for $3 this year with
> full knowledge he has hit 20 HR's a year for 15 years.  Mauer at $16
> Y3?....pass, unless you don't mind the woeful runs, HRs and RBIs total.
>  Sanchez at $20?  Probably marginal keeper value but I got Cobb $10 cheaper
> and so was willing to roll the dice.  Infante at $6?  I was debating
> keeping him last year at that salary, he's like 36 years old and always
> hurt.  Maybe next year he goes for $8 or something if healthy and with a
> starting job, both a stretch. But, I digress.....
>
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> From: jwinick at harriswinick.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:26:24 -0500
> Subject: [USML Announce] I'm Out
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>
> Guys,
>
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> I’ve spent 48 hours trying to come to terms with the weekend trades
> involving the Brats.  I can’t.
>
>
>
> The trade with Rich effectively ended what should have been a great finish
> to the season.  There were 5 teams with at least a shot to win this year in
> what was the tightest race in the history of the USML.  Now we have a
> runaway winner crowned not because of great strategy or foresight, but
> because one team was prepared to turn the season on its head one week
> before the trading deadline.
>
>
>
> Dump trades happen every year and they are always upsetting to one team or
> another.  And unbalanced trades, even absurdly unbalanced trades happen on
> occasion.  I get it.  It’s entirely conceivable that a dump trade could
> have been completed this last weekend that would have put one of the teams
> in the driver’s seat to win this year.  But when a DUMPING team trades away
> four legitimate keepers (Joe Mauer ($16), Raul Ibanez ($2), Anibal Sanchez
> ($20) and Omar Infante ($6)), I’m left to wonder why I’m playing this
> game.  I am not and I REPEAT, I am not, suggesting that there was any
> wrongful intent involved in this weekend’s transactions.  But I honestly
> can’t understand them and I have made a concerted effort to do so.
>
>
>
> I’ve been really angry for 48 hours thinking about these trades.  That’s
> ridiculous.  I haven’t slept well for two nights because of my frustration
> about what has now happened to this season.  That’s nuts.
>
>
>
> So I’m going to do the responsible thing and stop subjecting myself to a
> game that is supposed to make me happy but is instead making me miserable.
> I’m out.  I’m not going to dump my team, although I’ve considered it.  Even
> were it possible (and it isn’t), I’m not going to try to duplicate the type
> of ridiculously unbalanced trades that just took place.  I’m just
> essentially going to stop playing this year.  In that way I hope to
> minimize the impact on the rest of the teams in the league while at the
> same time moving on from this set of circumstances.
>
>
>
> I’m sure that with 4 months to cool down I’ll be ready to give it another
> go next year.  But in fairness, I’m not presently prepared to make that
> commitment.
>
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>
> Jeff
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