[USML Announce] I'm Out

Tue Jul 30 19:02:37 EDT 2013

Bring it Bad Lee Brad Lee.

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Breathe deeply and relax. Give me a chance to pass you. You will feel
> better about yourself and so will I.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>wrote:
>
>> 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.....
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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