[USML Announce] MLB shutdown pending

[Jim Barrett]

I’m fine with drafting. Aren’t there some “expert” leagues that draft months in advance? Considering the length of the league’s existence, shouldn’t we all be experts by now?

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> On Mar 12, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm for going forward and drafting.
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>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 2:18 PM springkerb via Announce <announce at usml.net> wrote:
>> I'm neutral on postponing.  I'm concerned for Andy, though.  I'll pray for him, which I understand to be the way to deal with public health crises in Penceland.
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>> Mark K
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Doug Shabelman <Doug.Shabelman at burnsent.com>
>> Date: 3/12/20 1:01 PM (GMT-06:00)
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] MLB shutdown pending
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>> I’m up for postponing. I also don’t trust Andy has been washing his hands as well as he should have been. However, I’m more concerned with the thought of what comes out of his mouth considering his lips touched the butt of the esteemed VP Mike Pence….Andy, care to elaborate?????
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>> From: Announce <announce-bounces at usml.net> On Behalf Of Frank Luby via Announce
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:54 PM
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Cc: Frank Luby <zachfehsvater at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [USML Announce] MLB shutdown pending
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>> Greetings,
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>> This news just broke, and details are in flux, but it still begs the question: do we still hold our draft as planned on Sunday?
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>> I'm fine either way, but there are three strong arguments for a postponement: 
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>> -- we have no idea at all when the 2020 season will begin
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>> -- the status and valuation of some very valuable players (Sale, Verlander, Carrasco, etc.) will change if the postponement lasts a while and they recover from injury
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>> -- some fringy but nonetheless important roster fillers may consider retirement or sign elsewhere and leave the player pool. 
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>> Thoughts?
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>> - Frank
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