[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[Brad Jansen]

Gang:
  I know a few owners have not weighed in, but I ask Andy to please withdraw
his proposal with the understanding that we will proceed to vote on the
Barrett Rule.  That sure would simplify things and reduce the rhetoric (as
entertaining as it's getting, we're getting to a brink here that even an Ass
Wipe has to pause before another crack, so to speak).
  Andy, I ask: will you withdraw your proposal?
Brad

On 3/28/07, JHWinick at aol.com <JHWinick at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 3/28/2007 3:37:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> RERobbins at iTinker.net writes:
>
> Can we please not engage in a current rules debate about a controversial
> issue.  All we'll achieve is ill-will and poorly drafted rules.  If people
> care about this topic enough then they should be able to remember to raise
> it at an appropriate time.  Now is not that time.
>
>  This is the last thing I'm going to say before I address this issue
> directly.  I hope that isn't necessary.  I have very strong feelings about
> this issue and the way it is being characterized.  If we have to head down
> the path of discussing this now it is assured that the year is going to get
> off to a lousy start - at least for me.
>
> As far as I can tell, we can all agree on one thing.  The timing of the
> trades last year was problematic.  That problem is easy to address without
> engaging one another in discussion of more troublesome concepts like whether
> it takes any level of skill to succeed using certain strategies rather than
> others or whether there is any skill associated with identifying young
> players before they reach the major leagues.
>
> I strongly request, once again, that Andy's proposal be tabled until the
> off-season.  Lets see if we can reach consensus on setting a moratorium on
> early season dump trades.  I think we may just find that a modest move of
> that sort will solve most of the problem.
>
> If Andy and others are insistent that we proceed with voting on his
> proposal first, then I have no choice but to explain why I think that the
> proposal is a very poor one.  And, notwithstanding my efforts to do
> otherwise, that is certain to engender ill will.
>
> Jeff Winick
>
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