[USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES
Andrew R. Klein
anrklein at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 23 12:18:14 EST 2008
I'll be staying downtown. Take the train, and I'll save you a doughnut ...
Peace,
Andy
Brad Jansen wrote:
> Andy, of course you're fine with the Freeze Date, what with that
> sorryass roster. If Klein gives me a lift I'll be there
> whenever/however you want.
>
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Andy Klein <anrklein at yahoo.com
> <mailto:anrklein at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm also fine with a March 5 freeze date. Like Rich, I'd prefer
> 8:00 as a starting time for the draft.
>
> -Andy
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net
> <mailto:RERobbins at iTinker.net>>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:55:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES
>
> I'm fine with March 5 as the freeze date.
>
> I'd like to start earlier than 9 if possible -- perhaps 8 or 8:30.
>
> There's a play-off soccer game for Micael's travel team that I'd
> like to attend. His squad is on quite the roll and his March 15
> game could be for the indoor season championship. The
> championship game is the last game to be played that day and I
> have a fighting chance of making my way to Libertyville in time if
> we start early. Of course, if nine is as early as people can
> start, I'm fine with that too. (They won't know until the week
> before if they make it to the championship game. If they keep
> winning, they'll be there.)
>
> -- Rich
>
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> Gentlemen,
>
> The votes are in. In the absence of my vote, it was a tie (5-5).
> Although I support Rich's proposal and it would be adopted with my
> vote, I will be voting against the proposal.
>
> I encourage league members to follow Rich's and my example. Rich
> withdrew his controversial proposal to use stats of players traded
> out of the league and I have voted down a proposal I supported.
> If we can't generate something approaching a consensus with
> respect to rules changes, we shouldn't tinker with our success.
>
> So....the rule proposal is defeated and the Constitution remains
> unchanged.
>
> The draft will be held at the offices of Sidley & Austin on March
> 15th. I'm not sure we've arrived at a decision regarding the
> starting time, other than we'll be starting early. I'll propose
> 9:00 a.m. Let's see if we can arrive at a consensus regarding the
> start time. If anyone thinks a different time would be better,
> please respond to this email with your suggestion.
>
> The constitution provides that roster freeze day is March 15.
> Obviously that will need to be adjusted this year. Our roster
> freeze date has historically been between 1-2 weeks prior to the
> draft. I will propose 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 5th, which
> splits the difference. As in years past, with a pre-season draft
> date we have allowed teams a mulligan (i.e. the opportunity to
> throw back one retained player) prior the the start of the draft.
> To be clear, we have not allowed teams to change their minds with
> respect to players that they hadn't chosen to retain. As with the
> draft starting time, lets see if we can arrive at a consensus with
> respect to the Roster Freeze Date. If anyone thinks a different
> freeze date would be better, please respond to this email with
> your proposal.
>
> I'd like to have the starting time and the freeze date established
> by the end of the day tomorrow, so please respond asap. Thanks.
>
> Jeff Winick
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