[USML Announce] Money Check

Sat Mar 8 09:37:50 EST 2008

Jeff did indeed confirm this yesterday.

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	From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of jhwinick at aol.com
	Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 09:34 AM
	To: announce at usml.net
	Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Money Check

	The correct balance for the Berliners is 198 for 14.  I cut Chris Ray and will be eating his $10 salary.  This fact had been noted to Mark B., Andy and Brad, if not others, and is perfectly consistent with the Constitution.  I apologize for creating any excitement over this issue.  

	Jeff Winick

	-----Original Message-----
	From: rickgam at comcast.net
	To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
	Sent: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:06 pm
	Subject: [USML Announce] Money Check

	Greetings;
	     A preliminary (very preliminary) check of rosters reveals that every single 
	team kept 9 players.  Depending on slotting of fellows like Mark B's Joba, 
	Brad's Luke H., and Mark K's Clement this is what I came up with;

	AYM - 14/159
	B Bombers - 14/192
	Brats - 14/189
	K 9 - 14/174
	Lake M. Squid - 14/200
	GOP - 14/162
	'Torns - 14/187
	R Hots - 14/192
	Nukes - 14/217
	Berliners (F*** Laffey!) - 14/208
	H.D.s - 14/177

	    See y'all next week,
	 Rick

	Attached Message
From:	 jhwinick at aol.com	
To:	 announce at usml.net	
Subject:	 Re: [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES	
Date:	 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:40:48 +0000	
	Gents,

	The draft will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15th at the offices of Sidley & Austin.  Mark B. to provide further information closer to the date of the draft.

	Roster Freeze Day will be Friday, March 7th at 8:00 p.m.  Please send roster freezes to USMLTrans at aol.com AND usmltransaction at aol.com  If you'd like, you may also distribute your lists to the entire league.  Either Mark or I will check the website on Friday night and will post the retention rosters that same night.  Please do your best to meet this deadline. 

	The CBSSportsline website appears to be a decent alternative to the over-priced and under-performing All-Star Stats site.  I hope that everyone has had an opportunity to look at the site and get comfortable.  Unless I hear otherwise, I'm going to pay for the site and work with Mark B. to move our data over to the new site.  If you have any concerns about this please let me know asap.

	Just got back from Arizona where I saw the Cubs getting ready for the glorious 2008 World Series campaign.

	Let the games begin!!!

	Jeff Winick

	-----Original Message-----
	From: bbuddhas at aol.com
	To: announce at usml.net
	Sent: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:46 am
	Subject: Re: [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES

	anytime on the 15th is fine for me     i have blocked out the entire day

	i would support moving the freeze date to the 8th or 9th but will live with whatever the mob agrees to

	just happy ralph is in the preidential race

	-----Original Message-----
	From: jhwinick at aol.com
	To: announce at usml.net
	Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 9:45 am
	Subject: [USML Announce] FORMAL RULES VOTE - DRAFT PROCEDURES

	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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