[USML Announce] USML 2010 -- Let the games begin !

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Right now, only March 27 looks like a problem for me.

I am fine with the stat service ... if they are in business. Certainly  
Winick should have insight on that!

-Andy

On Jan 26, 2010 10:04am, Jim Barrett <chicagojab at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sorry but this doesn't look like its going to be easy.



> I should be available both March 20th & 27th. Easter Sunday would not  
> likely go over well with my family but that Saturday might work. I will  
> be out of town April 10 & 11th. And anticipating earlier in March, I will  
> be out of town March 13th & 14th.



> I am fine with the current service.



> Jim

> --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Richard E. Robbins wrote:



> From: Richard E. Robbins
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] USML 2010 -- Let the games begin !
> To: "'USML Announcements'" announce at usml.net>
> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:29 AM





> I will be out of town at a family wedding the weekend of March 20.

> I will be out of town on vacation with my family the weekend of March 27  
> and don't return until Saturday, April 3.

> I can be available Sunday April 4 -- but that's Easter Sunday.

> I leave town again for a conference the following week and will return on  
> Saturday April 10.

> I can be available Sunday April 11.



> I'm happy enough with the current stat service.






> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On  
> Behalf Of Mark Blocker
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:00 PM
> To: 'USML Announcements'
> Subject: [USML Announce] USML 2010 -- Let the games begin !






> League:



> Now that we have all enjoyed watching The Gunslinger blow up the Vikings'  
> Super Bowl chances, its time to start planning for the 2010 USML season.  
> I am assuming all teams are returning for the 2010 season, but let me  
> know if that is not correct.

> We have two items to address right away: (1) setting a draft date and (2)  
> choosing a stat service. Some comments on each of these.

> 1. Draft date: Opening day of the MLB season is listed on mlb.com as  
> Sunday, April 4, which is also Easter. The first night of Passover is  
> Tuesday, March 30. It appears we have three weekends we can choose from:  
> the weekends of (a) March 20/21, (b) March 27/28, or (c) April 3/4. We  
> have not done a draft after opening day in quite some time, but I suppose  
> we could also look at the weekend of April 9/10. Please send a response  
> to this e-mail with your availability on each of those dates. I will  
> tally the responses and see if we can find a date that works decently  
> (notice I did not say perfectly) for everyone.

> 2. Stat service: It seems like every year we re-visit the issue of which  
> stat service to use, and we have switched in search of greener pastures.  
> My own view is that the onroto service that we used last year was quite  
> good, and that we should NOT switch stat services this year. One word of  
> caution here: my trips to the onroto.com site have not revealed any signs  
> that they are actively preparing for the 2010 season, which gives me some  
> pause, but assuming the website is operational, I vote to stay. Let me  
> know what your views are by return e-mail.

> I will have some other issues we may want to address in the near future,  
> but these two items are priority. Please respond by e-mail as soon as you  
> can.

> -- Mark B.



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