[USML Announce] I'm Out

Sun Aug 4 15:03:52 EDT 2013

Nice

On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Dennis Adams <dadams17 at gmail.com> wrote:

> At PNC park in Pittsburgh today.
> On Aug 4, 2013 11:35 AM, "Richard Robbins" <rerobbins at itinker.net> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if we discussed it in the past.  I suspect that one of two
>> things would result, either the likelihood of meaningful ill feelings or
>> that it would not be effective at all because owners would be inclined to
>> support all trades lest someone seek retribution for a "no" vote when the
>> shoe is on the other foot.  From a practical stand point, I don't want to
>> be bothered with trying to get my head around the nitty gritty of each deal
>> that owners make and I sure don't want to need to plead my case each time I
>> make a deal.  I could be in the minority.
>>
>> I made peace with trade activity of all stripes a long time ago because
>> our league ownership is very stable and I trust each participant to do what
>> he believes is best for his team.  I'm not going to second guess anyone.
>>  I'm not that smart.  I can't count the number of times I was sure someone
>> made a bad deal only to find that a few months later I was wrong.  I don't
>> believe that owners collude either.
>>
>> Our asterisk rules and salary cap and floor provide meaningful limits on
>> what teams can do.  So, even if a team is able to amass a ton of talent,
>> it's hard to actually deploy all that fire power.  For example, to
>> accomodate the trades I made with John F, I now need to bench Verlander and
>> Wieters.  If I want to activate either, I will need to bench Cabrera or
>> some other collection of high salary guys.  I guess what I'm saying is that
>> trades can't be viewed outside of the complete context in which they are
>> made.
>>
>> Just my two cents.  Probably not worth that either.
>>
>> -- Rich
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Rick Gammons <ricklgammons at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Gentlemen;
>>>     Should we bring up the feasibility of league voting for all trades,
>>> or would that create a possibility for ill feelings?  Did we ever discuss
>>> this in the past?
>>>  Rick
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Jeffrey Winick <
>>> jwinick at harriswinick.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Guys,****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> I’ve spent 48 hours trying to come to terms with the weekend trades
>>>> involving the Brats.  I can’t.  ****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> The trade with Rich effectively ended what should have been a great
>>>> finish to the season.  There were 5 teams with at least a shot to win this
>>>> year in what was the tightest race in the history of the USML.  Now we have
>>>> a runaway winner crowned not because of great strategy or foresight, but
>>>> because one team was prepared to turn the season on its head one week
>>>> before the trading deadline.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Dump trades happen every year and they are always upsetting to one team
>>>> or another.  And unbalanced trades, even absurdly unbalanced trades happen
>>>> on occasion.  I get it.  It’s entirely conceivable that a dump trade could
>>>> have been completed this last weekend that would have put one of the teams
>>>> in the driver’s seat to win this year.  But when a DUMPING team trades away
>>>> four legitimate keepers (Joe Mauer ($16), Raul Ibanez ($2), Anibal Sanchez
>>>> ($20) and Omar Infante ($6)), I’m left to wonder why I’m playing this
>>>> game.  I am not and I REPEAT, I am not, suggesting that there was any
>>>> wrongful intent involved in this weekend’s transactions.  But I honestly
>>>> can’t understand them and I have made a concerted effort to do so.  ***
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> I’ve been really angry for 48 hours thinking about these trades.
>>>> That’s ridiculous.  I haven’t slept well for two nights because of my
>>>> frustration about what has now happened to this season.  That’s nuts.
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> So I’m going to do the responsible thing and stop subjecting myself to
>>>> a game that is supposed to make me happy but is instead making me
>>>> miserable.  I’m out.  I’m not going to dump my team, although I’ve
>>>> considered it.  Even were it possible (and it isn’t), I’m not going to try
>>>> to duplicate the type of ridiculously unbalanced trades that just took
>>>> place.  I’m just essentially going to stop playing this year.  In that way
>>>> I hope to minimize the impact on the rest of the teams in the league while
>>>> at the same time moving on from this set of circumstances.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> I’m sure that with 4 months to cool down I’ll be ready to give it
>>>> another go next year.  But in fairness, I’m not presently prepared to make
>>>> that commitment.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Jeff****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> ****
>>>>
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