[USML Announce] I'm Out

[Rick Gammons]

The World Series-bound Bucs!
  RG

On Sunday, August 4, 2013, Dennis Adams 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
>
>
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