[USML Announce] I'm Out

Sun Aug 4 17:02:08 EDT 2013

I have substantial interest in policing Klein's shenanigans; other than
that let freedom ring.
Hey, how many years can I extend Trout's contract and leave me a big enough
balance to acquire 22 $1 players? Not to signal my 2014 strategy or
anything...

On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:39 PM, springkerb <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> I have no interest in policing other folks' trades and even less in having
> mine policed.
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> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4 Active™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jim Barrett <chicagojab at gmail.com>
> Date: 08/04/2013 12:30 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] I'm Out
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>
> I'm against league review of trades.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 30, 2013, at 4:23 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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