<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Works for me<div><br></div><div>Jim<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 22, 2020, at 9:17 AM, Bill Strotman via Announce <announce@usml.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Good with all <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 22, 2020, at 8:39 AM, Blocker, Mark B. via Announce <announce@usml.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">  This about USML 2020. While there remains uncertainty about whether there will be a baseball season in 2020, this email is sent in the hopes that owners and players agree
 on a 60 game season that starts July 19.  If that occurs, we will need to adjust some of our rules to accommodate the short season. Attached is an adjusted rules proposal. Comments welcome, but it would be helpful to get a general consensus as soon as we can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARK B. BLOCKER</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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<b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP</b><br>
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