<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<!-- Template generated by Exclaimer Mail Disclaimers on 07:59:35 Monday, 6 July 2020 -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<style type="text/css">P.ImprintUniqueID {
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt
}
LI.ImprintUniqueID {
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt
}
DIV.ImprintUniqueID {
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt
}
TABLE.ImprintUniqueIDTable {
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt
}
DIV.Section1 {
page: Section1
}
</style>
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.gmail-msobodytext, li.gmail-msobodytext, div.gmail-msobodytext
{mso-style-name:gmail-msobodytext;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
color:#1F497D;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<p class="ImprintUniqueID"></p>
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Good Q on FAAB bidding. Two choices: open immediately with first bids effective on 7/26 or open starting the week of 7/26. Up to the league.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">MARK B. BLOCKER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
<b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br>
</b>Office: +1 312 853 6097<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cell: +1 847 571 4114<br>
<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Blocker, Mark B.">mblocker@sidley.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Announce <announce-bounces@usml.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>JOHN FRUIT<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 06, 2020 7:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML 2020 - league schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">And what about FAAB bidding timeline?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="composer_signature">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">From: Bill Strotman via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>>
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Date: 7/6/20 7:35 AM (GMT-06:00) <o:p>
</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>>
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Cc: Bill Strotman <<a href="mailto:bbuddhas@aol.com">bbuddhas@aol.com</a>>
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML 2020 - league schedule
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
And should trouble arise and if they stop play ( whenever ) the standings on that day count as final ?? Even if it’s July 25?<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
On Jul 5, 2020, at 6:08 PM, Mark Blocker <<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com">blockermark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"></span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">League:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> Now that MLB has announced that games will start on 7/23, with a 60 game/69 day season, below are the proposed deadlines for our league. This follows the guidelines in my earlier
email:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
Calendar:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
7/23: Season starts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
8/16: Bean trading begins (trades can be first effective this date)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
9/6: Non-contiguous trade deadline (trades must be completed before noon CT on 9/6)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
9/12: FAAB bids entered after this date have contract status = FA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msobodytext" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
9/13: Contiguous trade deadline (trades must be completed before noon CT on 9/6)<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">_______________________________________________<br>
Announce mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Announce@usml.net">Announce@usml.net</a><br>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net__;!!Omh0IfYXnA!lg_vx2ylHsWqyA7wq2iDxTHYeXp-2zonLbYxzRpwMm27f8B7XcGsfXye-mOjSI8$">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<p></p>
<p class="ImprintUniqueID"> </p>
<p>****************************************************************************************************<br>
This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<br>
If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us<br>
immediately.<br>
<br>
****************************************************************************************************</p>
</body>
</html>