<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Neutral. Looks like B is the group choice so far.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mark K</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Blocker, Mark B. via Announce" <announce@usml.net> </div><div>Date: 7/6/20 8:00 AM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net> </div><div>Cc: "Blocker, Mark B." <mblocker@sidley.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML 2020 - league schedule </div><div><br></div></div>
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<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>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML 2020 - league schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">From: Bill Strotman via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Subject: Re: [USML Announce] USML 2020 - league schedule
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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>
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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>
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<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
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Calendar:<o:p></o:p></p>
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7/23: Season starts<o:p></o:p></p>
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8/16: Bean trading begins (trades can be first effective this date)<o:p></o:p></p>
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9/6: Non-contiguous trade deadline (trades must be completed before noon CT on 9/6)<o:p></o:p></p>
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9/12: FAAB bids entered after this date have contract status = FA<o:p></o:p></p>
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9/13: Contiguous trade deadline (trades must be completed before noon CT on 9/6)<o:p></o:p></p>
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