<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi again everyone,<div><br></div><div>Quick update: the chances are now very high that I will no longer be available on March 22-23. I would be in London for business, or in transit there.</div><div><br></div><div>So my preference is now even stronger for March 15-16 (first choice) and March 8-9 (second choice)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Frank</div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 8, 2025, at 8:51 PM, springkerb--- via Announce <announce@usml.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div><div class="ydp163b95d6yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have no conflicts for any of the proposed dates.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Welcome to Mr. Cohen!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mark K</div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 08:49:25 AM CST, Mark Blocker <blockermark@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">League:</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"> We need to set a draft date for 2025. For planning purposes, the main MLB Opening Day is March 27, Passover is April 12-20, and Easter is April 20. That makes the available draft dates the following:</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">March 8 or 9</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">March 15 or 16</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">March 22 or 23</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">March 29 or 30</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">Please send an email letting me know which dates do not work for you. Thanks. </div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">For Jeff C's benefit, we usually hold the draft live and in-person on one weekend day, starting at 8 am and ending at 2:00 pm. While live attendance is preferred, phone can be accommodated.</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp48b3529ayiv0044583733gmail_default">Mark B.</div></div></div>
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