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| Date | 2008-09-29 |
| Message | Don: my congratulations to our champion for his back-to-back victories and his incredibly impressive 55 points to finish the year. Champion: Thank-you. It is extremely satisfying. Let me also congratulate my fellow gm's on the their seasons. A special commendation to the Bombers franchise for one of the strongest 2nd place finishes in ulb history. I would also like to acknowlegde the Hurricances, who look as though they may have surged as much as 14 points in the final weeks to do the impossible and climb out of the cellar. D: It must be a great honour to join the elite list of 3-time winners and to do it in such convincing fashion. C: As i said, it is satisfying and I am honoured to join the Hurricanes and Bombers as 3-time and back-to-back champions. D: And yet, your enthusiasm seems somewhat subdued? C: It is true, Don. To be perfectly honest I was not content with merely winning the pool. As a matter of fact I had my sights set on eclipsing the punishers historic 2005 championship. My goal was 58 points and an 11 point margin of victory. I am of course thrilled to to have won, but mildly disappointed to have fallen short of this quest. D: 58 out of 70 points seems impossible. Were you close? C: Yes, Don, quite close. It all comes down to my Aug.30 decision not to insert Chris Young in for Bedard. To my surprise the big lefty picked up 3 wins over 5 starts with an era close to 2 and a handful of k's. |
| Date | 2008-09-26 |
| Message | how about one afternoon next week when noel gets off work? mon/tues/thurs would work.. |
| Date | 2008-09-26 |
| Message | I am working the 27/28th dayshifts. |
| Date | 2008-09-26 |
| Message | No park league for me, fractured elbow. |
| Date | 2008-09-26 |
| Message | If we are reviewing rules... My contract on Peavy has now run out and I would like to review the rule on not being able to draft dead pitchers.... I work at 4pm in Chilliwack on Saturday so as long as we were wrapped up before then. |
| Date | 2008-09-25 |
| Message | Noel, I have to reject the appeal simply based on this one rule from the constitution: "To place a starter or reliever on your roster, he must be actually be a starter/reliever." As has already been established, at the time the decision was made, all info on Bucholz was that he was a starter and there was no intention of him becoming a reliever in the short or long term. As Don mentioned, this rule and the structure of the pool that it tries to maintain have been questioned in the past. The offseason is a good time to review the 5/5 structure and whether or not we would like to change it. But in season, I can't see this getting past the rule in place. Park league out? Don's got a broken foot, Pat/Harold? |
| Date | 2008-09-25 |
| Message | I don't disagree with you noel, I am all over having more flexibility even to the extent of having free reign throughout the year of making roster moves daily all season long, its a lot more fun and challenging. But, those rules are pretty clearly stated, and Bucholz was not an eligible RP. If you wanted Jobas wins and K's you should have just made the switch, there was nothing stopping you, so to complain about it now seems a bit absurd. Also, if we allow this, then I would argue that I should have been able to throw Wainright in my bullpen for Isringhausn to get the extra 2 K's and ratio benefits for every start he made, which I'm sure would never be allowed either. Perhaps now is the time we all come up with suggestions on how to make 2009 and beyond better. |
| Date | 2008-09-25 |
| Message | Never experienced a more frustrating year than this one....so fukn sick of my team its ridiculous. Next year I don't think I'm gonna prepare a plan, just walk in and fukn wing it.....prep is still fun, but its obviously hugely overrated. I don't want the trophy....it still smells like Noel's 4skin.....  |
| Date | 2008-09-25 |
| Message | wise words from the archives (year 2000): If you get down on your ULB team, just remember my Top Six Reasons to look on the bright side: #6 You haven't been selecting Japan Leaguers since 1995. (Julio Franco, Nomo, Sasaki) #5 You didn't show up late for Auction Day. #4 You haven't finished last 2 of the past 3 years. #3 You have never tried to swap third rounders with someone without giving up something in return. #2 You didn't sign Jose Lima to a two year deal. #1 You weren't the guy who stole the trophy from Noel. |
| Date | 2008-09-25 |
| Message | i'll give your appeal a thorough (sp?) look over asap, noel.. |
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