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12834 Feb 12, 2006   Thomas Austad   Re: [SmileyList] Please vote: proposal to alter usage inflation factor
12835 Feb 12, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Please vote: proposal to alter usage inflation factor
12836 Feb 12, 2006   James Sheehan   Re: [SmileyList] Week 17 begins
12837 Feb 12, 2006   Jonathan Fellows   Mets take 3 of 4 from Cardinals
12838 Feb 12, 2006   Rob Tomlinson   Re: [SmileyList] Please vote: proposal to alter usage inflation factor
12839 Feb 12, 2006   Steve Bivens   Expos at Padres Week 17
12840 Feb 12, 2006   Paul Weinberg   MLA votes to stay at 110 %
12841 Feb 13, 2006   Dennis Van Langen   DEA@CHA_119-120
12842 Feb 13, 2006   Dennis Van Langen   DEA@SEA_120-121
12843 Feb 13, 2006   Billy Vanson   results of Los Angeles @ Chicago
12844 Feb 13, 2006   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Mets
12845 Feb 13, 2006   Jim Tripodi   Re: [SmileyList] Please vote: proposal to alter usage inflation factor
12846 Feb 13, 2006   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners results, CM
12847 Feb 13, 2006   Steve Bivens   Expos at Pirates Week 17
12848 Feb 14, 2006   Alan Boodman   vote update
12849 Feb 14, 2006   James Sheehan   Re: [SmileyList] vote update
12850 Feb 14, 2006   Robert Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] vote update
12851 Feb 14, 2006   Jonathan Fellows   Usage proposal (posting direct since the e-mail seems to have gotten lost)
12852 Feb 14, 2006   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] vote update
12853 Feb 15, 2006   Alan Boodman   trade announcement
12854 Feb 15, 2006   Ben Lea   White Sox @ Baltimore
12855 Feb 15, 2006   Robert Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] version update
12856 Feb 15, 2006   James Sheehan   Version 11
12857 Feb 15, 2006   Michael Tomeo   boa@mna,tea
12858 Feb 15, 2006   Jeff Tripodi   Pirates 3, Dodgers 1
12859 Feb 15, 2006   Alan Boodman   V11 next week
12860 Feb 16, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] V11 next week-QUERY
12861 Feb 16, 2006   Alan Boodman   trade announcement
12862 Feb 16, 2006   Billy Vanson   Re: [SmileyList] trade announcement
12863 Feb 16, 2006   Alan Boodman   Re: [SmileyList] trade announcement
12864 Feb 16, 2006   Billy Vanson   Re: [SmileyList] trade announcement
12865 Feb 16, 2006   Billy Vanson   los angeles comp mgr for 1st week in ver11
12866 Feb 16, 2006   Michael Tomeo   sdn@mon
12867 Feb 16, 2006   Ben Lea   White Sox @ New York
12868 Feb 16, 2006   Thomas Austad   Twins week 18 CM update
12869 Feb 16, 2006   James Sheehan   tea at dea
12870 Feb 17, 2006   Alan Boodman   Week 17 update
12871 Feb 17, 2006   Rob Tomlinson   CARDINALS CM - Week 18
12872 Feb 17, 2006   Michael Rescigno   BAA WK 17 RESULTS.zip
12873 Feb 17, 2006   Michael Rescigno   NYA WK 17 RESULTS.zip
12874 Feb 18, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 18 CM-OAA
12875 Feb 18, 2006   Alan Bosslet   Emailing: CHNCIN072778
12876 Feb 18, 2006   Roger Slane   Braves @ Padres
12877 Feb 18, 2006   Alan Boodman   requested autoplay
12878 Feb 18, 2006   Bob Mittleman   1978 Smiley SFN @ ATN
12879 Feb 18, 2006   Alan Boodman   Fw: unrequested autoplays
12880 Feb 18, 2006   Billy Vanson   got this message
12881 Feb 18, 2006   Alan Boodman   unrequested autoplays
12882 Feb 19, 2006   Alan Boodman   Week 18 begins
12883 Feb 19, 2006   Billy Vanson   got this message
12884 Feb 19, 2006   Thomas Austad   Twins @ Red Sox 127-128
12885 Feb 19, 2006   Dennis Van Langen   DEA @ KCA_123-124
12886 Feb 19, 2006   Thomas Austad   Twins @ Brewers 129-130
12887 Feb 19, 2006   Ben Lea   White Sox CM for week 18
12888 Feb 19, 2006   Dennis Van Langen   DEA @ OAA_125-126
12889 Feb 19, 2006   Roger Slane   Braves MGR for wk18, vs LA(billy)
12890 Feb 19, 2006   Rob Tomlinson   ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO (NL)
12891 Feb 19, 2006   Michael Tomeo   padres red sox managers
12892 Feb 19, 2006   Alan Boodman   1979 files updated
12893 Feb 19, 2006   Steve Bivens   Expo Manager Week 18
12894 Feb 19, 2006   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM, week 18
12895 Feb 19, 2006   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 1, Tigers 1
12896 Feb 19, 2006   Michael Tomeo   boa@sea,cha
12897 Feb 19, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 18 OAA @ BAA
12898 Feb 19, 2006   Paul Weinberg   RE: [SmileyList] 1979 files updated
12899 Feb 19, 2006   Steve Bivens   RE: [SmileyList] 1979 files updated
12902 Feb 19, 2006   Thomas Treece   SEA@TOR
12903 Feb 20, 2006   Alan Boodman   Voting results
12904 Feb 20, 2006   Steve Bivens   Expos at Padres Week 18
12905 Feb 21, 2006   Bob Mittleman   1978 SFN CM
12906 Feb 21, 2006   Thomas Austad   Twins week 19 CM
12907 Feb 21, 2006   Billy Vanson   **** results of Los Angeles @ Atlanta *****
12908 Feb 22, 2006   Michael Rescigno   nya wk 18 cm
12909 Feb 23, 2006   Alan Boodman   Fw: [SmileyList] ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO (NL)
12910 Feb 23, 2006   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Cardinals
12911 Feb 23, 2006   Thomas Treece   Tor @ Min, Tex
12912 Feb 23, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 18 OAA @ NYA
12913 Feb 23, 2006   Paul Weinberg   OAA, KCA at MLA
12914 Feb 24, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 19 CM OAA
12915 Feb 24, 2006   Billy Vanson   los angeles week 19 comp mgr *** alan ***
12916 Feb 24, 2006   Jonathan Fellows   Pirates take 3 of 4 from Mets
12917 Feb 24, 2006   Rob Tomlinson   SLN COMPUTER MANAGER WEEK 19
12918 Feb 24, 2006   Alan Boodman   Week 18 update
12919 Feb 24, 2006   Michael Tomeo   sdn@cin
12920 Feb 24, 2006   Ben Lea   White Sox @ Toronto & Detroit
12921 Feb 25, 2006   Alan Bosslet   Cubs and Giants Split
12922 Feb 25, 2006   Alan Boodman   Fw: [SmileyList] Pirates take 3 of 4 from Mets
12923 Feb 25, 2006   Billy Vanson   These guys arent on the juice ?
12924 Feb 25, 2006   Jim Tripodi   Pirates split with Mets
12925 Feb 25, 2006   Michael Rescigno   BAA WK 18 RESULTS.zip
12926 Feb 25, 2006   Bob Mittleman   1978 Smiley SFN @ LAN
12927 Feb 25, 2006   Michael Rescigno   NYA WK 18 RESULTS.zip
12928 Feb 25, 2006   Alan Boodman   requested autoplay
12929 Feb 25, 2006   Alan Boodman   unrequested autoplays
12930 Feb 26, 2006   Alan Boodman   Week 19 begins
12931 Feb 26, 2006   Dennis Van Langen   DEA @ BOA_131-134
12932 Feb 26, 2006   Rob Tomlinson   WEEK 19 - SLN vs NYN
12933 Feb 26, 2006   Alan Boodman   usage reminder
12934 Feb 26, 2006   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 19 OAA @ SEA


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Message #: 12834
Message from: Thomas Austad
Sent: Feb 12, 2006
Subject: Re: [SmileyList] Please vote: proposal to alter usage inflation factor

I like the flexibility it gives, so I'd vote to keep
it as is.

Tom
Twins

--- Alan Boodman <alan.boodman@...> wrote:

> We currently allow all players to be used 10% more
> than they were in MLB every season. This proposal
> would, effective with 1979, reduce the inflation
> factor to 5%.
>
> The reasons for the proposed reduction are:
>
> 1. With 4 unowned teams' worth of players
> distributed among the 22 existing teams at all
> times, there is little reason to have any inflation
> aside from the fact that we arbitrarily delete all
> players with less than 30 PA or 20 IP; however, a 5
> percent inflation factor provides a "safety net"; 10
> percent is, IMO, overly generous.
>
> 2. Realism: too many batters play 162 games or
> close to it. The current inflation factor
> effectively makes any batter who played 145-150
> games into literally an "every day" player, and some
> teams have nearly an entire lineup of such players
> (see #3). This situation isn't helped by the fact
> that we do not use injuries, nor do we use the
> HAL-related lineup options which incorporate rest
> (and there are no plans to begin using either of
> those options).
>
> 3. More managerial lineup/rotation decisions: teams
> which currently use the same lineups on a near-daily
> basis may be challenged to rest their top players &
> pitchers a little bit more than they must do now.
> This might also aid competitive balance, as teams
> which are fortunate enough to have many stars in
> their lineups will not get the additional benefit of
> being able to play those stars all 162 games, as
> opposed to the 145-150 they may have actually
> played.
>
>
> If this proposal passes, we may consider allowing
> (as some other leagues do) certain low-end players &
> pitchers to be overused by some amount every season,
> in order to help ensure that managers are not caught
> shorthanded (though it remains the manager's duty to
> have enough usage on his roster at all times).
>
>
> As with past votes, approval of 60% of the owners is
> required for a proposal to be adopted. We have 21
> owners (multi-team owners get just one vote), which
> means 13 or more Yes votes are required. Voting is
> open until 8 AM ET on Monday, February 20. Votes
> may be sent privately to me, or posted to the list.
> I'll announce the results on the 20th, or sooner if
> the outcome is decided prior to that date.
>
> Thanks for your consideration,
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
>
>


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