Subj:	 Re: Our trade
Date:	4/26/99 7:51:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	jackbuck@hotmail.com (Jack Buchanan)
To:	Bdbl1999@aol.com

Sounds good.


>From: Bdbl1999@aol.com
>Reply-To: Bdbl1999@aol.com
>To: jackbuck@erols.com
>Subject: Our trade
>Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 01:50:20 EDT
>
>Hey, Jack -
>
>I find myself in an awkward position tonight.  As an owner of the 
Cowtippers, 
>I'm elated about our trade since it helps me tremendously this year. 
 But as 
>the commissioner, I'm obligated to question the trade on the grounds 
>specified by rule 9.3.  A couple of people in the league don't like 
the fact 
>that the best player in the EL (to this point) and a solid starting 
pitcher 
>were traded for Chad Curtis and a bunch of draft picks.  They point 
out that 
>it's likely there won't be many good players available for next 
year's draft, 
>and because of this our trade was grossly unfair.
>
>I can't say that I agree with them about the draft, but I also can't 
be 
>hypocritical by ignoring their complaints while upholding rule 9.3 
for some 
>other deal down the road.  As an owner and commissioner, it's hard to 
be 
>objective about this trade.  So...what I propose we do is this: I 
will add 
>Ryan Bradley and Butch Henry to my side of the deal.  This way, I 
think 
>everyone will be happy.  Bradley is among the top-25 prospects in the 
game, 
>and Henry is a very solid #3 starter who is pitching well this year 
and is 
>only $100k in salary.
>
>What I will do - with your approval - is veto the trade we made, then 
>re-announce the same deal with those two players added on my side of 
the 
>ledger.  Like I said, I think we'll avoid a lot of problems this way. 
 Just 
>let me know that you approve of this (and why wouldn't you approve of 
getting 
>these players for nothing?) and I'll make it official.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike