Thanks for your potential interest in operating a team in the OBFLB, which stands for Original Bitnet Fantasy League Baseball. I've had a team in the league since 1992 and know some other current owners in the league were around closer to the beginning in 1989. You can find some old results and history here. We think this is the oldest fantasy baseball league on the internet.
Because the league started using the CBS stats service in 2007 (and TQ Stats prior to that), I have not posted at this blog in many years. However, the league currently has 2 (and potentially 3) openings for owner-general managers. Current league members like me are posting brief notes to social media, including Twitter. I'm posting here so that potential new participants can find a more complete description of the league. Additionally, I also posted the current rules here.
In brief, the OBFLB is a 24 team head-to-head dynasty league that operates completely over the internet. We play two seasons per year, divided by the All-Star break. The A season draft occurs in March, over a period of several weeks. Basically, every team takes 2 or 3 players per day during the workweek. We skip Fridays to create a day to resolve technical difficulties that may have occurred during the week. The B season draft occurs in July before and after the All-Star game.
The league uses 10 categories and awards 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie in each category. For hitting, we use batting average, home runs, stolen bases, plate appearances and "runs produced" (RBI plus runs, minus home runs, divided by at bats).
For pitching, we use ERA, WHIP, wins, saves, and innings pitched.
GMs submit lineups by noon each Monday and the week extends Monday through Sunday. Every team needs to have qualifying players at 8 fielding positions, plus DH/utility. We do not require teams to have LF, RF, CF -- just 3 OFers. Teams can use 4 or 5 different starting pitchers per week and up to 4 relief pitchers. The rules explain position eligibility and lineup construction. GMs can draft or acquire as a free agent anyone not on another roster for their team, including major league players, college players, minor league players, Japanese players, etc. However, only the statistics from major league baseball count during the season. The OBFLB roster allows for up to 28 players and the only additional inactive players must be on the major league baseball disabled list.
There are "trading point" (TP) penalties for failing to field a sufficient active lineup each week. TPs are the league imaginary currency, awarded based on prior season performance, carried over from season-to-season, but spent when retaining current players each season (7 to 15 players) or buying free agent players each week. They can also be traded, as their name suggests.
Frankly, it is relatively simple to retain players from season-to-season as we do not use contracts and we allow owners to cut players at any time. The relatively unlimited free agent rules developed as a means to infuse teams with new talent. The league members put a premium on star players and outstanding prospects. To get a feel for the implications of these particular dynasty league rules, I recently blogged about my late 1990s and early 2000s team.
The league GMs play for competition, bragging rights, and fun, so there is no cash prize. The only cost is the fee for using CBS. One league member has long paid the full price each year and counts on everyone else to pay him $7 to use the website for the year.
Anyone who is interested should contact me via Twitter (@rapayn01) or email (rapayn01 at yahoo dot com). We need new owners quickly as the draft begins soon and we have some proposed rules changes to consider. There is some talk of allowing daily transactions within a roster. I would personally favor moving to OBA rather than batting average, etc.
OBFLB Blog
Original Bitnet Fantasy League Baseball
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
OBFLB Rules
OFFICIAL RULES
Last update: 7/22/2017
**most recent changes (minimum free agent bids, illegal lineup penalty schedule**
The following rules and bylaws define the competition that is the Original Bitnet Fantasy League Baseball (OBFLB). If you are interested in finding out more or joining the league, send e-mail to the league waiting-list-keeper, Jim Teresco (terescoj@teresco.org).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Object
Teams
Trading Points
Rosters
OBFLB Seasons & OBFLB Drafts
Lineup Cards
OBFLB Player Eligibility
Owners Protests
Player Activity Minimums/Penalties
Statcards
Statistical Categories Of Competition
Minor League Pool
Playoff Games
Forfeiture Rules
Rule Changes
Administration/Hierarchy
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1. Object
To assemble a team whose starting lineup and pitching staff perform well enough to win your division (or the Wild Card) then to win the OBFLB World Series (awarded in memory of former owner Joydeep Sarkar, who will forever be missed) and bask in the circle of green phospheresence! Actually, none of us use BITNET anymore, and we probably don't look at green screens, but hey, we've been here a while..
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2. Teams and Divisions
The OBFLB is made up of 24 teams, which are divided into four 6 team divisions (usually in the A season) or three 8 team divisions (usually in the B season). Team's lineups are comprised of active Major League Baseball (MLB) players from any of the 30 MLB teams. Each team has an Owner/General Manager who is responsible for all team activities and has a vote in league matters. GM's are encouraged to have one or more Assistant General Managers (AGM's) who can help out and run the team during vacations, etc.
The composition of each division will be selected in a "modified snake" fashion. In the case of four divisions, the teams ranked 1-4 from the previous season will be randomly assigned to each division, with no two in the same division. The same process will occur with teams 5-8, 9-12, etc., until all the teams have been assigned to a division. This will be modified if the number of divisions changes so that at each round of selection, one team will be in each division (three teams per round when there are three divisions, for example.)
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3. Trading Points
Trading Points (TP's) are the lifeblood of OBFLB teams. They have many uses which include:
Pre-Draft Player Retention: 50 TPs per player
Bidding on Free Agents: **10 TPs is the minimum bid, with 20 TP being the minimum bid for players who will subsequently be protected.**
Placing players currently on the MLB DL onto the OBFLB Disabled List: 15 TPs
Upon the conclusion of each season and the end of free trading, prior to the retention/release declarations, teams will receive Trading Points (TP's) based upon their win/loss record. The amount of TPs awarded after each season will be determined by whether the team made the playoffs or not.
The four playoff teams - 450 TPs
All other teams - 750 TPs
In the event of expansion, the expansion teams will receive the the same as the worst team + the average number of TP's held by the existing teams.
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4. Rosters
Each Team's roster shall consist of no more than 28 active players. There must be one player for every position and enough pitchers to prevent pitching penalities. Should the number of players on a roster exceed 28, the most recently acquired player or players shall be dropped. By utilizing the Disabled list teams could have more than 28 players
Disabled List
Players who are placed on a Major League Baseball (MLB) Disabled List (DL) may be placed on the OBFLB DL for 15 TP's. A player on the OBFLB DL does not count against the 28 man limit, thus, a team may sign or trade for replacement player(s). A player must be reactivated within 10 days of his activation in MLB from the OBFLB DL or else he will be released and placed in the OBFLB Free Agent Minor League pool.
During the mid-season break, players on the DL may be kept on the OBFLB DL and retained (for 50 TP's the same as 'active' players) for the second half OBFLB season. Also see OBFLB Drafts.
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5. OBFLB Seasons / OBFLB Drafts
OBFLB Seasons
The OBFLB usually plays two, 'split,' seasons during the MLB season. A OBFLB season consists of a regular season, which is typically about 10 weeks, followed by playoffs and a week of competition for the OBFLB World Series. The league presidents determine an appropriate schedule each year, taking into account the MLB All-Star break.
A regular season series consists of 10 games (stat categories). Which teams and who they play are determined by random draw. This process is necessary to schedule 2 full seasons in a major league season. The league winners then advance to play each other in the much heralded OBFLB World series.
OBFLB Drafts
Since the OBFLB plays more than one season per year, the drafts between these two seasons must be short and to the point to prevent not utilizing any significant portion of the season. During these drafts, each team must retain at least 7 but no more than 15 players on their roster (including any Disabled list players for the Mid-Season break between seasons). There are to be no other transactions allowed during a draft, except the drafting of players.
The first round that a particuliar team drafts in, is determined by the sum of all players retained plus 1. Example: If you retain 10 active players and 1 DL player, you join the draft in the 12th round. The draft rounds continue until each team has 25 active players.
The order of the draft will be in inverse order of:
a. Each team's won/loss record from the previous season
b. If one or more teams have equivalent won/loss records, the inverse order of Division standings will be used.
c. If one or more teams have equivalent Division standings, the draft order for the tied teams will be alternated.
Power Rating is determined by assigning a value of 1-24 (24 for best, 1 for worst) for the cumulative totals or averages for the previous season. Combining all of these values for a team into 1 total is that team's 'Power Rating.'
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6. Lineup Cards
Lineup cards are used for two purposes
a. Makes clear owner's intention on who will start in the given week b. Determine what backups will be used in the event that a named starter does not play that week.
Lineup Cards should contain the names and ML team names of a player at each regular postion (non-pitching) and DH. One or more backups may also be listed. The backups will be used if the starting player does not play (1 PA minimum). One player can be put down as the backup for more than one position. However, if that player must play one of those positions because the starter has not played, he cannot play as the backup for one of the other positions. In other words, no player can play two positions for a week. The first three listed outfielders are considered the starters and the remaining outfielders are backups. Substitution Order: When more than 1 substitute is listed at a position, this list of substitutes should be considered a depth chart. Even if the 1st substitute listed is a starter at a different position, the 1st sub should be moved into the starting position, as long as the starting position he is being removed from has a 1st sub. backup, over any 2nd substitute listed.
For Player eligibility - see section 7.
Every week, owners should set their rosters and lineups in the league's stat server. In a lineup card can be sent through e-mail to the opposing team owner and to the league Webmaster (lineups@teresco.org) in an appropriate (text in e-mail) format. Lineup cards for each week of baseball are to be submitted by Monday Noon (Eastern time) for the upcoming week of play. This is strictly enforced because some games are played early Monday afternoon and all lineups must be in before the games start.
In the absence of a lineup card for that week (or a note that says to use the previous weeks' card), the CBS lineup will be the official one. The last lineup card on file will only be used to determine appropriate backups if needed.
If there is no lineup card or the lineup card is out of date such that an appropriate backup cannot be identified if needed, then the team will take a penalty for not fielding a full team as per Section 9.
All lineup cards will be made available on a Web server. Below is a sample lineup card that can be used as a template.
Last Resorts Week 8
Player Name Team
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C[Snyder, Chris /ARI ]
[Barajas, Rod /TOR ]
1B[Sexson, Richie /SEA ]
2B[Hudson, Orlando /ARI ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
3B[Cabrera, Miguel /DET ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
SS[Crosby, Bobby /OAK ]
[Pena, Tony /KC ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
OF[Hunter, Torii /ANA ]
[Quentin, Carlos /CHW ]
[Lewis, Fred /SF ]
[Duncan, Chris /STL ]
[Victorino, Shane /PHI ]
DH[Bradley, Milton /TEX ]
[Quentin, Carlos /CHW ]
[Lewis, Fred /SF ]
SP[Maddux, Greg /SD ]
[Lowe, Derek /LA ]
[McGowan, Dustin /TOR ]
[Guthrie, Jeremy /BAL ]
[Reyes, Jo-Jo /ATL ]
[Davis, Doug /ARI ]
[Moseley, Dustin /ANA ]
[Buckner, Billy /ARI ]
RP[Wilson, Brian /SF ]
[Percival, Troy /TB ]
[Rincon, Juan /MIN ]
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If the owner has sent in a current lineup card for that week, it is encouraged that owners set their stat server lineup to be an accurate reflection of who will actually play that week. If a player who is not expected to play, but is listed as a starter on the lineup card that week ends up playing, the lineup card makes clear the intention to have that player's stats count for the week and the lineup on the stat server can then be adjusted by a league administrator. Doing the change in advance helps alleviate the change burden for the league admin AND makes the live scoring feature accurate.
If it is clear that a player in the stat server starting lineup will not play that week, please let your opponent and a league admin know. The league admin can then adjust the lineup during the week and that keeps the live scoring feature accurate.
If there is a current lineup on file for that week, it is the responsibility of the owner and their opponent to check that the stats for that week reflect the lineup card. No one from the league will be double checking it. The league stats administrator will typically only refer to the lineup card if a backup is needed.
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7. OBFLB Player Eligibility
Anyone whose name can be entered into the league stat service
may be drafted or signed as a free agent to be carried on rosters,
regardless of their MLB affiliation status (or lack thereof). For CBS Sportsline, anyone can be entered into the database.
Only MLB statistics may be used in weekly competition of the OBFLB.
OBFLB Player Eligibility By Position(s) Played:
OBFLB Pitching (Non-Positional) Player Eligibility:
If a pitcher starts a game during a given week of competition his statistics will only be considered if he is listed as a starting pitcher (SP).
If a pitcher doesn't start a game during a given week of competition, his statistics will only be considered as a relief pitcher (RP).
OBFLB Positional (Non-pitching) Player Eligibility:
A Player will be eligible for the position that he is listed on a OBFLB roster if he gets at least 1 PA and if he:
Played the position he is listed at during the week in question.
Reference: Box score and date
Past Performances at a position,
Pre-All Star Game season: Played the position in 8 or more games during the previous MLB season or 6 or more games during the current MLB season.
Post-All Star Game season: Played the position in 6 or more games during the current MLB season.
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8. Owners Protests
If, during a week of competition, an owner, upon reviewing his opponent's lineup card, suspects any player ineligibility and the two competing owners cannot work it out, protests may be submitted to the teams' league president. The protestor is advised to have complete information, use the references that are listed for player eiligilbity, send copies to each league president and the opponent you're accusing.
The Statute of Limitations (time limit) on all player eligibility protests 2 weeks from the stats due date.
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9. Player Activity Minimums/Penalties
The OBFLB has certain playing minimums in order to reflect the requirements and actualities of a MLB Roster. No team in MLB live on relief alone and, accordingly, all teams in the OBFLB must conform to league minimums for pitching requirements.
Starting Pitching: Each team must have a minimum of 4 pitchers which start a game each week and may use stats from a maximum of five starters. If a team has only three pitchers which start, the team will take a TP penalty (see below).
Relief Pitching: If at least 3 relief pitchers appear for the week, there is no penalty. If fewer than 3 RPs appear, the team will take a TP penalty (see below). The maximum number of relief pitchers that can be used is equal to the number of eligible SPs minus one. In other words, with five starters a team can use four relievers, but with four starters a team can only use a maximum of three relievers. With 3 or less starters, the allowable maximum defaults to the same number as the required minimum (i.e., 3 RPs).
Positional (Non-Pitching) Players Non-activity Penalities: A team must have a player eligible for every position which plays each week. If a player does not appear during the entire week of play, a minimum of 1 plate appearance, or is otherwise ineligible, the team will take a TP penalty (see below).
Teams will be penalized for not fielding a team that meets the
minimum requirements (1 C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 SS, 1 3B, 3 OF, 1 DH, 4 SP, 2 RP).
**1st week of offense(s): A warning will be issued
2nd week of offense(s): 40 TPs per offense
3rd week of offense(s): 60 TPs per offense
4th week of offense(s): 100 TPs per offense
5th week of offense(s): 150 TPs per offense
6th week of offense(s): Ownership is transferred to the next owner in
line. All TP penalties are reimbursed to the new owner.**
Note that the offenses need not occur in consecutive weeks.
If a team cannot afford to pay the TP penatly, they have until the end of the season to raise the funds required. Otherwise, the balance short is doubled and deducted from their TP award at the end of the season.
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10. Statcards
The league's stat service generates statcards each week to determine winners of the week's matchups. Each owner should check his own stats and those of his opponent to ensure the correct players have been used. Any corrections should be pointed out to the league statistic administrators ASAP.
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11. Statistical Categories of Competition
The statistics used by the OBFLB to determine wins and losses are detailed below with explanations of what each one measures:
Positional players (Non-Pitching) Categories
Batting Average - Tried and (some may say not so) True. This statistic measures hits per at-bat and is determined by dividing the number of hits in one week by the number of at- bats in that week. (Hits/ABs)
Runs Produced Average - The OBFLB's departure from Gross RBI's. This statistic measures runs produced per at-bat. The formula is ((Runs + RBI's) - HR's) / AB
Stolen Bases - The total number of stolen bases during a week.
Home Runs - The total number of home runs during the week.
Batter plate appearances (BPA) – The total number of plate appearances during the week
Pitching Categories
Earned Runs Average - Earned Runs per 9 innings is a standard measurement of an effective pitcher. (ER/IP) * 9
WHIP Ratio - This is a rough approximation of baserunners a pitcher allows each inning. (BB + H) / IP
Wins - The total number of wins during the week.
Saves - The total number of saves during the week.
Total innings pitched – The total number of innings pitched during the week.
Each week a team wins two points for each of the stats above which is better than the team they are playing. Ties are split with each team earning a single point in the tied category. Hence there are a total of 20 points available each week.
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12. Minor League Pool
The OBFLB Minor League consists anyone that is not on a current roster of any OBFLB team. The entire pool of players in the OBFLB Minor League are considered free agents. OBFLB owners can and do compete with each other during the Post OBFLB draft and regular seasons for the services of these free agents.
Free agents are acquired by placing a bid on the stat server by Saturday at midnight Eastern Time each week during OBFLB seasons. The team with the highest bid is awarded the player in question. TP's that are spent through this bidding process will be deducted from the awarded team's current balance. See the stat servers “help” file on FAAB for more information about how bids are processed.
All Free Agent (FA) bids start at 20 trading points (TPs).
FA bids are allowed by teams in the playoffs, but those players cannot be protected into the following season.
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13. Playoff Games
The number and organization of playoff games shall be be determined by the league based on the structure of Leagues/Divisions and the number of teams.
For purposes of playoff eligibility and/or advancement, the following
tie-breaker system will be used:
1. Compare the teams TOTAL record against ALL opponents using the
Breakdown standings posted on the CBS Sportsline site
2. If method 1 is a tie, compare the records of the two teams against
one another in the ALL column of the Breakdown standings posted on the
CBS Sportsline site.
3. If method 1 and 2 are still a tie OR for whatever reason the
Breakdown standings are not available, then the tied teams will next
be compared on a category-by-category basis using seasonal stats, with
2 wins awarded for an outright victory in a category and 1 win awarded
for a tied category. The team with the best record in this
head-to-head matchup will advance.
4. If the teams remain tied after employing method (3) above, then
seasonal power ratings will be used to determine playoff eligibility
or advancement. The team with the higher power rating will advance.
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14. Forfeiture Rules
If the League feels that an owner is unjustly taking advantage of the league by not sending in stats cards on time, working reasonably with other owners, etc, as a first warning, it will be cause to forfeit one week's play. When forfeiture occurs, the team in question will lose 8 games that week, while their opponent will win the amount he would have normally. Repeat offenders could risk losing their teams.
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15. Rule Updates
To change an existing rule, a group of 5 owners must contact the Presidents with a proposal that they all endorse as written. In addition to outlining the proposed rule change, the proposal should include the motivation(s) behind the rule change.
Once the proposal and requisite endorsements are received by the Presidents, they forward the proposal to the league for a two week discussion period. During the period, the pros and cons of the proposal will be discussed. In addition, owners can offer alternative proposals meant to accomplish similar goals in different ways or to less or more of a degree.
Alternate proposals can get on the voting ballot if they are endorsed as written by 5 owners. Note: An owner who endorsed the original proposal MAY endorse a new proposal. However, an owner may only endorse ONE "alternate" proposal. Also note that an endorsement is not (necessarily) the equivalent of a vote for that proposal.
At the end of the two week discussion, the original proposal, status quo, and any alternate proposals will be presented to the league for a vote using a preference voting system.
As part of their vote, each owner ranks in preference order the proposals presented (including status quo). If after counting everyone's first preference, no option gets a majority, the last-place option is thrown out and the vote is re-counted, with anyone whose vote was for the last-place option replaced by their second choice. For more than 3 options, this continues until some proposal has a majority of the "top ranked among the remaining choices" votes. If there's a tie for last, the one with the most second place votes will be kept and the other eliminated.
If there is a tie for first place involving status quo, status quo wins out. If status quo was a rejected option, then the President's votes break the tie. In the case of tie among the Presidents, the President with the longest seniority breaks the tie.
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16. The OBFLB Administration & Hierarchy
The League is run by 2 Presidents. The Presidents are empowered to do anything and everything needed to keep the league healthy and fair.
Make no mistake, The owners have to work together to make the league work. The presidents are here to provide continuity, structure and settle disputes, but it's an owners league. Should you decide to participate, make sure you hold up your end of the duties. When you fail, you let down 23 others!
Last update: 7/22/2017
**most recent changes (minimum free agent bids, illegal lineup penalty schedule**
The following rules and bylaws define the competition that is the Original Bitnet Fantasy League Baseball (OBFLB). If you are interested in finding out more or joining the league, send e-mail to the league waiting-list-keeper, Jim Teresco (terescoj@teresco.org).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Object
Teams
Trading Points
Rosters
OBFLB Seasons & OBFLB Drafts
Lineup Cards
OBFLB Player Eligibility
Owners Protests
Player Activity Minimums/Penalties
Statcards
Statistical Categories Of Competition
Minor League Pool
Playoff Games
Forfeiture Rules
Rule Changes
Administration/Hierarchy
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1. Object
To assemble a team whose starting lineup and pitching staff perform well enough to win your division (or the Wild Card) then to win the OBFLB World Series (awarded in memory of former owner Joydeep Sarkar, who will forever be missed) and bask in the circle of green phospheresence! Actually, none of us use BITNET anymore, and we probably don't look at green screens, but hey, we've been here a while..
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2. Teams and Divisions
The OBFLB is made up of 24 teams, which are divided into four 6 team divisions (usually in the A season) or three 8 team divisions (usually in the B season). Team's lineups are comprised of active Major League Baseball (MLB) players from any of the 30 MLB teams. Each team has an Owner/General Manager who is responsible for all team activities and has a vote in league matters. GM's are encouraged to have one or more Assistant General Managers (AGM's) who can help out and run the team during vacations, etc.
The composition of each division will be selected in a "modified snake" fashion. In the case of four divisions, the teams ranked 1-4 from the previous season will be randomly assigned to each division, with no two in the same division. The same process will occur with teams 5-8, 9-12, etc., until all the teams have been assigned to a division. This will be modified if the number of divisions changes so that at each round of selection, one team will be in each division (three teams per round when there are three divisions, for example.)
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3. Trading Points
Trading Points (TP's) are the lifeblood of OBFLB teams. They have many uses which include:
Pre-Draft Player Retention: 50 TPs per player
Bidding on Free Agents: **10 TPs is the minimum bid, with 20 TP being the minimum bid for players who will subsequently be protected.**
Placing players currently on the MLB DL onto the OBFLB Disabled List: 15 TPs
Upon the conclusion of each season and the end of free trading, prior to the retention/release declarations, teams will receive Trading Points (TP's) based upon their win/loss record. The amount of TPs awarded after each season will be determined by whether the team made the playoffs or not.
The four playoff teams - 450 TPs
All other teams - 750 TPs
In the event of expansion, the expansion teams will receive the the same as the worst team + the average number of TP's held by the existing teams.
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4. Rosters
Each Team's roster shall consist of no more than 28 active players. There must be one player for every position and enough pitchers to prevent pitching penalities. Should the number of players on a roster exceed 28, the most recently acquired player or players shall be dropped. By utilizing the Disabled list teams could have more than 28 players
Disabled List
Players who are placed on a Major League Baseball (MLB) Disabled List (DL) may be placed on the OBFLB DL for 15 TP's. A player on the OBFLB DL does not count against the 28 man limit, thus, a team may sign or trade for replacement player(s). A player must be reactivated within 10 days of his activation in MLB from the OBFLB DL or else he will be released and placed in the OBFLB Free Agent Minor League pool.
During the mid-season break, players on the DL may be kept on the OBFLB DL and retained (for 50 TP's the same as 'active' players) for the second half OBFLB season. Also see OBFLB Drafts.
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5. OBFLB Seasons / OBFLB Drafts
OBFLB Seasons
The OBFLB usually plays two, 'split,' seasons during the MLB season. A OBFLB season consists of a regular season, which is typically about 10 weeks, followed by playoffs and a week of competition for the OBFLB World Series. The league presidents determine an appropriate schedule each year, taking into account the MLB All-Star break.
A regular season series consists of 10 games (stat categories). Which teams and who they play are determined by random draw. This process is necessary to schedule 2 full seasons in a major league season. The league winners then advance to play each other in the much heralded OBFLB World series.
OBFLB Drafts
Since the OBFLB plays more than one season per year, the drafts between these two seasons must be short and to the point to prevent not utilizing any significant portion of the season. During these drafts, each team must retain at least 7 but no more than 15 players on their roster (including any Disabled list players for the Mid-Season break between seasons). There are to be no other transactions allowed during a draft, except the drafting of players.
The first round that a particuliar team drafts in, is determined by the sum of all players retained plus 1. Example: If you retain 10 active players and 1 DL player, you join the draft in the 12th round. The draft rounds continue until each team has 25 active players.
The order of the draft will be in inverse order of:
a. Each team's won/loss record from the previous season
b. If one or more teams have equivalent won/loss records, the inverse order of Division standings will be used.
c. If one or more teams have equivalent Division standings, the draft order for the tied teams will be alternated.
Power Rating is determined by assigning a value of 1-24 (24 for best, 1 for worst) for the cumulative totals or averages for the previous season. Combining all of these values for a team into 1 total is that team's 'Power Rating.'
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6. Lineup Cards
Lineup cards are used for two purposes
a. Makes clear owner's intention on who will start in the given week b. Determine what backups will be used in the event that a named starter does not play that week.
Lineup Cards should contain the names and ML team names of a player at each regular postion (non-pitching) and DH. One or more backups may also be listed. The backups will be used if the starting player does not play (1 PA minimum). One player can be put down as the backup for more than one position. However, if that player must play one of those positions because the starter has not played, he cannot play as the backup for one of the other positions. In other words, no player can play two positions for a week. The first three listed outfielders are considered the starters and the remaining outfielders are backups. Substitution Order: When more than 1 substitute is listed at a position, this list of substitutes should be considered a depth chart. Even if the 1st substitute listed is a starter at a different position, the 1st sub should be moved into the starting position, as long as the starting position he is being removed from has a 1st sub. backup, over any 2nd substitute listed.
For Player eligibility - see section 7.
Every week, owners should set their rosters and lineups in the league's stat server. In a lineup card can be sent through e-mail to the opposing team owner and to the league Webmaster (lineups@teresco.org) in an appropriate (text in e-mail) format. Lineup cards for each week of baseball are to be submitted by Monday Noon (Eastern time) for the upcoming week of play. This is strictly enforced because some games are played early Monday afternoon and all lineups must be in before the games start.
In the absence of a lineup card for that week (or a note that says to use the previous weeks' card), the CBS lineup will be the official one. The last lineup card on file will only be used to determine appropriate backups if needed.
If there is no lineup card or the lineup card is out of date such that an appropriate backup cannot be identified if needed, then the team will take a penalty for not fielding a full team as per Section 9.
All lineup cards will be made available on a Web server. Below is a sample lineup card that can be used as a template.
Last Resorts Week 8
Player Name Team
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C[Snyder, Chris /ARI ]
[Barajas, Rod /TOR ]
1B[Sexson, Richie /SEA ]
2B[Hudson, Orlando /ARI ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
3B[Cabrera, Miguel /DET ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
SS[Crosby, Bobby /OAK ]
[Pena, Tony /KC ]
[Ryan, Brendan /STL ]
OF[Hunter, Torii /ANA ]
[Quentin, Carlos /CHW ]
[Lewis, Fred /SF ]
[Duncan, Chris /STL ]
[Victorino, Shane /PHI ]
DH[Bradley, Milton /TEX ]
[Quentin, Carlos /CHW ]
[Lewis, Fred /SF ]
SP[Maddux, Greg /SD ]
[Lowe, Derek /LA ]
[McGowan, Dustin /TOR ]
[Guthrie, Jeremy /BAL ]
[Reyes, Jo-Jo /ATL ]
[Davis, Doug /ARI ]
[Moseley, Dustin /ANA ]
[Buckner, Billy /ARI ]
RP[Wilson, Brian /SF ]
[Percival, Troy /TB ]
[Rincon, Juan /MIN ]
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If the owner has sent in a current lineup card for that week, it is encouraged that owners set their stat server lineup to be an accurate reflection of who will actually play that week. If a player who is not expected to play, but is listed as a starter on the lineup card that week ends up playing, the lineup card makes clear the intention to have that player's stats count for the week and the lineup on the stat server can then be adjusted by a league administrator. Doing the change in advance helps alleviate the change burden for the league admin AND makes the live scoring feature accurate.
If it is clear that a player in the stat server starting lineup will not play that week, please let your opponent and a league admin know. The league admin can then adjust the lineup during the week and that keeps the live scoring feature accurate.
If there is a current lineup on file for that week, it is the responsibility of the owner and their opponent to check that the stats for that week reflect the lineup card. No one from the league will be double checking it. The league stats administrator will typically only refer to the lineup card if a backup is needed.
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7. OBFLB Player Eligibility
Anyone whose name can be entered into the league stat service
may be drafted or signed as a free agent to be carried on rosters,
regardless of their MLB affiliation status (or lack thereof). For CBS Sportsline, anyone can be entered into the database.
Only MLB statistics may be used in weekly competition of the OBFLB.
OBFLB Player Eligibility By Position(s) Played:
OBFLB Pitching (Non-Positional) Player Eligibility:
If a pitcher starts a game during a given week of competition his statistics will only be considered if he is listed as a starting pitcher (SP).
If a pitcher doesn't start a game during a given week of competition, his statistics will only be considered as a relief pitcher (RP).
OBFLB Positional (Non-pitching) Player Eligibility:
A Player will be eligible for the position that he is listed on a OBFLB roster if he gets at least 1 PA and if he:
Played the position he is listed at during the week in question.
Reference: Box score and date
Past Performances at a position,
Pre-All Star Game season: Played the position in 8 or more games during the previous MLB season or 6 or more games during the current MLB season.
Post-All Star Game season: Played the position in 6 or more games during the current MLB season.
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8. Owners Protests
If, during a week of competition, an owner, upon reviewing his opponent's lineup card, suspects any player ineligibility and the two competing owners cannot work it out, protests may be submitted to the teams' league president. The protestor is advised to have complete information, use the references that are listed for player eiligilbity, send copies to each league president and the opponent you're accusing.
The Statute of Limitations (time limit) on all player eligibility protests 2 weeks from the stats due date.
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9. Player Activity Minimums/Penalties
The OBFLB has certain playing minimums in order to reflect the requirements and actualities of a MLB Roster. No team in MLB live on relief alone and, accordingly, all teams in the OBFLB must conform to league minimums for pitching requirements.
Starting Pitching: Each team must have a minimum of 4 pitchers which start a game each week and may use stats from a maximum of five starters. If a team has only three pitchers which start, the team will take a TP penalty (see below).
Relief Pitching: If at least 3 relief pitchers appear for the week, there is no penalty. If fewer than 3 RPs appear, the team will take a TP penalty (see below). The maximum number of relief pitchers that can be used is equal to the number of eligible SPs minus one. In other words, with five starters a team can use four relievers, but with four starters a team can only use a maximum of three relievers. With 3 or less starters, the allowable maximum defaults to the same number as the required minimum (i.e., 3 RPs).
Positional (Non-Pitching) Players Non-activity Penalities: A team must have a player eligible for every position which plays each week. If a player does not appear during the entire week of play, a minimum of 1 plate appearance, or is otherwise ineligible, the team will take a TP penalty (see below).
Teams will be penalized for not fielding a team that meets the
minimum requirements (1 C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 SS, 1 3B, 3 OF, 1 DH, 4 SP, 2 RP).
**1st week of offense(s): A warning will be issued
2nd week of offense(s): 40 TPs per offense
3rd week of offense(s): 60 TPs per offense
4th week of offense(s): 100 TPs per offense
5th week of offense(s): 150 TPs per offense
6th week of offense(s): Ownership is transferred to the next owner in
line. All TP penalties are reimbursed to the new owner.**
Note that the offenses need not occur in consecutive weeks.
If a team cannot afford to pay the TP penatly, they have until the end of the season to raise the funds required. Otherwise, the balance short is doubled and deducted from their TP award at the end of the season.
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10. Statcards
The league's stat service generates statcards each week to determine winners of the week's matchups. Each owner should check his own stats and those of his opponent to ensure the correct players have been used. Any corrections should be pointed out to the league statistic administrators ASAP.
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11. Statistical Categories of Competition
The statistics used by the OBFLB to determine wins and losses are detailed below with explanations of what each one measures:
Positional players (Non-Pitching) Categories
Batting Average - Tried and (some may say not so) True. This statistic measures hits per at-bat and is determined by dividing the number of hits in one week by the number of at- bats in that week. (Hits/ABs)
Runs Produced Average - The OBFLB's departure from Gross RBI's. This statistic measures runs produced per at-bat. The formula is ((Runs + RBI's) - HR's) / AB
Stolen Bases - The total number of stolen bases during a week.
Home Runs - The total number of home runs during the week.
Batter plate appearances (BPA) – The total number of plate appearances during the week
Pitching Categories
Earned Runs Average - Earned Runs per 9 innings is a standard measurement of an effective pitcher. (ER/IP) * 9
WHIP Ratio - This is a rough approximation of baserunners a pitcher allows each inning. (BB + H) / IP
Wins - The total number of wins during the week.
Saves - The total number of saves during the week.
Total innings pitched – The total number of innings pitched during the week.
Each week a team wins two points for each of the stats above which is better than the team they are playing. Ties are split with each team earning a single point in the tied category. Hence there are a total of 20 points available each week.
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12. Minor League Pool
The OBFLB Minor League consists anyone that is not on a current roster of any OBFLB team. The entire pool of players in the OBFLB Minor League are considered free agents. OBFLB owners can and do compete with each other during the Post OBFLB draft and regular seasons for the services of these free agents.
Free agents are acquired by placing a bid on the stat server by Saturday at midnight Eastern Time each week during OBFLB seasons. The team with the highest bid is awarded the player in question. TP's that are spent through this bidding process will be deducted from the awarded team's current balance. See the stat servers “help” file on FAAB for more information about how bids are processed.
All Free Agent (FA) bids start at 20 trading points (TPs).
FA bids are allowed by teams in the playoffs, but those players cannot be protected into the following season.
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13. Playoff Games
The number and organization of playoff games shall be be determined by the league based on the structure of Leagues/Divisions and the number of teams.
For purposes of playoff eligibility and/or advancement, the following
tie-breaker system will be used:
1. Compare the teams TOTAL record against ALL opponents using the
Breakdown standings posted on the CBS Sportsline site
2. If method 1 is a tie, compare the records of the two teams against
one another in the ALL column of the Breakdown standings posted on the
CBS Sportsline site.
3. If method 1 and 2 are still a tie OR for whatever reason the
Breakdown standings are not available, then the tied teams will next
be compared on a category-by-category basis using seasonal stats, with
2 wins awarded for an outright victory in a category and 1 win awarded
for a tied category. The team with the best record in this
head-to-head matchup will advance.
4. If the teams remain tied after employing method (3) above, then
seasonal power ratings will be used to determine playoff eligibility
or advancement. The team with the higher power rating will advance.
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14. Forfeiture Rules
If the League feels that an owner is unjustly taking advantage of the league by not sending in stats cards on time, working reasonably with other owners, etc, as a first warning, it will be cause to forfeit one week's play. When forfeiture occurs, the team in question will lose 8 games that week, while their opponent will win the amount he would have normally. Repeat offenders could risk losing their teams.
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15. Rule Updates
To change an existing rule, a group of 5 owners must contact the Presidents with a proposal that they all endorse as written. In addition to outlining the proposed rule change, the proposal should include the motivation(s) behind the rule change.
Once the proposal and requisite endorsements are received by the Presidents, they forward the proposal to the league for a two week discussion period. During the period, the pros and cons of the proposal will be discussed. In addition, owners can offer alternative proposals meant to accomplish similar goals in different ways or to less or more of a degree.
Alternate proposals can get on the voting ballot if they are endorsed as written by 5 owners. Note: An owner who endorsed the original proposal MAY endorse a new proposal. However, an owner may only endorse ONE "alternate" proposal. Also note that an endorsement is not (necessarily) the equivalent of a vote for that proposal.
At the end of the two week discussion, the original proposal, status quo, and any alternate proposals will be presented to the league for a vote using a preference voting system.
As part of their vote, each owner ranks in preference order the proposals presented (including status quo). If after counting everyone's first preference, no option gets a majority, the last-place option is thrown out and the vote is re-counted, with anyone whose vote was for the last-place option replaced by their second choice. For more than 3 options, this continues until some proposal has a majority of the "top ranked among the remaining choices" votes. If there's a tie for last, the one with the most second place votes will be kept and the other eliminated.
If there is a tie for first place involving status quo, status quo wins out. If status quo was a rejected option, then the President's votes break the tie. In the case of tie among the Presidents, the President with the longest seniority breaks the tie.
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16. The OBFLB Administration & Hierarchy
The League is run by 2 Presidents. The Presidents are empowered to do anything and everything needed to keep the league healthy and fair.
Make no mistake, The owners have to work together to make the league work. The presidents are here to provide continuity, structure and settle disputes, but it's an owners league. Should you decide to participate, make sure you hold up your end of the duties. When you fail, you let down 23 others!
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
20 years of Champs, 1989-2008
OBFLB World Series Champions
1989B Terrace Thunderbirds Kris Munn
(no World Series)
1990A Pahloose LaTreks Randall Mietzner
2nd: Champo’s Clubbers Peter Furmonavicius
1990B New Jersey Turnpike Neil Blanck
2nd: Houghton Penguins Jeffrey Niemi
1991 Pahloose LaTreks Randall Mietzner
2nd: Terrace Thunderbirds Chris Long
1992A Texas Republics Karen Starks
2nd: Houghton Penguins Jeffrey Niemi
1992B Late Night Nine Reed Sturdivant
2nd: Men of LA Eric Freeman
1993A Last Resorts Boon Sheridan
2nd: Pahloose LaTreks Randall Mietzner
1993B Last Resorts Boon Sheridan
2nd: Boys of Bummer Dave Irwin
1994A Men of LA Eric Freeman
2nd: Pullman Sleepers Craig Richardson
1994B strike season cancelled
1995A Last Resorts Boon Sheridan
2nd: Pullman Sleepers Craig Richardson
1995B Pullman Sleepers Craig Richardson
2nd: Arizona Gunners Dave Foard
1996A Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
2nd: Connecticut Pipes Joe Deptula
1996B Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
2nd: Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
1997A Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
1997B Pahloose LaTreks Randall Mietzner
2nd: Kitchen Sinkers Jack Chu
1998A Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
1998B Men of LA Eric Freeman
2nd: Late Night Nine Reed Sturdivant
1999A Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Bronx Bombers Joydeep Sarkar
1999B Pahloose LaTreks Randall Mietzner
2nd: Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2000A Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Splendid Splinters Joel Johnson
2000B Men of LA Eric Freeman
2nd: TBiA Gary Collard
2001A Late Night Nine Reed Sturdivant
2nd: Bronx Bombers Joydeep Sarkar
2001B Southern Hemispheres Dennis Catley
2nd: Notrees Redwoods Chris Dietz
2002A Splendid Splinters Joel Johnson
2nd: Terrace Thunderbirds Kris Munn
2002B Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Bronx Bombers Joydeep Sarkar
2003A Last Resorts Boon Sheridan
2nd: Bronx Bombers Joydeep Sarkar
2003B Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Tacoma Dawgs Donnie Roberts
2004A Late Night Nine Reed Sturdivant
2nd: Arizona Gunners Dave Foard
2004B Bronx Bombers Joydeep Sarkar
2nd: Men of LA Eric Freeman
2005A Kitchen Sinkers Jack Chu
2nd: Stapleton Jeff Burke
2005B Amsterdam Ice 9 Jim Teresco
2nd: Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
2006A Tennessee Valley Authority Rob Little
2nd: Southern Hemispheres Bob Grove
2006B Tennessee Valley Authority Rob Little
2nd: Pahloose LaTreks Jonathan Fassero
2007A Fightn Kranks Matt Arthur
2nd: Men of LA Eric Freeman
2007B Little Lebowski Urb.Ach. Brian Farley
2nd: TBiA Gary Collard
2008A Little Lebowski Urb.Ach. Brian Farley
2nd: DC Cabs Jay Hardin
2008B Louisville Sluggers Rodger Payne
2nd: Kitchen Sinkers Jack Chu
Monday, September 26, 2005
2005 B Playoff Results
RESULTS
Team names AVG RRHA HR SB WHIP ERA W SV Total
Bronx Bomb .2857 .2434 6 1 1.463 3.07 2 3 1.0
South Hemi .2836 .2687 12 6 0.974 1.85 3 5 7.0
Tenn Valle.2587 .2637 9 6 1.595 4.53 5 3 3.0
Amsterdam .2944 .2757 10 5 1.555 5.65 2 5 5.0
Team names AVG RRHA HR SB WHIP ERA W SV Total
Bronx Bomb .2857 .2434 6 1 1.463 3.07 2 3 1.0
South Hemi .2836 .2687 12 6 0.974 1.85 3 5 7.0
Tenn Valle.2587 .2637 9 6 1.595 4.53 5 3 3.0
Amsterdam .2944 .2757 10 5 1.555 5.65 2 5 5.0
Monday, March 28, 2005
2005 A Rounds 20-21
Round 20
Valley Dudes - OF:Brady Clark (Mil NL)
Last Resorts - C:Brian Schneider (Was NL)
Splendid Splinters - OF:Rondell White (Det AL)
Hubbell Malones - 3B:Ty Wigginton (Pit NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - C:Rod Barajas (Tex AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - SP:Runelvys Hernandez (KcR AL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Victor Santos (Mil NL)
Austin Rattlers - IF:Alex Cora (Cle AL)
Springfield Homers - OF:Matt Stairs (KcR AL)
*Late Night Nine - OF:Ryan Langerhans (Atl NL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - IF:Bill Hall (Mil NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SS:Alex Cintron (Ari NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Mark Hendrickson (Tam AL)
Fightn` Kranks - OF:Luke Scott (Hou NL)
Arizona Gunners - RP:Ricky Bottalico (Mil NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SP:Brian Anderson (KcR AL)
Snohomish Panthers - OF:Juan Encarnacion (Flo NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - SP:Wil Ledezma (Det AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Brandon Claussen (Cin NL)
Louisville Sluggers - 1B:Adrian Gonzalez (Tex AL)
Southern Hemispheres - SP:Dave Williams (Pit NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - UT:Jason Phillips (LaD NL)
Bronx Bombers - OF:Raul Mondesi (Atl NL)
Men of LA - 2B:Junior Spivey (Mil NL)
Round 21
Valley Dudes - RP:Kiki Calero (Oak AL)
Last Resorts - SP:Chris Young (Tex AL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Jason Johnson (Det AL)
Hubbell Malones - RP:Tim Spooneybarger (Flo NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - 2B:Adam Kennedy (Ana AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - RP:Jorge Julio (Bal AL)
Notrees Redwoods - RP:Jose Valverde (Ari NL)
Austin Rattlers - SP:Carlos Hernandez (Hou NL)
Springfield Homers - OF:Frank Catalanotto (Tor AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Ryan Franklin (Sea AL)
*Late Night Nine - C:Jose Molina (Ana AL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Rob Bell (Tam AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Ismael Valdes (Flo NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 1B:Doug Mientkiewicz (NyM NL)
Arizona Gunners - C:Doug Mirabelli (Bos AL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - OF:Dave Krynzel (Mil NL)
Snohomish Panthers - RP:Tim Worrell (Phi NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - OF:Gabe Gross (Tor AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - RP:Ryan Madson (Phi NL)
Louisville Sluggers - 3B:Kevin Youkilis (Bos AL)
Southern Hemispheres - IF:Jose Hernandez (Cle AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - UT:Ryan Howard (Phi NL)
Bronx Bombers - IF:Miguel Cairo (NyM NL)
Men of LA - IF:Nick Punto (Min AL)
Valley Dudes - OF:Brady Clark (Mil NL)
Last Resorts - C:Brian Schneider (Was NL)
Splendid Splinters - OF:Rondell White (Det AL)
Hubbell Malones - 3B:Ty Wigginton (Pit NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - C:Rod Barajas (Tex AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - SP:Runelvys Hernandez (KcR AL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Victor Santos (Mil NL)
Austin Rattlers - IF:Alex Cora (Cle AL)
Springfield Homers - OF:Matt Stairs (KcR AL)
*Late Night Nine - OF:Ryan Langerhans (Atl NL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - IF:Bill Hall (Mil NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SS:Alex Cintron (Ari NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Mark Hendrickson (Tam AL)
Fightn` Kranks - OF:Luke Scott (Hou NL)
Arizona Gunners - RP:Ricky Bottalico (Mil NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SP:Brian Anderson (KcR AL)
Snohomish Panthers - OF:Juan Encarnacion (Flo NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - SP:Wil Ledezma (Det AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Brandon Claussen (Cin NL)
Louisville Sluggers - 1B:Adrian Gonzalez (Tex AL)
Southern Hemispheres - SP:Dave Williams (Pit NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - UT:Jason Phillips (LaD NL)
Bronx Bombers - OF:Raul Mondesi (Atl NL)
Men of LA - 2B:Junior Spivey (Mil NL)
Round 21
Valley Dudes - RP:Kiki Calero (Oak AL)
Last Resorts - SP:Chris Young (Tex AL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Jason Johnson (Det AL)
Hubbell Malones - RP:Tim Spooneybarger (Flo NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - 2B:Adam Kennedy (Ana AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - RP:Jorge Julio (Bal AL)
Notrees Redwoods - RP:Jose Valverde (Ari NL)
Austin Rattlers - SP:Carlos Hernandez (Hou NL)
Springfield Homers - OF:Frank Catalanotto (Tor AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Ryan Franklin (Sea AL)
*Late Night Nine - C:Jose Molina (Ana AL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Rob Bell (Tam AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Ismael Valdes (Flo NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 1B:Doug Mientkiewicz (NyM NL)
Arizona Gunners - C:Doug Mirabelli (Bos AL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - OF:Dave Krynzel (Mil NL)
Snohomish Panthers - RP:Tim Worrell (Phi NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - OF:Gabe Gross (Tor AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - RP:Ryan Madson (Phi NL)
Louisville Sluggers - 3B:Kevin Youkilis (Bos AL)
Southern Hemispheres - IF:Jose Hernandez (Cle AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - UT:Ryan Howard (Phi NL)
Bronx Bombers - IF:Miguel Cairo (NyM NL)
Men of LA - IF:Nick Punto (Min AL)
Thursday, March 24, 2005
2005 A Rounds 18-19
Round 18
Valley Dudes - OF:Carl Everett (ChX AL)
Last Resorts - SS:Jose Lopez (Sea AL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Kyle Lohse (Min AL)
Hubbell Malones - RP:Ryan Wagner (Cin NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SS:Jose Valentin (LaD NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - OF:Dustan Mohr (Col NL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Kazuhisa Ishii (NyM NL)
Austin Rattlers - C:Koyie Hill (Ari NL)
Springfield Homers - RP:Brad Baker (SdP NL)
*Late Night Nine - 3B:Robb Quinlan (Ana AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - OF:Endy Chavez (Was NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SS:Russ Adams (Tor AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - C:Jason LaRue (Cin NL)
Fightn` Kranks - OF:Alex Sanchez (Tam AL)
Arizona Gunners - 3B:Joel Guzman (LaD NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - OF:Willy Tavarez (Hou NL)
Snohomish Panthers - 3B:Rob Mackowiak (Pit NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Juan Rincon (Min AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Scott Erickson (LaD NL)
Louisville Sluggers - OF:Larry Bigbie (Bal AL)
Southern Hemispheres - SP:Glendon Rusch (ChC NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - OF:Jeff DaVanon (Ana AL)
Bronx Bombers - OF:Laynce Nix (Tex AL)
Men of LA - 1B:Josh Phelps (Tam AL)
Round 19
Valley Dudes - RP:Jason Frasor (Tor AL)
Last Resorts - SP:John Patterson (Was NL)
Splendid Splinters - RP:JJ Putz (Sea AL)
Hubbell Malones - OF:Tike Redman (Pit NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - 3B:David Bell (Phi NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - 2B:Ronnie Belliard (Cle AL)
Notrees Redwoods - C:Chris Snyder (Ari NL)
Austin Rattlers - RP:Matt Herges (SfG NL)
Springfield Homers - RP:Brandon League (Tor AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - RP:Rafael Betancourt (Cle AL)
*Late Night Nine - SP:Kirk Rueter (SfG NL)
Austin Live Oaks - C:Todd Greene (Col NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - OF:Kenny Lofton (Phi NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 3B:Russ Branyan (Mil NL)
Arizona Gunners - OF:Jason DuBois (ChC NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SS:Felipe Lopez (Cin NL)
Snohomish Panthers - 1B:Scott Hattberg (Oak AL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Brendan Donnelly (Ana AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - RP:Mike MacDougal (KcR AL)
Louisville Sluggers - SP:Bruce Chen (Bal AL)
Southern Hemispheres - 1B:JT Snow (SfG NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - RP:Dustin Hermanson (ChX AL)
Bronx Bombers - RP:Juan Cruz (Oak AL)
Men of LA - SP:Denny Bautista (KcR AL)
Valley Dudes - OF:Carl Everett (ChX AL)
Last Resorts - SS:Jose Lopez (Sea AL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Kyle Lohse (Min AL)
Hubbell Malones - RP:Ryan Wagner (Cin NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SS:Jose Valentin (LaD NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - OF:Dustan Mohr (Col NL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Kazuhisa Ishii (NyM NL)
Austin Rattlers - C:Koyie Hill (Ari NL)
Springfield Homers - RP:Brad Baker (SdP NL)
*Late Night Nine - 3B:Robb Quinlan (Ana AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - OF:Endy Chavez (Was NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SS:Russ Adams (Tor AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - C:Jason LaRue (Cin NL)
Fightn` Kranks - OF:Alex Sanchez (Tam AL)
Arizona Gunners - 3B:Joel Guzman (LaD NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - OF:Willy Tavarez (Hou NL)
Snohomish Panthers - 3B:Rob Mackowiak (Pit NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Juan Rincon (Min AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Scott Erickson (LaD NL)
Louisville Sluggers - OF:Larry Bigbie (Bal AL)
Southern Hemispheres - SP:Glendon Rusch (ChC NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - OF:Jeff DaVanon (Ana AL)
Bronx Bombers - OF:Laynce Nix (Tex AL)
Men of LA - 1B:Josh Phelps (Tam AL)
Round 19
Valley Dudes - RP:Jason Frasor (Tor AL)
Last Resorts - SP:John Patterson (Was NL)
Splendid Splinters - RP:JJ Putz (Sea AL)
Hubbell Malones - OF:Tike Redman (Pit NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - 3B:David Bell (Phi NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - 2B:Ronnie Belliard (Cle AL)
Notrees Redwoods - C:Chris Snyder (Ari NL)
Austin Rattlers - RP:Matt Herges (SfG NL)
Springfield Homers - RP:Brandon League (Tor AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - RP:Rafael Betancourt (Cle AL)
*Late Night Nine - SP:Kirk Rueter (SfG NL)
Austin Live Oaks - C:Todd Greene (Col NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - OF:Kenny Lofton (Phi NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 3B:Russ Branyan (Mil NL)
Arizona Gunners - OF:Jason DuBois (ChC NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SS:Felipe Lopez (Cin NL)
Snohomish Panthers - 1B:Scott Hattberg (Oak AL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Brendan Donnelly (Ana AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - RP:Mike MacDougal (KcR AL)
Louisville Sluggers - SP:Bruce Chen (Bal AL)
Southern Hemispheres - 1B:JT Snow (SfG NL)
Pahloose LaTreks - RP:Dustin Hermanson (ChX AL)
Bronx Bombers - RP:Juan Cruz (Oak AL)
Men of LA - SP:Denny Bautista (KcR AL)
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
2005 A Draft Rounds 16-17
Check for errors.
Round 16
Valley Dudes - RP:Ugeth Urbina (Det AL)
Last Resorts - UT:Brandon Inge (Det AL)
Splendid Splinters - OF:Xavier Nady (SdP NL)
Hubbell Malones - UT:Eric Young (SD NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SP:Russ Ortiz (Ari NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - 1B:Nick Johnson (Was NL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Jose Contreras (ChX AL)
Austin Rattlers - 3B:Chad Tracy (Ari NL)
Springfield Homers - SS:Adam Everett (Hou NL)
*Late Night Nine - SP:Anthony Reyes (StL NL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Orlando Hernandez (ChX AL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Joe Mays (Min AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - 3B:Ian Stewart (Col NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 1B:Dan Johnson (Oak AL)
Arizona Gunners - RP:Luis Ayala (Was NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - 3B:Mark Teahen (KcR AL)
Snohomish Panthers - SP:Brett Tomko (SfG NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Brandon Lyon (Ari NL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Daniel Cabrera (Bal AL)
Louisville Sluggers - UT:Luis A. Gonzalez (Col NL)
Southern Hemispheres - RP:Scot Shields (Ana AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - RP:David Riske (Cle AL)
Bronx Bombers - SP:Ramon Ortiz (Cin NL)
Men of LA - SP:Tim Wakefield (Bos AL)
Round 17
Valley Dudes - OF:Luis Matos (Bal AL)
Last Resorts - IF:Placido Polanco (Phi NL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Jesse Foppert (SfG NL)
Hubbell Malones - SP:Zach Duke (Pit AL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SP:Jose Lima (KcR AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - RP:Damaso Marte (ChX AL)
Notrees Redwoods - 1B:Rafael Palmiero (Bal AL)
Austin Rattlers - RP:Antonio Alfonseca (Flo NL)
Springfield Homers - 2B:Ruben Gotay (KcR AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Scott Elarton (Cle AL)
*Late Night Nine - 2B:Aaron Miles (Col NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Victor Zambrano (NyM NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Wilson Alvarez (LaD NL)
Fightn` Kranks - SP:Mike Maroth (Det AL)
Arizona Gunners - 3B:Edgardo ALfonzo (SfG NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SP:Gustavo Chacin (Tor AL)
Snohomish Panthers - C:Ben Molina (Ana AL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - OF:Jay Gibbons (Bal AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - OF:Marquis Grissom (SfG NL)
Louisville Sluggers- UT:Matt LeCroy (Min AL)
Southern Hemispheres - OF:Jay Payton (Bos AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - SP:Edwin Jackson (LaD NL)
Bronx Bombers - IF:Keith Ginter (Oak AL)
Men of LA - SP:Josh Towers (Tor AL)
Round 16
Valley Dudes - RP:Ugeth Urbina (Det AL)
Last Resorts - UT:Brandon Inge (Det AL)
Splendid Splinters - OF:Xavier Nady (SdP NL)
Hubbell Malones - UT:Eric Young (SD NL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SP:Russ Ortiz (Ari NL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - 1B:Nick Johnson (Was NL)
Notrees Redwoods - SP:Jose Contreras (ChX AL)
Austin Rattlers - 3B:Chad Tracy (Ari NL)
Springfield Homers - SS:Adam Everett (Hou NL)
*Late Night Nine - SP:Anthony Reyes (StL NL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Orlando Hernandez (ChX AL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Joe Mays (Min AL)
Kitchen Sinkers - 3B:Ian Stewart (Col NL)
Fightn` Kranks - 1B:Dan Johnson (Oak AL)
Arizona Gunners - RP:Luis Ayala (Was NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - 3B:Mark Teahen (KcR AL)
Snohomish Panthers - SP:Brett Tomko (SfG NL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - RP:Brandon Lyon (Ari NL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - SP:Daniel Cabrera (Bal AL)
Louisville Sluggers - UT:Luis A. Gonzalez (Col NL)
Southern Hemispheres - RP:Scot Shields (Ana AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - RP:David Riske (Cle AL)
Bronx Bombers - SP:Ramon Ortiz (Cin NL)
Men of LA - SP:Tim Wakefield (Bos AL)
Round 17
Valley Dudes - OF:Luis Matos (Bal AL)
Last Resorts - IF:Placido Polanco (Phi NL)
Splendid Splinters - SP:Jesse Foppert (SfG NL)
Hubbell Malones - SP:Zach Duke (Pit AL)
Tacoma Dawgs - SP:Jose Lima (KcR AL)
Terrace Thunderbrids - RP:Damaso Marte (ChX AL)
Notrees Redwoods - 1B:Rafael Palmiero (Bal AL)
Austin Rattlers - RP:Antonio Alfonseca (Flo NL)
Springfield Homers - 2B:Ruben Gotay (KcR AL)
*The Ballplayers in Arlington - SP:Scott Elarton (Cle AL)
*Late Night Nine - 2B:Aaron Miles (Col NL)
Austin Live Oaks - SP:Victor Zambrano (NyM NL)
Kitchen Sinkers - SP:Wilson Alvarez (LaD NL)
Fightn` Kranks - SP:Mike Maroth (Det AL)
Arizona Gunners - 3B:Edgardo ALfonzo (SfG NL)
BSB/Stapleton In For Buckner - SP:Gustavo Chacin (Tor AL)
Snohomish Panthers - C:Ben Molina (Ana AL)
Tennessee Valley Authority - OF:Jay Gibbons (Bal AL)
Amsterdam Ice-9 - OF:Marquis Grissom (SfG NL)
Louisville Sluggers- UT:Matt LeCroy (Min AL)
Southern Hemispheres - OF:Jay Payton (Bos AL)
Pahloose LaTreks - SP:Edwin Jackson (LaD NL)
Bronx Bombers - IF:Keith Ginter (Oak AL)
Men of LA - SP:Josh Towers (Tor AL)
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