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spend the money on a pitching coach instead.

I guess yankee fans have a short memory.

yea, you have until halloween - I just don't want people to post their list here and not drop them on the site.

my favorite moment is when the yankees get eliminated. hopefully it happens at yankee stadium again this year.

yeah, I guess that makes sense. But I was thinking Bay was exempt because he didn't lose his rookie eligibility in 2003. Bonderman had a full year in 03. I assumed he wasn't exempt because of that. I'm not complaining about getting the 5th best offensive player in baseball for free. yea, I just lost nady because he had 1 (ONE!) at bat in 2000.

Also, please drop your non-keepers on the league site if you haven't already.

um, yea, you don't regain exempt status if you have less than 10 starts or 200 abs. stauffer is not eligible to be a minor leaguer.

How come they didn't show ARod's error as many times as Graffanino's?

MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTERS A. Active Active rosters will be defined as the players selected to score points for the team during a particular game period. The active roster must be set by noon Monday each week and cannot be changed unless there is a benching, demotion to the minors, fantasy trade or injury. Starting pitchers may be moved into or out of the active roster at any time. The active roster will be limited to but is not required to include: 1. One catcher 2. One 1b, 2b, SS, 3b 3. 3 OF 4. One utility player who may play any position including DH 5. 5 SP - no more than seven total starts per week will be allowed. Teams may have an extra reserve if, and only if, used to avoid a seventh start. At the time of the extra reserve, there must be a corresponding reduction in number of active starting pitchers. 6. 2 RP 7. Positional eligibility is determined by a players current starting position or his past use. These rules are set forth on the league site as 10 appearances at a position in the current year or 20 the previous year. However, if a player is "named" the starter at a position, immediate eligibility will be granted by the commissioner upon request and general concurrence. Pitchers may be moved into either SP or RP positions freely but may only be used in the role they are used by their major league team. Pitchers in a position other than where they are used will not accrue points during that appearance. B. Reserves Reserves are players on the major league roster not on the current active roster. Each team will be limited to three reserve players who may play any position. C. Injured List Any player on the major league disabled list may be included on a team’s injured list. The injured list may have as many as three players at any time. Players not on a major league roster who are clearly injured may be placed on the injured list at the commissioner's discretion. D. Keeper Roster Each team will be allowed to keep up to 10 players at the end of each season. The players kept will be limited by a performance-based cap. Each player will have an assigned value based on his performance during the season. The total value of your keeper roster must remain below the cap. The cap will be 2000 points. Players will be cap-exempt for their first three years. A year is a season in which a player has 50 or more plate appearances, 5 pitching starts, or 10 total appearances. II. MINOR LEAGUE ROSTERS A. Roster Each team will have a minor league roster consisting of up to 10 individuals. B. Eligibility Player eligibility will be determined by the following qualifications: 1. Players with more than 200 or more major league at-bats in a season are not eligible. 2. Players with 10 or more major league pitching starts in a season are not eligible. 3. Players with 25 or more total major league pitching appearances in one season are not eligible. 4. Players are eligible until they exceed the limits set forth in 1, 2, and 3 regardless of participation in minor leagues. C. Once selected, prospects remain with your team until they are moved to the major league roster, traded, or released. Prospects from the most recent draft can only be selected in the minor league draft. D. Prospects may be traded as part of major league deals III. DRAFT A. The major league draft will be a live draft held in March each year. The draft will be held on the appropriate internet site where the competition will take place (sportsline this year). Additional players can be chosen through waivers following the draft. The draft order will snake (ie you pick first in the first round and last in the second round. Draft position will be chosen by the players in the reverse order of the standings (ie if you finish last, you get first choice as to what position you want to draft in). Future drafts will require some coordination as teams may have fewer positions to fill on their roster. IV. KEEPER ROSTER In an attempt to simulate the reality of salary restrictions and to maintain a semblance of competitive balance while allowing teams to stay intact, the keeper roster will be restricted by a cap. V. LEAGUE PLAY The league play will be head-to-head with two eight team divisions. You will play each division rival twice and each non-division team once. The top three teams from each division will make the playoffs. The second and third place teams will play a wildcard game to reach the semifinals. The division winner gets a first round bye. The games will be scored on a points scoring system. Please review the points system at the league site. VI. TRADES Trades will be allowed to include major league players, prospects, major league draft picks. Major league players can be replaced through waivers. VII. FAIR PLAY As long as these rules are, I am sure I have missed some things. It is assumed that players will act in accordance with fair play standards and not pursue loopholes. The commissioner will retain final rights to rule on issues of fair play. Due to the complexity of some of the rules, your help will be required to keep track of rosters etc. as well.

It would appear trades are working - Tim I made you a great offer! :shock:

ironically, I think quite a few teams outscored both of you over the last two weeks.

Considering his shrunken body and minuscule stats I think the thing Sammy doesn't have this year is steroids... :roll: Three posts. I think that's a record. Please explain why it is out-of-bounds to suggest that he was on steroids. In light of the fact that he is a confirmed cheater (cork) and liar (game 162 a year ago), I'd say its perfectly reasonable to do so. I think it's pretty unnecessary to make a comment like that in a thread discussing where Sammy might play next year. It has absolutely no relevance at all. Its absolutely relevant considering the effect on his performance. Is his age and slowing bat also irrelevant?

I'm not sure - I'll see what things look like tomorrow.

I think the 9th inning sums it up pretty well. down two, murton singles leading off only to see the rally killed by corey and macias. Don't you just love to see Macias end games with Lee on deck? Is there any worse two person obp combination than corey and macias? I swear macias ended 7 games this year.

I enjoyed this thread and this matchup. Its good to have the two best teams going head to head in a tight matchup. Congratulations Adam! also, congratulations Tim on an amazing, dominating season. I think we all have some work to do to catch up next year.

Shane, if you go to any Central league games (Coastal Bend) the Central league is in trouble. heh, the first time I read that I thought you were implying shane was destroying the league.

Where did you find that sponsor? I loled when I saw that ad - mostly because I was in Vancouver.

Where do you guys get 21? The scoreboard shows tim won by 18 and change last week.

LOL, with the season on the line, Felipe turns to Fassero. Naturally a grand slam follows.

in the AL! Seems kind of crappy actually.

He's in! :D Just kidding, you can continue to bash him.

D'oh!

great article but kind of depressing. cox is everything baker is supposed to be but isn't. without the running mouth either.

ugh, if its burnitz, patterson and nomar in the OF next year, I will be sick. I can see it now - make nomar into a mediocre LF, re-sign neifi, dump walker and never score!

I don't know, will he call his team the bruins?