Transactions for February 7, 2008
PICTS claim Lance Berkman on waivers, waive Eddie Guardado (.10W).
Winter Waivers
And so we trickle on, with just one claim this round. That one claim, though, steams us into Round 3. Those of you who want to stake your claim on Steady Eddie will need to do so by 6:00 PM Central time on Sunday February 10.
If, however, Guardado goes unclaimed, that will be the end or Winter Waivers for this year, and we can turn our sights toward Spring Training and beyond that, Draft Day 2008.
Some Nice Things You May Have Missed
Random odds and ends posted since the last formal report:
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Bartman Barack?
I can't really afford to collect baseball cards anymore, so I've enjoyed browsing through the 1988 Topps blog I posted about yesterday (showing up this morning - Les Lancaster!).
Not content with just 1988, I started exploring some of the links on that blog's sidebar, and came across another blog that posted about a special insert series in this year's Upper Deck set - Presidential Perdictors. These cards feature cartoon portrayls of a number of presidential candidates as legendary players/fans from their "home" towns. Obama as Jermaine Dye (though clearly he's being portrayed as Steve Bartman), Guiliani as Jeff Maier, Mitt Romney as Carlton Fisk, etc.
Here's a link to Upper Deck's site where you can click through the set (click on the card to "flip" it and view the back): Upper Deck - Presidential Predictors
Notably absent - Hillary Clinton. Not sure if that reflects Upper Deck's opinion of her chances in the '08 elections (though she's already outlasted 4 of the 7 of the guys in the set), a males-only bias, or what. Given Clinton's Chicago connection, Hillary as Marla Collins would have been a natural (and we all would have been grateful that it was a cartoon representation rather than Hillary actually posing in Marla's short shorts "in the flesh"). Still, it's a fun set. There's even an bonus "wild card" featuring John Stewart (as Nolan Ryan) wailing on Bill O'Reilly (as Robin Ventura). Classic.
Not content with just 1988, I started exploring some of the links on that blog's sidebar, and came across another blog that posted about a special insert series in this year's Upper Deck set - Presidential Perdictors. These cards feature cartoon portrayls of a number of presidential candidates as legendary players/fans from their "home" towns. Obama as Jermaine Dye (though clearly he's being portrayed as Steve Bartman), Guiliani as Jeff Maier, Mitt Romney as Carlton Fisk, etc.
Here's a link to Upper Deck's site where you can click through the set (click on the card to "flip" it and view the back): Upper Deck - Presidential Predictors
Notably absent - Hillary Clinton. Not sure if that reflects Upper Deck's opinion of her chances in the '08 elections (though she's already outlasted 4 of the 7 of the guys in the set), a males-only bias, or what. Given Clinton's Chicago connection, Hillary as Marla Collins would have been a natural (and we all would have been grateful that it was a cartoon representation rather than Hillary actually posing in Marla's short shorts "in the flesh"). Still, it's a fun set. There's even an bonus "wild card" featuring John Stewart (as Nolan Ryan) wailing on Bill O'Reilly (as Robin Ventura). Classic.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Virtual Awards Banquet
One of the more popular features of our annual CFCL Awards Banquet (along with the pizza, awards announcements, all-time history packet, and always sparkling conversation), is the opening of some vintage baseball card packs. I was happy to be able to continue the tradition last year after having run out of pack the year before, but I got a new stash and hopefully we'll be able to keep it going.
And now, you'll be able to experience that same thrill (kind of) right there in front of your computer monitor. I just came across a blog that is working through the 1988 Topps set (20th Anniversary), posting images and thoughts about each card, one by one.
They're already 100+ cards into the set, but check them out at:
http://88topps.blogspot.com/
And now, you'll be able to experience that same thrill (kind of) right there in front of your computer monitor. I just came across a blog that is working through the 1988 Topps set (20th Anniversary), posting images and thoughts about each card, one by one.
They're already 100+ cards into the set, but check them out at:
http://88topps.blogspot.com/
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Winter Waivers, Part 2 Round 1 Results
Transactions for February 3, 2008
CANDY COLORED CLOWNS claim Benji Molina on waivers, waive Phil Humber.
Full list of players now available on waivers... Winter Waivers Part 2 Round 2
Winter Waivers
Presenting the first official transactions of our three new franchises (well, one of them anyway)...
Winter Waivers Part 2 Round 2 (the players waived above PLUS the leftovers from the Dispersement Draft) will expire at 6:00 PM Central time on Thursday February 7.
Constitutional Update
I'm nearly done updating the Constitution with the recently-adopted revisions, and will get the new version posted as soon as possible. The rules surrounding transactions will clearly require the heaviest revisions and could probably stand a full re-write, so what I may do is post an interim version with all the changes incorporated and then work on doing a more detailed revision to the Articles covering the transactions.
One More Vote
We've got one last item to vote on... our fees for 2008. Several years ago we added a clause to the Constitution - the Escalator Clause. This rule states that every year we should vote on whether to raise the annual fees by $5 per team. If adopted, that full amount ($60) would go to prize pool. This would increase the winner's share by $30, second place by $15, third by $9, and fourth by $6. In addition, if we increase the fees in 2008, we would not vote on another increase until 2o10.
Since anything affecting fees is a significant change, it was decided that a Yes vote from 75% of the owners would be required to adopt the increase. Since adding the clause, the motion to increase fees has been defeated every year, but that's not going to stop us from trying again.
I'll be sending a separate e-mail calling for a vote on this, but you can start giving it some thought now.
Some Nice Things You May Have Missed
Relevant blog topics posted since the last full report:
CANDY COLORED CLOWNS claim Benji Molina on waivers, waive Phil Humber.
Full list of players now available on waivers... Winter Waivers Part 2 Round 2
Winter Waivers
Presenting the first official transactions of our three new franchises (well, one of them anyway)...
Winter Waivers Part 2 Round 2 (the players waived above PLUS the leftovers from the Dispersement Draft) will expire at 6:00 PM Central time on Thursday February 7.
Constitutional Update
I'm nearly done updating the Constitution with the recently-adopted revisions, and will get the new version posted as soon as possible. The rules surrounding transactions will clearly require the heaviest revisions and could probably stand a full re-write, so what I may do is post an interim version with all the changes incorporated and then work on doing a more detailed revision to the Articles covering the transactions.
One More Vote
We've got one last item to vote on... our fees for 2008. Several years ago we added a clause to the Constitution - the Escalator Clause. This rule states that every year we should vote on whether to raise the annual fees by $5 per team. If adopted, that full amount ($60) would go to prize pool. This would increase the winner's share by $30, second place by $15, third by $9, and fourth by $6. In addition, if we increase the fees in 2008, we would not vote on another increase until 2o10.
Since anything affecting fees is a significant change, it was decided that a Yes vote from 75% of the owners would be required to adopt the increase. Since adding the clause, the motion to increase fees has been defeated every year, but that's not going to stop us from trying again.
I'll be sending a separate e-mail calling for a vote on this, but you can start giving it some thought now.
Some Nice Things You May Have Missed
Relevant blog topics posted since the last full report:
- New Files Posted - Annoucement of important files posted to the Download Center
- Busy Day! - Dispersement Draft details and rule change voting
- Winter Waivers Continues - rules for the second, post-Dispersement Draft part of Winter Waivers
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