Thursday, January 13, 2011

Winter Waiver 2011 - Round 3

It just won't die. THE CLOWNS just won't let it die. Guaranteeing a Round 4, the Clowns successfully submitted a claim.

Clowns
Phillipe Aumont .02M (Jenrry Mejia .05)

Anyone wanting Mejia has until Sunday, the 16th at 3pm to claim him. DUDE, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE BEARS ARE PLAYING ON SUNDAY? AND AFTER THAT, "STRAIGHT NO CHASER" IS GOING TO BE ROCKING IT ON NBC FOR THE SKATING EXHIBITION?

This is going in your permanent file and not reflect kindly on you at Draft Day when you need a certain owner to blink.

Scott - still looking for a team name.

Everone else - please read the next post here at the Front Office and let me know what is your preferred Draft Day and time.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Preparing for Draft Day

Draft Day is fast approaching (pitchers and catcher report in about four weeks!) This year's draft will be held on the weekend of April 2nd-3rd in an opulent office building in downtown Naperville.

The task now before us is to decide the time and date of the draft. Access to the building is available either Saturday or Sunday. We have one out of towner with a travel schedule (since Kenn decided to wuss out because Kenndoza #2 will be arriving).

Last year we drafted on a Saturday and started at 1pm. The entire draft (including Rotation Picks) lasted just over seven hours. That doesn't mean we have to do it again this year (the Saturday draft - not the seven hours), but feedback to the Saturday draft was favorable.

So here's what I need you to do. Consult your calendars and loved ones (not necessarily in that order) and e-mail me your preferred day to draft. Majority will rule unless someone absolutely cannot make it on a given day. Also provide me with your preferred start time. I would suggest we keep this simple, so choose between an 8am start and a 1pm start.

As a follow up to our discussion at the Banquet, your Exeutive Committee is hard at work researching the OnRoto and Fanball stat services to see if they are more viable options to CBS Sportsline. This is your LAST CHANCE to have an opinion. Once we (the EC) finish our research we will be providing you with a comparison of the sites and then putting things up for a vote. If you would like to voice your thoughts, go visit each website and share your findings with the league.

One last piece of business - - Hey Scott? We're still waiting for a team name!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Winter Waiver 2011 - Round 2

Some familiar faces available again.

Dem Rebels
Randy Wolf .10 (Tom Gorzelanny .10)
Derek Lowe .17 (Santiago Casilla .05)
Jimmy Rollins .30 (Emelio Bonifacio .05)

Revenge
Jonny Gomes .01 (Phillippe Aumont .02M)

Bulls
Chris Snyder .03 (Chad Durbin .05)

Red Hots
Brian McCann .25 (Wade LeBlanc .07)
Ernesto Frieri .05 (Kyle Kendrick .05)

Less spirited action in the second round despite the increase in available talent. The players listed in ( ) are eligible to be claimed by Thursday, January 13th, 3pm. Here are all the claims that were submitted.

Dem Rebels
Randy Wolf
*Chris Snyder
*Jonny Gomes
Derek Lowe
Jimmy Rollins

Twin Killers
None

Kenndoza Line
None

Copperfields
None

Revenge
*Jonny Gomes

Bulls
*Jonny Gomes
*Chris Snyder

Red Hots
*Jonny Gomes
Brian McCann
*Chris Snyder
Ernesto Frieri

DoorMatts
None

Clowns
None

Ruffins
None