One More Reminder/Plea

Gents (. . . ok, I'll do it - and Kenn)

I would like to publicly thank the Copperfields for their nominations for the various award categories. I have also had a pledge from the Ruffins that his submissions will be forthcoming once the season has ended (not wanting to anger the Baseball Gods while in a pennant race).

My goal is to have the Award Ballot out to everyone within a week of the end of the season while everyone's memory of the season is still fresh. Between now and then I will begin to put together the ballot, but greatly welcome any suggetions from you.

Banquet
I have heard from a few owners of their intentions of trying to attend the Banquet. At this point it would seem that the best way to cull down our options would be for everyone that wants to attend to let me know what works best (i.e. Friday nights, Saturday afternoons, etc.) and from there pick a date based on majority.

2011
I completely neglected to ask each of you to let me know about your intentions for next year. If you know you're definitely in or out for next year, please let me know. If you're still considering, I respect that. I would say we need a hard answer by the end of November so that hopefully we can have the new owners (if necessary) in place in time for Winter Waivers (first week of January).

I think that's it - if I've forgotton something I'll add a new post.

Oh,Gee!

Dillon Gee
DoorMatts .07 (Clement)

Jeremy Jeffress
Bulls .05 (Edmonds)

Justin Maxwell
Bulls .05 (Maholm)

Micah Hoffpauer
Bulls .05 (Renteria)

Cory Luebke
Ruffins .06 (Coffey)

** AS A REMINDER -- ALL PLAYERS ACQUIRED TODAY WILL BE ASSIGNED A CONTRACT OF 'S' AND WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE SEASON **

No September Help

No bids this week, so I've updated the race for the Sweet Spot (Trademark Candy Colored Clowns). Also a reminder, feel free to stop by the Monroe Doctrine for your weekly baseball musings.

Red Hots 66 points .06
Bulls 59 points .05
Kenndoza 43 points .03
Revenge 42 points .03
Copperfields 42 points .03
Twin Killers 34 points .03
Dem Rebels 27 points .02

Also don't forget to check your calendars for possible Banquete dates in October. And send me your nominees from your team for the various award categories.

Last Minute Help

Brandon Belt - (Bid disallowed since Belt is already owned by Clowns)
Bulls .05 (Belisario)

Devin Mesoraco
Bulls .05 (Renteria)

Brandon Beachy
Bulls .05 (Maholm)

Chris Vailaka
Clowns .06 (C Jones)

Matt Carpenter
Ruffins .05 (Ishikawa)

Heading into the Home Stretch

As we enter the final month of the season there are some things to keep in mind:



STANDINGS: Even though the Ruffins lead by eight points going into today's games, a quick look at the standings shows as many as ten points are up for grabs. Additionally we have a three team race for sixth place. Anyone wanting to post a detailed accounting of the standings, and the ensuing race, on CFCL Forum is welcome to.



SEPTEMBER FREE AGENTS: Anyone you successfully bid on from the Free Agent Pool in September will be assigned an "S" contract. That means that the player is automatically released at the end of the season.



SEPTEMBER ROSTER EXPANSION: As of the games of September 1st (and any transaction day thereafter [Monday/Friday]) you are allowed to activate one additional player. There are no position requirements.



BANQUET PREPARATION: Ideally we would like to hold the ANNUAL CFCL BANQUET sometime in October during the playoffs or World Series. It doesn't always work out that way, but if we can get a head start looking at schedules for October, hopefully we can lock in an afternoon/evening.



THAT BEING SAID: I will start to compile candidates for the various Awards. It would be helpful if each of you could look at your rosters and nominate players you feel fit the various categories. I refer you to the CFCL Internet Headquarters for the awards that we give out and a description of said awards. If left up to me, I'm sure I'll leave off someone deserving of consideration. One other note - please do not submit four or five players from your team for each category. Usually teams will have one or two candidates and it is possible that you won't have any (i.e. no Rebels will qualify for consideration of MVP or Cy Young). Any help you could provide would be unbelievably appreciated.



AND A REMINDER: Winter Waivers will take place in early January, so over the next few months consider who you want to cut and who you want to keep (total of 23 keepers allowed for WW).

Barney But No Fred

Darwin Barney
Bulls .05 (Jackson)

Brad Davis
Kenndoza .05 (Harris)

Chris Carter
Kenndoza .06 (Paul)
Ruffins .06 (Coffey)

Chris Heisey
Kenndoza .06 (Gload)
Bulls .05 (Jackson)

Ross Ohlendorf
Kenndoza .05 (Belliard)

Ruben Tejada
DoorMatts .06 (Olsen)

Brooks Conrad
DoorMatts .06 (Eldred)

**** KEEP IN MIND THAT NEXT SUNDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BID ON A PLAYER THAT YOU CAN KEEP GOING INTO NEXT SEASON. ALL SEPTEMBER ACQUISITIONS ARE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE SEASON. ****

Guillen and Rodriguez

Jose Guillen
Bulls .24 (Webb)
Revenge .05 (Winn)

Ivan Rodriguez
Ruffins .05 (Buchholz)