Revenge - Twin Killers Trade

With the Trade Season officially open, the Revenge and Twin Killers broke the ice by swapping pitchers.

Convinced that Carlos Zambrano (.08 12+) wasn't going to the Yankees, the Killers acquired Big Z from the Revenge in exchange for Huston Street (.08 11+) in a QS for H/S deal.

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.

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!

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

Winter Waiver 2011 - Round 1

Here are the results of the first round of Winter Waivers. If you would like to claim someone listed in the parenthesis for Round 2, you have until Sunday, January 9th at 3pm.

Dem Rebels
Everth Cabrera .06 (Derrek Lee .19)
Yunesky Maya .07 (Ryan Spilbourghs .10)

Twin Killers
Matt Belisle .05 (Esmalian Caridad .15)
Ivan Rodrigues .05 (Jesus Flores .04)

Kenndoza Line
Devin Mesoraco .05 (Nate Schierholtz .05)
Sean Burnett .08 (Ronny Paulino .02)

Copperfields
None

Revenge
Josh Vitters .02M (Randy Wolf .10)

Bulls
Alfonso Soriano .17 (Brian McCann .25)
Brad Penny .01 (Derrek Lowe .17)

Red Hots
Homer Bailey .05 (Joel Peralta .05)
Ben Francisco .02 (Scott Podsednik .24)
Kevin Correia .01 (Kyle McClellan .10)
Kyle Kendrick .05 (Orlando Cabrera .10)
Wilson Ramos .05 (Burke Badenhop .06)
Wade LeBlanc .07 (Carlos Lee .25)

DoorMatts
None

Clowns
Carlos Beltran .19 (Chris Snyder .03)
Jenrry Mejia .05 (Jonny Gomes .01)

Ruffins
Vincente Padilla .05 (Ernesto Frieri .05)
Pat Burrell .10 (Jimmy Rollins .30)

Here is the complete claiming per team. The Excel Roster Sheet will be updated later this evening. Oh by the way, TRADE SEASON IS OPEN!!

Dem Rebels
Everth Cabrera
*Josh Vitters
Yunesky Maya
*Pat Burrell
*Alfonso Soriano

Twin Killers
*Matt Belisle
Ivan Rodriguez

Kenndoza Line
Devin Mesoraco
*Sean Burnett
*Homer Bailey
*Josh Vitters

Copperfields

Revenge
*Matt Belisle
*Josh Vitters

Bulls (only two)
*Alfonso Soriano
*Homer Bailey
*Matt Belisle
Brad Penny

Red Hots (only six)
*Homer Bailey
*Sean Burnett
Ben Francisco
*Matt Belisle
Kevin Correia
Kyle Kendrick
Wilson Ramos
*Vincente Padilla
Wade LeBlanc
Matt Diaz
Adam Kennedy
Manny Parra

DoorMatts

Clowns (only two)
*Josh Vitters
*Alfonso Soriano
Carlos Beltran
Jenrry Mejia

Ruffins
*Vincente Padilla
*Josh Vitters
*Pat Burrell

Winter Waiver 2011

The cuts are in. Below are the players you have to choose from. I strongly, strongly encourage all of you to visit the Constitution and remind yourself of the rules of Winter Waivers. Here are a couple of high points.

• The Trade Season opens at the completion of the First Round
• The First Round picks must be submitted by 3pm, Thursday, January 6th (no exceptions - if you forget to submit your picks, you miss the round).
• For every Waiver Claim you make you MUST WAIVE a player (claim three, waive three). IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SIZE OF YOUR ROSTER.
• You may claim players in the AL from the list below. If they stay in the AL by Roster Freeze Day they will be released.
• You MAY NOT waive a player on a Long Term Contract

Submit your claims to demreb@sbcglobal.net by 3pm Thursday. Enjoy!

Jeff Francis .05 Eli Whiteside .05
Ramon Troncoso .10 Joe Saunders .09
Rusty Ryal .05 Aaron Heilman .10
Chris Volstad .10 Kyle Kendrick .05
Eric Hinske .05 Wilton Lopez .05
Raul Ibanez .26 Dave Bush .05
Brad Penny .01 Matt Downs .05
Ramon Hernandez .13 Rick Ankiel .14
Tony Abreu .05 Jeremy Affeldt .10
Rod Barajas .10 Matt Belisle .05
Carlos Beltran .19 Joe Blanton .10
Kevin Correia .01 John Ely .08
Ben Francisco .02 Tony Gwynn, Jr. .15
Livan Hernandez .05 Trevor Hoffman .10
Manny Parra .05 Dennys Reyes .05
Brendan Ryan .05 Hisanori Takahashi .09
Jerry Hairston .10 Brad Hawpe .24
Paul Janish .05 Luis Durango .05
Jonathan Herrera .05 Manny Corpas .01
Wade LeBlanc .07 Vincente Padilla .05
Chris Carter .05 Luis Castillo .07
Brad Davis .05 Steve Demel .08
Tyler Greene .05 Jenrry Mejia .05
Ross Ohlendorf .05 Adam Russell .05
Lance Berkman .30 Manny Ramirez .30
Felipe Lopez .18 Henry Blanco .05
Pedro Feliciano .02 Dan Haren .33
Melky Cabrera .05 David Eckstein .10
Kyle Farnsworth .12 Alex Gonzalez .18
Trever Miller .15 Aaron Rowand .08
Jeff Francouer .06 Alcides Escobar .02
Todd Helton .15 Brett Wallace .24
Humberto Quintero .08 David Ross .01
John Maine .10 Johann Santana .27
Carlos Villanueva .02 Barry Zito .05
Timothy Alderson .05M Jeff Baker .10
Lorenzo Cain .05 Xavier Nady .10
Chien-Ming Wang .02 Jake Westbrook .24
Randy Wynn .07 Matt Capps .12
Bret Lawrie .05 Homer Bailey .05
Ronny Cedeno .10 Pat Burrell .10
Matt Diaz .02 Mark DeRosa .06
Jose Guillen .24 Devin Mesoraco .05
Angel Sanchez .05 Darwin Barney .05
Casey Blake .13 Thomas Diamond .05
Mike Fontenot .01 Octavio Dotel .09
Wilson Ramos .05 Josh Vitters .02M
Jason Bay .35 Craig Counsell .05
Ryan Church .10 Zach Duke .10
Andy LaRoche .03 Jason Giambi .05
Adam Kennedy .04 Rodrigo Lopez .05
Akinori Iwamura .12 Dan Meyer .01
Koyie Hill .05 Melvin Mora .10
Kris Medlin .05 Russell Martin .14
George Sherrill .16 Edwin Jackson .14
Arthur Rhodes .01 Gerrardo Parra .05
Joe Beimel .05 Alfonso Soriano .17
Brooks Conrad .06 Troy Glaus .09
Chris Denorfia .08 Juan Uribe .15
Juan Francisco .05 Sean Burnett .08
John Jay .06 Jeff Keppenger .10
Rueben Tejada .06 Yorvit Torrealba .10
Everth Cabrera .06 Jason Bourgeois .05
Adam Dunn .35 Miguel Olivo .05
Travis Ishikawa .07 Jose Contreras .08
Yunesky Maya .07 Barry Enright .06
Ivan Rodriguez .05 Yunel Escobar .22
Josh Willingham .23

Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen

I want to start by thanking Rich for devoting an entire Monroe Doctrine to my retirement from the ownership ranks of the CFCL. Wow, if I had known I’d receive a tribute like that, I would have bowed out a long time ago – I haven’t had that many nice things said about me since … well, ever, really. Before I get all Sally Field on everyone, a couple other reactions to Rich’s piece:

• 9900 days? Really? Geez, if I had known we were that close to 10,000, I might have played another year (or at least held off on announcing my retirement until next February). “10,000 Days of Fantasy” would have made a great title for my memoirs…
• It’s phrases like “vile, despicable scum” that make the CFCL so special. Now that phrase probably means nothing to anyone other than Rich and I (and maybe The Professor) since it harkens way back to the earliest days of the league, but it’s something that’s entered our permanent vocabulary, ready to be broken out at anytime, but also reserved for very special uses. CFCL lore is littered with similar phrases and memories.
• Good god, I had forgotten that I used to actually type out the standings on my mom’s old manual typewriter – it wasn’t even an electric! I don’t know what’s more amazing: that I actually had the time to do that each week, or that I was such a loser/geek that that’s how I chose to spend the time I did have.

Pretty much everything Rich wrote is true, though I wouldn’t say it exactly tells the full story, because I had plenty of help all along the way, from Bob Monroe (who, as the CFCL’s original “Computer Mole-Man”, was the first to compile Draft Day lists and assisted with early computerization of the stat process, up to Michal C. and Matt G. (who took on some of my Front Office responsibilities over the past couple years.

And of course, there’d be no CFCL without Rich. All I did was show him a book – he’s the one who actually said, “hey, we should do this!” The league has been a true partnership from the very beginning, and I couldn’t have asked for a better partner – y’all are in good hands, as you’ve seen for the past couple years.

Speaking of which, I also want to thank Rich for giving me those. As I’m sure you’ll all recall, I had originally decided to retire before the 2009 season, but it was Rich who suggested I step back on my League Office duties and focus just on the team management aspect. It did give me one last shot at a Championship in 2009, but I could have seen the writing on the wall when I couldn’t even show up at the right damn place for Draft Day in 2010.

Thanks to all of those 39 different CFCL owners who partook in the journey over the years – many of whom I did not know before the CFCL, but who I still call friends, and especially to the current group of 9. And thanks to Rich for the Monroe Doctrine tribute, the chance to play a couple more season, 27+ years of incredible experiences and indescribable fun, and for the many years of friendship still to come.