DRAFT DAY 2012

We are finally locked in on date, time and location for Draft Day 2012!!

Our draft will take place on Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at 8am in the plush conference room of Rich's company. I will be sending you an e-mail with address and detailed directions to the location.

Here are some details. We will have access to a fridge (no telling on how much space will be available so bringing a mini cooler might not be a bad idea) and a microwave oven.

The conference room has a table and very comfortable chairs that seat ten. If no one brought a lap top, there would be enough space to sit comfortably. If everyone (or some) brings a laptop, and papers and books then the space gets a bit tight so think ahead and plan to put some stuff on the ground around you.

There are six outlets. Four at one end of the room, two at the other. We'll power strips and extension cords.

There may or may not be internet access, but we won't use it. If there is a port, it's the building management's, not my company's so we won't have claim to using it.

If you were planning on bringing an assistant GM or co-owner or someone for moral support understand there is room for ten people to co-exist in relative comfort. Anyone else attending WILL NOT be able to sit at the table because there's simply no room. The extra people will have to hover around the perimeter of the table, looking over your shoulder.

While the above paragraph is important, here's the MOST IMPORTANT thing to plan for. Our 8am start is when the Ruffin Privilege will be invoked. So that means we have to take the league photo, vote on the Executive Committee, hand out and review roster and free agents sheets, sign the 2012 Copperfield Trophy and talk about any new business BEFORE 8am. That's a lot of stuff to accomplish. We cannot have people arriving at 7:55am. I would say all the league business should be handled starting at 7:30am at the latest.

It's January 18th. That means you have two and a half months to coordinate GPS or Mapquest to get you to our draft by 7:30am. We have three owners travelling back out of town Sunday evening and one or more could be on tight schedules, so if we are going to draft at a comfortable pace, starting on time is paramount.

7:30am at the latest. Matt, Mike B and I will be there most likely by 7am so anytime after that is fine.

Winter Waivers Complete

With no bids submitted for John Jay, the Winter Waivers have come to a close.

Currently your Executive Committee is reviewing and scouring through the Constitution in the hope of clarifying language and leaving no ambiguity. But in the spirit of 20 eyes are better than six, if you have noticed something in the Constitution that seems confusing, missing or misworded, please forward it to me so we can look into it.

Additionally I am finalizing our draft location and hope to have an announcement on the location and time soon. We have already determined that Sunday, April 1st will be Draft Day.

As owners, the next order of business will be Roster Freeze Day. I will be posting a calendar of events here shortly, so I encourage you all to check back for more details.

Winter Waivers 2011-12 Round 4

Yes that's right, we have a Round 4! Deadline for claiming Jay is 3pm Sunday the 15th.

Ruffins
Orlando Hudson .05 13+ (John Jay .10 13+)

Kicking Off The 2012 Trade Season

Opening the 2012 Trade Season, the Candy Colored Clowns have acquired - wait for it - a Cincinnati Red prospect! But in a shocking turn of events they ended up trading a Cincinnati pitcher to get the prospect.

The Candy Colored Clowns send Mike Leake (.01 13+) and Casey Kelly (.05 Mx) to Dem Rebels in exchange for Billy Hamilton (.05 Mx) and the Rebels 11th round pick in the 2012 Rotation Draft.

Rebel Management had all sorts of promotional nights planned: Bobblehead night featuring Billy The Quick, for example. They just couldn't resist shoring up their pitching rotation for the upcoming season.

Winter Waivers 2011-12 Round 3

Round 2 results. Round 3 deadline is Thursday the 12th at 3pm.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS

Danger
None

Killers
None

Clowns
None

Bulls
None

Dem Rebels
Brad Lidge .03 (Chase Headley .21)
Derrek Lee .05 (Orlando Hudson .05)

Beatniks
None

DoorMatts
None

Revenge
Matt Dominguez .05M (Justin Turner .08)

Kenndoza Line
None

Ruffins
Zack Cozart .12 (Evan Meek .05)

These were the only claims submitted, so everyone got who they wanted.

Please respond to today's e-mail about Draft Day availability and preferences.

Winter Waivers 2011-12 Round 2

Below are the results of Round 1. Anyone listed in () is eligible to be claimed in Round 2. The deadline to submit a claim is 3pm Sunday, January 8th. Remember, for every player you claim you must waive a player.

HERE ARE THE SUCCESSFUL CLAIMS

Stranger Danger
None

Twin Killers
None

Candy Colored Clowns
Kenley Jansen (Brad Lidge .03)
Ryan Howard (Zach Cozart .12)

Graging Bulls
Jonny Gomes (Mark Melacon .05)
Mike Pelfrey (Derrek Lee .05)
Brad Ziegler (Chris Snyder .03)

Dem Rebels
Ted Lilly (Daniel Descalso .05)

Eukenott Beatniks
None

DoorMatts
None

Morkertzuma's Revenge
Nyjer Morgan (Octavio Dotel .06)
Christian Friedrich (Ryan Doumit .03)
Jeremy Affeldt (Matt Holliday .44)

Kenndoza Line
None

David's Ruffins
Jonathon Singleton (Alex White .06)
Jordan Lyles (Francisco Rodriguez .22)
Edison Volquez (Matt Dominguez .05M)

HERE ARE ALL THE CLAIMS - Players listed in italics were unsuccessfully claimed

Danger
None

Killers
None

Clowns
Kenley Jansen*
Ryan Howard

Bulls (Only three)
Kenley Jansen*
Jonny Gomes
Mike Pelfrey
Brad Ziegler
Todd Frazier

Dem Rebels
Ted Lilly
Jonathon Singleton*

Eukenott Beatniks
None

DoorMatts
None

Revenge
Nyjer Morgan
Jonathon Singleton*
Christian Friedrich
Jeremy Affeldt

Kenndoza Line
None

Ruffins
Jonathon Singleton*
Kenley Jansen*
Jordan Lyles
Edison Volquez

Winter Waivers 2011-12 Round 1

The cuts have been submitted and are listed below. As always I suggest using the Constitution as your guide through the process, but feel free to e-mail me with any questions or discrepancies. Here are a couple of things to remember about the rest of Winter Waivers:

1) The Trade season in now open! You can trade without restriction. There are no player restrictions or salary restrictions.

2) When you make a Waiver Claim you MUST WAIVE a player. As of this moment you may have more or less than 23 players on your roster. If you make a lopsided 2-1 deal that leaves you with 22 players on your team, you still must waive a player if you claim one.

3) There are many American League players on the list below. You may claim them, but if those players are still in the American League as of Roster Freeze Day, you must release them.

4) The claim deadline for Round 1 is 3pm this Thursday (January 5th).

5) MOST IMPORTANT!!! WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR WINTER WAIVER CLAIMS YOU HAVE TO SEND THEM TO ME!! YOU CANNOT GO THROUGH ONROTO. ANY CLAIMS NOT SUBMITTED TO ME ARE NOT VALID. I WILL NOT CHASE DOWN ANYONE IF THEY SUBMIT THEIR CLAIMS OTHER THAN IN AN E-MAIL TO ME.

Here are the players:

Javier Lopez .10
Clay Hensley .01
Wilson Valdez .06
Yu Darvish .02M
Mitchell Boggs .08
Matt Belisle .10
Randy Wolf .15
Jose Altuve .10
Jeremy Affeldt .05
Casey Blake .15
Ross Detwiler .06
Nathan Eovaldi .06
Jeff Keppinger .10
Jiovanni Mier .05M
Ronny Paulino .05
Tony Sanchez .02M
Juan Uribe .08
Tyler Colvin .10
Jonny Gomes .01
Humberto Quintero .05
Chris Iannetta .09
Rubby DeLarosa .10
Mark Rzepczynski .11
Charlie Blackmon .05
Santiago Casilla .05
James Darnell .05
Delino DeShields .05M
Mike Fontenot .10
Edwin Jackson .24
Kameron Loe .10
Chris Narveson .05
Chris Resop .05
Jeff Samardzija .05
Geovany Soto .22
Kosuke Fukudome .08
Chad Qualls .10
Bill Bray .10
Hong-Chi Kuo .12
Justin Sellers .07
Pat Burrell .03
Todd Frazier .02
Matt Guerrier .06
Tony Gwynn .10
LaTroy Hawkins .05
Trayvon Robinson .05M
David Ross .01
Josh Spence .05
Reed Johnson .10
Yunesky Bentancourt .07
John Grabow .05
Matt Downs .05
Armando Galarraga .02
Alex Cora .05
Jay Gibbons .10
Aaron Rowand .10
Henry Blanco .05
Zach Duke .05
Ross Ohlendorf .05
Kris Medlin .05
Ryan Theriot .10
Sergio Mitre .02
Laynce Nix .05
Kenley Jansen .05
Marlon Byrd .18
Ben Francisco .02
Chipper Jones .21
Jonathon Broxton .15
Derek Lowe .07
Sean Burnett .15
Willie Harris .10
James McDonald .10
Wil Nieves .05
Scott Rolen .12
Ryan Spilbourghs .01
Eric Hinske .10
James Loney .21
Rick Ankiel .01
Mike Cameron .05
Corey Hart .30
Alfonso Soriano .17
JB Shuck .05
Ryan Howard .45
Mark Ellis .09
Willie Bloomquist .10
Steve Pearce .05
Derrick Norris .05M
Jose Constanza .05
Jose Ceda .05
Kyle McClellan .15
Kerry Wood .15
Collin Cowgill .05
Brian Bogusevic .05
Jerry Hairston Jr. .10
Chris Heisey .10
Nyjer Morgan .03
Brad Ziegler .05
Jordan Lyles .05
Edison Volquez .07
Dontrelle Willis .05
Josh Collmenter .10
Mike Pelfrey .01
Christian Friedrich .05M
Jonathan Singleton .05M
Josh Lindblom .05
Brandon Allen .02
Aubrey Huff .09
Jason Bartlett .13
Kelly Johnson .20
Rod Barajas .10
Javy Guerra .24
Ubaldo Jimenez .27
Jordan Schafer .11
Eli Whiteside .05
Hiroki Kuroda .31
Chris Denorfia .10
Raul Ibanez .10
Blake Dewitt .05
Greg Dobbs .05
Lyle Overbay .04
Miguel Cairo .05
Jamey Carroll .05
Gerald Laird .02
Ronny Cedeno .05
Ted Lilly .17
Randy Wells .09
Matt Antonelli .10M
Roger Bernardina .05
Livan Hernandez .10
Fred Lewis .10
Ivan Rodriguez .05