i was in a cap league and it wasn't fun. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> how come? > > do you become possessive of your players and hate to part with them? > > the frequent roster changes too stressful? > > like the continuity of having a player for their entire career? > > I would really like to know if you care to elaborate. > > mike > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fritchman" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:24:13 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Re: "then you would be incorrect" ha,ha- you guys kill me! :) > > i hate salary cap leagues! > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 2:52 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Please be advised that Ports and myself are currenting in league with >> budget and FA and RFA. My team was last when I got it and for the last 2 yr >> still last. So explain to me how this system more the bad team/s >> better?????????? As for the best players becoming available well they >> don't! They continue to sign/keep them and let the other players go and >> fill in with what's available. >> >> Sorry but I LOVE/D the old baseball before FA. Everything that is bad in >> the game today came when Curt Flood won FA for players. I like/d that my >> team the Yankees kept Munson, Mantle, Tresh, Pepitone, Bearra, etc year >> after year. I know that some of the others in this league do also but some >> are too young to have lived through that. >> >> ROBERT >> >> Please note: message attached >> >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: "then you would be incorrect" ha,ha- you guys kill me! :) >> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:19:20 +0000 (UTC) >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Make sure the temperature's always just right with a new thermostat. Click >> now! >> >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsJVCjxkXs45OQBpwTmVmHHy1S75dkt4t57MDBl7WuyZwJT1NjjAsg/ >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:19:20 +0000 (UTC) >> Subject: "then you would be incorrect" ha,ha- you guys kill me! :) >> Interesting theories abound to improve the lowly cubs! Losing 15 in a >> row must be some kind of record, albeit dubious... >> I am spending $12M of my $85M payroll for Philip Rivers this year... >> We carry 53 players. >> I am scurrying about trying to come up with a cheaper replacement for him >> and trying to >> balance the team with that kind of megastar on it, *and having loads of >> fun*!!! >> Now, I could let him go and he enters the free agent draft and the first >> pick costs 8M, >> 2nd and 3rd costs 6M, ... and his *value* will be quickly determined by >> the other mgrs... >> I am guessing the max, $8M. On the other hand, I have to let Joseph Addai >> go since >> he will cost $8M (see they increase every year..) but I suspect he will >> fall in the free agent >> draft to maybe a 2-3M draft pick (injured and not many yards last year)... >> see how it works? >> The format of having to balance a roster with the players expense is >> very realistic, dynamic, >> and great fun! It will make the non-carded draft choices even more >> important I suspect. >> Now, imagine you have Pujols in our league. He is a major expense and >> grows more each >> year... how to afford him, do you want to afford him?... Finally when >> you let him go, the >> 'stinkiest' team picks him up in the free agent draft for $8M and suddenly >> the stinker may >> be a contender! I love this recirculation of star players (meaning other >> teams get a chance to >> pick them up). Otherwise in our league, once you get Pujols... he never >> leaves until your >> cold, dead finger's rigorous grip finally loosens... ha, ha! >> My purpose in this email is not to knock our league's way of doing >> things but to let you see >> another way SOM hobby leagues do things, and possibly how to get more fun >> out of it! Now, >> change is a terror to some people so I will not propose it for our league >> so don't worry! I joined >> this league and will continue to follow our rules until my curiosity is >> sated or I no longer find it >> interesting. But the cubs have a *seven pitcher rotation *! Is that not >> cool or what?! >> >> mike >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "LOU VINCENT" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2009 7:15:38 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific >> Subject: Re: geneva cubs starters >> >> >> And I plan on being a force next season.......................As my draft >> picks are working out & players coimng into their own, like Ellsbury >> etc.......... >> >> Lou >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 7:23 AM >> Subject: Re: geneva cubs starters >> >> >> Then you would be incorrect. Chesp is a good example and by his own words >> >> stunk the last 2 yrs but has been to the playoffs and in 2005 MELBOURNE >> >> beat Chesapeake Highlanders in 7 games. Lou has been the only manager for >> >> Chesp and if you research his draft this year had the best draft of anyone >> >> and should be a force very soon for years to come. He also traded after >> the >> draft for Tommy Hanson, and Clayton Kershaw so don't tell me that >> teams don't trade but either. It is true that lately the new managers are >> >> trading less but that is up to them. Also teams have changed names >> everything they get a new manager so even if you recd the last 5 yrs only >> a >> few would have same names so you would be able to follow them. I have >> listed 07 and 04 and you will see GEN near 500 in 04 but the manager >> didn't >> like the draft picks and trade them all or most away. His final season he >> >> finally realized the value of those draft picks. (I my self had with the >> very last pick of the NOMBL draft pick # 200 drafted Brian McCann! NOTE: >> in 04 there was NO U stink draft it was something that was suppose to be a >> 1 >> year thing to help only the worst teams! Bottom line is teams can, do, >> and >> have gone worst to near 1st but those that put in the effort get the >> reward. >> This also has to do with how much effort is put into the CMI. Those that >> don't fill out the chart for each player/pitcher separately have problems >> winning because the bull pen is over used and picked at random to pitch or >> >> starters can be limited to 6 or 7 IP per start. However most teams don't >> fill them out and wonder why their pitchers get used up so quickly. >> >> Bottom line there is many reasons why teams win or don't win. >> >> LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2007 NOMBL BASEBALL >> >> PRAIRE WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST >> ACTPCT >> 2007 Pennsylvania PEN 98 64 .605 ---- *WON* 111 51 >> .685 >> 2007 Howard HOW 88 74 .543 10.0 66 96 >> .407 >> 2007 Norfolk NOR 85 77 .525 13.0 80 82 >> .494 >> 2007 Las Vegas LVP 77 85 .475 21.0 95 67 >> .586 >> 2007 Oakland BUZ 66 96 .407 32.0 0 >> 0 ---- >> >> CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# >> 2007 Chesapeake CHE 98 64 .605 ---- 1 >> 2007 Ohio OHI 98 64 .605 ---- >> 2007 Purple PNY 75 87 .463 23.0 >> 2007 Pittsburgh PIT 72 90 .444 26.0 >> 2007 Tidewater TID 64 99 .393 34.5 >> >> ATLANTIC WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# >> 2007 Rapid City RAP 96 66 .593 ---- *WON* >> 2007 North Bay NBS 78 84 .481 18.0 >> 2007 Sacramento SOX 75 87 .463 21.0 >> 2007 Portsmouth POR 69 93 .426 27.0 >> 2007 Huntington HUN 54 109 .331 42.5 >> >> METRO WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST >> ACTPCT >> 2007 Virginia VIR 100 62 .617 ---- 1 91 71 >> .562 >> 2007 Des Moines DES 100 62 .617 ---- 0 >> 0 ---- >> 2007 California CAL 96 66 .593 4.0 90 72 >> .556 >> 2007 Melbourne MEL 75 87 .463 25.0 99 63 >> .611 >> 2007 Geneva GEN 57 105 .352 43.0 72 90 >> .444 >> >> LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2004 >> >> NOMBL BASEBALL >> >> PRAIRE WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# >> 2004 Hawaii HAW 92 70 .568 ---- *WON* >> 2004 Howard HOW 80 79 .503 10.5 >> 2004 Geneva GEN 72 88 .450 19.0 >> 2004 Logan LOG 69 89 .437 21.0 >> 2004 Rapid City RAP 70 93 .429 22.5 >> >> GOLDEN ST WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# >> 2004 Melbourne SAN 97 64 .602 ---- *WON* >> 2004 California CAL 94 69 .577 4.0 >> 2004 Boston BOS 82 80 .506 15.5 >> 2004 Eagle Bend EAG 66 91 .420 29.0 >> 2004 L.V./Sacramento LVG 57 104 .354 40.0 >> >> ATLANTIC WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST >> ACTPCT >> 2004 Virginia VIR 93 69 .574 ---- *WON* 116 46 >> .716 >> 2004 Chesapeake CHE 91 71 .562 2.0 0 >> 0 ---- >> 2004 Norfolk NOR 87 75 .537 6.0 0 >> 0 ---- >> 2004 Pittsburgh PIT 87 78 .527 7.5 0 >> 0 ---- >> 2004 Portsmouth POR 76 84 .475 16.0 0 >> 0 ---- >> >> METRO WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# >> 2004 Hells Kitchen HEL 105 58 .644 ---- *WON* >> 2004 Pennsylvania PEN 94 66 .588 9.5 >> 2004 South Dakota SDA 94 68 .580 10.5 >> 2004 Huntington HUN 57 105 .352 47.5 >> 2004 Clear Lake CLL 49 111 .306 54.5 >> >> ROBERT >> >> Please note: message attached >> >> From: Brandt Mathews <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: geneva cubs starters >> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:37:29 -0700 >> >> I think Mike has a very good email here. I would be very curious to see >> the >> final results of the last 5 years. I would say if the majority of bottom >> teams stay on bottom there is a problem. What I have seen in the last 2 >> years of drafting is that a lot of the stinky teams end up spending thier >> high draft picks on desperate need for innings just to get through the >> year >> and not really getting an opportunity to pick up the players that will >> help >> thier team improve. I don't know if there is an answer out there but I >> don't >> think the "pity draft" really helps the lower teams enough. Maybe some >> kind >> of supllamental round after the first round for teams that have been in >> the >> bottom 8 two years in a row or something. >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Always a good call. 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