MLB 2007 Opening Day Strat-O-Matic League !!!

[ArrylT]

The Yearly Tradition continues!! For the [b:698000c85b]FIFTH[/b:698000c85b] consecutive season I will be running a SOM 200x league (the first being 2003, then 2004, 2005 & 2006) that will start its season as close as possible with the MLB Season. This is usually my [b:698000c85b]FIRST[/b:698000c85b] league of the new card season, and I almost always have a losing record in it. ;)

[b:698000c85b][u:698000c85b]IMPORTANT:[/u:698000c85b][/b:698000c85b] The season for this league will start on Monday April 2nd, to coincide as close as possible to the beginning of the MLB Season.

[b:698000c85b]Do [u:698000c85b]NOT[/u:698000c85b][/b:698000c85b] expect this league to start before then. It will [b:698000c85b]NOT[/b:698000c85b] start on March 12th, 19th or March 26th.

This [b:698000c85b]WILL[/b:698000c85b] mean the league will [b:698000c85b]NOT[/b:698000c85b] close [b:698000c85b]EARLIER[/b:698000c85b] than [u:698000c85b]Saturday March 24th[/u:698000c85b] and [b:698000c85b]NO LATER[/b:698000c85b] than [u:698000c85b]Friday March 30th[/u:698000c85b].

[b:698000c85b][u:698000c85b]FINALLY:[/u:698000c85b][/b:698000c85b] Spots will be reserved for previous participants for 1 week until after this post. If you are not on the list below, please feel free to sign up as an alternate (first-come first-served).

[b:698000c85b]Rules:[/b:698000c85b]

1 - 80m Salary Cap

2 - DH (last year we used NO DH so time for a change)

3 - Unique Ballparks with a twist - Maximum of 6 AL and 6 NL Parks. After 6 AL Parks have been chosen the remaining owners will have to choose from the NL & vice versa.

4 - Ballparks & Divisions will be determined by SEPERATE Pick III Lotteries. The First Lottery will determine Ballpark Draft Order. After the Ballparks are drafted the 2nd Lottery will be run to determine Division Assignments.

5 - The Lottery Results for BOTH drafts will be Low to High. 1/4/7/10, 2/5/8/11 & 3/6/9/12 will be the Divisional setup.

6 - Advanced Skill Level (50 Manager Rating Points)

7 - Variable Free Agent Drop Penalty - games 1-41: 5%, games 42-80: 10%, games 81+: 20%
Due to the relative newness of 2007 I have decided to go with a more lenient Free Agent Drop Penalty

9 - Please use Baseball related Theme name if possible

10 - Do not forget your Pick III State when signing up.

[ArrylT]

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Spots 3-12 reserved for the following owners (on a first come first serve basis):

Frank M
BigAlric
Stoney18
ggapp
CATom
MoCrash
WARRIOR0510
Cummings2
vince0501
bigmahon
jamesgang77
Great Unwashed
dz073
Detroit-Tigers
Jeepdriver
pope mollusk vi

[ArrylT]

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[packleader]

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[DARRENLYONS]

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[Stoney18]

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[Sykes25]

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[cummings2]

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[Terry101]

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[the splinter]

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