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80 MILLION CAP.
5/10/20 F/A DROPS.
2009 ALTERNATE SET.
1 TRADE PERMITTED FOR 1 PLAYER WITHIN 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE OF OTHER PLAYER - EXAMPLE 2 MILLION FOR A 3.5 MILLION PLAYER).
DESIGNATED HITTER.

2 MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS.
PREFER COMBINATION TEAM NAME (NEW YORK BLUE JAYS E.G.)
SERPENTINE SELECTION ( IF U PICK 1ST U PICK 24TH...IF U PICK 12TH YOU PICK 13TH).
YOU MUST USE ONE OF THE STADIUMS FROM THE 2 TEAMS THAT YOU SELECT.
I WILL SELECT FIRST, BUT WILL CHANGE IF ANYONE OBJECTS AND PICK 12/13TH.


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I think that you will be hard pressed to find people to join this league in its current format.

The two suggestions I would make are:

Have a sign-up sheet and then use state lottery numbers to determine draft order.

Especially with the 2009 "unleashed" set, it should be $100M. $80M is too restrictive.


Just my 2 cents.

Well are you in or are you out? Sounds like out and uninterested, so therefore I find your post unnecessary. If I don't like a suggested league format I just move on instead of attempting to dissuade others.

If the league doesn't fill I will sleep tonight. There is always the regular and sometimes banal leagues with the usual strategies. I am trying to create something slightly different and possibly a challenge to some. The early teams that select will have to wait a long time to pick that second team so their strategy might change as the selection process goes on.

If the majority of entrants suggest a higher payroll we can select as a group of players who did indeed join the league and thus have standing.

If it is above or below your Strat-acumen I cannot say, although I viewed your impressive trophy case. It is appears as though you don't believe that you could win in this league. What do they say about sportswriter and broadcasters "Those who can't write about it!!"

Good luck in your Strat-endeavours. You gotta join now AERODAVE and crush me!!

I'd be interested if you followed AeroDaves suggestions...

Toronto,

I'm not trying to dissuade you or anyone else at all. I'm just being realistic based on my experiences here over the last few years. I completely understand the challenge of such a concept of a theme at 80M, but as a veteran of two ATG franchise leagues, one a 16-season commitment, and the other one 12-season affair, I know people like playing with the big name favorites (e.g. Joe Mauer and Joe Nathan) over the mediocre (Delmon Young and Jon Rauch). That's a lot harder to do at 80M, as opposed to 100M.

I'm out for now, but nonetheless interested, as I prefer theme leagues over standard ones. I'm waiting for these ATG commitments to wrap up, and then I'll jump in a few more 2009 games.


[quote:8062c3e9bd="keyzick"]I'd be interested if you followed AeroDaves suggestions...[/quote:8062c3e9bd]

Thanks for understanding, keyzick.

After reading this post it makes me want to jump right in and get my but t kicked. I have 4 teams going right now and that is enough for me or I would sign up! Mike