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NEW THEME - $200m No DH FRENZY

At season's start, the Yankees have Ruth, Mantle & Gehrig. Can you craft a team to catch them?

START OF SEASON ROSTERS RESTRICTED TO PLAYERS ON TEAMS specified (below) EXCEPT FOR TWO ADDED PLAYERS FROM SAME FRANCHISE (DIFFERENT YEAR(S)). Fill out rosters shortages with $.50 Franchise Players!

PARKS RESTRICTED TO TEAM/YEAR SPECIFIED! Name your team just as it is (excluding year). Trades are allowed, but no other roster changes outside "Free Agent Saturday".

The TWINS papa franchise is the 1924 Washington Senators. Since the Braves have no real Franchise kin, let's match them with the Milwaukee Brewers.

EACH SATURDAY after season starts, each team may sign THREE free agents: Team w/worst W-L record on Saturay Morning drafts first three free agents by 3PM ET. Each successive team's 3 Free Agent picks are due 30 minutes later. [i:2e486eb0a6](Draft Order Tie Breakers: most GB in Div., worst run scored differential, most home loses, and alphabetical ("A" first) by mascot.[/i:2e486eb0a6]

This means, added to your original team, will be two FRANCHISE PLAYERS and 21 FREE AGENTS by game 142, if you don't run out of money.

[b]* TYPE NAME BY TEAM TO JOIN LEAGUE: (+ 3 Franchise Players)

EAST
56 New York Yankees - Modmark + ???
67 Boston Redsox + ???
68 Detroit Tigers + ???
59 Chicago SOX, 65 Minnesota Twins, 70 Orioles or 73 Oakland Athletics

CENTRAL

59 Chicago Cubs + ???
60 or 71 Pittsburgh Pirates + ???
64 St. Louis Cardinals - Arkinals + Musial and OZ
69 New York Mets + ???

WEST
57 Milwaukee Braves + ???
62 San Francisco Giants - Denorien + ???
65 Los Angeles Dodgers + ???
75 Cincinatti Reds + ???

ESSENTIALLY FINISHED (NO LONGER UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

$200m No DH FRENZY

START OF SEASON ROSTERS RESTRICTED TO PLAYERS ON TEAMS specified (below) EXCEPT FOR TWO ADDED PLAYERS FROM SAME FRANCHISE (DIFFERENT YEAR).

The TWINS papa franchise is the 1924 Washington Senators. Since the Braves have no real Franchise kin, let's match them with the Milwaukee Brewers.

EACH SATURDAY after season starts, each team may sign two free agents: Team w/worst W-L record on Saturay Morning drafts first two free agents by 3PM ET. Each successive team's 2 Free Agent picks are due 30 minutes later. (Draft Order Tie Breakers: most GB in Div., worst run scored differential, most home loses, and alphabetical ("A" first) by mascot.

This means, added to your original team, will be two FRANCHISE PLAYERS and 14 FREE AGENTS by game 142, if you don't run out of money.

* TYPE NAME BY TEAM TO JOIN LEAGUE:

EAST
56 New York Yankees - Modmark + ???
67 Boston Redsox + ???
68 Detroit Tigers + ???
59 Chicago SOX, 65 Minnesota Twins, 70 Orioles or 73 Oakland Athletics

CENTRAL

59 Chicago Cubs + ???
60 or 71 Pittsburgh Pirates + ???
64 St. Louis Cardinals - Arkinals + Musial and OZ
69 New York Mets + ???

WEST
57 Milwaukee Braves [i:c435910e72]Franks1313 + Yount and Cooper [/i:c435910e72]
62 San Francisco Giants - Denorien + ???
65 Los Angeles Dodgers + ???
75 Cincinatti Reds + ???

What are the stadium requirements? Are we tied to our teams parks?

ESSENTIALLY FINISHED (NO LONGER UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

$200m No DH FRENZY

START OF SEASON ROSTERS RESTRICTED TO PLAYERS ON TEAMS specified (below) EXCEPT FOR TWO ADDED PLAYERS FROM SAME FRANCHISE (DIFFERENT YEAR).

The TWINS papa franchise is the 1924 Washington Senators. Since the Braves have no real Franchise kin, let's match them with the Milwaukee Brewers.

EACH SATURDAY after season starts, each team may sign two free agents: Team w/worst W-L record on Saturay Morning drafts first two free agents by 3PM ET. Each successive team's 2 Free Agent picks are due 30 minutes later. (Draft Order Tie Breakers: most GB in Div., worst run scored differential, most home loses, and alphabetical ("A" first) by mascot.

This means, added to your original team, will be two FRANCHISE PLAYERS and 14 FREE AGENTS by game 142, if you don't run out of money.

* TYPE NAME BY TEAM TO JOIN LEAGUE:

EAST
56 New York Yankees - Modmark + ???
67 Boston Redsox + ???
68 Detroit Tigers + ???
59 Chicago SOX, 65 Minnesota Twins, 70 Orioles or 73 Oakland Athletics

CENTRAL

59 Chicago Cubs + ???
60 or 71 Pittsburgh Pirates + ???
64 St. Louis Cardinals - Arkinals + Musial and OZ
69 New York Mets + ???

WEST
57 Milwaukee Braves Franks1313 + Yount and Cooper
62 San Francisco Giants - Denorien + Hubbell and Ames
65 Los Angeles Dodgers + ???
75 Cincinatti Reds + ???

What are the rules for 'owning' the rights to your parent franchise's players from other years for each week's FA signings?

ESSENTIALLY FINISHED (NO LONGER UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

$200m No DH FRENZY

START OF SEASON ROSTERS RESTRICTED TO PLAYERS ON TEAMS specified (below) EXCEPT FOR TWO ADDED PLAYERS FROM SAME FRANCHISE (DIFFERENT YEAR).

The TWINS papa franchise is the 1924 Washington Senators. Since the Braves have no real Franchise kin, let's match them with the Milwaukee Brewers.

EACH SATURDAY after season starts, each team may sign two free agents: Team w/worst W-L record on Saturay Morning drafts first two free agents by 3PM ET. Each successive team's 2 Free Agent picks are due 30 minutes later. (Draft Order Tie Breakers: most GB in Div., worst run scored differential, most home loses, and alphabetical ("A" first) by mascot.

This means, added to your original team, will be two FRANCHISE PLAYERS and 14 FREE AGENTS by game 142, if you don't run out of money.

* TYPE NAME BY TEAM TO JOIN LEAGUE:

EAST
56 New York Yankees - Modmark + Gehrig + Ruth
67 Boston Redsox + ???
68 Detroit Tigers + ???
59 Chicago SOX, 65 Minnesota Twins, 70 Orioles or 73 Oakland Athletics

CENTRAL

59 Chicago Cubs + ???
60 or 71 Pittsburgh Pirates + ???
64 St. Louis Cardinals - Arkinals + Musial and OZ
69 New York Mets + ???

WEST
57 Milwaukee Braves Franks1313 + Yount and Cooper
62 San Francisco Giants - Denorien + Hubbell and Ames
65 Los Angeles Dodgers + ???
75 Cincinatti Reds + ???

What are the rules for 'owning' the rights to your parent franchise's players from other years for each week's FA signings?

PARKS RESTRICTED TO TEAM/YEAR SPECIFIED!

I dropped all parent franchise ownership rights to players other than 1st two selected for simplicity.

Forthwith, membership may vote in any rules changes by simple majority.

START OF SEASON ROSTERS RESTRICTED TO PLAYERS ON TEAMS specified (below) EXCEPT FOR TWO ADDED PLAYERS FROM SAME FRANCHISE (DIFFERENT YEAR). PARKS RESTRICTED TO TEAM/YEAR SPECIFIED! Name your team just as it is (including year). Trades are allowed, but no other roster changes outside "Free Agent Saturday".

The TWINS papa franchise is the 1924 Washington Senators. Since the Braves have no real Franchise kin, let's match them with the Milwaukee Brewers.

EACH SATURDAY after season starts, each team may sign two free agents: Team w/worst W-L record on Saturay Morning drafts first two free agents by 3PM ET. Each successive team's 2 Free Agent picks are due 30 minutes later. (Draft Order Tie Breakers: most GB in Div., worst run scored differential, most home loses, and alphabetical ("A" first) by mascot.

This means, added to your original team, will be two FRANCHISE PLAYERS and 14 FREE AGENTS by game 142, if you don't run out of money.

* TYPE NAME BY TEAM TO JOIN LEAGUE (+ 2 Franchise Players)

EAST
56 New York Yankees - Modmark + Gehrig + Ruth
67 Boston Redsox + ???
68 Detroit Tigers + ???
59 Chicago SOX, 65 Minnesota Twins, 70 Orioles or 73 Oakland Athletics

CENTRAL

59 Chicago Cubs + ???
60 or 71 Pittsburgh Pirates + ???
64 St. Louis Cardinals - Arkinals + Musial and OZ
69 New York Mets + ???

WEST
57 Milwaukee Braves Franks1313 + Yount and Cooper
62 San Francisco Giants - Denorien + Hubbell and Ames
65 Los Angeles Dodgers + ???
75 Cincinatti Reds + ???

:)

BUMP

I'm surprised more aren't going for this theme. Well, let's let it percolate for awhile. Perhaps we'll build momentum slowly. :)