European Stand-Off Theme League Chat (Pre-Season)

[Jeepdriver]

[b:48b24ad96a]REPOST OF RULES:[/b:48b24ad96a]

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This should be a fun theme league that will hopefully reignite some fading interest in the '09 set. We'll have a simple 2 round live draft on the boards followed by a frenzy. No waivers here.

[u:48b24ad96a]Particulars: [/u:48b24ad96a]
$80M '09 League
12 Teams/Advanced
DH
Prog. Drops
Any Stadium
This will be a frenzy/no waivers (explained later)
Division selected upon entrance to league

[b:48b24ad96a]European Stand-Off Theme League Rules: [/b:48b24ad96a]

* A 2 Round Live Draft in serpentine order as follows:

[u:48b24ad96a]Round 1 [/u:48b24ad96a]will consist of picking a European Country. When picked, the Manager will own the "rights" to all the players that correspond to that Country. When I say correspond I mean whatever "letter" that Country starts with that Manager will hold rights to all players whose last name begins with that letter. For example, Manager 1 picks Belgium, so he owns the rights to all players whose last name begins with "B." Countries starting with the same letter can only be picked once; for example, if Belgium has been picked Belarus can't be picked later.

[u:48b24ad96a]Round 2[/u:48b24ad96a] will consist of picking any player from letters not corresponding to someone's Country. You cannot pick a player that starts with the same letter as the 12 Countries picked in Round 1. The serpentine format should give those on the end an advantage they didn't have in Round 1.

[b:48b24ad96a]* Filling Out Your Draft Card: [/b:48b24ad96a]

1 - On your draft card you can only put players whose last name begins with your Country OR players whose last name begins with a letter not from one of the 12 picked Countries.

2 - Players in which you own the rights to should be put at the bottom of your draft card.

3 - Once the frenzy starts all players are fair game. Let me repeat that: ALL players are fair game once the frenzy starts. If someone decides to drop the player picked in Round 2 they can be picked up as well. Country designations do not apply once the frenzy starts.

[b:48b24ad96a]* Additional Tidbits: [/b:48b24ad96a]

1 - Your team name should reflect your Country.

2 - Your Manager name should be someone associated with your Country, whether famous or infamous.

3 - Vets highly preferred. If I don't know you you'll need to have a reference from another Vet. This is because there's been so many problems in theme leagues this year from people who try and find loopholes in the rules, don't know etiquette, etc.

4 - Randomizer will be done when league fills. Your number assignment will be the number you are when signing up.

5 - Please be available for the live draft if signing up. A two-hour time limit will be imposed thru Friday. If we're still drafting during the weekend a 6 hour T.L. will be imposed. 9am to midnight EDT.

6 - The U.K. will be the official Country for this draft. So Eng., Scot., Wales, and No. Ire. do not count)

[b:48b24ad96a]Divisional Alignment[/b:48b24ad96a]

[u:48b24ad96a]EAST [/u:48b24ad96a]
1. Rant
2. mfsleeze
3. Hendrix08
4. Jeep

[u:48b24ad96a]CENTRAL [/u:48b24ad96a]
5. dharmabums
6. Eddie E
7. zim13
8. Artie412

[u:48b24ad96a]WEST [/u:48b24ad96a]
9. ehlekev
10. keyzick
11. AeroDave10
12. Stoney

[Jeepdriver]

[b:7be4ddcc65]COUNTRY LIST (thanks mfsleeze)[/b:7be4ddcc65]

Albania ....... Lithuania
Andorra ....... Luxembourg
Armenia ....... Macedonia
Austria ....... Malta
Azerbaijan ....... Moldova
Belarus ....... Monaco
Belgium ....... Montenegro
Bosnia .... Netherlands
Bulgaria ....... Norway
Croatia ....... Poland
Cyprus ....... Portugal
Czech Republic .... Romania
Denmark ....... Russia
Estonia ....... San Marino
Finland ....... Serbia
France ....... Slovakia
Georgia ....... Slovenia
Germany ....... Spain
Greece ....... Sweden
Hungary ....... Switzerland
Iceland ....... Turkey
Ireland ....... Ukraine
Italy .....United Kingdom (UK)
Kosovo ....... (the) Vatican
Latvia ....
Liechtenstein ....

[i:7be4ddcc65][b:7be4ddcc65]PLEASE NOTE: A Country is NOT official if it is not on above list, even if we later find out it was left off.[/b:7be4ddcc65][/i:7be4ddcc65]

[Jeepdriver]

One request. Please do not chat or have discussions on the Draft Board. Draft picks only should be on that thread. Talk here. :)

[Jeepdriver]

Hendrix is Up!

No clock until we see everyone is on board.

[Rant]

I'm ready to roll, my draft slot does not agree

[Jeepdriver]

I gotta go out for a couple of hours. I'll be back then.

[artie4121]

I'm in . . . Will have a blackout period tonight from 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. IF I turn out holding anything up, I will send my pick to a proxy or two who have already chosen.

[hendrix08]

Just checked the site. Didn't think we'd be moving so fast or that I'd be first to pick. I need to ponder this a bit, but I'll make my pick soon.

[Eddie E]

Heading to work now and have no internet access at work. I have 11th pick so cant send a proxy. Will check site around Midnight eastern time.

[hendrix08]

Sorry didn't see the separate draft chat. I posted my pick there.