The Lenny Dinardo theme league:FULL!

[vince0501]

I know it is early, but I have my 5 pack and am looking to use it. :) This theme, which Jeep created, and AT duplicated was great fun. Last year it was the Dewon Brazelton or Tim Redding theme. This year I introduce the:

[b:bcb206ad29]Lenny Dinardo Theme League[/b:bcb206ad29]

1. This will be a normal Autodraft
2. $80M/advanced/DH/weighted waivers/10% drop penalty

Now for the fun! This will be a hitting league. If you love pitching, turn your head, run away and get the heck out of dodge!

1. Nobody can own any SP over $1M. If you own a SP/RP over $1M he must be used in relief only. The penalty for an SP/RP over $1M starting will be benching your highest salaried hitter for 1 series (3 games). This doesn't apply if there's an injury forcing someone else to start.

2. The max number of SP's under $1M is Five.

3. Everyone will play in 1 of 4 stadiums, with no duplicate stadium within a Division. When you sign-up you place yourself in a Division and list your park. These are the 4 stadiums to be used:

Chase (aka the BOB)
Rogers Centre (aka Skydome)
Citizen's Bank
US Cellular

4. Other than all your starters being less than $1M, everyone else can play.

5. How you fill out your draft card will be crucial. Some things I can think of are:

a. Do you try and pick the best SP's under a Mil
b. Do you try and get the best relievers
c. Do you go for the sluggers

This will be fun to say the least, especially those who love Hitting.

Now, the name of the league is the Lenny Dinardo Theme League. I'm sure you've been asking yourself why did he name the league that?

Here's why:

Lenny Dinardo is arguably the worst pitcher in the deck. The highest WHIP and one of the higher ERA's. So he gets the honor of naming rights.
There are certainly other fine choices for this dubious honor. Joe Mays, is right there, but he had some good years so I cut him a little slack. Some of the young guys, like Davies have some potential to not stink. Besides I just liked the sound of naming the league after one of my paisans. (fellow Italian for those who do not watch the Sopranos :D ).

---Here's what everyone must do to comply with the theme:

* Everyone, all 12 Owners must put Dinardo on their draft card at the 25th and last spot. So someone will get Dinardo, won't they? Obviously yes.

* The owner who gets him must keep him and use him for the entire season, never dropping him.

* The owner who gets him as a reward gets to claim any player not drafted after the AD and before waivers. IOW, that owner essentially has a #1 waiver pick, as no owners may put a claim on the player the Dinardo owner declares. So Dinardo actually becomes a reward for the Manager who gets him.

Sound Like Fun? Join up below...everyone is welcomed to join. However this is not a "make a few moves and leave it" type of league. Active Managers please.

East:
1 vince0501-Chase
2
3
4

Central
1
2
3
4

West
1
2
3
4

[KEVINEHLE]

East:
1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3
4

Central
1
2
3
4

West
1
2
3
4

Count me in! I've been in a couple of these! I didn't do well, but I like offense! 8)

Kev

[Stoney18]

East:
1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3
4

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2
3
4

West
1
2
3
4

Won the Redding league last year - what a blast.

Wanted to join the East but Kev starts crying when we're in the same division. Not a pretty sight. :D

[vince0501]

welcome Kev, and Stoney.
Anyone may enter any division, as long as only one of the same stadiums per division.

[PossibleJohn]

East:
1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3
4

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2
3
4

West
1 PossibleJohn - US Cellular
2
3
4

[PJ Axelsson]

Very cruel...Lenny had a few good innings in 2005! He was a promising steal until reality took hold.

[deeznuts515]

1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3
4

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2 Deez - Chase
3
4

West
1 PossibleJohn - US Cellular
2
3
4

[jawajedi]

1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3 jawajedi-Citizens
4

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2 Deez - Chase
3
4

West
1 PossibleJohn - US Cellular
2
3
4

[PETERLE]

1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3 jawajedi-Citizens
4

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2 Deez - Chase
3
4

West
1 PossibleJohn - US Cellular
2 Bunbury - Rogers Centre
3
4

[LMBombers]

1 vince0501-Chase
2 ehlekev-Rogers Centre
3 jawajedi-Citizens
4 LMBombers - US Cell

Central
1 Stoney18 - Citizens
2 Deez - Chase
3
4

West
1 PossibleJohn - US Cellular
2 Bunbury - Rogers Centre
3
4