2008 A.L.-Only League - Now Full

[Al Hogg]

In keeping with our recent movie theme (just got done with "The Watchmen" and "Star Trek" leagues), the league name will be the Inglourious Basterds league. Optional team name theme: Something to do with Quentin Tarantino movies.

Only players listed with A.L. teams can be used.

Live 24-round draft on www.somdraft.com. Select 23 players there plus a unique A.L. stadium. Last two picks will be autodrafted. We give people three hours between 10 a.m and 10 p.m. Eastern time and are also off-the-clock on weekends, though in the past we've made considerable draft progress on weekends as well. (Not sure how we'll do with Labor Day weekend coming up.) We do give people more time for the first round to make sure everyone is on board.

Salary cap will be set at $73 million at all times. That is, you must have your 25-player autodraft roster come in at $73 million or less. (This is the average of the highest paid 168 A.L. hitters and highest paid 132 A.L. pitchers. You have been warned: There won't be much in the way of Free Agents available and those who choose "value players" in early rounds likely won't be able to spend all their money.)

Sign up for the remaining two spots. List a state with a Pick 3 lottery. If not specified, we will use the later draft for states that have two. Serpentine draft order will be determined by the numbers in descending order. For divisions, draft numbers will be reversed (i.e., "302" becomes "203") and the four lowest numbers will be grouped in the East, the next four in the Central, and the four highest in the West.

We'll use the numbers from the day after the final two teams sign up (Monday if possible).

After we get the full roster, we'll move to the Individual League chat board.

1. meat - WI
2. zim - MASS (PM)
3. turtle -TX
4. sarge (BED) - NY (If there is 2 drawings I take Mid-day)
5. curt (moneymaze) - IL
6. TomSiebert - NJ
7. Terry-NM
8. Calbatross-LA
9. Al Hogg - FLA
10. Jason (uptownmastermind) - RI
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[Jeepdriver]

1. meat - WI
2. zim - MASS (PM)
3. turtle -TX
4. sarge (BED) - NY (If there is 2 drawings I take Mid-day)
5. curt (moneymaze) - IL
6. TomSiebert - NJ
7. Terry-NM
8. Calbatross-LA
9. Al Hogg - FLA
10. Jason (uptownmastermind) - RI
11. Jeep - SC
12.

[schnoogens]

1. meat - WI
2. zim - MASS (PM)
3. turtle -TX
4. sarge (BED) - NY (If there is 2 drawings I take Mid-day)
5. curt (moneymaze) - IL
6. TomSiebert - NJ
7. Terry-NM
8. Calbatross-LA
9. Al Hogg - FLA
10. Jason (uptownmastermind) - RI
11. Jeep - SC
12. Schnoogens - MN

[MEAT]

WELCOME schoogens, and welcome back jeep, I think you've been with this group of inglorious basterds at least once before. speaking of which, inglorious basterds is the theme name for the league, so most if not all teams will have some reference to the flick, quinton tarrentino, or some other vague obtuse reference to that title.
moving this thread to individual league chat under inglorious basterds title. lottery runs tommorow, live draft starts tuesday or once everyone has confirmed their presence.

[Al Hogg]

http://forums.sportingnews.com/viewtopic.php?p=4783680

[MEAT]

beat me to it Al...at least we know two managers who are bent on redeeming themselves!
http://forums.sportingnews.com/viewtopic.php?p=4783680#4783680

[RICHARDMILTER]

Darn, I wish I had gotten in on this one. I would have named my team,"THE BEAR JEWS". Anyway good luck and have fun, everyone.