LA-Z-BOY XL Chat $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[joeoc]

[quote:4f5960d326="traderj"]Nice, last pick again. I would like one of the top 2 or 3 one of these days but I do like the 2 in a row, especially with the expanded player pool and cap. :D[/quote:4f5960d326]

Jon it looks like no matter what number you pick you're destined to pick at the bottom of the first round but you are always the leader in those even numbered rounds 8-)

[N Texas Widowmakers]

[quote:23c7921784="traderj"]Nice, last pick again. I would like one of the top 2 or 3 one of these days but I do like the 2 in a row, especially with the expanded player pool and cap. :D[/quote:23c7921784]

Nice 11 th pick again. :x Lets get some new numbers !

[deepdrive]

I started. Maybe we can get a round or so in early. 8-)

David is up. :wink:

[traderj]

I know Joe, and lets get this show on the road. I have to work all weekend so not much availability the next couple of days.

[Simon31]

Thanks for sending me the reminder Joe! I've been extremely busy the last week. It's easy to lose track of fantasy life sometimes! :roll: :wink:

[dspeters5]

[size=24:5c0a501b27]Has anyone read the announcement of Bernie's about TSN and strato matic????? The last TSN leagues to start would be Feb 10. Bernie is working on building a totally new platform for our simulation game and it will be on stratomatic.com no longer TSN. [/size:5c0a501b27]I am delaying the start of my goldrush league until I hear new announcements..

[b:5c0a501b27][/b:5c0a501b27]

[dspeters5]

Hey everyone! Big news!

Three months ago, I made a major announcement that I was embarking on a huge rebuild of the Strat-O-Matic Baseball Online site, constructing it on a more modern technology platform in order to open it up to a huge frontier of growth possibilities. This project represents a deep investment in the future of the game, and a vital step towards seeing it reach the next level.

I left out one key piece of information because details were still being worked out, but we're finally clear to let the cat out of the bag.

This spring, Strat-O-Matic Baseball Online will be moving from SportingNews.com to Strat-O-Matic.com. Strat-O-Matic Media will officially own and operate all aspects of the game going forward.

On top of that, I'm thrilled to say that I'll be a big part of the transition. In fact, I've been an official Strat-O-Matic employee since the beginning of the year!

Before explaining some of the new features and benefits of switching the game over to Strat-O-Matic's website, and how the whole transition will work, I'd first like to acknowledge and thank everyone at Sporting News who's helped contribute to making the game such a big hit for the past 10 years. There are so many people at Sporting News working behind the scenes that have helped in one way or another to make SOM Baseball Online the great game that it is, and I can't thank them enough.

With that being said, I'm also very excited to begin working with Strat-O-Matic and continuing to improve the game. For those keeping tabs on the Company, you probably have noticed that Strat-O-Matic has significantly expanded its marketing, technology and product development in the past few years, and I fully expect this trend to continue with SOM Baseball Online!

Strat-O-Matic has already demonstrated its long-term commitment to SOM Baseball Online, opting for an expensive rebuild from scratch, rather than a quickie port held together by duct tape. In addition, they've also hired some extra programming resources to help ensure that a smooth transition between the two sites will take place. Having had several meetings and phone calls with the Company already, it's already become evident that there'll be a great deal of commitment and enthusiasm for SOM Baseball Online for many years to come.

So how does this affect your day-to-day experience with the site right now? It doesn't... yet. We haven't yet pinned down an exact date for the switchover to the new site, so you'll have to stay tuned for that announcement, but I can confirm that the transition will take place in the spring. There are several items we can tell you at this point, though.

- All games on our main SOM site (ATG, 2007-2010, 1999, 1986, '90s), along with The '70s Game and Back to the '80s, will continue uninterrupted through the switchover to the new site.

The '70s Game and Back to the '80s will immediately gain all of the site enhancements they've been missing for all these years. In addition, we plan to offer updated salaries for these games at some point in the future.

- To prepare for the switchover, the following older games will be CLOSED for NEW TEAM REGISTRATION on Friday, February 10 at 10pm ET: 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and FantaSim.

Existing full leagues in those games with an Opening Day of Monday, February 13 or earlier will play through to completion on the existing site, so it's "last call" for any new teams/leagues - if you fill up any leagues by Friday night, you can play them out starting the following Monday. All teams not in a full league by then will be credited back to you. Shutting down new registration for these games temporarily is necessary to make our switch over to the new site as smooth as possible, as well as to prepare each of those games for eventual retooling, rebooting, and relaunching (with updated player salaries and all of the new features) on the new site. I'll keep you all posted as soon as we have a better idea as to when those games will be relaunched.

Some other things to note:

- All existing team credits will transfer over to Strat-O-Matic.com.

- For those of you who currently have a Strat-O-Matic account with the same registered email address as the one on your Sporting News account, all team credits will automatically transfer over to the Strat-O-Matic account as soon as the game is launched on Strat-O-Matic.com. Those who don't already own a Strat-O-Matic account (or listed a different email address for their Sporting News account and existing SOM account) must create a new Strat-O-Matic account online using the same email address as their Sporting News account, and all existing credits will then transfer over.

You don't have to do anything now; we'll fill you in on more details later.

- We'll be building a brand new and improved Live Draft app that will include the oft-requested support for salary caps, but unfortunately, this feature may not be fully ready at the switchover time. I am going to see what I can do to make a temporary workaround available so that you can continue having your live drafts, but if the new app is not ready for the initial launch, I'll work extremely hard to make sure that every measure is taken to implement the new draft as soon as possible.

Although my first priority will be simply replicating our current site's functionality on the new site with minimal disruption to you, there's a great list of new features and improvements that I almost can't help but add to the game as I go along, and I'm happy to say that you’ll get to start enjoying them on Day One of the new site! The list looks like this so far (with more to be unveiled over the coming months!):

• Improved player search (for drafting, and free agents)
-- More filters, sorts
-- Name autocomplete
• Stats explosion
-- Defense (putouts, assists, X-chart chances, catcher SB/CS against, throwing errors)
-- Situational (clutch, bases loaded)
-- Baserunning
-- Board game info (ballpark single/HR rolls, hitter/pitcher card roll distribution)
• Improved stats on lineup overview screen
• Improved trade proposal interface
• Improved sharing of team and league links
• List drafting
-- Adding players to your draft list: pops up a confirmation dialog, instead of going all the way back to draft list each time
-- Ranking your selections - new drag n' drop interface
-- Choosing your ballpark - on-the-fly sorting of table columns
• Better login/registration flow/experience
• '70s/'80s updated with all main site features

Strat-O-Matic will be making another announcement some time in the next few months that reveals a lot more exciting news and information. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns about the switch, and I'll be sure to answer them to the best of my ability.

ROCK ON EVERYONE

[joeoc]

[quote:60a3af1f27][b:60a3af1f27]Bernie said
[color=red:60a3af1f27]- All games on our main SOM site (ATG, 2007-2010, 1999, 1986, '90s), along with The '70s Game and Back to the '80s, will continue uninterrupted through the switchover to the new site.[/color:60a3af1f27]

[color=blue:60a3af1f27]- To prepare for the switchover, the following older games will be CLOSED for NEW TEAM REGISTRATION on Friday, February 10 at 10pm ET: 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and FantaSim.[/color:60a3af1f27][/b:60a3af1f27][/quote:60a3af1f27]

See above post :roll: 8-)

Again LA-Z-BOY 40 will not be affected as we have it scheduled :roll: :wink:

Coach no need to delay your Gold Rush League unless to want to start later

[joeoc]

OK, we're in the fourth round even though we don't officially start the draft until Thursday. 8-)

[joeoc]

[b:4f315bb22f][size=18:4f315bb22f]Please remember that the salary cap is 110 mm so we'll always have at least 30 mm in the bank as the season wears on.[/size:4f315bb22f][/b:4f315bb22f]

Winners of Past LA-Z-BOY Seasons

1. Black Bats--------------------- Robb55 89-73
2. Sand Castles------------------ KevinMcG 91-71
3. Clarendon Bulldogs------------ TX-KID 92-70
4. Natonic Plague---------------- Natonic 85-77
5. BlinkZ------------------------ Nevdully 97-65
6. Dreams Come True----------- Bobby 87-75
7. Midnight Shadows------------ Nevdully 89-73
8. Orange Crush---------------- Dugger 84-78
9. U.C.L. A. Bears--------------- Nevdully 103-59
10. Darien Daisies--------------- CoachP 84-78
[b:4f315bb22f]11. Mid-Penn Piranhas----------- deepdrive 92-70[/b:4f315bb22f]
12. Florida Marlins--------------- Nevdully 84-78
13. Northern Lights------------- traderj 89-73
14. Smith Mt. Lazy Dogs Minnie Minoso 85-77
15. Smith Mt. Lazy Dogs Minnie Minoso 88-74
16. Drunken Banshees---------- traderj 95-67
17. Chuckie’s Beaners----------- Simon31 83-79
18. Good Karma -----------------Nevdully 90-72
[b:4f315bb22f]19. Central-Penn Piranhas-------- deepdrive 97-65[/b:4f315bb22f]
20. Lazy Cubs------------------- Danielz 85-77
21. Lazy Cubs 2 ----------------- Danielz 93-69
22. Lazy Cubs 3 ----------------- Danielz 93-69
23. Smallballer2 -----------------Mr BBW 91-71
24. Return of Chuckes Beaners Simon31 84-78
25. Daytona Islanders ---------- Beach45 89-73
26. Milwaukee Bears------------- Mr BBW 93-69
27. Daytona Islanders----------- Beach45 87-75
28. Amityville Amblyopias-------- Adrian 92-70
29. Allthe Waybaby-------------- traderj 88-74
30. Deadwood Silver Plunkers---- Moriarity 84-78
31. Smith Mountain Lazy Dogs--- Minnie Minoso 89-73
[b:4f315bb22f]32. Central-Penn Piranhas 33---- deepdrive 87-75[/b:4f315bb22f]
33. Smith Mt. Lazy Dogs--------- Minnie Minoso 89-73
34. Univ. of Hard Knox----------- Moriarity 88-74
35. Right Is Right---------------- traderj 89-73
[b:4f315bb22f]36. Central-Penn Piranhas-------- deepdrive 87-75[/b:4f315bb22f]
37. Blind in Texas LZB37------N. Tex. Widow 93-69
38. LA-Z-BOY Blatzed Bombers- Simon31 88-74
[b:4f315bb22f]39. Central-Penn Piranhas-------- deepdrive 87-75[/b:4f315bb22f]
40. ???????????????

You have to watch out when those Central-Penn Boys finish 87-75, it a clue the rest of us don't have a chance :roll: :lol: