Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Note: This is a theme I've done over the course of several seasons and we've always had a blast with it.

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

Particulars:
2013 set/not unleashed
$80mil Autodraft
DH
Advanced
Prog. Drops
Self-assigned Divisions/Waivers
PW = vance

Vance Worley Theme League Rules:

1. Nobody can own any SP over $1.5M. If you own a SP/RP over $1.5M he must be used in relief only.

2. Important: The max number of SP's under $1.5M is Five. You may, however, draft more than 5 but the excess must be dropped as soon as possible. This rule is so there will be no platoon starters.

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:

1 - Coors
2 - Miller
3 - GAB
4 - US Cell

4. Other than all your starters being less than $1.5M, everyone else can play. SP/RP's over 1.5mil are ok, but obviously can be used in relief only.

5. The penalty for a SP/RP over $1.5M starting will be benching your highest salaried hitter for 1 series (3 games) the next time you play that opponent. If you don't play that opponent again, then the next series. Note: This penalty doesn't apply if there's an injury forcing someone else to start

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 cheap SP's
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 Vance Worley Theme League. I'm sure you've been asking yourself why did he name the league that? Has Jeep lost it? The answer is no, although debatable.

Here's why:

Vance Worley is one of the worst pitchers in the deck. ERA of 7.21 and WHIP of 1.99. So he gets the honor of naming rights.

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

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

* The owner who gets him must keep him and use him for the entire season, never dropping him. No trading him either. Worley must start every 5th day. So if you have a *SP he can't be used in a way to limit Worley's starts.

* 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 free #1 waiver pick, as no owners may put a claim on the player the Worley owner declares. So Worley actually becomes a "reward" for the Manager who gets him. In addition: That owner doesn't have to waist a waiver spot on that declared player. They get him free of charge so to speak and will do waivers as normal. Please declare your reward player in a "timely manner" before waivers.

* Please monitor the signup process so you can load your team in a timely fashion when it's time.

In summary:

1 - One Owner will own Vance Worley.
2 - No Owner may have more than 5 SP's 1.5mil and under on his roster. IOW, exactly 5 will be rostered.
3 - Any reliever can be used/rostered including SP/RP's but obviously those pitchers (over 1.5mil) can't start a game.
4 - All owners MUST list Worley in the 25th spot on their draft cards. Please do not forget this - it is a must!

Everyone sign up below placing yourself in a Division along with your park choice.

Vance Worley Signups

EAST
1. Jeep - Coors
2.
3.
4.

CENTRAL
5.
6.
7.
8.

WEST
9.
10.
11.
12.

should have called it Johnny Hellwig seeing as it will be hell for the pitching coaches Do you think you will be loading teams before next wednesday?

Alk I have no idea how long it'll take to fill, but I do want to load as soon as we're filled.

Jeep,
What happens if one of your "stud" SP's goes down and an expensive RP has to start a few games?

It's in the rules, there's no penalty for that if it happens.

from Rule 5 -

...Note: This penalty doesn't apply if there's an injury forcing someone else to start

EAST
1. Jeep - Coors
2.
3.
4.

CENTRAL
5.SumbyJr-GAB
6. Frank M- Miller
7.
8.

WEST
9. visick- Coors
10.
11.
12.

Thanks,
I missed it.

EAST
1. Jeep - Coors
2. dharmabums - US Cell
3.
4.

CENTRAL
5.SumbyJr-GAB
6. Frank M- Miller
7.
8.

WEST
9. visick- Coors
10.
11.
12.