"A New Breed" '80s to the present league

Hello everyone. With the success of our previous leagues, I thought it was time to try one more theme league, this time using players who played MLB at any time from the 1980s through the present. The rules are set forth below:

* ATG6, $100 mil cap, 12 teams, DH, waivers, 10% drop, advanced;

* Eligibility is ANY CARD BASED ON A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON OF ANY PLAYER WHO PLAYED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN THE 1980s OR later (at any time during the period 1980 through the present, inclusive), even if appearing in only one game, as set forth in http://www.baseball-reference.com/. For example, any Paul Blair or John Hiller card could be used, as both played in the bigs in 1980. Below is a link to the list of big league players who played their final game in 1980 and thus would be eligible for this league:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagu ... year.shtml

All told, there are numerous cards available from which to choose, although there are obviously many players with multiple cards.

* 16 round serpentine draft run on Diamond Dope with randomizer to determine draft order, with the last round for picking a unique MLB stadium from the 1980s through the present. Once a stadium is picked, it cannot be used again. In the Diamond Dope player draft, please draft the card you intend to use to help curb player hoarding. The clock will be off the first 2 rounds to give people a chance to get situated. Beginning with round 3, there will be a 6 hour clock for draft picks. The clock will run on the weekends, but will be off over night, likely from Midnight to 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. Exceeding 6 hours puts one at risk to have a pick skipped. The use of proxies is highly encouraged.

* Random division assignments AFTER the Diamond Dope draft.

* Autodraft to follow after division assignments. Put your Diamond Dope picks on the bottom of your autodraft card. For the 10 non-Diamond Dope picks, any version of the player's card may be used.

* Ineligible players assigned during the autodraft must be cut prior to the start of the season.

You may have to do a little research to determine if a player is eligible, but that's part of the fun.

The manager list and draft order is in the next post in this thread.

The manager list in order of sign up:

1. BDWard
2. andycummings65
3. ironwill1
4. mrharryc
5. misterg78582
6. bontomn
7. bmilner
8. thaibill
9. carr20
10. hotcorner4444
11. PJK
12. ShakeyBoomer

dharmabums was kind enough to run a randomizer, which is below:

Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:30 am

Research Randomizer Results

1 Set of 12 Unique Numbers Per Set
Range: From 1 to 12 -- Unsorted

Job Status:

Set #1:

10, 11, 12, 7, 6, 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 9, 8

Based on the randomizer, the draft order is as follows:

1. hotcorner4444
2. PJK
3. ShakeyBoomer
4. bmilner
5. bontomn
6. ironwill1
7. mrharryc
8. andcummings65
9. misterg78582
10. BDWard
11. carr20
12. thaibill

Our new league member, Herm (hotcorner4444), got the first pick! Go figure. Herm, maybe you should buy some lottery tickets!

The draft has been enabled on Diamond Dope. The clock is off the first 2 rounds. Remember, no stadium can be picked until the last round. Divisions will be assigned by a randomizer AFTER the Diamond Dope draft is completed.

Good luck and enjoy!

In less than 10 minutes, I disrupted the draft through a modicum of stupidity for which I apologize.

That said, thanks for allowing me into the league, and I promise to (at least attempt to) avoid any more disruptions.

Herm

Herm: You are far too harsh on yourself. No harm, no foul! Draft on!

can someone approve a drop?

Just a quick reminder that the 6 hour clock is on, since we're into round 3. I learned last league that, unlike the three hour clock, which automatically shuts down at midnight Eastern time, the 6 hour clock stays on over night, so I'll manually turn it off over night at midnight Eastern time and I'll turn it back on at 9 A.M. Eastern time. I'll try to remember to adjust the clock accordingly every day. Of course, feel free to pick even when the clock is off. If you're not sure if you'll be at your computer when your pick comes up, don't forget to use proxies so that your pick doesn't get skipped.

This has been a very interesting draft thus far. Lot's of offense to choose from.

Good luck and let's keep this thing moving! - Bernie W

Will somebody please approve my drop of Mattingly? My proxies got screwed up. Thanks,

no fair Tom....I approved your drop and then you took the guy I was gonna draft....not cool

All's fair in Strat and war!

Hey misterg: I had to laugh when I saw your proxy pick for 3FB. Did you mean Kevin Brown or were you trying for Smoltz and clicked on the wrong box by accident? Whatever the reason, 3FB's gotta go ASAP so that you can get another pick in before too many other players get drafted. - Bernie W