Our very own three division sixty team fantasy league is back for another campaign.
Welcome to another year of the Batter's Box Fantasy League.
Who's With Us?
We are very close to having our full allotment of owners for 2011. The Alomar and Barfield divisions have started trading already. I am still waiting to hear from a couple of owners in the Carter division. Please get in touch ASAP.
Lubumbashi Possee and The Sweaty Guys this means you!
I'm going to have to start assuming you aren't returning if I haven't heard from you by Wednesday morning.
BBFL Preseason Schedule
Rule proposals and discussion will run from now until the weekend:
Now -> Feb 18 Ownership/Roster Decisions
Now -> Feb 19 Rule Change Proposals/Discussion
Feb 20 -> Feb 26 Rule Voting
Now/asap -> Mar 11 Off Season Trading Window
Mar 11 Announce Keepers
Mar 18 Keeper Final Deadline
Mar 22/24 Draft
The moment we get the Carter division's ownership finalized, I will begin emailing owners to match owners with orphaned rosters. Owners who do not respond promptly will be passed over and may have rosters assigned to them, so please keep an eye n your email. See the BBFL constitution for details.
Rule Proposal Guidelines
1. One owner proposes a rule change or an addition/adjustment to a current rule.
2. Someone seconds the proposal.
3. The proposal is added to the list. If two or more proposals seem contradictory, I may combine them into a single multiple-choice question at the time of voting (as an example from 2004, we wouldn't have wanted separate proposals on how many teams to relegate). We'll just see how they develop.
4. Before you submit a proposal, please review the constitution to make sure you’re not covering old ground.
Remember, BBFL rules can’t contradict Yahoo. For example, in 2005 the BBFL voted to require 100 or more at-bats to qualify for offensive wins (similar to the 25-inning minimum). I later discovered that Yahoo provided no way to implement that rule, so out it went. Rule changes on in-game play (for example, statistical categories) will take effect this year, but structural changes involving ownership (for example, the ordering system for placing orphaned rosters with new owners) will not take effect until 2011. Put another way, no new rule may take effect before Opening Day.
Also, if a proposed rule would create onerous administrative duties for the commissioner, the commissioner reserves the right to complain incessantly until the rule’s proponents give up.
Please us this thread to announce any rule change proposals or suggest any ideas.
Keeper Announcements
Keeper lists must please be in to me by March 11th. I know this is barely only halfway through spring training so you can change your keepers up until March 18th to account for injuries etc. I ask them early as I have to enter them all into yahoo which takes some considerable time. The final deadline is the 18th, to allow everyone a few days prior to the draft to prepare knowing who is and isn't available.
Draft Day
During the past three years, every division has held its draft on the Thursday prior to Opening Day. This year, that will be March 24th, March 23rd in Alomar as we draft on a Wednesday - we like to be different. We’ve typically drafted at 9pm EST, rather late for you Easterners but necessary to accommodate those out west.
Waiting List
Interested in playing? This is a twenty team mixed 6x6 league playing head to head. We go deep into the player pool and you'll be joining a very savvy and experienced group of owners, it's easily the most fun and competitive league I've ever been involved with.
The Waiting List is currently empty and we have three potential openings (see above) so drop me a line at bbfl(at)gwynprice.com and there's a good chance we can get you a team this year.
Your Name
Your box Id
Your Team Name
Update:
We've had quite a few requests for new owners, so we're definitely going to be full for this year. If you'd like to go the waiting list though please send me your name. Thanks very much to everyone who responded.
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