BBFL: Welcome Fantasy Managers

Thursday, January 27 2005 @ 10:20 AM EST

Contributed by: Lucas

Gentlemen, it is time. Time to throw our intellects, sweat and treasure into the pursuit of excellence. Fantasy excellence.

Over the holiday season, I assumed the duties of BBFL commissioner from Mike Moffatt. Mike is busy perfecting his William Shatner impersonation, whereupon he will be able to glare skyward, shake his clenched fist and yell "KEYNES!!!!" during an economics lecture. I hope to keep the league running smoothly and with a minimum of rancor, as he did. On to business…

Who's With Us?

Sunday night, I emailed all of last year's managers about returning for 2005. If you did not receive it, please email me (COMN) with the following information:

Division:
Team Name:
Your name:
Email address:
WILL / WILL NOT be playing this year:

I want to have both rosters set by the time voting begins, so please reply as soon as possible. At this time, I have commitments from 14 of the 17 returning Alomar owners and one of the three promoted owners. On the Barfield side, I have heard from six returning owners and one relegated from Alomar.

BBFL Preseason Schedule

Today through Feb 8: Rule Change Proposals, General-Purpose Discussion
Feb 9 through Feb 12: Rule Voting
Feb 14 through Feb 28: Off-Season Trading Window
Mar 01 through Mar 04: Announce Keepers
All deadlines are 11:59pm PST.

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 last year, we wouldn't have wanted separate proposals on how many teams to relegate). We'll just see how they develop.

Advancement / Relegation

Per last year's vote, the lowest ranked Alomar team is assigned the lowest ranked Barfield team, and so on down the line:

Owners can find end-of-season rosters at the BBFL site.

One issue we need to discuss is how to replace Alomar owners who forfeit their teams. I know of at least one owner that will not be returning, Jordan "Dad" Furlong. I'm of the opinion that an open slots in Alomar should first be offered to the highest ranked owner in Barfield that didn't advance. Perhaps you have a different opinion. More problematic is how to handle rosters and keepers for new Alomar owners beyond the designated three. Mike Moffatt, I, and others in the rules committee have discussed this but reached no consensus. Some possibilities include:

Any thoughts you have on the matter are greatly appreciated. If you have any suggestions or rule proposals, keep in mind these criteria:

Draft Day

Last year, both divisions held their drafts on the Thursday prior to Opening Day. I suggest the same for 2005. Choice time slots fill up fast, so we must decide soon.



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