2002 Baseball Overview

The season is nigh upon us. 

 - You will play each team in the league twice.
 
 - Your head-2-head match-up goes from Sunday-Saturday.  You start you 'next game' next Sunday.
 
 - There are 24 head-2-head categories.  It is your CUMULATIVE Weekly Scores, based upon your weekly performance in these categories, that determine your standing in the league.
 
- The Top 6 finishers will compete in the "Championship Playoffs".    The bottom six will be banished to the consolation playoffs.
 
- I keep team W/L records just for the purpose of determining who the Head-2-Head W/L champ is.   Last year it was PowerWave.    This title, a.k.a "the Al Gore Award",  does not have any impact in the overall standings.
   
Well, it looks like a balanced league.  Let's hope Bud and Donnie keep the game going for the whole season.  While we're at it, let's hope Arial and Yassar get things calmed down in the ME.
 
 
Good luck, Happy Easter, Play Ball
 

1.  Defending Champion:     Raging Trout


2.  Draft Order
The draft order has been set.  The results are:

  Team Manager Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1. Da Bums Dan Grayson Alex Rodriguez Mark Mulder Trevor Hoffman
2. Ruby's Raiders Ralph Ruby Randy Johnson Ivan Rodriguez Scott Rolen
3. GotBoost? Doug Grayson Curt Schilling Mariano Rivera Bobby Abreu
4. Beachtown Bobo's Mark Bazell Mike Piazza Phil Nevin Bret Boone
5. Bedford Beerswillers Greg Venne Greg Maddux Shawn Green Magglio Ordonez
6. Ball Whackers Ray Wottrich Sammy Sosa Roberto Alomar Matt Morris
7. Gladiators Roman Lubynsky Vlad Guerrero Mike Mussina Jeff Bagwell
8. BigV Wei Li Jason Giambi Barry Bonds Albert Pujols
9. Purple Pecans Ivan Packer Todd Helton Troy Glaus Gary Sheffield
10. Raging Trout Larry Bruder Derek Jeter Chipper Jones Roger Clemens
11. PowerWave Xin Bi Tim Hudson Luis Gonzales Rich Aurilia
12. Ludville 9 Tim/Blake Moore Ichiro Suzuki Pedro Martinez Nomar Garciaparra

 

 

3.  Draft Time
The draft is set for Tuesday, March 26 at 11:10 am Eastern.
  - An Enter Live Draft link will appear on the Yahoo league page.
  - Please arrive ten minutes early as your draft will start promptly at the assigned time.
  - Pre-Ranking will help you get the players you desire................

 

4.  Changes
Hello:  
Doug Grayson, GotBoost?
Ralph Ruby, Ruby's Raiders 

Goodbye: 
James Risenhoover, NRH Winners 
Anthony Williams, Allen Oilers 

Head-2-Head Ties:   
Will be broken with the following tiebreaker  (Yahoo Playoff H2H tiebreak).

In the event that a playoff game ends in a tie, the deadlock will be broken using the following system:
1.  Team ERA
2.  Team BA
. ... more

 

5.  League Overview

5.1.  Lineup
20 players per team.  (9 Starting Hitter + 2 SP's + 1 RP + 2 P's + 6 Bench).

Hitting Slots Pitching Slots
1 - C 2 - SP
1 - 1B 1 - RP
1 - 2B 2 - P
1 - SS
1 - 3B
3 - OF
1 - Util

 

 

5.2  Championship Playoffs
The top six teams will make the playoffs.
 - #1 and #2 receive a first round bye
 - Teams 3-6 begin playoffs in week 23.
 

5.3  Games/Format
22 Regular Season games total.

You will play each team twice. 22 Games

 


5.4  Stat Categories

Offensive Cats

Pitching Cats
R Runs Scored IP Innings Pitched
H Total Hits W Wins
1B Singles *L Losses
2B Doubles CG Complete Games
3B Triples SHO Shutouts
HR Home Runs SV Saves
RBI Runs Batted In *HBP Hit By Pitcher
SB Stolen Bases K Strike Outs
BB Walks GIDP Ground Into Double Plays
*K Strike Outs *ERA Earned Run Average
FPCT Fielding Percentage *WHIP (Walks + Hits) / IP
AVG Batting Average K/BB Strikeout to Walk Ratio
*The team with the 'least' strikeout wins this category. *The team with the 'lower' number wins these cats.


5.4  Other Rules
a.  No glassware by the pool.
b.  Lifeguard is not provided.  Please mind your children.
c.  Flotation devices ARE NOT to be used as toys.
d.  Monday is "Chlorine Day".