Benchwarmer News Archive - 2018

12/27/18

• Happy Holidays!  I'm back from a few days out of town and can start ramping up with more action on preparation for next season (page fixes, rule change conversation, new features?).
• I'll have some time to do a little work on Thursday night - no time on Friday - and then will get into it more over the weekend.
• I've got the last batch of orphan teams to add to the list Thursday night from owners who never responded yes/no.  Seven more teams to add, including 2 teams in Moneyball and 1 team in Murderers' Row if you're interested in a private prize league.

12/12/18

• OK - I think I've got this right - the information below your roster about your roster limits and the totals of the players you are keeping for 2019 should now handle the prospects on your team correctly.  Let me know if you find any errors in the counting or on the page itself.
• Reposting and updating this note originally posted below on Nov. 24: Effects of the Prospects Roster: (see the full rule)
  • There are no additions or other adjustments allowed to the prospects roster at this time (Week 21 of the 2018 season was the deadline - no changes again until after the 2019 Redistribution Draft)
  • If you receive a player in a trade who was on that other team's prospect roster, he enters your roster as one of your 40-man roster players - you can't put him on your prospects list
  • Prospects don't count against the 28-player maximum that you may retain on your roster for 2019.  So you can keep up to 28 players AND some or all of your prospects.
  • You may cut some or all of your prospects, you're not mandated to keep them.
  • After the roster carryover decisions (January 13), all prospects will revert to be part of your standard 40-man roster.  Keeping prospects will reduce the total number of players you can pick up in the Redistribution Draft.
  • After the Redistribution Draft is compete, you can then make moves to put players onto the prospects roster for 2019.

12/10/18

• Week Twenty-nine Transactions Posted - These are the trades in the Fall trading period #1
  • Trades are open again for period #2 - the deadline is Sunday, December 30, 11:59 PM Eastern
  • A reminder that your picks for which players you'll keep on your roster in 2019 are due on January 13, but you can be working on that now.
  • 13 players were removed from the game on the basis of retirement or signing to play in foreign ball, including these 6 that were on BWB rosters: Jabrari Blash, Chris Gimenez, Justin Haley, Justin Hancock, Pierce Johnson, and Tommy Joseph.  Those players have been automatically deleted from any BWB rosters.

12/5/18

• Player of the Year awards are final
• Team cash updated for playoff performances, Players of the Year, and the first wave of orphan team assignments

11/28/18

• First wave of orphan teams are listed.  Contact me if you're interested - you may want to list an alternate or two in case your first choice is taken.
• Reminder that the deadline to say if you're keeping each of your teams in 2019 is December 9. We assume the unanswered teams become Orphans.

11/27/18

• Payment for 2019 teams is available.  For returning owners, your deadline to pay isn't until Opening Day - though if you pay by December 9, you'll get a $5 discount per team.  If you are playing a lot of teams, you might want to check out one of the two package plans.

11/26/18

• If you've signed up for new teams or have bonus teams you want to use, there are new leagues for 2019 now available to join.

11/25/18

• MLB Info has been updated to reflect transactions between 11/6 and 11/24.
  • 13 players were removed from the game on the basis of retirement or signing to play in foreign ball, including these 6 that were on BWB rosters: Raul Alcantra, Adrian Beltre, Alan Busenitz, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, and Christian Villanueva.  Those players have been automatically deleted from any BWB rosters.
  • Earlier in November, these players were removed from BWB rosters for the same reasons (including some unsigned 1st round draft picks): J.T. Ginn, Mike Marjama, Brandon McCarthy, Victor Martinez, Stewart Carter, and Brad Ziegler.
• Quick and dirty fix - your post season roster page and the page you use to select your cuts are both now updated to show which of the players on your roster are "prospects" - those players do not count against the 28 maximum players you can keep for 2019.  Later - hopefully by the end of the coming week - the roster page will correctly note the totals at the bottom to reflect which players you're keeping and that prospects don't count in the totals.

11/24/18

• Premium salary adjustments have been applied - 2019 salaries are now final (will post some of the changes on Sunday)
• I'll be updating the post season roster page and will add in a link to let you change your lineup (to help arrange who you're keeping or not) - in the meantime, you can get to the lineup change form from the all your rosters page.
• If you want to see all your pending trade offers, you can check to see which of your teams have pending trade offers on the all your transaction submissions page
• Effects of the Prospects Roster: (see the full rule)
  • There are no additions or other adjustments allowed to the prospects roster at this time (Week 21 of the 2018 season was the deadline - no changes again until after the 2019 Redistribution Draft)
  • If you receive a player in a trade who was on that other team's prospect roster, he enters your roster as one of your 40-man roster players - you can't put him on your prospects list
  • After the roster carryover decisions (January 13), all prospects will revert to be part of your standard 40-man roster.  Keeping prospects will reduce the total number of players you can pick up in the Redistribution Draft.
  • After the Redistribution Draft is compete, you can then make moves to the prospects roster for 2019.
• Coming up in the next few days and the near future:
  • Sunday night 11/25 - Player MLB status will be updated for MLB transactions after 11/6 - any players that have announced retirement since 11/6 will be removed from the game.
  • Sunday night 11/25 - First new 2019 leagues will be open to join and the first orphan teams listed
  • Soon - Post season roster page will be updated to handle the carryover totals correctly for the prospects list
  • By Saturday 12/1 - Players of the Year final.  Post season cash for playoff results and Players of the Year will be awarded
  • Sunday, 12/9 - Fall trading period #1 deadline
  • Sunday, 12/30 - Fall trading period #2 deadline
  • Sometime in December after the Rule 5 draft - new players will be added to the BWB player list if they are on the MLB 40-man roster.
  • Sunday, 1/13/19 - Roster retention decisions deadline

11/22/18

• Happy Thanksgiving!
• Hey - quick note to answer some questions from a few people...  If you're trying to use your bonus teams to join a new league, or if you just signed up for BWB and want to join a league - the new 2019 leagues aren't active yet.  And we don't have any orphans ready yet, either.  I will try to have some of that ready this weekend but we have family visiting, so it might be later on Sunday or on Monday before they are ready.

11/20/18

• Two fixes on Tuesday night:
  • On the page where you answer if you're keeping your team(s), the 5 new leagues in 2018 were not listed.  Those are now available.
  • With the fixes to player salaries, the salary cap value has changed slightly.  Instead of 38490, it is 38954.  The difference has been added to your team finances and your cash balance is updated.  There's no change for new leagues in 2019.
• Salary calculations have been fixed and the salaries on the site are now corrected.  Again - these do not yet include the premium salary adjustments.
• With the salary corrections, I need to double-check the cap value for 2019.  I plan to have that verified/corrected by Tuesday night.
• Your rosters are now set to post-season mode and you can begin to pick the players you want to keep/cut for 2019.  This process is not yet updated for the "prospects," so the roster limits warnings are not accurate and at this point, the prospects are not shown on your roster page.  This should get fixed by Sunday, Nov 25
• Trades are now open - the first fall trade period deadline is Sunday, Dec. 9 at midnight Eastern.

11/19/18

• First step before you can do any trading or pick your carryover players - indicate if you're keeping each of your teams in 2019.  You must answer "yes" before you may submit any trades or before anyone can contact you for trades.  Deadline is December 9 or we assume the unanswered teams become Orphans.
• There's another issue with salaries - for at least several players didn't play in MLB, their 2019 salary is showing as the same as 2018...and that's not right.  I will redo the whole salary calculation to make sure it's right.  This may affect the salary cap (but unlikely to have much effect).
• Hey, looks like some salaries are screwed up.  Someone let me know about Zack Wheeler being off and as I take a quick look at the salary calculation it appears as though some pitchers were incorrectly calculated at the minimum salary for 2018 stats (including Wheeler, Strasburg, Leake, Kyle Gibson, and some others).  I'll need a bit to figure out what went wrong with that...

11/18/18

• OK - I'm very sorry for the delays - but you can now see some of the results of the setup for 2019.  Players now have new (incomplete) salaries for 2019 and their positions are set for 2019.
• Usually I post some things in late October/early November and that allows me some staggered updates, but since I didn't get the salaries/positions done earlier, I was stuck a bit in having to change too many things all at one time.
• Salary cap cash has been distributed.  The 2019 salary cap is 38490 (was 42034 in 2018).
• Free bonus teams have been distributed.
• Here's what is upcoming and will gradually become active on the website:
  • 2019 Salaries are not yet final - I still need to go through and add in the premium salary adjustments for top MLB performers that will increase some salaries 1-30%.  My plan is to have all the salaries final by Sunday night, Nov 25.
  • Any player showing an "x" in their position didn't have any MLB stats in 2018, so I need to go back in and check what they did in the minors in 2018 (or maybe they didn't play at all) - those positions may change.  That usually takes a lot of time and will be finished sometime in December.
  • Soon I'll open up a page to allow you to indicate which teams you're keeping in 2019.
  • By Monday night, I plan to open up your options to begin trading with other teams.
  • As soon as possible, I will open up the page to allow you to indicate which players you want to keep for 2019 and which ones you'll release into the Redistribution Draft.
  • New leagues for 2019 will be opened soon.
  • As people indicate they're dropping teams, orphans will become available.
• Upcoming schedule/deadlines (some changes are possible):
  • Soon through Sunday, Dec. 9: Fall Trading Period 1
  • Monday, Dec. 10 though Sunday, Dec. 30: Fall Trading Period 2
  • Sunday, Jan 13: Roster retention choices due
  • Sunday, Feb 3: Redistribution Draft choices due

10/30/18

• 2018 Benchwarmer Playoffs - We're down to the final two in the Benchwarmer Bash:
  • #2 Seed: The Natty Lights (114-36, Beer League champion) owner Jesse Roche
  • #5 Seed: Fiorello's Hard Boiled Eggs (97-53, Marxball champion) owner Jason Kiernan
  • The Natty Lights are the defending Bash champion and Jesse has won the Bash 4 times before with 4 different franchises.  Jason is going for his first Bash title.
  • These 2 owners have faced each other already in the Bash Quarterfinals with different teams.  The defeated Jason's #7 seeded Metropolis Ites (Superman League), while Jason defeated Jesse in the matchup of #5 Fiorello's vs #4 Crumpton (Moneyball League)
  • See the bracket
  • Final Result: Fiorello's swept The 4-0; Congratulations Jason!

10/29/18

• Benchwarmer Bash -  Semifinals complete - Games 1-7 posted
• We'll wrap it all up with the Benchwarmer Bash Finals on Tuesday

10/27/18

• Benchwarmer Bash -  We're down to the final 4 teams - Quarterfinals complete - Games 1-7 posted
• Congratulations to the 2018 Federation Champions:
  • Aaron Federation: Brick Barometers, Anchorman, Tom Twomey
  • Bench Federation: The Natty Lights, Beer League, Jesse Roche - 3rd straight title
  • Cobb Federation: Astoria Argyle Sox, The Kings of Queens, Sherman Wan
  • DiMaggio Federation: Fiorello's Hard Boiled Eggs, Marxball, Jason Kiernan
  • Eckersley Federation: Crumpton Roches, Moneyball League, Jesse Roche - 3rd straight title
  • Foxx Federation: Kingston Bad Bwoys, Will Ferrell League, Ricardo Alexander
  • Gehrig Federation: Silicon Valley Ones and Zeroes, Geek Pride League, Sheldon Price
  • Hornsby Federation: Metropolis Ites, Superman League, Jason Kiernan

10/26/18

• Benchwarmer Bash -  Federation Finals complete - Games 1-7 posted
• Benchwarmer Bash Quarterfinals coming on Saturday

10/25/18

• Benchwarmer Bash -  Federation Semifinals complete - Games 1-7 posted
• Benchwarmer Bash -  Federation Quarterfinals complete - Games 5-7 posted

10/24/18

• Benchwarmer Bash -  Federation Quarterfinals Games 1-4

10/21/18

• 32 of 2017's 54 league champions repeated to win their division this year.  In the end, 14 repeated with a league championship in 2018 (up from 7 repeats last year):
  • A League About Nothing - New York Library Detectives (Robert Elias)
  • American Association - Brooklyn Grays (Sherman Wan)
  • Batman League - Infinity Island Shadows (Robert Elias)
  • Commissioners League - Towanda Teetotalers (Jay Snyder)
  • Deuces Wild League - Rock Ridge Raiders (Jerry King)
  • Fenway Fenatics - Centauri Cosmic Conundrum (David Henning)
  • Four Star League - Exsangui Nation (Sherman Wan)
  • K Street League - Wayne Mad Generals (Robert Elias)
  • Motor City League - Atlanta Wolverines (Ricardo Alexander)
  • Murderers' Row - Crumpton Roches (Jesse Roche) - 4th straight title
  • Perfect World League - Utopia Unicorns (David Henning)
  • Phightin' Phils League - Mt. Eaton Fox Squirrels (Dave Matter)
  • Silver Screen League - Winterfell Direwolves (Sherman Wan)

10/20/18

• Congratulations to BWB team owners who won multiple league championships in 2018: (see how this compares to 2017)
  • 9 Titles: Sherman Wan
  • 8 Titles: David Henning
  • 6 Titles: Jason Kiernan
  • 5 Titles: Robert Elias, Jay Snyder
  • 4 Titles: Ricardo Alexander
  • 3 Titles: Andrew Lehman, Michael Lehman, Jesse Roche
  • 2 Titles: Don Kruse, Dave Matter
• The Benchwarmer Bash field is all set - if your team is advancing into the Bash, you have one final opportunity to change your lineups - that lineup will remain in place for all the remaining series.  The deadline for lineup changes is Sunday night, October 21 at midnight Eastern

10/19/18

• Playoffs - Championship Week is complete!: Games 6 & 7 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• 2018 in Review:
  • Of 64 teams that participated in the Federation Playoffs in 2017 (first step of the Benchwarmer Bash), 38 won division titles this season (up from 35 last year)
  • Of the 8 Federation champs, all 8 made the playoffs this year (up from 6 last year)
  • Of last year's finalists in the Benchwarmer Bash (Jesse Roche owned both teams - both were wild cards last season):
    • Winner The Natty Lights (Beer League) just won the Beer League championship and heads into the Bash as the Bench Federation top seed.
    • Runner up Crumpton Roches (Moneyball) also was a league champ this season and is the #1 seed in the Eckersley Federation.

10/18/18

• Playoffs - Championship Week: Games 4 & 5 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• Games 6 & 7 coming on Friday
• Find quick links to all your teams' playoff pages - including which teams are still active

10/17/18

• Playoffs - Championship Week: Games 2 & 3 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• 2018 in Review:
  • Of the 54 league champions in 2017, 32 of them repeated as division winners - 22 are still alive with conference championships and a chance for a repeat league title.  (2017: 25 of 49 league champs in the previous season won their division - 14 repeated as conference champions)
• Congratulations to owners still alive with multiple conference wins: (see how this compares to 2017)
  • 15 Teams - David Henning (out of 20 division winners)
  • 14 Teams - Jason Kiernan (out of 20) and Sherman Wan (21)
  • 8 Teams - Ricardo Alexander (out of 13)
  • 6 Teams - Robert Elias (out of 9)
  • 5 Teams - Don Kruse (out of 10), Jay Snyder (11), Tom Twomey (8)
  • 4 Teams - Alonda Clifton (out of 5), Andrew Lehman (14), Michael Lehman (12)
  • 3 Teams - Jesse Roche (out of 3),
  • 2 Teams - Mike Cerny (out of 2), Jim Duzyk (2), Michael Horvitz (3), Jerry King (4), Dave Matter (3), Michael Quinn (12), Jamison Reese (6), Michael Rudolph (3)

10/16/18

• Playoffs - Championship Week: Game 1 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• Here's quick access to just the league championship series for all leagues
• Schedule and probable pitchers posted for the next round of the playoffs - - See Playoffs for All Leagues

10/15/18

• Schedule update for Championship Week:
  • Monday - bracket and schedule setup
  • Tuesday night - Game 1 posted
  • Wednesday - Games 2 & 3
  • Thursday - Games 4 & 5
  • Friday - Games 6 & 7
  • Subject to change

10/14/18

• Playoffs: Week 1: Games 6 & 7 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• Championship Week will probably begin with a game posted on Monday night
• Don't forget - if you're still in it and you want to change your lineup for the 2nd week of the playoffs, the deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern.  You can reset your pitching rotation from scratch - you don't have to consider "games of rest" between the 1st and 2nd weeks of the playoffs.

10/13/18

• Playoffs: Week 1: Games 4 & 5 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• 2018 in Review:
  • Of 216 division winners from 2017, 101 repeated with division titles this season (83 of 196 repeated in last year)
  • 58 of the division winners from last season finished below .500 in 2018.
  • From the 216 divisions that existed in 2017, 48 division winners in 2018 are franchises that never before won a division title.
  • Of the 54 league champions from 2017, 32 of them repeated as division winners this season. (25 of 49 league winners from 2016 won divisions in 2017).
  • 32 teams went "worst to first" - finishing in 4th place in 2017 and winning a division this year.
  • 18 teams had 100 losses in 2017 - 6 of them won their division this year

10/12/18

• Playoffs: Week 1: Games 2 & 3 posted - See Playoffs for All Leagues
• Bottom Feeder quarterfinals are complete - we move on to the semifinals
• Find quick links to all your teams' playoff pages - including which teams are still active
• Congratulations to owners with multiple division wins: (see how this compares to 2017)
  • 21 Teams - Sherman Wan
  • 20 Teams - David Henning, Jason Kiernan
  • 14 Teams - Andrew Lehman
  • 13 Teams - Ricardo Alexander
  • 12 Teams - Michael Lehman, Michael Quinn
  • 11 Teams - Jay Snyder
  • 10 Teams - Don Kruse
  • 9 Teams - Robert Elias
  • 8 Teams - Tom Twomey
  • 6 Teams - Jamison Reese
  • 5 Teams - Alonda Clifton
  • 4 Teams - Daniel Foley, Jr., Jerry King
  • 3 Teams - Roland Dupont, Michael Horvitz, Skip Hohensee, John Hula, Michael Gaston, Dave Matter, Jesse Roche, Michael Rudolph, Danny Zaccaro
  • 2 Teams - Craig Burke, Mike Cerny, Ken DeGroot, Jim Duzyk, Greg Flees, Leif Jonson, Jon Swanson

10/11/18

• Playoffs: Week 1 begins - Game 1 posted
• Games 2 & 3 coming on Friday
• Playoff schedules updated to show probable starting pitchers.
• This season, there were 14 divisional ties. In 2017, 7 divisions ended in ties - how did those teams in last year's tiebreaker games fare this season?
  • Anchorman League - Jennings Division:
    • Winner: Brick Barometers (Tom Twomey) - This year: Won the division by 26 games
    • Loser: Cooperstown Wannabees (David Henning) - This year: 2nd place, 26 GB
  • Batman League - Kilmer Division:
    • Winner: Brinkley CP Bulldogs (Michael Quinn) - This year: Tied with Liverpool again - lost tiebreaker
    • Loser: Liverpool Cavern Clubs (Michael Lehman) - This year: Tied with Brinkley again - won tiebreaker for 1st ever division title
  • Beer League - Hops Division:
    • Winner: Kingfisher Ale Slammers (Tom Twomey) - This year: Won division for 8th straight year - this time by 22 games
    • Loser: Pittsburgh John Harvard's Home Made Root Beer (Chris Bellina) - This year: 4th place, 44 GB
  • Longball League - Killebrew Division:
    • Winner: Gettysburg Bicycle Repairmen (Jon Swanson) - This year: 4th place, 30 GB
    • Loser: Supersonic Hornets (David Henning) - This year: Won the division by 10 games
  • Moneyball League - David Justice Division:
    • Winner: Random Ninjas (Jason Kiernan) - continued on to win league championship - This year: 2nd place, 1 GB
    • Loser: TINSTAAPP Leifs (Leif Jonson) - This year: 4th place, 22 GB
  • South Siders League - Walsh Division:
    • Winner: The Thing From the Junk Drawer (Andrew Lehman) - This year: 2nd place, 23 GB
    • Loser: Bathtub Silly Surfers (Jamison Reese) - This year: 3rd place, 25 GB
  • That's the Fact Jack League - Caddyshack Division:
    • Winner: Spackler Gopher Patrol (Jay Snyder) - This year: Won the division by 23 games
    • Loser: Ty's Ties (Dave Matter) - This year: 3rd place, 24 GB

10/10/18

• Still working on some setup tasks and some MLB game stat updates/corrections - I don't expect we'll have any playoff game scores posted tonight - but should be all set for Thursday.
• Playoff schedules are posted.  You can see the your league's playoff brackets from your league's home page - or you can check out the Playoffs for All Leagues page.

10/9/18

• Week Twenty-six Transactions Posted - Week Twenty-seven deadline is Sunday, October 14, 11:59 PM Eastern
  • Week 27 is for lineups only - no transactions.  You're setting your lineups for the 2nd week of the playoffs
  • You can reset your rotation now between the first and second playoff week without worrying about how many games of rest your starters have from the first playoff week into the second - you start the next series fresh.
• All the playoff tiebreakers are resolved and listed for home field advantage and playoff seeding.
• The playoff schedule will probably be posted by Wednesday evening - and we might get our first playoff results then.

10/7/18

• Currently working through the ties to determine playoff seeding.  All the division tiebreakers are resolved and listed.  Next step is to look through any ties in the seeding of the Gore Cup and Bottom Feeder Open brackets.

10/5/18

• The final 14 Division Champions from the October 3 tiebreaker games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Batman League - Kilmer Division: Liverpool Cavern Clubs (owner Michael Lehman - 11th win in 2018) - 1st division title in league's 9th season; 5 previous 2nd place finishes - 3 of them missing by 1 game - including 2017
  • Blame Canada League - Kenny Division: Cincinnati Cardinals (owner Michael Horvitz - 2nd win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Born to Run League - Latham Division: Nebraska Grasshoppers (owner Rick Furtak) - 4th place, 11 GB in 2017
  • Fenway Fenatics - Cronin Division: Centauri Cosmic Conundrum (owner David Henning - 19th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; also won league in 2015
  • K Street League - Sutton Division: Dawns Early Light (owner Ken Stevenson) - 3rd division win, but first since 2011
  • Longball League - Mays Division: New Jersey Reign (owner Andrew Lehman - 14th win in 2018) - 4th division win - first since 2014
  • Murderers' Row - Big Puma Division: Walking Dead Pull Hitters (owner Alonda Clifton - 5th win in 2018) - First team other than Guttenberg to win division in league's 9th season; Previously finished 2nd 4 times, but not since 2013
  • Pacific Northwest League - Huskies Division: Snoqualmie Owls (owner Sherman Wan - 20th win in 2018) - 3rd title; conference champ in 2016
  • Reality Bites League
    • Fear Factor Division: Minneapolis Coonhounds (owner Jon Swanson - 2nd win in 2018) - Defending league champ; 4th division win
    • Amazing Race Division: Interlaken Cheese Transport (owner Sherman Wan - 21st win in 2018) - 4th consecutive win, 5th overall; League champ in 2016
  • Steel City League
    • Wagner Division: Willie's Rebels (owner Michael Quinn - 12th win in 2018) - 2nd division title
    • Traynor Division: Hershey Special O.P.S. (owner David Henning - 20th win in 2018) - 5th division win in league's 5 seasons; 2 conference tiles but no league crown yet
  • Superman League
    • George Reeves Division: Hollywood Squares (owner Michael Lehman - 12th win in 2018) - 2nd win - league champ in 2012
    • Dean Cain Division: Cincinnati Sluggers 1 (owner Michael Horvitz - 3rd win in 2018) - 1st division win in league's 7th season; Previous best finish was 3rd (3 times)

10/4/18

• Week 25 Statistics and Players of the Week - the Player of the Year results are not yet final.

10/3/18

• 14 division ties to break - Results are in for Game 151 (see below):
  • Batman League - Kilmer Division: Liverpool Cavern Clubs (Michael Lehman) at Brinkley CP Bulldogs (Michael Quinn) - Result: Liverpool 6  Brinkley 5 (Extra Innings) - Box
    • Brinkley has won the division 6 times, including last year and was league champ in 2012; Liverpool has never won the division, finishing 2nd 5 times including missing by 1 game to Brinkley in 2017,  2012 and 2011.
    • This is a repeat of 2017 when Liverpool and Brinkley met in Game 151
    • Their season series was tied 9-9; Brinkley gets home field advantage due to a better division record
    • Liverpool won 4 of 6 of their final head to head games in Weeks 23-24
    • Record for the last 10 games: Brinkley 7-3  Liverpool 8-2
  • Blame Canada League - Kenny Division: Banff Snowcaps (Dave Matter) at Cincinnati Cardinals (Michael Horvitz) - Result: Cincinnati 7  Banff 4 - Box
    • Cincinnati won the division in 2017, Banff won in 2016
    • Cincinnati won the season series 10-8
    • Banff swept the final series with Cincinnati in Games 148-150 to force the tie and took 4 of their 6 final meetings in Weeks 24 & 25
    • Record for the last 10 games: Cincinnati 4-6  Banff 5-5
  • Born to Run League - Latham Division: Nebraska Grasshoppers (Rick Furtak) at Ricky Being Ricky (Alonda Clifton) - Result: Nebraska 6  Ricky 1 - Box
    • 2017 was the league's first season; Ricky finished 2nd, by just 1 game, and Nebraska finished 4th, 11 GB
    • Ricky won the season series 12-6
    • Ricky took 2 of 3 against Nebraska in Games 148-150 to force the tie; Ricky won 4 of their last 6 games in Week 24-25
    • Record for the last 10 games: Ricky 6-4  Nebraska 5-5
  • Fenway Fenatics - Kilmer Division: Centauri Cosmic Conundrum (David Henning) at Scarlet Sox (Roland Dupont) - Result: Centauri 3  Scarlet 1 - Box
    • Centauri is the defending league champion and also won in 2015; Scarlet has 5 division titles and also has 2 league championships
    • Scarlet won the season series 10-8
    • Scarlet won 2 of 3 vs Centauri in the final 3 games of the season to force the tie; Overall they split their final 6 games in Weeks 24-25
    • Record for the last 10 games: Both teams were 7-3
  • K Street League - Sutton Division: Aksarben Bugeaters (Don Kruse) at Dawns Early Light (Ken Stevenson) - Result: Dawns 4  Aksarben 2 - Box 
    • Aksarben has won the division in the last 3 seasons and in 8 of the league's 13 seasons through 2017; Dawns is shooting for division title #3, but hasn't made the playoffs since 2011.  Neither team has a league championship
    • Dawns won the season series 10-8
    • Dawns won 4 of their final 6 games in Weeks 23-24
    • Record for the last 10 games: Dawns 8-2  Aksarben 5-5
  • Longball League - Mays Division: Danny's Wallbangers (Danny Zaccaro) at New Jersey Reign (Andrew Lehman) - Result: New Jersey 5  Danny's 3 - Box
    • New Jersey has 3 division wins with the last one in 2014; However, Danny's has not made the playoffs since 2006 - 2 division titles overall and a league championship in 2005
    • They split the season series 9-9; New Jersey has home field advantage due to a better conference record
    • Danny's won 4 of their final 6 matchups in Weeks 23-24
    • Record for the last 10 games: New Jersey 4-6  Danny's 6-4
  • Murderers' Row - Big Puma Division: Guttenberg Gandolfinis (Tom Twomey) at Walking Dead Pull Hitters (Alonda Clifton) - Result: Walking Dead 6  Guttenberg 2 - Box
    • Guttenberg is the only team to win this division in the league's first 8 seasons, with league titles in 2010 & 2012; Walking Dead finished 2nd 4 times, but not since 2013
    • The teams split their season matchups 9-9.  Walking Dead gets home field with the better division record.
    • Walking Dead won 4 of their final 6 games in Weeks 23-25
    • Record for the last 10 games: Walking Dead 8-2  Guttenberg 6-4
  • Pacific Northwest League - Huskies Division: Snoqualmie Owls (Sherman Wan) at Wolf Bait (Roland Dupont) - Result: Snoqualmie 9  Wolf 3 - Box 
    • Wolf won the division in 2013; Snoqualmie won twice: 2014 and 2016
    • Wolf won the season series 13-5
    • Wolf won 4 of 6 in their final head-to-head games in Weeks 23-25
    • Record for the last 10 games: Wolf 8-2  Snoqualmie 4-6
  • Reality Bites League - Fear Factor Division: Nashville Sounders (Jamison Reese) at Minneapolis Coonhounds (Jon Swanson) - Result: Minneapolis 6  Nashville 4 - Box
    • Nashville jumped from 3rd place to tie in the final games - it has 5 division titles and won the league in 2014; Minneapolis is the defending league champ and also won it in 2013
    • Minneapolis won the season series 11-7
    • Nashville swept Games 145-147 vs Minneapolis and took 5 of their final 6 games
    • Record for the last 10 games: Minneapolis 4-6  Nashville 7-3, including a current 6-game winning streak
  • Reality Bites League - Amazing Race Division: Gashouse Gorillas (Rob Behymer) at Interlaken Cheese Transport (Sherman Wan) - Result: Interlaken 4  Gashouse 1 - Box
    • Interlaken has won the last 3 division titles (4 overall) and was league champ in 2016. Gashouse was the league winner in 2007 - the only time it made the playoffs.
    • Interlaken won the season series 12-6
    • Interlaken swept the final 3 games between the 2 teams and took 5 of the last 6
    • Record for the last 10 games: Interlaken 10-0  Gashouse 6-4
  • Steel City League - Wagner Division: House of Lannister (Brian Haines) at Willie's Rebels (Michael Quinn) - Result: Willie's 5  House 3 - Box
    • House is the defending division champ and has 2 overall; Willie's won it in 2015
    • Willie's won the season series 10-8
    • Willie's won 4 of their final 6 meetings in the last 3 weeks of the season
    • Record for the last 10 games: Willie's 6-4  House 3-7
  • Steel City League - Traynor Division: Hershey Special O.P.S. (David Henning) at Patricia Avenue Cardinals (Michael Clancy) - Result: Hershey 5  Patricia Avenue 2 - Box
    • Hershey is the only team to win this division in the league's first four seasons; Patricia Avenue finished 2nd twice
    • Patricia Avenue won the season series 11-7
    • The teams split their final 6 games in the last 3 weeks of the season
    • Record for the last 10 games: Patricia Avenue 5-5  Hershey 4-6, including losing their final 3 games
  • Superman League - George Reeves Division: Bizarro Boys (Dave Matter) at Hollywood Squares (newly renamed - Michael Lehman) - Result: Hollywood 4  Bizarro 3 - Box
    • Hollywood was league champion in its only playoff appearance (2012), while Bizarro has 3 previous division wins, including last year, and won the league in 2014.
    • Hollywood won the season series 12-6
    • Bizarro won the final 2 games of the season against Hollywood to force the tie.  Over the last 2 weeks, Bizarro won 4 of 6 between the team.
    • Record for the last 10 games: Hollywood 5-5  Bizarro 6-4
  • Superman League - Dean Cain Division: Cincinnati Sluggers 1 (Michael Horvitz) at Ames Twisters (Tom Kohl) - Result: Cincinnati 6  Ames 5 - Box 
    • Ames is the defending division champ and also won in 2012.  Cincinnati has never made the playoffs and its best previous finish was 3rd in 3 different seasons.
    • Ames won the season series 10-8
    • Cincinnati won 2 of the 3 final games between the 2 teams in Week 25, but over the last 3 weeks they split 3-3
    • Record for the last 10 games: Ames 3-7  Cincinnati 4-6

10/2/18

• 49 Division Champions from the October 1 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • A League About Nothing - Peterman Division: New York Library Detectives (owner Robert Elias - 8th win in 2018) - Defending league champion
  • American Association - Cincinnati Red Stockings Division: Kingston Bad Bwoys (owner Alonda Clifton - 2nd win in 2018) - 1st win - finished 2nd place 2015-2017
  • B Movie Actor League - Bubba Ho-tep Division: The Thing From the Glove Compartment (owner Andrew Lehman - 9th win in 2018) - Also won division in 2016
  • Beer League - Malt Division: Canadian Moosehead (owner Michael Gaston) - 5th time to the playoffs but 1st since 2014
  • Birdland
    • Jim Palmer Division: Them Olde Black Crows (owner Jamison Reese - 5th win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
    • Eddie Murray Division: Bluth Frozen Bananas (owner Daniel Foley, Jr. - 4th win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
    • Frank Robinson Division: Edgar's Ravens (owner Alonda Clifton - 3rd win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
  • Blame Canada League
    • Eric Division: Quebec Frenchies (owner Michael Gaston - 2nd win in 2018) - Also won the division in 2012
    • Kyle Division: Aurora Borealis (owner Sherman Wan - 16th win in 2018) - Defending league champion - also won league in 2014
  • Blue and Gray League - Lee Division: General Sherman Marches To the beat of a different Drum (owner Jamison Reese - 6th win in 2018) - 3rd title - first since 2012
  • Bronx Bombers League - DiMaggio Division: Zephyr Cove Zombies (owner Michael Lehman - 9th win in 2018) - 3rd division win - first since 2013
  • Deuces Wild League - Brett Division: Double or Nothing (owner Jason Kiernan - 17th win in 2018) - First division win in the league's 10th season
  • Experts League - Blogs Division: Yari's Autonomics (owner Michael Rudolph - 3rd win in 2018) - Division winner in 2016 as well
  • Federal League - Baltimore Terrapins Division: Longyearbyen Lost Miners (owner Sherman Wan - 17th win in 2018) - 4th division win; League champion in 2012-13
  • Fenway Fenatics - Boggs Division: Plymouth Panthers (owner Mark Aisenbrey) - 4th division title; previous 3 led to conference titles but no league championship yet
  • Firemen League - Smith Division: Mammoth Grizzlies (owner Michael Quinn - 9th win in 2018) - 4th division title - won the conference once in 2016
  • Five Boroughs League
    • Brooklyn Division: California Kicked Ur A$$ (owner Craig Burke - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd consecutive win - looking for 3rd straight trip to finals and 1st league crown
    • Staten Island Division: Midtown Millionaires (owner David Henning - 18th win in 2018) - League champ in 2016
  • Four Star League - MacArthur Division: Von Ryan's Express (owner Michael Lehman - 10th win in 2018) - First trip to playoffs in league's 9th season; 2 previous 2nd place finishes
  • Geek Pride League - Berners-Lee Division: Dyad Institute Ledas (owner Sherman Wan - 18th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 4th straight division win
  • Golden Throat League - Bob Prince Division: Azilum Antoinettes (owner Jay Snyder - 9th win in 2018) - Defending league champ; 3rd consecutive division title
  • Grand Slam League - Murray Division: Dushore Dopplegangers (owner Jay Snyder - 10th win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Grunge League
    • Hole Division: Is This Nirvana (owner Andrew Lehman - 11th win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
    • Alice in Chains Division: Honking Seals (owner Jim Duzyk- 2nd win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
  • K Street League
    • Seaver Division: Wayne Mad Generals (owner Robert Elias - 9th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; also won division in 2013
    • Perry Division: D.C. Lobbyists (owner Jon Swanson) - Repeat winner - 6th overall
  • Minnie & Paul League - Carew Division: Old Hickory Longshots (owner Ken DeGroot - 2nd win in 2018) - Won division in 2011-2013 - first trip back since then; League champ 2011
  • Moneyball League
    • Ron Washington Division: Crestone Current (owner Kevin Connors) - 4th division title - won 3 straight in 2014-2016
    • David Justice Division: Fulbright Scholars (owner Andrew Lehman - 10th win in 2018) - Also a division winner in 2013
  • North Siders League
    • Williams Division: Omaha Golden Spikes (owner Don Kruse - 10th win in 2018) - Also finished first in 2014
    • Sandberg Division: North Side Winders (owner Andrew Lehman - 12th win in 2018) - Had never finished higher than 3rd place
    • Jenkins Division: Best Buddies (owner Roland Dupont - 3rd win in 2018) - Also had never previously finished higher than 3rd place
  • Original Six League - Red Wings Division: Yzermen Than Me Have Told Me What To Do (owner John Hula - 3rd win in 2018) - Inaugural season
  • Pacific Northwest League - Cougars Division: Big Mountain Lumberjacks (owner Brent Bridwell) - Highest previous finish had been 2nd place - twice - most recently in 2016
  • Perfect World League - David Cone Division: Arkansas Hogs (owner Michael Quinn - 10th win in 2018) - First trip to playoffs since 2014; 5th overall
  • Scooby Doo League - Velma Division: Big City Blue Falcons (owner Mark Currie) - 2nd straight division win, 3rd overall
  • Shadowball - Memphis Red Sox Division: Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars (owner Jason Kiernan - 18th win in 2018) - First playoff appearance since 2011, 3rd overall
  • Silver Screen League - Major League Division: Celluloid Heroes (owner Alonda Clifton - 4th win in 2018) - First division win - finished 2nd in 2014 and 2015
  • South Siders League - Minoso Division: Fungible Five (owner Sherman Wan - 19th win in 2018) - First division title
  • Steel City League - Kiner Division: Leyland's Losers (owner Jason Kiernan - 19th win in 2018) - Finished 2nd in 2014 - this is the first division win
  • That's the Fact Jack League - Lost in Translation Division: The Thing Under the Bed (owner Andrew Lehman - 13th win in 2018) - First division win
  • They Might Be Giants - Terry Division: Alcatraz Inmates (owner Michael Quinn - 11th win in 2018) - 2nd trip to playoffs (also won in 2015)
  • Three of a Kind League - Beckley Division: Wyalusing Whiffers (owner Jay Snyder - 11th win in 2018) - 5th consecutive division win - 7th overall; League winner in 2012
  • Triple Crown League - Yastrzemski Division: Little Mack Attack (owner Tom McGraw) - 5th division title
  • White Elephant League
    • Williams Division: NYC2ATL Black Eagles (owner Ricardo Alexander - 12th win in 2018) - Inaugural season
    • Fingers Division: Who's on First? Abbott or Costello (owner Jason Kiernan - 20th win in 2018) - Inaugural season
  • Winners Circle League - Spahn Division: NYC2ATL Taxi Drivers (owner Ricardo Alexander - 13th win in 2018) - First division win; finished 2nd twice, including in 2017 (5 GB)

10/1/18

• Week 25 concludes...and we're done with the regular season - Games 148-150 posted - See results
  • Oh...but not so fast!  We have 14 divisional ties in 11 different leagues that we need to break.  For those, there must be a Game 151.
  • Look for setup for the tiebreakers on Tuesday - results will come either late Tuesday night or on Wednesday.
  • Don't forget that any lineup changes you want to make for the first week of the playoffs are due on Saturday, Oct 6, at 1 PM Eastern.
  • It takes a bit for me to set up the playoff brackets - I would expect game scores to start next week sometime.
  • Around BWB
• From earlier: Three games to play and 63 division titles are not yet decided. Here's the final update to the close division races across the BWB universe.

9/30/18

• 47 Division Champions from the September 29 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • A League About Nothing - Newman Division: My Dinghy Is Bigger Than Your Dinghy (owner Michael Lehman - 7th win in 2018) - Finished 3rd last year in league's first season
  • American Association - Louisville Colonels Division: Brooklyn Grays (owner Sherman Wan - 11th win in 2018) - Defending league champion
  • Anchorman League - Rather Division: Roto Baseball Thunder (owner Skip Hohensee - 2nd win in 2018) - 2nd division win (also won in 2014)
  • B Movie Actor League - Brisco County Jr. Division: South Bay Longshots (owner Ken DeGroot) - Best previous finish was 2nd in 2017
  • Batman League - Clooney Division: Biff, Bam, KKrunk (owner Jason Kiernan - 14th win in 2018) - 4th division win; League champ in 2010
  • Beatleball - McCartney Division: London Groove Armada (owner Sherman Wan - 12th win in 2018) - 8th straight title, 12th overall; 3-time league champ
  • Birdland - Brooks Robinson Division: Little Rock Flash (owner Michael Quinn - 3rd win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
  • Blame Canada League - Stan Division: House of Trudeau (owner Brian Haines) - 5th division win; League champ in 2016
  • Bleed Dodger Blue League - Sutton Division: New New York Mets (owner Daniel Foley, Jr. - 3rd win in 2018) - 97 losses in 2017 and a playoff team in 2018 - first division win since 2011
  • Born to Run League - Raines Division: Gasoline Rainbow (owner Jim Duzyk) - Repeat winner
  • Broadway League
    • Take Me Out Division: Bring Him Home (owner Craig Burke) - Inaugural Season
    • Rounding Third Division: NYC2ATL Evil Empire (owner Ricardo Alexander - 9th win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
    • The Hot Corner Division: Reese's Pieces (owner Jamison Reese - 3rd win in 2018) - Inaugural Season
  • Chevy Chase League - Fletch F. Fletch Division: Bushwood Country Clubbers (owner Alonda Clifton) - First playoff appearance since league championship in 2011
  • Cleveland Rocks
    • Averill Division: Not So Hot In Cleveland (owner Andrew Lehman - 8th win in 2018) - 1st division win - finished 2nd twice in previous seasons
    • Doby Division: Shaky Heights Bombers (owner Jim Meyer) -Defending league champion; 3rd division win
  • Experts League
    • Airwaves Division: Antarctica Penguins (owner Benchwarmer Baseball League Office) - First division win, finished 2nd 5 times
    • Web Division: Fantasy Couch (owner Andrew Eggers) - 4th division win; League champ in 2010
  • Firemen League - Wagner Division: Kingston Reggae Boys (owner Ricardo Alexander - 10th win in 2018) - Repeat winner; 5th overall
  • Four Star League - Bradley Division: Exsangui Nation (owner Sherman Wan - 13th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 3rd division win
  • Geek Pride League - Zuckerberg Division: Loco Motion (owner Michael Quinn - 4th win in 2018) - 5th straight title, 3rd with this owner; 2 league championships
  • Grand Slam League - Ventura Division: Moons Over My Hamate (owner Sherman Wan - 14th win in 2018) - Repeat winner
  • Grunge League - Soundgarden Division: Evil Empire Storm Troopers (owner Barry White) - Inaugural Season
  • Hall of Fame League - Cobb Division: California Bears (owner Michael Quinn - 5th win in 2018) - 6th division title; League champion in 2004
  • K Street League - Blyleven Division: Alvin Express (owner Michael Quinn - 6th win in 2018) - 7th division title; won the league championship 3 times
  • Marxball - Zeppo Division: Kingston FC (owner Ricardo Alexander - 11th win in 2018) - Lost 110 games in 2018
  • Minnie & Paul League - Viola Division: Battle Creek Cereal Killers (owner Michael Lehman - 8th win in 2018) - 2nd division win - first time since 2014
  • Moneyball League - Scott Hatteberg Division: Freeport Pretzels (owner Jeff Zick) - Repeat title
  • Pacific Northwest League - Ducks Division: Griffey, Edgar, and The Big Unit Ride Again (owner Jason Kiernan - 15th win in 2018) - Repeat winner
  • Phightin' Phils League
    • Alexander Division: Fairborn Flying Angels (owner David Henning - 14th win in 2018) - 2nd straight win, 4th overall; League champ in 2015
    • Roberts Division: Phillie Cream Cheezers (owner Jamison Reese - 4th win in 2018) - Returns to playoffs for first time since 2014
    • Klein Division: Mt. Eaton Fox Squirrels (owner Dave Matter - 3rd win in 2018) - Defending league champion
  • Redbirds League
    • Brock Division: California Quakes (owner Michael Quinn - 7th win in 2018) - First division title - had finished 2nd 5 times
    • Smith Division: Brazil 2014 Canarinho (owner Leif Jonson - 2nd win in 2018) - 4th win in a row - 7th overall; League champ in 2016
    • Slaughter Division: Montara PacSox (owner Sherman Wan - 15th win in 2018) - 5th title, first since 2013; 2 league championships
  • Shadowball - Birmingham Black Barons Division: Tombstone Gun Fighters (owner Robert Elias - 7th win in 2018) - 8th division win - first since 2013; Looking for first league championship
  • South Siders League - Fox Division: Delphi Titans (owner David Henning - 15th win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win; 2016 league champ
  • Superman League
    • Christopher Reeve Division: Jor El Cards (owner Michael Quinn - 8th win in 2017) - 2nd division title - last time was in 2012
    • Brandon Routh Division: Metropolis Ites (owner Jason Kiernan - 16th win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win
  • That's the Fact Jack League - The Life Aquatic Division: Proton Gunslingers (owner David Henning - 16th win in 2018) - 2-time defending league champ
  • Three of a Kind League
    • Wagner Division: Florida Simple Solutions (owner Skip Hohensee - 3rd win in 2018) - Repeat winner, 4th overall; League champ in 2013
    • Speaker Division: Hudson River 3-Eyed Fish (owner Tom Twomey - 8th win in 2018) - 3rd straight title, 8th overall; 2008 league champion
  • Triple Crown League
    • Robinson Division: Dave's Dynamo (owner David Henning - 17th win in 2018) - 4th division win - 3 previous tltles led to league championships
    • Medwick Division: World War Z (owner Danny Zaccaro - 3rd win in 2018) - 3rd straight divison title
  • Will Ferrell League - Talledega Nights Division: Carter Lake Scorpions (owner Don Kruse - 8th win in 2018) - Finished 2nd last season, 17 GB in league's first year
  • Winners Circle League - Matthewson Division: Los Angeles Baconators (owner Jerry King - 4th win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win

9/27/18

• 24 Division Champions from the September 26 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • A League About Nothing
    • Elaine Division: WHO DAT! (owner Skip Hohensee) - Finished 4th place, 52 GB in 2017
    • Kramer Division: NYC2ATL Pee Wee Blackbirds (owner Ricardo Alexander - 8th win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Anchorman League - Reasoner Division: Chicago Mashers (owner Jason Kiernan - 11th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 3rd straight division win
  • Beer League - Water Division: Goose Island 312 Chicago Microbrew (owner Jason Kiernan - 12th win in 2018) - 2-time defending league champ; Also won league in 2007
  • Blue and Gray League - Grant Division: Bradford Bluecoats (owner Jay Snyder - 7th win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win; League champion in 2016
  • Commissioners League - Frick Division: San Andreas Quakers (owner Bill Munger) - Back to playoffs for 1st time since league championship in 2014
  • Fenway Fenatics - Fisk Division: South City White Rats (owner Justin Juengel) - Also won in 2016
  • Five Boroughs League - Bronx Division: Total Chaos (owner Roland Dupont - 2nd win in 2018) - 1st division win after 2 straight 2nd-place finishes
  • Four Star League - Eisenhower Division: Philadelphia Stars (owner Michael Quinn) - 4th straight division win - looking to advance to finals for the first time
  • Geek Pride League - Dorsey Division: Silicon Valley Ones And Zeroes (owner Sheldon Price) - Best finish in previous seasons had been 2nd (2017 and 2013)
  • Grunge League - Stone Temple Pilots: Garrett Park Golden Dragons (owner Charlie Penn) - Inaugural Season
  • Hall of Fame League - Wagner Division: Ozzie Smith's Defensive Wizards (owner Jason Kiernan - 13th win in 2018) - Repeat winner; 4th overall
  • Home of the Brave - Maranville Division: Twin Cities Lakers (owner Sam Campbell) - Finished 3rd place, 14 GB last season
  • Marxball - Harpo Division: A Day On the Bases (owner Michael Lehman - 6th win in 2018) - Finished 3rd place, 2 GB in league's first season last year
  • Minnie & Paul League
    • Oliva Division: Kansas City Monarchs (owner Don Kruse - 7th win in 2018) - Repeat win, 5th overall; League champion in 2014
    • Blyleven Division: Tonga Tarantula Hawks (owner Tom Twomey - 7th win in 2018) - 8th straight title (only team to ever win this division); League champion in 2016
  • Motor City League
    • Horton Division: Gratiot Cards (owner Michael Quinn - 2nd win in 2018) - Repeat winner, 4th overall
    • Gehringer Division: Maplewood Prospects (owner Robert Elias 5th win in 2018) - Only previous trip to playoffs was 2014
  • North Siders League - Sutter Division: Papillion Lumberjacks (owner Tim Kruse) - Defending league champion
  • Original Six League - Bruins Division: Chavez Ravine Baseball Ambassadors (owner Mike Moran) - Inaugural season
  • Phightin' Phils League - Ashburn Division: Kalas City Broadcasters (owner Robert Elias - 6th win in 2018) - Returns to playoffs after 5 straight division wins 2011-2015
  • Silver Screen League - Angels in the Outfield Division: Oscar's Cast of Legends (owner David Henning - 12th win in 2018) - 4th division champ - won the league title twice
  • They Might Be Giants - Hubbell Division: Herrickville Haberdashers (owner Jay Snyder - 8th win in 2018) - 4th division win; League champ in 2012
  • Will Ferrell League - Blades of Glory Division: CO Springs Pirates (owner Chris Dressman) - Defending league champion

9/25/18

• 23 Division Champions from the September 25 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Bleed Dodger Blue League - Drysdale Division: Southeast Northern State Westerners (owner Leif Jonson) - 1st trip to playoffs since 2013, 4th overall; League champ in 2011
  • Blue and Gray League
    • Sherman Division: Lincoln Logs (owner Andrew Lehman - 3rd win in 2018) - 4th division crown; League champion in 2012
    • Jackson Division: Charleston Cannon Fodder (owner Jerry King - 2nd win in 2018) - Missed last year, but this is 9th title in league's 10 seasons; 3-time league champ
  • Born to Run League - Cobb Division: Red Corvette (owner Michael Lehman - 4th win in 2018) - Finished 4th, 17 GB last year - the league's first season
  • Broadway League - Riding the Pine Division: Bring Him Home (owner Sherman Wan) - Inaugural Season
  • Bronx Bombers League - Rizzuto Division: Reese's Pieces (owner Jamison Reese - 2nd win in 2018) - 4th division win
  • Chevy Chase League
    • Clark W. Griswold, Jr. Division: La Vista Stormchasers (owner Mike Cerny - 2nd win in 2018) - 1st time in the playoffs since 2009; 3rd title overall - League champ in 2009
    • Emmit Fitz-Hume Division: East Village Howlers (owner Daniel Foley, Jr. - 2nd win in 2018) - Repeat winner; 2nd overall
  • Commissioners League
    • Ueberroth Division: Suicide Squeeze (owner Andrew Lehman - 4th win in 2018) - Franchise gets first division crown in league's 10th season; Finished 2nd twice (2014 and 2011)
    • Giamatti Division: Towanda Teetotalers (owner Jay Snyder - 6th win in 2018) - Defending league champ - also won in 2015. 3rd division title
  • Golden Throat League
    • Jack Buck Division: Blair Bairs (owner Don Kruse - 5th win in 2018) - 4th title, but first since 2013 when the team was league champion
    • Haray Carey Division: Boston Great Society (owner Andrew Lehman - 5th win in 2018) - Repeat winner, 3rd overall
  • Grand Slam League - Ramirez Division: Cincinnati Run in Stockings (owner Michael Horvitz) - 1st win - best finish had been 2nd place in 2016
  • The Kings of Queens - Harrelson Division: Dunder Mifflin Sabres (owner Don Kruse - 6th win in 2018) - Defending league champion (2 overall) - 7th division win
  • Murderers' Row - Big Donkey Division: Chicago Public Enemies (owner Jerry King - 3rd win in 2018) - Repeat title, 5th overall
  • Pacific Northwest League - Beavers Division: Colorado Smokin Pot Heads (owner Michael Lehman - 5th win in 2018) - Gets first division win in league's 6th season; Was 2nd place, 4 GB in 2017
  • Reality Bites League - Bachelor Division: Carmel Surf Dogs (owner Andrew Lehman - 6th win in 2018) - 1st playoff trip since 2010 - 4th division win overall
  • Royal Flush League
    • Quisenberry Division: We Want to play With Our Ding-a-lings (owner Andrew Lehman - 7th win in 2018) - Best previous finish had been 2nd last season
    • Splittorff Division: Miami Mermaids (owner John Stroba) - 2nd division title
  • Shadowball - Pittsburgh Crawfords Division: Jersey City Dirty Bombs (owner Tom Twomey - 6th win in 2018) - 9th division win in 14 seasons; Looking for first league championship
  • They Might Be Giants - Marichal Division: Hampton Flashes (owner Roland Dupont) - First title - finished 2nd 3 times, including last season
  • Will Ferrell League - Old School Division: Kingston Bad Bwoys (owner Ricardo Alexander - 7th win in 2018) - 2017 was league's first season - finished 4th place, 22 GB
  • Winners Circle League - Galvin Division: Angel Cats (owner Dave Matter - 2nd win in 2018) - 1st division win - best previous finish had been 2nd (3 times, including last year)

9/23/18

• 17 Division Champions from the September 22 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • B Movie Actor League - Burn Notice Division: Cyborg Avengers (owner David Henning - 8th win in 2018) - Repeat winner
  • Batman League - Keaton Division: Infinity Island Shadows (owner Robert Elias - 2nd win in 2018) - Defending league champion (3 overall) - 6th straight division win
  • Beatleball
    • Lennon Division: Rome Gladiators (owner Danny Zaccaro - 2nd win in 2018) - 5th division title; League champ in 2012
    • Starr Division: Volkswagon Hipsters (owner Jason Kiernan - 9th win in 2018) - Repeat winner - 7th overall for the franchise; No league titles yet
  • Born to Run League - Coleman Division: Saratoga Riflemen (owner Robert Elias - 3rd win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Chevy Chase League - Ty Webb Division: Rummerfield Riverhorses (owner Jay Snyder - 5th win in 2017) - Defending league champion; 4th division title
  • Experts League - Print Division: Mayan Warriors (owner Robert Elias - 3rd win in 2018) - 4th title - first since 2014
  • Longball League - Killebrew Division: Supersonic Hornets (owner David Henning - 9th win in 2018) - First trip to playoffs since 2014; 2008 league champion
  • Motor City League - Newhouser Division: Atlanta Wolverines (owner Ricardo Alexander - 6th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 3rd time on top in the division
  • Original Six League - Rangers Division: Hockey Pucks (owner Michael Lehman) - Inaugural season
  • Redbirds League - Dean Division: Orion's Solar Kings (owner David Henning - 10th win in 2018) - 4th straight division win, 7th overall; League champ in 2015
  • Perfect World League - David Wells Division: Millard Quackers (owner Mike Cerny) - 3rd division win; League champ in 2016
  • Royal Flush League
    • Otis Division: Quirk of Fate (owner Jason Kiernan - 10th win in 2018) - Highest previous finish had been 3rd place
    • Patek Division: Bedrock Sonic Clubs (owner David Henning - 11th win in 2018) - 4th straight title; League champ in 2015
  • Shadowball - Chicago American Giants Division: Norfolk Thoroghbreds (owner William Stingle) - First trip to playoffs since league championship in 2011
  • Silver Screen League - Bang the Drum Slowly Division: Reality Bites (owner John Hula - 2nd win in 2018) - 2nd trip to playoffs (also won in 2015)
  • Three of a Kind League - Connor Division: Arcata Weed (owner Michael Lehman - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd division championship
  • White Elephant League - Hunter Division: Arctic Ocean Elephant Seals (owner Michael Lehman - 3rd win in 2018) - Inaugural season

9/22/18

• Week 26 Transaction notes:
  • You're setting lineups for the first week of the playoffs
  • For roster changes, you can't sign any players - you can only cut players or move players to IR in case you need to make room on your active roster for your playoff lineups.
  • Additionally - this is your final chance to cut players with multiyear contracts (2019 and beyond) until February 
    • During the period of time when you are picking your 28 players (maximum) to retain for 2019, any player under contract for 2019 and beyond must be kept - at least until after the Redistribution Draft.
    • If you've signed a player to a long term contract and you've decided you don't want him taking up one of those 28 spots, you'll need to cut him now.
    • As always, you don't receive any salary rebate for the extended years.
    • However, cutting a player now will make him unavailable to you in Week 27 (final playoff week)

9/20/18

• Schedule update - I spent a couple of days trying to automate my box score download process (currently do that by hand) to better handle the daily document dumps I'm getting from my stat provider that's causing some of the current problem.  No luck on that yet, so I'll have to fix that another day.
• Current plans:
  • Rerunning Game 138 - Hope to have this posted on Friday morning, 9/21
  • Week 25 transaction results - Posted Friday night or Saturday morning
  • Resume with Game 139 and beyond - Posted by Saturday night

9/17/18

• Quick update on the schedule:
  • Last week my MLB stat database got a little screwed up.  I have some safeguards and checks in place, but I missed the fact that I didn't have some stats loaded from 9/11.  This is a result of some inconsistency in the data that I get - but also some mistakes on my part for getting corrected information loaded.
  • For the most part, this isn't a problem - the games on 9/11 for the teams were in the 144-147 range - stuff that would show up in Week 24.  However, I'm still missing some information for the Mets and Marlins - and both teams played their game #143 (translating to BWB game #138) on 9/11.  As a result, their game information for 9/12 got mislabeled as game #143 and that's what ended up being used for BWB game #138.
  • So - in the interest of getting this right, although it probably won't affect more than a few BWB outcomes, I'm going to rescore game #138.
  • I do still need some additional time to clear up the MLB stats - yesterday my provider dropped another load of 500 box scores (a mix of the Saturday games plus corrections to their files - even small ones that don't factor into our game) and I need to still process those.
  • At this point, we're not on any hard deadline - you've all submitted your Week 25 lineups - there are no transactions/lineups due until we're ready to start the playoffs - and that's usually in early October.
  • Here's the tenative schedule:
  • I hope to get all the MLB stats cleared up by Monday night
  • Will re-run Game 138 by Tuesday night
  • Will process the Week 25 submissions for cuts and lineup changes by Wednesday
  • Move on with scoring games after that's all done.
  • Thanks for your patience - I wanted to make sure that this got done correctly.  Some of this is caused by my rush on some tasks so I'm going to be deliberative with getting this fixed.

9/14/18

• 11 Division Champions from the September 13 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • American Association - Philadelphia Athletics Division: Grocery Store Steakers (owner Andrew Lehman - 2nd win in 2018) - Best previous finish had been 2nd place in 2015
  • Bronx Bombers League - Ford Division: Violent Delights (owner Sherman Wan - 8th win in 2018) - First trip to the playoffs
  • Cleveland Rocks - Boudreau Division: The Flats ! (owner James Doud) - Back-to-back titles - 4th overall; League champion in 2013
  • Deuces Wild League - Biggio Division: Vega$ Chickabooms (owner Daniel Foley, Jr.) - 2nd straight win; League title in 2011
  • Firemen League - Eckersley Division: Miami Valley Mystic Revelation (owner David Henning - 6th win in 2018) - Repeat title; 5th overall - looking for first league championship
  • Four Star League - Patton Division: Miami County Mercenaries (owner David Henning - 7th win in 2018) - 4th consecutive division win - made the finals in 2016 & 2017; League champ in 2011
  • Home of the Brave
    • Mathews Division: Chop This! (owner Sherman Wan - 9th win in 2018) - Finished 2nd in the league's first season in 2017
    • Nichols Division: Mohawk Valley Iroquois (owner Michael Rudolph - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd place last season
  • The Kings of Queens - Koosman Division: Kansas Bucks (owner Greg Flees - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win, 7th overall; has 5 conference titles but lacks the league championship
  • Marxball - Chico Division: Fiorello's Hard Boiled Eggs (owner Jason Kiernan - 8th win in 2018) - Repeat winner
  • Perfect World League - Randy Johnson Division: Midwest Malingerers (owner Don Kruse - 4th win in 2018) - Repeat division winner; 4th overall

9/12/18

• 16 Division Champions from the September 12 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • B Movie Actor League - My Name is Bruce Division: Vatican City Van Dammes (owner Tom Twomey - 3rd win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 3rd consecutive division win
  • Beatleball - Harrison Division: Margaritaville Parrotheads (owner Tom Twomey - 4th win in 2018) - 7th straight title, 8th overall; 2-time league champion
  • Beer League - Hops Division: Kingfisher Ale Slammers (owner Tom Twomey - 5th win in 2018) - 8th straight division title; One league championship in 2011
  • Cleveland Rocks - Harder Division: Wysox Whirligigs (owner Jay Snyder - 3rd win in 2018) - First win - finished 2nd in each of the previous 3 seasons
  • Deuces Wild League
    • Musial Division: Washington Insiders (owner Don Kruse - 3rd win in 2018) - Repeat title, 7th overall; League champ in 2015
    • Cobb Division: Rock Ridge Raiders (owner Jerry King) - Defending league champion; 3rd division win
  • Federal League
    • Brooklyn Tip-Tops Division: Sheshequin Shenanigans (owner Jay Snyder - 4th win in 2018) - 2-time defending league champion; 5th division title
    • Buffalo Buffeds Division: Boardwalk Amusements (owner Jamison Reese) - Repeat winner
    • St. Louis Terriers Division: Atlanta Kool Runnings (owner Ricardo Alexander - 5th win in 2018) - 5th straight division title; league champ in 2014
  • Firemen League - Franco Division: Smoke on the Water (owner Sherman Wan - 4th win in 2018) - Only team to win the division in league's 6 seasons; 3-time league winner
  • Murderers' Row - Big Poison Division: Palookaville Pugs (owner Sherman Wan - 5th win in 2018) - 6th win in 9 seasons; League champion in 2014
  • Scooby Doo League
    • Shaggy Division: Rittman Cooked Bats (owner Michael Rudolph) - 2nd division win (also won in 2016)
    • Fred Division: Georgia Swamp Monsters (owner Willis Lee) - 2nd title; League champion in 2016
    • Daphne Division: North DeLisle Rangers (owner Sherman Wan - 6th win in 2018) - Repeat winner; 3rd overall
  • Silver Screen League - Bad News Bears Division: Winterfell Direwolves (owner owner Sherman Wan - 7th win in 2018) - Defending league champion; 4th consecutive division win
  • Steel City League - Mazeroski Division: Carnegie Mellons (owner Dave Matter) - First division win; best finish had been 2nd place in 2015-16

9/11/18

• 14 Division Champions from the September 7 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • American Association - Pittsburgh Alleghenys Division: Tulsa Twominators (owner Tom Twomey - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd straight division win
  • Batman League - Bale Division: Wayne Dark Crusaders (owner David Henning - 5th win in 2018) - First trip to playoffs since 2010
  • Commissioners League - Chandler Division: Brooklyn Dodgers (owner Jason Kiernan - 6th win in 2018) - Repeat winner, 7th overall
  • Grand Slam League - McCovey Division: Fraggle Rock Fraggles (owner Phillip Dang) - 4th place in each of the league's first 2 seasons; 33 GB in 2017
  • Hall of Fame League - Ruth Division: Nordeast Original Sinners (owner Andrew Lehman) - 7th division win for the franchise but new owner gets turnaround from 96 losses in 2017 and first playoff appearance since 2012
  • The Kings of Queens - Hernandez Division: Astoria Argyle Sox (owner Sherman Wan - 2nd win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Marxball - Groucho Division: Sanity Clause & the Seven Elves (owner Sherman Wan - 3rd win in 2018) - Won the league's first championship last season
  • Moneyball League - Art Howe Division: Crumpton Roches (owner Jesse Roche - 2nd win in 2018) - 6 division titles in 6 years; League champ in 2014-15
  • Murderers' Row - Big Ed Division: Crumpton Roches (owner Jesse Roche - 3rd win in 2018) - 7 division wins in 9 years; 3-time defending league champion
  • South Siders League
    • Faber Division: El Dorado Conquistadors (owner Robert Elias) - Defending league champion; 3rd straight divison win
    • Walsh Division: South Pole Blizzards (owner Jason Kiernan - 7th win in 2018) - Best finish so far was 3rd place last year
  • That's the Fact Jack League - Caddyshack Division: Spackler Gopher Patrol (owner Jay Snyder - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd consecutive division title; Advanced to finals previous 2 times but no championship yet
  • They Might Be Giants - Ott Division: NYC2ATL Orange Eagles (owner Ricardo Alexander - 4th win in 2018) - First title; best finish so far had been 2nd place in 2014
  • Winners Circle League - Alexander Division: Vandalay Architects (owner Don Kruse - 2nd win in 2018) - 3rd straight title; 4th overall - looking for first league championship

9/9/18

• Entering the final 16 games of the season, here's a look at the close races for division crowns throughout BWB.

9/8/18

• Reminder - The Week 24 transaction submission (our current week) is the final chance to sign players during the 2018 regular season.  If you need guys for the playoffs, this is your last opportunity.  Deadline is Sunday at 1 PM Eastern.

9/6/18

• 7 Division Champions from the September 4 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Bronx Bombers League - Gehrig Division: Standing Stone Subtle Tsunami (owner Jay Snyder) - 4th straight division win; League champ in 2016
  • Fenway Fenatics - Doerr Division: Big Tall Green Wall (owner Jason Kiernan - 3rd win in 2018) - 4th division title - first since 2014; League champ in 2011
  • Five Boroughs League - Queens Division: Hostile Take-over (owner Danny Zaccaro) - Also won the division in 2016
  • Home of the Brave - Niekro Division: Shawnee Fighting Eagles (owner David Henning - 2nd win in 2018) - Finished 2nd last year, 24 GB, in the league's first season
  • Original Six League - Black Hawks Division: Super Mario All Stars!!! Now with Sid the Kid!!! (owner Jason Kiernan - 4th win in 2018) - Inaugural season
  • Perfect World League - Kenny Rogers Division: Utopia Unicorns (owner David Henning - 3rd win in 2018) - Defending league champ - also won in 2014
  • Triple Crown League - Klein Division: Underwater Flying Submarines (owner Jason Kiernan - 5th win in 2018) - 2-time defending league champ; 5th division title
  • White Elephant League - Jackson Division: Titan Rockets (owner David Henning - 4th win in 2018) - Inaugural season

9/4/18

• 4 Division Champions from the September 3 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Anchorman League - Chancellor Division: Atlanta Falcons (owner Ricardo Alexander - 2nd win in 2018) - Repeat division winner
  • Beer League - Yeast Division: The Natty Lights (owner Jesse Roche) - 11th division crown - 9th straight; Last won league title in 2014
  • Reality Bites League - American Idol Division: Kingston Jamaicans (owner Ricardo Alexander - 3rd win in 2018) - 9th division title - 5th consecutive win - 3rd straight with this owner; League champ in 2015
  • Will Ferrell League - Stranger Than Fiction Division: Yet To Be Named Baseball Player Character (owner John Hula) - Repeat winner

9/3/18

• 3 Division Champions from the September 1 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Anchorman League - Jennings Division: Brick Barometers (owner Tom Twomey) - 5th straight division title; League champ 2014-2016
  • Bleed Dodger Blue League - Reese Division: Aksarben Krusaders (owner Greg Flees) - 3rd straight division title, 6th overall; League champ in 2012
  • The Kings of Queens - McGraw Division: Joker's Diamond Devils (owner David Henning) - Repeat division winner

9/1/18

• 2 Division Champions from the August 30 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Hall of Fame League - Cooperstown Division: Chicxulub Revolution (owner Sherman Wan) - 3rd straight division crown, 11th overall - but hasn't won the league since 2009 or been to finals since 2013
  • Motor City League - Greenberg Division: Mt Pleasant Bomb Squad (owner Jason Kiernan - 2nd win in 2018) - 4th finish in 1st place; League champion in 2016

8/28/18

• 2 Division Champions from the August 27 games: (See standings for all leagues)
  • Bleed Dodger Blue League - Campanella Division: Wisconsin Dawgs (owner Greg Flees) - 3rd straight division title, 6th overall; League champ in 2012
  • Geek Pride League - Tomlinson Division: Ai. Phi. Oh Volunteers (owner Jason Kiernan) - First title; best finish had been 2nd in 3 straight seasons 2014-16

8/27/18

• A reminder of what's coming up of importance in the BWB calendar - See the season schedule for details.
  • Week 23 - deadline Sunday 9/2 - "roster expansion" - taxi squad and minor league players can fill in as an extended bench for the final three weeks of the season - See the rules regarding September call ups
  • Week 24 - deadline Sunday 9/9 - final week to sign free agents for the 2018 season/post-season

8/22/18

• About the same time as last year...congratulations to our first Division Champion: (See standings for all leagues)
  • That's the Fact Jack League - Stripes Division: Kingston Don Dadda (owner Ricardo Alexander) - Repeat division champ
• Every 5 weeks we shift the deadlines to better match the MLB schedule (we play 6-game weeks, while MLB teams often have 7-game weeks) - this got pushed back one week this time.  So for Weeks 22-25, our deadlines for lineups and transactions are now on SUNDAYS - and on weekends our deadline time every week is 1 PM Eastern

8/16/18

• Week 21 is the week where we're supposed to shift from Mondays to Sundays for the weekly transaction/lineup deadline, but because of delays in getting Week 20 posted, we'll keep Week 21 on Monday and then shift to Sundays on Week 22.
• This is the final week that you can move players to the Prospects Roster for this season.

8/15/18

• Trades are now closed for the season
• This is the final week in 2018 to move your players to the Prospects Roster

8/3/18

• At Game #100, we've hit the 2/3 mark of the regular season

7/26/18

• Reminder of some new rules for 2018 on team finances that kick into effect with the beginning of Week 16 games:
  • Cash reward for each win has increased from $50,000 to $75,000 (and then up to $100,000 in Week 21)
  • The weekly cash distribution for 4th place teams decreases from $150,000 to $100,000 (and goes to $0 in Week 21)

7/22/18

• This question comes up every year, so just a reminder - when a player is traded, any other transaction the original team has with that player is automatically deleted.  So it's not possible for team A to extend a player's contract and trade that player to Team B with that contract extension.  If that's something you want to do as part of a trade, you need to 1) have Team A extend the contract this week and B) execute the trade NEXT week.

7/19/18

• New feature on the lineup change page - Once you have picked a player to move to the Prospects Roster, you can now give him a lineup designation of "Prs" that will free up space on the active roster immediately.  This is similar to the "Cut" and "Inj" options.
• Reminder that Week 21 is the final week to move players onto the Prospects Roster for the 2018 season (deadline Aug 19).
• I'm starting work now on updating the transaction error-checking to account for the Prospects Roster - hope to have the changes in place by this weekend. (Note on 7/22 - this will still take some time, so it will be another week perhaps)

7/18/18

• During the transaction period right before the contract deadline, each team gets an extra 1000 in cash (See rules)
• That cash has been distributed and added to team cash balances during the Week 16 transaction processing

7/17/18

• Week 17 is the final week for contract extensions

7/14/18

• You all just played three weeks of games within your division.  Weeks 15-22 will all be games outside the division and we close the season in Weeks 23-25 with another round of intradivision play.

7/12/18

• Correcting my note from 7/11 about 1st round draft picks that will be removed from the player list - I must have clicked the wrong box when updating the 1st round draft picks.  Grayson Rodriguez did sign with Baltimore - but the player I meant to deactivate was Carter Stewart, drafted by Atlanta
• Reminder - you can reorder your starting pitching rotation this week without a penalty for games between starts between Week 15 games and Week 16 games.

7/11/18

• Every 5 weeks we shift the deadlines to better match the MLB schedule (we play 6-game weeks, while MLB teams often have 7-game weeks).  So for Weeks 16-20, our deadlines for lineups and transactions are now on MONDAY.
• Reminder - there are no longer any rebates for 2018 salaries when you cut players - Week 15 was the last chance
• These three 2018 first round draft picks did not sign a contract by the deadline.  They will be removed from the player list either at the end of the 2018 season or when all teams that picked them drop them off their rosters.  There's no benefit to keeping them - and they cannot be signed by other teams or traded - you might as well cut them if you have them:
  • J.T. Ginn - LAD
  • Matt McLain - Ari
  • Grayson Rodriguez - Bal Carter Stewart Atl

7/8/18

• Week 15 transactions - deadline Tuesday 7/10 - last chance to cut a player this season and get a prorated salary rebate; all cuts after that week are done with no cash back to you

7/3/18

• With Game 75 posting, we've reached the halfway point of the regular season

6/25/18

• As mentioned - the transaction error-checking does not yet work for the new transactions - and "moving to prospects" will not be recognized as valid.  You will see a message: "There is some unspecified error (refreshing screen may help)" - that one you can ignore.
• And it's possible this may change in the future - but after this week when the first players will land on the prospect roster...when you trade prospects, they will be placed on the receiving team's 40-man roster - and if desired to put on the prospect roster will need to be a separate transaction the following week.  The receiving team will need to make sure there is room on the 40-man to allow that trade to work.

6/24/18

• IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - First round draft picks of 2018 are now in the player list.  You can sign them this week.
  • There is a slight risk in signing draft picks - if the player does not sign by the MLB deadline (July 6 for players other than college seniors - those who have used up their college eligibilty have until 1 week before the 2019 draft to sign), the player is immediately removed from your roster and from the BWB player list.
  • How to find the picks?  On the player selection screen, use the "Other" filter and you'll find an option for "First Round (2018)"

6/23/18

• NOW ACTIVE - Prospects Roster
  • See the rules regarding prospects
  • These are 5 roster slots that you can use to stash players who have not yet played in MLB - as you look at your roster and free agent pages, these are the players whose name is not a link to a stats page
    • They don't count against your 40-man limit
    • In December, they don't count against the maximum 28 players you carry over into next season - they are protected
  • A move to the prospects roster is permanent for the season and you must make any moves on or before Week 21
  • You can sign new players directly to the prospect roster
  • There is a non-refundable "player development" charge of 250 for each player you designate as a prospect - all teams received an extra 1000 in cash a couple weeks ago to help you with the costs
  • To move current players to the prospect roster, go to your current team transactions page and look for the link
  • To sign free agents to the prospect roster, sign free agents as you normally do - then as you set the round and transaction, look for the special signing designation to make your choice
• Also now available - you can sign players directly to Injured Reserve - again, pick the free agent as you'd normally do and then on the transaction index look for the special signing designation to indicate that.
• Transaction warnings do not yet take these new features into consideration - those will gradually get fixed over the next few weeks, but until then you'll need to figure them out manually.
• I've tried to test everything possible, but if you find something that doesn't work right - whether with these new types of transactions or with things that have been around before this, please let me know.

6/21/18

• Week Twelve Transactions Posted - Week Thirteen deadline is extended until Wednesday afternoon, June 27 at 5 PM EDT
• Very close to getting the prospect roster spot operational - it will be ready by this weekend.

6/10/18

• When will you see the first round draft picks hit the BWB player list?
  • First round picks will debut in BWB after the Week 12 transactions post
  • So the first week to sign them will be Week 13 - with a Tuesday, June 26 deadline.  That gives you a couple weeks from now to figure out who you like.

6/8/18

• There is a rule change that's supposed to take place with the Week 11 transactions - the addition of the "Prospect" roster designation
  • I'm running behind in getting this operational - it's not yet in place
  • It is possible that later this weekend that I can get it running - look for more updates in a few days
  • Meanwhile, as posted in the rules, the 1000 in cash distribution that was to come in Week 10 to cover costs for the prospect slots has been granted to all teams.
• Also estimated to take place for Week 11 transactions was the ability to sign players directly to IR.  That also will be delayed

6/7/18

• Every 5 weeks we shift the deadlines to better match the MLB schedule (we play 6-game weeks, while MLB teams often have 7-game weeks).  So for Weeks 11-15, our deadlines for lineups and transactions are now on TUESDAYS.

6/6/18

• With Game #50 we hit the 1/3 mark of the regular season

5/13/18

• Week 5 complete - 1/5 of the regular season is done

5/5/18

• Every 5 weeks we shift the deadlines to better match the MLB schedule (we play 6-game weeks, while MLB teams often have 7-game weeks).  So for Weeks 6-10, our deadlines for lineups and transactions are now on WEDNESDAYS.

4/30/18

• Week 3 complete - That's it for the first cycle of games within your division.  The next 8 weeks have you playing teams in the other divisions.

4/28/18

• A quick explanation - during Week 3 transactions I made a mistake on cash for Week 1 games and standings position - actually using the Week 1 information from 2017.  There was a special financial update listed on 4/25 to fix that:
  • Unfortunately, division position in a given week is calculated from the transaction order - and the transaction order for Week 3 had already been overwritten by Week 4, so for Week 1, I calculated that everyone was in 4th place for cash purposes (with cash award of 150).
  • The cash awards for place and record you actually received during Week 3 transactions was subtracted from the cash you should have received.
  • Those two values were added up and put into the "Miscellaneous" column on the 4/25 update - and any negative amounts were changed to zero.  So nobody had money taken away from what they expected they would have coming into Week 4.  It's possible that some teams got more cash than they should have, but that's better than having teams not get as much cash as deserved.
  • I won't go back to Week 3 transactions and look for any teams that didn't get players because they didn't have enough cash.

4/23/18

• After 10 games, we have one undefeated team (Ballybricken in Beatleball by Sherman Wan) and 7 teams without a win including one of mine.  See standings for all leagues
• Around BWB is a comparative look at teams and owners in different leagues - some good, some...not so good.  See how you stack up

4/9/18

• And we're off!  Opening Day!  Week 1 Begins - Game 1 posted - See results
  • The next score update - for Games 2 & 3 - is expected on Tuesday night (weather permitting that games in Kansas City and Minneapolis occur tonight).
• This was late in posting, but there were some significant modifications to the Benchwarmer Baseball rules for 2018.  These include:
  • Rules for 2-way players
  • An addition of a new optional roster designation that will come in mid-season - the "Prospects" roster - up to 5 minor-league players who are safe from carryover decisions in December - that won't count against the 28 maximum players you can keep.
  •  A reboot of the minor league competition for players on your minor league roster
  • Some provisions to deal with potential collusion and tanking.

4/8/18

• Corrected season schedule and deadlines - not sure what calendar I was looking at (or not looking at), but all the dates beginning with Week 6 were wrong.

4/1/18

• Week Zero Transactions Posted
  • Any teams with cash balances above 5000 were cut down to that level (exceptions: new leagues, new owners taking over orphan teams, and orphans adopted on or after Week -2).
  • Teams were then provided with an extra 2000 in Opening Day cash
  • Players may start getting added to the player list from here on out - as they appear in their first MLB game
    • Players are only added at the time of the posting of transaction results - so you don't have to be searching daily for new additions.
    • You'll find the new players in the player/free agent list - find the drop down box for "New in 2018" - players are listed by the first transaction week in which they can be signed.
    • Due to some snafu with our stats provider, I only have complete leaguewide box scores from March 29, so players who debuted after that - like Scott Kingery - will show up for Week 2.

3/31/18

• 2018 Schedule posted - you can see this in a number of ways:
  • Weekly schedule for your entire league - this is the link I'll post on the home page when we score games, it's also available on your league's home page and in the footer of every web page - the "Results" link.  This page will show the results and links to box scores.
  • Full season schedule for your league - a text representation of each 3-game series for this year.  It's also available as a link on the league home page and on the weekly schedule.  This page will not show game results.
  • Full season schedule for your team - A running record of all your games (or check out another team), including YTD record at each game, a link to the box score, and a look at upcoming pitching matchups (available once I get the Week 1 lineups from everyone).  This is available from a link at the top of the weekly schedule page.

3/28/18

• The transaction order has been reset for Week Zero to the same order used for the Redistribution Draft - reverse order of the 2017 standings.  For brand new leauges in 2018, it was reset in reverse order of total team salary (Original Six League was just fixed this morning).  This order will stay the same until Week Three when it will start being reset weekly based on 2018 standings. See Rules 12.9.2 and 12.9.3 for details
• Discounted price on Moneyball orphan team - the league wants to fill the orphan before the season starts, so it's offering a discounted fee of $50 for this season.  This is a private league that collects extra cash to pay out in prize awards. You can see the team roster on the orphan page - look for the Benchwarmer Office team in Moneyball

3/27/18

• Original Six League - Phase Two Draft - Part Two
  • See the Original Six Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • All teams have a legal roster - the Startup Draft is complete!  The league is now open for regular weekly transactions, beginning this week with the next deadline on Saturday, March 31 at midnight Pacific
• Grunge League - Phase Two Draft - Part Two
  • See the Grunge Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • All teams have a legal roster - the Startup Draft is complete!  The league is now open for regular weekly transactions, beginning this week with the next deadline on Saturday, March 31 at midnight Pacific

3/25/18

• Original Six League - Phase Two Draft - Part One
  • See the Original Six Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • Not every team has a legal roster - so the Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 2nd submission is due Tuesday night, March 27 at 9 PM EDT
• We're getting down to the wire for the final touches on your rosters heading into the season.
  • Week -1 transactions are due tonight at midnight EDT
  • Week Zero transactions are due Saturday, March 31 (giving you a little extra time to deal with MLB final cuts and DL moves) - teams in returning leagues will lose any cash balance left over 5000 at that time (and then all teams get an extra 2000).  Starting a couple of years ago, there are exceptions to this rule:
    • Any orphan teams acquired by an owner for his/her initial season of BWB are not subject to the maximum cash balance
    • Any orphan teams acquired where the extra 4000 cash is credited on Week -2 or later does not have to quickly reduce (We're currently in Week -1, so pick up an orphan now and your cash is safe)
    • And - any teams currently in orphan status will not be subject to a cut
  • Week 1 lineups will be due on Thursday, April 5
• See more information at the season schedule and deadlines
• Game schedules for 2018 will be posted later this week

3/24/18

• Grunge League - Phase Two Draft - Part One
  • See the Grunge Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • Not every team has a legal roster - so the Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 2nd submission is due Monday night, March 26 at Midnight Pacific (3AM EDT)

3/20/18

• Original Six League - Phase One Draft Complete
  • See the Original Six Draft Index
  • Live draft results recapped
  • Rosters loaded and finances updated
  • We now enter a very condensed Phase Two Draft - your first list submission for 12 rounds of picks is due Sunday, March 25 at 9 AM Eastern
• Grunge League - Phase One Draft Complete
  • See the Grunge Draft Index
  • All contested players are resolved
  • Rosters loaded and finances updated
  • We now enter a very condensed Phase Two Draft - your first list submission for 12 rounds of picks is due Saturday, March 24 at NOON Eastern

3/17/18

• Non-BWB game option: One of our owners plays in a Roto league that's been around for about 30 years, but the league just lost a long-time owner who passed away.  It's high stakes - $560 buy-in (though that might get lowered).  If you're interested, let me know and I can connect you.
• Broadway League - Phase Two Draft - Part Two
  • See the Broadway Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • All teams have a legal roster - the Startup Draft is complete!  Once the Week -2 transactions are processed on Monday, the league will be open for regular weekly transactions.
• The Grunge League (list draft - draft list due tonight) and the Original Six League (live draft - 4 PM Eastern on Sunday) are both full - but I have a person or two in each league who joined to fill the leagues - and would be willing to step aside if you want in.  Please contact me ASAP if that's the case.
  • See the Grunge Draft Index
  • See the Original Six Draft Index
• There will be no more list drafts to run in 2018 - but we can take one more shot at a live draft league - the Wes Anderson League - with the draft to run on Friday night, March 23 at 9 PM Eastern.  There is no guarantee the league will run - but join it if you are interested.  Don't pay for that league until it's a guaranteed start.
• Payment is due by the Week One transaction/lineup deadline (April 5) - do we have a record of your payment?
  • Contact me if you think we're missing something.
  • Note other payment deadlines throughout the season (where you eventually lose your team if not paid)

3/14/18

• Last call for new leagues in 2018
  • Wes Anderson League - just as one more possible option but there is no guarantee this league will run.  This would be a live draft on Friday night 3/23 at 9 PM EDT.
  • If you're interested but new to Benchwarmer Baseball, your first step is to sign up here.  Then go ahead and pick out a new league
  • Are you already a BWB team owner and want to add teams?  Check first to see if you have an available bonus team from 2017 or else add new teams here. 
• Birdland Phase Two Draft - Part Three
  • See the Birdland Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • All teams have a legal roster - the Startup Draft is complete!  The league is now open for regular weekly transactions, beginning this week with the next deadline on Sunday, March 18 at midnight Eastern

3/13/18

• Broadway League - Phase Two Draft - Part One
  • See the Broadway Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • Not every team has a legal roster - so the Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 2nd submission is due Saturday March 17 at Noon EDT

3/12/18

• Original Six League - Live Draft time is set - Sunday, March 18, 4-7 PM Eastern
  • See the Original Six Draft Index
• Grunge League - This list draft league has 10 out of 16 teams filled - it will run, but we need some additional owners!
  • See the Grunge Draft Index
  • Tentative list due date is March 14

3/11/18

• White Elephant League Phase Two Draft - Part Three
  • See the White Elephant Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • All teams have a legal roster - the Startup Draft is complete!  Once the Week -3 transactions are processed on Monday, the league will be open for regular weekly transactions.

3/7/18

• Welcome to Benchwarmer Baseball - It's a unique form of fantasy baseball as we play individual head-to-head games simulated from daily MLB stats - this isn't a Rotisserie game.
  • This is fantasy baseball 365 days a year.  In early January, teams cut down their 40-man rosters to a maximum of 28 players that they can carry over onto their 2018 squads and went through the Redistribution Draft to restock the rosters from the available free agent pool.  Now they're putting the finishing touches on their rosters before Opening Day.
  • Check out the Benchwarmer Baseball Tour for an introduction.
  • Check out our list of new leagues for 2018 that you can join to begin your dynasty.  Or, if you'd like to attempt to turn around a struggling team, view our available orphan teams ...pick up an existing team and rebuild it, rather than start from scratch.
    • If you're a first-time owner, you play under the "rookie rate" of $35 for your first team (normal price, $65)
    • Orphan teams are also just $35 - about 1/2 the normal price.
    • If you're interested, your first step is to sign up here.  Then go ahead and pick out a new league or check out the orphan list again.
  • Are you already a BWB team owner and want to add teams?  Check first to see if you have an available bonus team from 2017 or else add new teams here.  Email us if you want an orphan team and we'll set you up.

3/6/18

• Birdland Phase Two Draft - Part Two
  • See the Birdland Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 3rd submission is due Tuesday night, March 13 at midnight EST
• Broadway League - Phase One Draft - Full results posted
  • See the Broadway Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open - the first submission is due Monday night, March 12 at midnight EST

3/5/18

• The new tentative date for a live draft for the Original Six League is Sunday, March 18 - the start time will be worked out soon.
• Broadway League - Initial live draft results posted.  We have a couple of teams that went over the salary cap during the draft, so need to fix them before moving on to Phase 2

3/3/18

• Broadway League - Phase One Draft - Live Today!
  • Draft time is 2 PM EST
  • See the Broadway Draft Index

3/1/18

• White Elephant League Phase Two Draft - Part Two
  • See the White Elephant Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 3rd submission is due Friday night, March 9 at midnight EST
• Season schedule and deadlines updated with 2018 dates!
• Contract extensions for 2019 and beyond are now open/active.  There is no rush to do this and likely the only reason you want to do them this early is to get your cash balance down below 5000 by Week Zero.
• Week -5 transactions corrected to assess the 250 fee for IR moves.  Team cash balances have been updated.

2/24/18

• Birdland Phase Two Draft - Part One
  • See the Birdland Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 2nd submission is due Monday night, March 5 at midnight EST

2/21/18

• Prize Leagues - Did you know there are some private leagues within BWB that collect their own fees and pay out prizes?  There are two orphan teams available in the Beer League and one in Moneyball Leauge - See the list and contact me for more details if interested.
• Live Drafting!  We're continuing to try out a live draft process for new leagues and have 3 of them set aside for that purpose this year.  We need to fill them to run them!  It looks like the Broadway League is getting close - and we have a tentative draft day set up as Saturday, March 3.  We'll narrow down an actual time once we get a couple more entries, but plan on a time in the afternoon (EST).  Join now!  Check out the list of new leagues, where you'll also see details about the draft process.

2/20/18

• Redistribution Draft - Rounds 3-5 posted
  • Draft is complete for 2018
  • We move now to normal weekly transactions - free agents / cuts / trades - the deadline for Week -5 is Sunday, Feb 25 at midnight EST
  • View all of your teams' Redistribution Draft lists
  • Quick view of the players added to all your rosters this week via the draft

2/18/18

• White Elephant League Phase Two Draft - Part One
  • See the White Elephant Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open again - the 2nd submission is due Monday night, Feb 26 at midnight EST

2/17/18

• Birdland Phase One Draft
  • Phase One is complete!
  • See the Birdland Draft Index for the last set of contested pick awards and other details
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open - the first submission is due Friday night, Feb 23 at midnight EST

2/15/18

• New: This applies at the moment to teams in Birdland - but once your Phase One draft deadline passes, you can now view your draft list where before you were redirected to a "too late" page.  Access the Startup Draft link on your team roster page.

2/13/18

• Birdland Phase One Draft begins with a listing of players drafted by only 1 team

2/12/18

• Redistribution Draft - Round 2 posted
  • You may now modify your draft list for Rounds 3-5
  • Next deadline is Sunday night, Feb. 18 at midnight EST - this is the final submission week and then we'll process all 3 of the remaining rounds.
  • View all of your teams' Redistribution Draft lists
  • Quick view of the players added to all your rosters this week via the draft

2/2/18

• Due to some scheduling issues on my part, there are a couple of deadline changes:
  • Birdland Phase One Draft - deadline for the draft list is now Monday, Feb 12 at midnight EST
  • White Elephant League Phase Two Draft - deadline for the Phase Two, Part One list is now Thursday, Feb 15 at midnight EST
  • The date to modify your Redistribution Draft lists for rounds 2-5 is unchanged at Sunday night, Feb 11 at midnight EST

1/31/18

• Redistribution Draft - Round 1 posted
  • You may now modify your draft list for Rounds 2-5
  • Next deadline is Sunday night, Feb. 11 at midnight EST
  • View all of your teams' Redistribution Draft lists
  • Quick view of the players added to all your rosters this week via the draft

1/30/18

• White Elephant League Phase One Draft
  • See the White Elephant Draft Index
  • Rosters are loaded and finances updated
  • The Phase 2 Draft lists are now open - the first submission is due Monday night, Feb 12 Thursday Night, Feb 15 at midnight EST

1/28/18

• Birdland is our next new 2018 league to fill up
  • See the Birdland Draft Index
  • Phase One Draft lists are due on Sunday night, February 4 Monday night, Feb 12 at midnight Eastern
• Slight hiccup on the Redistribution Draft pages on Sunday morning - that's now fixed but to give you some additional time if your work was interrupted, I've pushed back the deadline to Monday, January 29 at 9 PM EST.  I wasn't going to be able to work on it until Monday night anyway - so this deadline gives you some additional time and I can still start on it before midnight on Monday.

1/27/18

• Reminder - Redistribution Draft Lists - at least for Round 1 - are due tomorrow night - Sunday, January 28 at midnight EST  Monday, January 29 at 9 PM EST.
• View all of your teams' Redistribution Draft lists - including potential error messages.  Don't forget - you can ignore the errors for players with round zero if you want to keep those players on your list for the next week.

1/24/18

• Forgot to do this - the transaction order for each league is now reset to be in effect for the Redistribution Draft.  This mostly affects division winners from last season - the league champ drafts 16th, the other conference champ 15th, and the other 2 division champs 13th and 14th.

1/21/18

• Quick note on the Redistribution Draft lists: Technically, if your list has any leftover "round zero" picks (not ranked in Rounds 1-5), those lists will show up as having errors - and during processing all those players without a valid round would be deleted.  However, some of you utilize a method where you identify a lot of players to put on your lists and then figure out who to rank...and that when we move into the 2nd and 3rd weeks of the draft, you might need to add some of those unranked players into your lists.  Rather than make you do all that work over again, BWB will save any players on this list that might not be legal - when you go back to the 2nd or 3rd week, they'll still be on your list, provided that nobody drafted them already.

1/17/18

• View all of your teams' Redistribution Draft lists - including potential error messages.  Deadline for the first round of picks is Sunday night, January 28, at midnight EST.

1/12/18

• White Elephant League is full - I've reset the draft list due date to Friday night, January 19, at midnight Eastern time.

1/8/18

• Results of carryover choices posted.  View the Transactions page to see the cuts in your league.
• The 2018 Redistribution Draft is now open.  You'll have just about 3 full weeks to make your selections (see the link on your team roster).  Deadline is Sunday night 1/28/18 Midnight EST.
• There's nearly 3 weeks to do your list for Round 1, but you should consider building for all 5 rounds
  • Then, after Jan 28, we post the results of only Round 1 only - any drafted players will be removed from the remainder of your lists.
  • You'll have 2 weeks to redo draft lists (if you choose), then we post the results of only Round 2 (again removing drafted players from your rounds 3-5)
  • Then one more week for an optional redo of your draft lists, and we post the results of Rounds 3-5
• The season calendar of deadlines is coming soon, but the deadlines for the Redistribution Draft are:
  • Sun 1/28 - First submission - we post results for Round 1
  • Sun 2/11 - Adjust your lists for Rounds 2-5 - we post results for Round 2
  • Sun 2/18 - Adjust your lists for Rounds 3-5 - we post results for the remaining 3 rounds
• The draft order is not yet updated - check back later this week
• With all the cuts - the Trade Rumors list is cleared out in our annual deletion of everything.

1/3/18

• Things to know as we continue to prep for the 2018 season.

1/2/18

• Final batch of orphan teams added to the list (the teams that never answered on coming back)