A reminder of things to know
in the off season and prepping for 2017. Scroll down
toward the bottom - we're in the "Carryover Selection"
phase.
We're now in the final week to pick your players to
keep into 2017:
Deadline to complete your roster: Monday
night, January 2 at midnight EST
You can keep up to 28 players.
You have to comply to all roster maximums for
players making over 250
You'll pay the 2017 salary for all the players you
keep at this time and whatever's left is all you have for the
Redistribution Draft and free agency - no additional
cash to you until April.
142 New players added to the list based on the 40-man
rosters - this is the only player addition until after
Opening Day
To find them - In the filter/search area of the player
lists, look for the "New in 2017" menu
12/24/16
The list of orphan teams is complete - a couple of long-time
owners bowed out and that added a bunch of teams to the list.
If you want a challenge and would like to rebuild a team that
may be damaged, check out the list of
Orphan Teams
There are 2 leagues with orphans that are private, prize
leagues. On top of Benchwarmer fees, these leagues collect
their own dues to pay out to league winners. See the
"Invitation Only" section of the orphan list and look for
Beer League and Murderers Row. If you're
interested, let me know and I can get you in touch with the
owners.
12/23/16
Rosters and Positions:
I've finished the position updates and whether
players in the minors still played in 2016
Another 75-80 players were pulled from the game
(Didn't play in 2016, signed in Japan, Korea, or Mexico)
Two of these players were
still on BWB rosters and were automatically removed:
Arquimedes Caminero
Nate McLouth
12/20/16
Thanks for all your input on the potential
rule changes for roster size / minors / carryover limits.
So, no actual change is coming - the feedback
plus some emails I received are pretty much in the theme of the
current format works really well. There may be a shift to
a 4-man taxi squad...but let me consider that for a few more
days.
There are a few changes likely coming to the league startup
drafts but I need to test some more web page changes to make
that work - that's one reason why the due date for the draft for
Home of the Brave League is pushed back into January.
Among the minor league players removed from the game (no
team in 2016 or playing in Mexico or Japan), these players were
still on BWB rosters and were automatically removed:
I've verified position updates and whether players
in the minors still played in 2016 for most of the minor
leagues - but I still need to check through about 115
minor league free agents.
So far, about 150 players, including a handful of
players on rosters, were pulled from the game (I'll post
a list of those removed from rosters later this week).
I'll now be checking current MLB 40-man rosters -
and players on those rosters not yet in BWB will be
added by the end of the month.
We now move on to the stretch run on your carryover selections.
The deadline for
cutting down to 28 or fewer players is Sunday,
December 25 - Monday, January 2 at 11:59 PM EST.
Possible rule change on roster sizes and
number of players to carry over each winter?
See the outline of the changes and provide any feedback you
might have.
Deadline for the current trading period is extended - now
set for Friday night, December 16 at 11:59:59 PM EST
- Any open trade that had an expiration date at the deadline on
12/13 was automatically extended out through Friday night.
Deadline to let us know if you're keeping your teams for
2017 is also moved back to Friday night 12/16 - if you haven't
yet answered -
go
here
11/28/16
Week Twenty-nine
Transactions posted. Week 30 deadline
(2nd period of fall trading) is
Tuesday, December 13 at 11:59 PM EST.
Deadline would have been Sunday 12/11, but I'll be out of
town with no access to a computer, so I'll pass on the extra
2 days to you.
You should also be working on your carry over selections,
particularly if you have multiple teams - the deadline for
cutting down to 28 or fewer players is Sunday,
December 25.
Save 10% - Black Friday through Cyber
Monday - Season
Tickets are $265 instead of $295. Play as
many teams as you want in 2017 for less than the normal price of
6 teams. Offer good November 25 - 28.
You can check your total due for 2017. Reminder, if
you're paying for single teams you can save $5 per team if you
pay during the first 2 weeks of January.
11/23/16
Reminder that before you can do any trading or pick
your carryover players - indicate if you're
keeping each
of your teams in 2017. You must answer "yes" before
you may submit any trades or before anyone can contact
you for trades. Deadline is December 11
or we assume the unanswered teams become Orphans.
Trade deadline for the first of two fall trading
periods is Sunday at midnight Eastern.
You do not have to worry about going over roster limits for
trades right now since you all need to cut down to 28 players in
late December.
11/18/16
Player salaries are FINAL. Salary
adjustments were made for 268 players, most at less than 5%. These
players had salaries that went up more than 25%:
Mookie Betts: 38.5%
Nolan Arenado:32.4%
Mike Trout: 32.4%
Jose Altuve: 31.6%
Dan Murphy: 30.4%
Anthony Rizzo: 29.5%
Josh Donaldson: 28.2%
Kris Bryant: 26.5%
Jeurys Familia: 25.5%
Players who have positions with an "x" at the end still need to be
verified - it will probably be early December until that's
complete.
11/16/16
Team cash balances updated with playoff cash awards and
bonuses for Player of the Year
11/14/16
Getting ready for 2017:
First step before you can do any trading or pick
your carryover players - indicate if you're
keeping each
of your teams in 2017. You must answer "yes" before
you may submit any trades or before anyone can contact
you for trades. Deadline is December 11
or we assume the unanswered teams become Orphans.
Rosters are open to start making carryover choices
and for trades
Trades are now open - you have until November 27 for
the first trade session. The second session will extend
through Dec 11.
You can also begin choosing your carryover players -
visit your team roster(s) for a link to do that. Final
deadline is December 25.
Player salaries updated for 2017 - these are
NOT YET FINAL
Positions updated for 2017 - these are final, except
for where you see an "x" in the position or
secondary position - these players
are not yet verified (and some may be removed from the
game for 2017).
Salary cap - The 2016 cap is 37795
- up from last year's 36264
Teams have been given their 2017 cap
cash (the actual distribution is enough to get the team
in your league with the smallest cash balance up to the
cap level).
Post season cash awards for playoffs and Players of
the Year are still to be awarded.
Bonus teams have been awarded - as orphans appear or
new leagues open (later this week), you can begin using
those bonus teams.
11/6/16
Things to know
now that the postseason is complete
- and prepping for 2017.
Prepping for 2017 - I'll be working on player salaries and
positions for next season. Within the next week, I'll have
set up your options to indicate if you are keeping your team
for 2017, new orphans, and allow you to start setting your
carryover players for your roster and trade with other
teams.
11/4/16
2016 Benchwarmer Playoffs -
We're down to the final two in the Benchwarmer
Bash:
#1 Seed: Oklahoma Gushers
(97-53 Bleed Dodger Blue champion) owner Tom Twomey
Benchwarmer Bash - it's going to be Tom Twomey vs Jesse
Roche in the finals - we just don't know with which teams.
Both owners have 2 teams in the Bash Semifinals...each playing
against himself.
The 8 Federation winners now move on to the Benchwarmer Bash
final bracket. Details will be posted probably on Tuesday,
with games likely starting on Wednesday.
If your team is headed to the
Benchwarmer
Bash - you can do one final lineup adjustment that will
cover that whole tournament. Deadline is Tuesday night,
Oct 25 at midnight Eastern.
With 13 teams each in league championships, it seems
only natural that David Henning and Tom Twomey would be
butting heads in a few leagues - in fact they face each
other in 4 league championships:
Early look at the potential field for the
Benchwarmer
Bash - Wild cards are subject to change depending on the
results of league championships. Any listed wild cards shown
in italics are tentative and subject to be knocked out if a
higher-ranked team doesn't win its league championship
10/20/16
2016 in Review:
Of the 44 league champions in 2015, 31 of them
repeated as division winners - 16 are still alive with
conference championships and a chance for a repeat
league title. (2015: 28 of 41 league champs in the
previous season won their division - 22 repeated as
conference champions)
Congratulations to owners still alive with multiple
conference wins:
13 Teams - David Henning (out of 20 division winners)
and Tom Twomey (out of 25)
9 Teams - Michael Quinn (out of 16)
7 Teams - Jason Kiernan (out of 7)
6 Teams - Jay Snyder (out of 8)
5 Teams - Leif Johnson (out of 6), Jesse Roche (out of 5)
4 Teams - Ricardo Alexander, (out of 6)
3 Teams - Mike Cerny (out of 3), Jerry King (out of
4), Sherman Wan (out of 13), Danny Zaccaro (out of 5)
2 Teams - Greg Flees (out of 2), Matt Strawbridge
(out of 2)
10/19/16
2016 in Review:
Of 64 teams that participated in the Federation
Playoffs in 2015 (first step of the Benchwarmer Bash, 46
won division titles this season (up from 39 last year)
Of the 8 Federation champs, 7 made the playoffs this
year (up from 5 last year)
Of last year's finalists in the Benchwarmer
Bash - winner Towanda Teetotalers (Commissioners League,
Jay Snyder) was the one Fed champ that did not finish in
1st place this season. But runner up Lake Erie
Storm (Cleveland Rocks,
David Henning) did win the division again this season.
10/18/16
Playoffs: Week 1 - Games 6 & 7
Lineup deadline - if you want to change your lineups for the
2nd week of the playoffs, the deadline was extended to
Wednesday, Oct 19 at 7 PM Eastern.
10/17/16
Playoffs: Week 1 - Games 4 & 5
10/16/16
Playoffs: Week 1 - Games 1-3
10/14/16
2016 in Review:
Of 176 division winners in 2015, 91 repeated with
division titles this season.
50 of the division winners from last season finished
below .500 in 2016.
From the 176 divisions that existed in 2015, 38
division winners are franchises that never before won a
division title.
Of the 44 league champions in 2015, 31 of them
repeated as division winners.
10/11/16
Things to know
headed into the postseason
- and prepping for 2017.
Congratulations to owners with multiple division wins:
25 Teams - Tom Twomey
20 Teams - David Henning
16 Teams - Michael Quinn
13 Teams - Sherman Wan
8 Teams - Jay Snyder
7 Teams - Jason Kiernan
6 Teams - Ricardo Alexander, Leif Johnson
5 Teams - Michael Horvitz, Jesse Roche, Danny Zaccaro
4 Teams - Phillip Dang, Ken DeGroot, Roland Dupont, Robert
Elias, Jerry King, Don Kruse, Jamison Reese
3 Teams - Mike Cerny, Andrew Lehman, Doug Schnack, Matt
Strawbridge
2 Teams - Yuri Belova, Kevin Connors (including one co-owned
team), Greg Flees, James Harris, John Hula, Michael Lehman, Tom
McGraw, John Stroba, Jeff Zick (including one co-owned team)
10/10/16
Week Twenty-six
Transactions posted. Week 27 deadline
(lineups for playoffs, Week 2) is
Saturday, October 15 at 11:59 PM EDT
While BWB takes a few days to set up the 2016 playoff pages/brackets, look
for some news and notes here on the home page to recap the
completed season.
This season, there were 7 divisional ties. In 2015, 5 divisions ended in ties
- how did those teams fare this season?
Our final set of 7 Division Champions from the
October 3 tiebreaker games: (See
standings for all leagues)
Batman League - Clooney Division: Gotham City Knights
(owner Jon Swanson) - Also won in 2012-2014 - has not yet made it to finals
Blame Canada League - Stan Division: South Alabama Jaggurnauts
(owner Christian Zaccaro) - 4th consecutive title - won the conference too in the previous seasons, but looking for first league championship
Experts League
- Print Division: South America Piranhas
(owner Sam Campbell) - Repeat division winner
Hall of Fame League
- Wagner Division: Boar's Nest
(owner Tom Twomey - 25th win in 2016) - Defending league champ - also won in 2003 and 2005; 12th division crown in 17 seasons
Minnie & Paul League - Oliva Division: Conspiracy Theories
(owner Adam Wilson) - Defending league champion
Perfect World League - David Wells Division: Millard Quackers
(owner Mike Cerny - 3rd win in 2016) - Won the division and conference in 2014
South Siders League - Fox Division: Delphi Titans
(owner David Henning - 20th win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
10/3/16
Seven division ties to break- Results are in!!!
Batman League - Clooney Division: Gotham City Knights (Jon Swanson) at Cat Women's Meows
(Andrew Lehman)
- Result: Gotham City 7 Cat Woman's
4 -
Box
Gotham City has won the division 3 times
(2012-2014); Cat Woman's best finish was 2nd in 2015
Cat Woman's won the season series 10-8
Quahog won 5 of 6 head to head during the final three weeks.
Record for the last 10 games: Cat Woman's 8-2
Gotham City 4-6
Blame Canada League - Stan Division: South Alabama Jaggurnauts (Christian
Zaccaro) at Ft. Lauderdale Fightin' Blumpkins
(Tom Twomey) - Result: South Alabama 6 Ft. Lauderdale
3 -
Box
South Alabama has won the division/conference
the past 3 seasons; Ft. Lauderdale won the division
in 2011-12 and the conference in 2012
They split their season series 9-9
Ft. Lauderdale won 4 of 6 head to head during the
final three weeks
Record for the last 10 games: Ft. Lauderdale
8-2 South Alabama 3-7
Experts League -
Print Division: South America Piranhas (Sam
Campbell) at Men Injecting Men - Fantasy on Roids
(Christian Ingram)
- Result: South America 6 Men Injecting Men
4 -
Box
South America is the defending divsion winner;
MIM won in 2013
Men Injecting Men won the season series 12-6
They split 3-3 in their head to head games
during the final three weeks
Record for the last 10 games: Men Injecting Men
5-5 South America 4-6
Hall of Fame League - Wagner Division: Las Vegas Lounge Lizards (Jon
Swanson) at Boar's Nest
(Tom Twomey) - Result: Boar's 4 Las Vegas 3 -
Box
Las Vegas has won the division twice (2013 and
2010); Boar's Nest has 11 titles in the league's 16
seasons and 3 league championships, including 2015
Boar's won the season series 11-7
They split 3-3 in their head to head games
during the final three weeks
Record for the last 10 games: Boar's 7-3
Las Vegas 6-4
Minnie & Paul League - Oliva Division: Conspiracy Theories (Adam Wilson) at Kansas City Monarchs
(Don Kruse)
- Result: Conspiracy 6 Kansas City 2 -
Box
Conspiracy is the defending league champion;
Kansas City won the league in 2014 and has 2
additional division titles
They split their season series 9-9
They split 3-3 in their head to head games
during the final three weeks
Record for last 10 games: Kansas City 7-3
Conspiracy 5-5
Perfect World League - David Wells Division: Millard Quackers (Mike Cerny) at Lasoda's Legends
(Tom McGraw)
- Result: Millard 6 Lasoda's 5 -
Box
(Extra Innings)
Millard won the division and conference in 2014;
Lasoda's won the division/conference in 2010
Lasoda's won the season series 10-8
They split 3-3 in their head to head games
during the final three weeks
Record for the last 10 games: Millard 5-5
Lasoda's 2-8
South Siders League - Fox Division: Delphi Titans (David Henning) at Wimpy's Hawks
(Dave Matter)
Wimpy's won the season series 11-7 - Result: Delphi 5 Wimpy's 4 -
Box
(Extra Innings)
They split 3-3 in their head to head games
during the final three weeks
Record for the last 10 games: Wimpy's 8-2,
including a current 8-game winning streak
Delphi 6-4
Bubba Ho-tep Division: The Thing From the Glove Compartment
(owner Andrew Lehman - 3rd win in 2016) - Inaugural season
Brisco County Jr. Division: San Francisco Dharmanauts
(owner John Hula - 2nd win in 2016) - Inaugural season
Fenway Fenatics - Doerr Division: St. Louis Redbirds
(owner Michael Quinn - 16th win in 2016) - Repeat division winner, 3rd overall
Golden Throat League
- Bob Prince Division: Azilum Antionettes
(owner Jay Snyder - 7th win in 2016) - Franchise gets first division win in league's 11th season
Minnie & Paul League - Viola Division: Riverdale Robot Refugees
(owner David Henning - 18th win in 2016) - Repeat title
North Siders League - Sandberg Division: Waypoint Spartans
(owner David Henning - 19th win in 2016) - Defending league champion
Alexander Division: NYC2ATL Blackbirds
(owner Ricardo Alexander - 6th win in 2016) - First division title in league's 6th season after 4 straight 2nd-place finishes
Klein Division: Backwoods Sasquatch
(owner Kevin Connors - 2nd win in 2016) - League champ in 2013; 6th consecutive time up top - only team to ever win this division
Redbirds League -
Slaughter Division: Middle Age Krusaders
(owner Don Kruse - 4th win in 2016) - Repeat division winner, 3rd overall - league champ in 2010
George Reeves Division: Minnesota Gophers
(owner Jerry Stevens) - 13 GB in 2015; 2nd division win
Dean Cain Division: Hometown Pizza Boys
(owner Tom McGraw - 2nd win in 2016) - Also won in 2014
That's the Fact Jack League - Caddyshack Division: Spackler Gopher Patrol
(owner Jay Snyder - 8th win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Three of a Kind League - Speaker Division: Hudson River 3-Eyed Fish
(owner Tom Twomey - 24th win in 2016) - First trip to playoffs since 2013; 6th division win; League champ in 2008
10/1/16
Week 25 Complete (almost) - Games 149-150 posted -
See Results
We're not quite done - there are 7 divisions with
ties that need a Game 151 to decide things
Kilmer Division: Matterhorn Marauders
(owner Dave Matter) - First division title - best finish had been 2nd in 2015 and 2013
Bale Division: Kersh & Trouty Go to White Castle
(owner Sherman Wan - 11th win in 2016) - Defending league champion - 4th division title
Beatleball - Harrison Division: Margaritaville Parrotheads
(owner Tom Twomey - 18th win in 2016) - Defending league champ (and won in 2010) - 5th straight division title; 6th overall
Chandler Division: Dharma Initiative
(owner Andy Marquis) - First division win in 8th season; hadn't finished as high as 2nd since 2011
Giamatti Division: South Park Butters
(owner Tom Twomey - 19th win in 2016) - 7th division title - won the league in 2013
Deuces Wild League - Musial Division: Sarpy County Omahogs
(owner Mike Cerny - 2nd win in 2016) - First title - had finished 2nd only in 2014 and 2011
Experts League
- Blogs Division: Yari's Autonomics
(owner Yuri Belova - 2nd win in 2016) - 1st division win in the league's 8th season; best finish had been 2nd in 2011
Jack Buck Division: Cincinnati Orphans
(owner Michael Horvitz - 4th win in 2016) - Repeat division winner
Haray Carey Division: Newport News Aliens & Predators
(owner Tom Twomey - 20th win in 2016) - 2-time defending league champion - looking for 5th overall; 5th straight division win (8th total)
Hall of Fame League
- Coooperstown Division: Chicxulub Revolution
(owner Sherman Wan - 12th win in 2016) - 9th division title in 16 seasons; League champion in 2008 and 2009
K Street League - Perry Division: Hawaii Islanders
(owner Mark Currie) - First time in playoffs since 2011 - 4th overall division win
Moneyball League - Scott Hatteberg Division: Jenks Jerks
(owner Tom Twomey - 21st win in 2016) - 2nd time at the top of division - last time in 2013 won the league too
Greenberg Division: Mt. Pleasant Bomb Squad
(owner Jason Kiernan - 7th win in 2016) - 3rd straight division title
Gehringer Division: Troy Jaguars
(owner David Henning - 17th win in 2016) - Defending league champ
Perfect World League - Kenny Rogers Division: Ehimi Ichiban
(owner Tom Twomey - 22nd win in 2016) - Repeat division winner; 6th overall; League champ in 2012
Scooby Doo League - Shaggy Division: Del Mar Scrappy Crew
(owner Ken DeGroot - 4th win in 2016) - Rebounds from 96 losses in 2015
Silver Screen League - Major League Division: Avalon Dryads
(owner John Stroba - 2nd win in 2016) - First title; best finish so far had been 3rd in 2014
Steel City League -
Kiner Division:
Hiroshima Peace Frogs
(owner Tom Twomey - 23rd win in 2016) - 2nd division crown; League champion in 2014
9/27/16
Jose Fernandez has been removed from all rosters.
Week 26 lineups - 1st playoff week - deadline extended to
Wednesday night, October 5 at midnight Eastern
Anchorman League - Chancellor Division: Smelly Pirate Hookers
(owner Phillip Dang - 3rd win in 2016) - Finished 4th in both of the league's previous 2 seasons; 22 GB last year
Beer League - Water Division: Goose Island 312 Chicago Microbrew
(owner Jason Kiernan - 5th win in 2016) - New owner gets team's first division win since 2007 when it won the league
Blue and Gray League -
Jackson Division: Charleston Cannon Fodder
(owner Jerry King - 3rd win in 2016) - 2-time defending league champ; only team to win this division in league's 8 seasons
Cleveland Rocks - Harder Division: Toledo Torpedoes
(owner Tom Twomey - 16th win in 2016) - 4th division win - only team to win the division in this league
Experts League
- Airwaves Division: Crumpton Roches
(owner Jesse Roche - 5th win in 2016) - Defending league champion; 6th straight division title, 7th overall
Firemen League - Wagner Division: Blazing Fastball
(owner Michael Lehman - 2nd win in 2016) - First division win in the league's 5th season; best finish had been 2nd in 2013
Four Star League - Eisenhower Division: Philadelphia Stars
(owner Michael Quinn - 13th win in 2016) - Repeat division winner
Hall of Fame League
- Cobb Division: California Bears
(owner Michael Quinn - 14th win in 2016) - Repeat winner, 5th division title overall; League champ in 2004
The Kings of Queens League
- Koosman Division: Kansas Bucks
(owner Greg Flees - 2nd win in 2016) - 5th division title - looking for first league championship
Longball League
- Robinson Division: Trinidad Island Vikings
(owner Leif Jonson - 6th win in 2016) - 7th straight division title - 9 overall; Won league 3 times (2012-2014)
Motor City League - Horton Division: Walking Dead Heads
(owner Alonda Clifton) - Repeat win - also won the conference in 2015
North Siders League - Jenkins Division: Amsterdam Rhinos
(owner Doug Schnack - 3rd win in 2016) - Defending league champion
Phightin' Phils League - Ashburn Division: Wheeler's Crooked #s
(owner Brian Haines) - League's 6th season - first division win
Reality Bites
- Amazing Race Division: Interlaken Cheese Transport
(owner Sherman Wan - 9th win in 2016) - 5th win in the last 6 seasons; League champ in 2014
Otis Division: Quirk of Fate
(owner Sherman Wan - 10th win in 2016) - 2nd place last year in league's first season
Quisenberry Division: Hervey Bay Hornets
(owner Matt Strawbridge - 3rd win in 2016) - 3rd place last year in league's first season
Shadowball League - Pittsburgh Crawfords Division: Jersey City Dirty Bombs
(owner Tom Twomey - 17th win in 2016) - 7th division title; Conference champ in 2013
Steel City League - Wagner Division: Pittsburgh Pierogies
(owner James Harris - 2nd win in 2016) - Team finished 2nd in the league's previous 2 seasons
Superman League - Christopher Reeve Division: San Fernando Valley Bears
(owner Phillip Dang - 4th win in 2016) - Defending league champion
Alexander Division: Vandelay Architects
(owner Don Kruse - 3rd win in 2016) - Lost 91 games in 2015; 2nd division title
Mathewson Division: Los Angeles Baconators
(owner Jerry King - 4th win in 2016) - First division win - best finish had been 3rd in 2015 and 2011
9/25/16
With the unfortunate death of Jose Fernandez,
by rule
he will also be removed immediately from BWB rosters.
This will be effective Week 26, the first week of playoff
games. Within the next day or two, he will no longer
appear on those rosters.
Anchorman League - Rather Division: Swayze's Cardinals
(owner Michael Quinn - 11th win in 2016) - Only team to win the league championship in the league's two previous seasons
Chevy Chase League - Ty Webb Division: Horseshoe High Rollers
(owner Tom McGraw) - First division title in league's 10th season; best finish previously was 2nd in 2007
Commissioners League - Ueberroth Division: Kenesaw Mountaineers
(owner Sherman Wan - 8th win in 2016) - 5th title including last year
Deuces Wild League - Biggio Division: Sugarland Cards
(owner Michael Quinn - 12th win in 2016) - 3rd straight title; 4th overall
Experts League
- Web Division: Irish Alcohooligans
(owner Jerry King - 2nd win in 2016) - 2nd playoff appearance - also won division in 2014
Federal League
- St. Louis Terriers Division: Atlanta Kool Runnings
(owner Ricardo Alexander - 5th win in 2016) - 3rd straight division title; won league championship in 2014
Geek Pride League -
Dorsey Division: Swingset Erectors
(owners Jeff Zick and Kevin Connors; each has a 2016 win individually) - 3rd division crown in the league's 3rd season
Hall of Fame League
- Ruth Division: Seattle Survivors
(owner Leif Jonson - 5th win in 2016) - 4th division title, first since winning the league in 2014
Blyleven Division: Darwin Destroyers
(owner Matt Strawbridge - 2nd win in 2016) - Repeat division winner
Seaver Division: New Jersey Roid Ragers
(owner Tom Twomey - 14th win in 2016) - 5th time in 1st place - first since 2012; League champ in 2012
Sutton Division: Aksarben Bugeaters
(owner Don Kruse - 2nd win in 2016) - Repeat winner - 7th overall; Also won conference those previous 6 seasons, but still looking for first league title
Moneyball League - Ron Washington Division: Crestone Current
(owner Kevin Connors) - 3rd consecutive division win - looking for first trip to finals
Pacific Northwest League -
Beavers Division: Torrance Longshots
(owner Ken Degroot - 3rd win in 2016) - 1st division title after 3 straight 2nd-place finishes
Winners Circle League - Spahn Division: Uruguay Urusai
(owner Tom Twomey - 15th win in 2016) - Back to the playoffs for the first time since 2013; 3rd title
Kyle Division: Camptown Racers
(owner Jay Snyder - 6th win in 2016) - Defending league champ; 3rd division win
Kenny Division: Atchafalaya SwampDawgZ
(owner James Harris) - First division win in the league's 6th season; Best finish had been 2nd in 2011-12
Bleed Dodger Blue League - Drysdale Division: Oklahoma Gushers
(owner Tom Twomey - 10th win in 2016) - Defending league champion; 3rd division win
Blue and Gray League -
Lee Division: Atlantis Mighty Mythtakes
(owner David Henning - 11th win in 2016) - Repeat winner - 3rd overall; League champion in 2011
Clark W. Griswold, Jr. Division: Bath County Black Sheep
(owner Tom Twomey - 11th win in 2016) - This owner's 6th straight division win - 7th straight for the franchise; League champ in 2012
Fletch F. Fletch Division: Kamchatka Guardians
(owner David Henning - 12th win in 2016) - 3rd title - first since 2013; 14 GB in 2015
Cleveland Rocks - Doby Division: Cuyahoga Cardinals
(owner Michael Quinn - 9th win in 2016) - Repeat winner
Federal League
- Baltimore Terrapins Division: Rough Ned's Odor-Eaters
(owner Sherman Wan - 5th win in 2016) - 3rd division win, first since consecutive league championships in 2012-13
Fenway Fenatics - Boggs Division: Plymouth Panthers
(owner Mark Aisenbrey) - Repeat division winner; 3rd overall; Made finals in 2015
& 2012
Firemen League - Smith Division: Mammoth Grizzlies
(owner Michael Quinn - 10th win in 2016) - 10 games out last season - 3rd division win
Five Boroughs League - Brooklyn Division: Brooklyn Bridge Grand Slams
(owner Danny Zaccaro - 5th win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Bradley Division: NYC2ATL Jr Blackbirds
(owner Ricardo Alexander - 3rd win in 2016) - 2-time defending league champ plus another in 2012; 5th consecutive division title
Patton Division: Miami County Mercenaries
(owner David Henning - 13th win in 2016) - Repeat division win, 4th overall; League champ in 2011
Geek Pride League -
Tomlinson Division: Loco Motion
(owner David Henning - 14th win in 2016) - Sub-.500 in 2015 - returns for 3rd division title
The Kings of Queens League
- McGraw Division: Woodside Dingos
(owner Tom Twomey - 12th win in 2016) - Defending league champion and won in 2011 too; 7 division wins in the league's 7 seasons
Longball League
- Mays Division: Mudville Nine
(owner Rob Behymer) - Repeat division win and 6th overall; Looking for 1st league championship
North Siders League - Sutter Division: Mackay Moonshiners
(owner Matt Strawbridge) - 21 GB in 2015; Team finished 3rd in each of the league's first 2 seasons
Pacific Northwest League -
Huskies Division: Snoqualmie Owls
(owner Sherman Wan - 6th win in 2016) - Also won division in 2014
David Cone Division: Bates Motel Cabana Boys
(owner Andrew Lehman - 2nd win in 2016) - Repeat division winner
Randy Johnson Division: Malta Falcons
(owner Sherman Wan - 7th win in 2016) - Defending league champ; 4th straight division win
Reality Bites
- Fear Factor Division: Nashville Sounders
(owner Jamison Reese - 2nd win in 2016) - 5th win in the last 6 seasons; League champ in 2014
Redbirds League -
Brock Division: Manalapan Monchichis
(owner Tom Twomey - 13th win in 2016) - Returns to playoffs after sub-.500 in 2015, 6th title; League champion in 2014
Shadowball League - Memphis Red Sox Division: Kingston Bob Marleys
(owner Ricardo Alexander - 4th win in 2016) - 4th trip to the playoffs - League champ in 2013; 85 losses last year
That's the Fact Jack League - Stripes Division: Cincinnati Marching Cards
(owner Michael Horvitz - 3rd win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
American Association - Pittsburgh Alleghenys Division: Tulsa Twominators
(owner Tom Twomey - 6th win in 2016) - Finished 3rd in last year's first season of the league
Anchorman League - Jennings Division: Brick Barometers
(owner Tom Twomey - 7th win in 2016) - Only team to win the league championship in the league's two previous seasons
Batman League - Keaton Division: Infinity Island Shadows
(owner Robert Elias - 4th win in 2016) - 4th consecutive division win - League champ in 2014 and 2013
Beer League - Hops Division: Kingfisher Ale Slammers
(owner Tom Twomey - 8th win in 2016) - 7th straight division title - 9 overall; Won league 3 times
Blue and Gray League - Grant Division: Bradford Bluecoats
(owner Jay Snyder - 5th win in 2016) - Missed by 1 game last year - after 2 straight 2nd-place finishes gets first division win
Federal League - Buffalo Buffeds Division: Buffalo Wings over America
(owner Michael Lehman) - 5th straight divison title - only advanced to finals in 2013
Geek Pride League - Zuckerberg Division: Loco Motion
(owner Michael Quinn - 4th win in 2016) - 3rd straight trip to the playoffs - won the league in 2014
Grand Slam League - Ventura Division: Stillwater Sluggers
(owner Michael Quinn - 5th win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Big Poison Division: Palookaville Pugs
(owner Sherman Wan - 4th win in 2016) - 7th division title in the league's 7 seasons: League champ in 2010 and 2012
Big Donkey Division: France 2016 UEFA Euros 2016
(owner Leif Jonson - 4th win in 2016) - Also won division in 2014
Pacific Northwest League - Ducks Division: Seattle Space Cadets
(owner David Henning - 9th win in 2016) - After 2 straight 2nd-place finishes gets 1st division win
Phightin' Phils League - Roberts Division: Towson Gray Storm
(owner Kenn Fritts) - First title; best finish had been 2nd in 2015 and 2012
Bachelor Division: Memphis Bighitters
(owner Michael Quinn - 7th win in 2016) - 6th straight title; 8th overall; League champ in 2011
American Idol Division: Kingston Jamaicans
(owner Ricardo Alexander - 2nd win in 2016) - Defending league champ; 3 straight division wins (7th overall)
Redbirds League - Dean Division: Orion's Solar Kings
(owner David Henning - 10th win in 2016) - Repeat title - 5th overall
Scooby Doo League - Velma Division: Harlem Ghostbusters
(owner John Hula) - Missed playoffs by 1 game last year
Superman League - Brandon Routh Division: Metropolis Ites
(owner Jason Kiernan - 4th win in 2016) - 1st division win in league's 5th season; previous best was 2nd in 2013
They Might Be Giants League -
Marichal Division: Imperial Point Mio's
(owner Anthony Citarella) - Finished 2nd last year and follows up with first division title
Triple Crown League - Yastrzemski Division: Hornsby Cards
(owner Michael Quinn - 8th win in 2016) - Previously won division in 2013
Anchorman League - Reasoner Division: Chicago Mashers
(owner Jason Kiernan - 2nd win in 2016) - 1st title; turnaround from 4th place and 91 losses in 2015
B Movie Actor League - My Name is Bruce Division: Vatican City Van Dammes
(owner Tom Twomey - 3rd win in 2016) - Inaugural season
Blame Canada League - Eric Division: North Stars
(owner Roland Dupont - 2nd win in 2016) - Missed by 1 game in 2015; 3rd title; League champ in 2011
Gehrig Division: Standing Stone Subtle Tsunami
(owner Jay Snyder - 4th win in 2016) - Won the division and conference last year
Rizzuto Division: Reese's Pieces
(owner Jamison Reese) - 4th place last year - Returns to the playoffs after a 2-year absence
Chevy Chase League - Emmit Fitz-Hume Division: Quahog Drunken Clams
(owner Don Kruse) - Lost in tiebreaker last year - 4th division win
Fenway Fenatics - Cronin Division: Utopia Unibrows
(owner Tom Twomey - 4th win in 2016) - 5th division win in 6 seasons - League champ in 2012 and 2014
Five Boroughs League - Staten Island Division: Midtown Millionaires
(owner David Henning - 6th win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Ramirez Division: Devil's Den Sharpshooters
(owner Robert Elias - 3rd win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Murray Division: Grannies Salamies and Taters
(owner Jason Kiernan - 3rd win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Minnie & Paul League - Carew Division: Fabulous Fakers
(owner Roland Dupont - 3rd win in 2016) - First division title - closest finish had been 6 GB in both 2015 and 2014
Moneyball League - David Justice Division: TINSTAAPP Leifs
(owner Leif Jonson - 4th win in 2016) - Trying for 3rd straight league championship
Murderers' Row - Big Puma Division: Guttenberg Gandolfinis
(owner Tom Twomey - 5th win in 2016) - 7th division title in the league's 7 seasons: League champ in 2010 and 2012
North Siders League - Williams Division: Hunter's Bunters
(owner Jeff Zick) - Finished 3rd in both of the league's first 2 seasons
Shadowball League - Chicago American Giants Division: Las Vegas Billionaires
(owner Jim Sowerby) - 2-time defending league champion (4 overall); 8th division crown
Silver Screen League - Angels in the Outfield Division: Oscar's Cast of Legends
(owner David Henning - 7th win in 2016) - 3rd division win in the league's 3rd season; 2014 league champ
Steel City League - Traynor Division: Hershey Special O.P.S.
(owner David Henning - 8th win in 2016) - Only team to win this division in the league's 3 seasons
They Might Be Giants League - Terry Division: Des Moines Hawkeyes
(owner Tom Kohl) - 2nd division win - last was in 2012
Three of a Kind League - Wagner Division: Havana Lounge Lizards
(owner Jerry King) - 3rd straight title, 6th overall; League champ in 2011
Lennon Division: Rome Gladiators
(owner Danny Zaccaro - 2nd win in 2016) - Repeat winner - league champ in 2012
McCartney Division: London Groove Armada
(owner Sherman Wan) - 6th straight division title; 10th overall - 3 league championships
Bleed Dodger Blue League - Campanella Division: Wisconsin Dawgs
(owner Greg Flees) - First trip to playoffs since 2013; 4th division win
Deuces Wild League - Brett Division: November Nine
(owner Danny Zaccaro - 3rd win in 2016) - 4th division win; previous 3 were by only 1 game
Federal League - Brooklyn Tip-Tops Division: Sheshequin Shenanigans
(owner Jay Snyder - 3rd win in 2016) - 3rd overall title
Firemen League - Franco Division: Smoke on the Water
(owner Sherman Wan - 2nd win in 2016) - 3-time defending league champion
Five Boroughs League - Bronx Division: Riverdale Hipsters
(owner Phillip Dang) - Inaugural Season
Minnie & Paul League - Blyleven Division: Tonga Tarantula Hawks
(owner Tom Twomey - 2nd win in 2016) - 6th divison win in league's 6th season - looking for first trip to finals since 2011
Moneyball League - Art Howe Division: Crumpton Roches
(owner Jesse Roche - 4th win in 2016) - Trying for 3rd straight league championship
Pacific Northwest League - Cougars Division: North By Northwest Crop Dusters
(owner Danny Zaccaro - 4th win in 2016) - Only team so far to win league championship in the league's 3 seasons
Redbirds League - Smith Division: Brazil 2014 Canarinho
(owner Leif Jonson) - Repeat title - 5th overall
Royal Flush League - Splittorff Division: Miami Mermaids
(owner John Stroba) - 3rd place last year in the league's first season
Shadowball League - Birmingham Black Barons Division: Bedrock Water Buffaloes
(owner Leif Jonson - 2nd win in 2016) - 2-time defending division and conference champion
South Siders League - Faber Division: El Dorado Conquistadores
(owner Robert Elias - 2nd win in 2016) - Inaugural Season
Grand Slam League - McCovey Division: Washington Lobbyists
(owner Yuri Belova) - Inaugural Season
South Siders League - Minoso Division: Sonoma County Longshots
(owner Ken DeGroot) - Inaugural Season
Steel City League - Mazeroski Division: Greenbelt Terrapins
(owner Robert Elias) - 3rd straight division title
They Might Be Giants League - Hubbell Division: Herrickville Haberdashers
(owner Jay Snyder - 2nd win in 2016) - Repeat divison winner, 3rd overall; League champ in 2012
Triple Crown League - Medwick Division: World War Z
(owner Danny Zaccaro) - 1st division win; best finish had been 2nd in 2015 and 2009
Bronx Bombers League - Ford Division: Chicago Haymarket Bombers
(owner Michael Quinn) - Defending league champ; 4th division title
Commissioners League - Frick Division: Midwest Reclamation Project
(owner David Henning - 4th win in 2016) - Repeat division winner - won the conference also in 2015
Five Boroughs League - Queens Division: NYC2ATL Queens Yankees
(owner Ricardo Alexander) - Inaugural Season
Motor City League - Newhouser Division: Windsor Wolverines
(owner Tom Twomey) - Returns to the playoffs after league titles in 2013 and 2014
Murderers' Row - Big Ed Division: Crumpton Roches
(owner Jesse Roche - 2nd win in 2016) - 5th division win in 7 seasons; 3-time league champ including 2015
Silver Screen League - Bang the Drum Slowly Division: Cincinnati Marvins Songs
(owner Michael Horvitz) - First division title - close last year at 4 GB
Three of a Kind League - Beckley Division: Wyalusing Whiffers
(owner Jay Snyder) - Franchise's 5th division crown - League champ in 2012
Winners Circle League - Galvin Division: Crumpton Roches
(owner Jesse Roche - 3rd win in 2016) - Only team to win this divison in league's five seasons; Won league title 2012-2014
Beer League - Yeast Division: The Natty Lights
(owner Jesse Roche) - 7th straight division title - 9 overall; Won league 3 times
A reminder of what's coming up of importance in the BWB
calendar - See
the season schedule for
details.
Week 23 - deadline Wednesday 9/7 - "roster
expansion" - taxi squad and minor league
players can fill in as an extended bench for the final
three weeks of the season
Week 24 - deadline Wednesday 9/14 - final
week to sign free agents for the 2016 season/post-season
Golden Throat League - Ernie Harwell Division: Erebor Dragons
(owner David Henning - 3rd win in 2016) - 2nd straight division title and 5th overall; League champ in 2011
They Might Be Giants League - Ott Division: California Dreamin' Team
(owner David Henning - 2nd win in 2016) - Fifth season in the league, first division title
8/27/16
With Game 120 posted, the regular season is 4/5 compete
8/23/16
I almost missed this since it was so early - Our first Division Champion:
Cleveland Rocks - Averill Division: Lake Erie Storm
(owner David Henning) - 2-time defending league champion
8/19/16
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 21-25, our deadlines
for lineups and transactions are now on WEDNESDAY.
8/17/16
TRADE DEADLINE!!
- Thursday night is the last chance to make trades this season.
Deadline is extended to midnight Eastern time.
8/6/16
With Game 100 we've hit the 2/3 mark of the Regular Season
7/23/16
The next transaction/lineup deadline is extended through
Friday morning at 7 AM to allow you more time with
contracts.
Contract extensions for 2017 and beyond are due Friday
7/29 by 7 AM EDT. See the
extension
page for information including rules or tips, or just go
straight to the contract
submission form.
7/22/16
All teams have been given their July cash
distribution of 1 million Benchwarmer Bucks.
7/18/16
We're done for now with games in your division - the
next 8 weeks of games are outside the division before we
return to divisional matchups for the final 3 weeks of the
season.
7/16/16
There are no more salary rebates for player releases during the 2016 season
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 THURSDAY.
7/9/16
I received a large volume of corrected box scores today
(almost 900 files I had to process rather than the expected 41
files from the last 3 days), so I am running behind...
Expect Week 14 transaction results on Sunday morning or
afternoon.
And then the first set of Week 14 game results by Sunday
night - Monday night.
7/4/16
We've hit the halfway point of the regular season as
Game 75 is posted
6/28/16
Now that we're past one major season milestone (1st round
draft picks added), what's coming up that you should be
tracking? - See
the season schedule for
details.
Week 15 - deadline Friday 7/15 - 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
Week 16 - deadline Thursday 7/21 - your chance to
rearrange your starting rotation without concern for number
of days of rest between Weeks 15 & 16 - our "All Star Break"
Week 17 - deadline Thursday 7/28 - final week to sign
player contract extensions for 2017
Week 20 - deadline Thursday 8/18 - trade deadline
6/27/16
Need to make up some ground? The next 3 weeks - 18
games - are all within your division.
6/20/16
First round draft picks of 2016 are now in the player list.
You can sign them this week.
Slight risk in signing draft picks - if the player does
not sign by the MLB deadline (mid-July?), the player is
immediately removed from your roster and from BWB.
How to find the picks? On the player selection
screen, use the "Other" filter and you'll find an option for
"First Round (2016)"
6/12/16
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 FRIDAY.
Early warning - the Week 13 transaction/lineup
deadline will probably be moved ahead 1 day from
Friday, July 1 to Thursday, June 30 as I'll be traveling over
that weekend and can't rely that I'll have web access or time to
work on processing.
6/10/16
When will you see the first round draft picks hit
the BWB player list?
First round picks will debut in BWB after the Week 11
transactions post
So the first week to sign them will be Week 12 -
with a Friday, June 24 deadline. That gives
you a couple weeks to figure out who you like.
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 SATURDAY.
5/5/16
We're 3 weeks into the season - time to look at the highs
and lows among all the leagues in
Around BWB
The first 3 weeks of games were all within your division.
Now, for the next 8 weeks, you'll play teams outside your
division.
4/30/16
A Blast from the Past - Benchwarmer Bloggers
A few years ago, we had a couple of owners serve as
"official" BWB bloggers, and it lasted a couple of seasons.
Well the idea is back.
Dan Foley, Jr. has a blog reliving the
2011 baseball season (a Cardinals fan, he's checking into a
season when both the big team and their Quad Cities minor
league team won championships). Check it out at
From April Till Fall
Dan's going to include some posts about BWB - you should
check out the first post - an overview of the
game and how Dan came to it.
If you have a similar interest, whether
that's promoting the game, recapping your seasons, providing
strategy hints, or something else you'd like to share -
contact me and we can set something up.
Hey - have you paid your 2016 bill yet? See your
payment
status. Unpaid teams will be locked out
of transactions beginning next week.
4/22/16
Transaction order from here on out is based upon the
current standings, it generally will be updated a day or two
after a week completes - and the Week 3 picking order is now
correct and current.
4/14/16
Week 1 Begins - OPENING DAY!- Game 1 posted -
See Results
4/12/16
The Five Game Gap - if you're new to BWB or just need a
reminder, check out the explanation of
how MLB games map to BWB
games
So we need to wait until all teams play MLB game #6 to get
to BWB game #1. If the weather holds, Cleveland
plays their game #5 on Tuesday and game #6 on Wednesday -
so the earliest we'll get a score for Game 1 will be
Thursday night.
We shift the deadline day throughout the season to keep
the BWB 6-game weeks better aligned with the MLB 7-game
weeks.
The deadline time is generally set to the time of the
first MLB game of the day - however in 2016 we'll try out
this approach which will be more consistent for you
week-to-week:
Deadlines on Saturdays or Sundays will always be at
1 PM Eastern
Deadlines on weekdays will always be 7 PM Eastern.
For those in the Pacific time zone looking for later
deadlines, if I were to set a midnight Pacific deadline
time, it would be on the previous day (so our upcoming Week
2 deadline would be Saturday night, not Sunday afternoon).
As is, this gives some additional time for news to break
that may affect your decisions, plus in most weeks it allows
me to process the transactions on the same day and open up
the next week more quickly.
4/10/16
2016 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.
For teams trying to get below the 5000 maximum
cash balance, don't worry - the 2000 doesn't get
added to your balance until AFTER checking and
possibly reducing your cash
For teams who are on the other side of the
spectrum - with very little cash left, the 2000 will
be figured into any free agent signings, trades, IR
fees, etc.
If you're cutting players and you get a salary
rebate - that extra cash WILL be checked against your
team's cash balance and the maximum 5000. If the
rebate causes your balance to go over 5000, you'll lose
the excess.
3/30/16
Deadline Monday 4/4 at 11:59 PM Eastern -
Week Zero Reminders - include maximum cash balance of
5000 heading into season, a cash distribution of 2000 to
everyone, and you must have a legal roster after this week's
transactions! Setting your first week's lineup is not
due until April 10.
Transaction order is now reset for Week Zero - this same
transaction order will be used for Weeks 1 & 2, then we
start using win-loss record each week to set the order.
3/27/16
That's The Fact Jack League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Four Complete
All teams have legal rosters - Startup draft
is now complete! You'll enter into normal
weekly transactions as soon as we process the current
week of transactions (Sunday night or Monday)
3/25/16
We're getting close to the wire for the final
touches on your rosters heading into the season.
Week -1 transactions are due Sunday night at 7 PM
EDT
Week Zero transactions are due Monday April 4
(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 last year 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
3/23/16
We're not going to draft any more new leagues for 2016.
If you have a leftover bonus team, we'll let you carry it over
to use in 2017 if you'd like - or use it to
pick up an orphan team
for this season.
3/21/16
That's The Fact Jack League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Three Complete
3/19/16
Welcome to Benchwarmer Baseball - It's a different
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.
Teams are continuing preparations to get their teams
ready for the regular season - first, they picked up to 28 players to keep on their rosters and
now are going through the Redistribution Draft
of available free agents - that's an annual draft held
with advantages for teams who finished at the bottom
last season.
We're no longer drafting new leagues in 2016. But, if you'd
like to attempt to turn around a struggling team,
these orphan teams
are available...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.
All teams have legal rosters - Startup draft
is now complete! You'll enter into normal
weekly transactions as soon as we process this week on
Monday night
3/13/16
That's The Fact Jack League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Two Complete
3/8/16
Grand Slam League Draft Phase Two Draft,
Part Three
complete
3/7/16
South Siders League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Three Complete
3/6/16
Five Boroughs League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Four Complete
All teams have legal rosters - Startup draft
is now complete! You'll enter into normal
weekly transactions as soon as we process this week on
Sunday night or Monday.
3/5/16
Reminder - there is a $5 per team discount in effect if
you pay for the 2016 season by 7 PM on Sunday - check to see
your payment
status
That's The Fact Jack League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part One Complete
3/3/16
Grand Slam League Draft Phase Two Draft,
Part Two
complete
2/28/16
Five Boroughs League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Three Complete
B Movie Actor League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Three Complete
All teams have legal rosters - Startup draft
is now complete! You'll enter into normal
weekly transactions as soon as we process this week on
Sunday night or Monday.
2/27/16
I was trying to push as many payments as possible into the
2016 tax year, so there had been mention that this year instead
of an "early payment" discount, there would instead be a
targeted discount for payments made in the first few days of
January. I'm finally catching up on modifying the payment
info and taking care of this:
For single-team payments where the team fee is greater
than $20 (not for Season Tickets, Cooperstown Club, or
private leagues), there is now a $5 per team discount
through next week's transaction deadline: Sunday
night, March 6, 7 PM EST
Anyone who paid for single teams after January 1 has
been refunded $5 per team
I should also be caught up now on all PayPal payments (I
need to poke through the mail and tally up any checks, so
some of those may still be pending).
Starting immediately, the salary rebate for players cut
in the preseason increases from 50% to 80% for the entire
preseason and not just Week Zero
Corrected a mistake in the rules that stated a team
would pay no less than 30% of a player's salary when
acquiring him as a free agent. This has always been a
minimum of 40% (all signings after Week 15)
Whenever an orphan team goes unclaimed and is still in
control of the BWB Office on July 1, that team will receive
its extra 4 million in cash at that time.
2/24/16
Grand Slam League Draft Phase Two Draft,
Part One
complete
That's it for the draft - we're now on to our normal
weekly transactions that include free agent signings,
cuts, and trades (contract extensions available in
March).
Weekly deadlines throughout Spring Training
will be every Sunday evening at 7 PM EST
2/21/16
After this final pass through the Redistribution Draft, next
week we'll open up with normal weekly transactions, which will
include trades, free agent signings, and cuts
2/19/16
Redistribution Draft - modified lists
for Rounds 3-5: Deadline is Sunday night 2/21 at midnight EST.
Deadline - Sunday night, Feb. 21
midnight EST for Rounds 3-5 - this is the
final adjustment - we'll run the 3 remaining rounds
of the draft at one time.
Lists for Rounds 3-5 are set up to remain legal
lists - you should not have to touch them if you don't
want to do so - and the draft will proceed
normally:
If during Round 2 processing, we had to move up
players from later rounds in order to get you three
players, all the remaining picks were moved up in
order, so you should be set automatically with
someone in Round 3, Pick 1 and beyond.
Any players you have left in your list in Rounds
2-5 who have already been selected have been
retained so that the list stays intact - but we've
marked on the list which players are already gone so
that you can replace them.
2/14/16
B Movie Actor League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part Two Complete
2/11/16
South Siders League Draft. Phase Two
Draft, Part One Complete
Results from Round 1 also posted on the
Transactions page.
Rosters and financial balances are updated
Lists reopened
for you to adjust Rounds 2-5
Deadline - Sunday night, Feb. 14
midnight EST for Round 2
Since it took me so long to get these up,
deadlines for Round 2 and Rounds 3-5 are pushed back
a week from the original - see
Season Deadlines
Lists for Rounds 2-5 are set up to remain legal
lists - you should not have to touch them if you don't
want to do so - and the draft for Round 2 will proceed
normally:
If during Round 1 processing, we had to move up
players from later rounds in order to get you three
players, all the remaining picks were moved up in
order, so you should be set automatically with
someone in Round 2, Pick 1 and beyond.
Any players you have left in your list in Rounds
2-5 who have already been selected have been
retained so that the list stays intact - but we've
marked on the list which players are already gone so
that you can replace them.
1/28/16
B Movie Actor League - your phase 2 results will come a
couple days after the Redistribution Draft results post
South Siders League Draft. Phase One
Draft
complete
Deadline for the first submission of the Phase Two
draft is Tuesday night - Feb 9 at Midnight EST
1/25/16
Redistribution Draft - I'm trying to wrap up choices for
orphan teams on Monday night but also have some concerns
about several people with no picks yet...current extended
deadline is TONIGHT - Monday night 1/25 at midnight EST.
Any incomplete picks will be flushed out of the
system - you can do your part to save me extra work on
your behalf by clearing them yourself from the
all my
picks page and clicking "Clear incomplete picks"
1/24/16
Just on the off chance that someone's affected by the
big snow - either without power or stuck or hours of
shoveling...I'm going to push back the
Redistribution Draft deadline a day and we'll see
what happens from there (I won't be able to run it before
then anyway) - new time: Monday night 1/25/16 -
Midnight EST (11:59:59 PM)....(and I need some
extra time to finish off the orphan teams)
1/23/16
Reminder that the time for the first submission of the Redistribution Draft is
coming to an end. Deadline is
Sunday night 1/24/16 Midnight EST.
(Now on Monday night)
1/18/16
Five Boroughs League Draft. Phase One
Draft
complete!
Contested pick resolution - Posted Monday morning:
all contested players are placed
Rosters now updated with drafted players - finances
modified - and the Phase Two draft is now open.
Your Phase Two, Part One draft lists are due
Sunday night, January 31 at midnight EST
Forgot about this - the Transaction Order for the
Redistribution Draft is now correct
- the playoff teams from last year draft in the final four
spots with the league champ last.
1/12/16
Shadowball League - the issue with one
team's carryover selections has been fixed - carry on with
the Redistribution Draft picking.
1/10/16
B Movie Actor League - See your
league's draft index:
Phase One Draft complete!
Draft index now shows cash balances (before Phase
Two cash) and roster needs heading into Phase Two
Rosters now filled and team finances updated - you
all got an extra 10000 heading into Phase 2
Phase Two, Part One lists are due Monday
night, January 25 midnight EST
1/5/16
Results of carryover choices posted. View the
Transactions page to see
the cuts in your league.
The 2016 Redistribution Draft is now open. You nearly
3
weeks to make your selections (see the link on your team
roster). Deadline is Sunday night 1/24/16 Midnight EST.
Reminder of the
rule change for 2016 regarding the
Redistribution Draft (first posted on 12/15)
Slight modification of the Redistribution Draft process, which was changed in 2015.
Rather than post draft results round-by-round and allow
adjustments to the rest of the list, which meant five
different list submissions/modifications. BWB will post
Round 1 and Round 2 separately (with list adjustments in
between) and then do Rounds 3-5 in one batch.
There's nearly 3 weeks to do your list for Round 1, but you
should consider building for all 5 rounds (see
season calendar)
Then 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
1/4/16
So close - 2 people still need to get legal rosters that
were due Sunday night. Second of two possible
extensions - to 8 AM EST Monday
morning11 PM EST Monday night. Let
me know if there are extenuating circumstances and I can
push out maybe another hour - however, roster
cutdowns have been open almost 8 weeks - since November 11,
and we''ll be moving on and making cuts for you tonight if
it's not complete.
Meanwhile - all rosters are open until 11 PM EST - if
anyone else has last-minute changes or reconsiderations.
1/3/16
Assuming all goes well - and all teams get to legal
status tonight - cuts will be processed/posted Monday night.
Your list for the Redistribution Draft will be due in 3
weeks - on Sunday, January 24. See the
2016 season calendar.
For any orphan requests on Saturday - I'm likely not
going to be able to set them up until Saturday night - but
you should have at least 24 hours to get the carryover
selections finished before Sunday night's deadline (midnight
EST).
South Siders League is now full...I'll check the
calendar and get a final deadline for draft lists posted on
Saturday or Sunday
I will try to get back to B Movie Actor League draft
resolution by Saturday night (but I have my own carrovers to
complete plus the orphan teams).
