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Sven Draconian · 04-15-2007, 03:53 PM

Expansion and Re-Alignment

The League announced the completion of the expansion draft and the finalization of the leagues re-alignment proposal.

The Monroe (MI) Spartans and Gary (IN) Iron Men were officially accepted into the league following the 35 round expansion draft. Each existing FWL was permitted to protect 17 players in their organization. The Spartans and Iron men selected from an array of under-developed prospects and platoon players, but some big names were taken such as former South Bend Bandit star Bill Jacobsen (Gary), South Bend Bandit pitcher Hisashi Yokoyama, who finished 2^nd in ERA and won 16 games last season to Monroe,

The League also announced the re-alignment. The now 12 team league will be split into two separate league, one named after FWL John Hobbin, the other after Owner Committee President and brain-child of the expansion and realignment, Robert Coover.

The new setup is:
Hobbin League (HL)

East:
Harrisburg Patriots
Dayton Storm
Sandusky Marauders

West:
South Bend Bandits
Kankakee Kings
Monroe Spartans

Coover League (CL)

East:
Flint Gladiators
Youngstown Warriors
Erie Knights

West:
Joliet Thunder
Green Bay Huskies
Gary Iron men

The two leagues will not play during the season. A Post-Season has also been announced. This “Play-Off” will the division winners from the East and West of each league against one another in a best of 9 series. Each leagues winner will then face the winner from the other league with the winner receiving “HC” Trophy and title of FWL Champions.

04-15-2007, 03:53 PM	#16
Sven Draconian Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 432	The FWL Weekly: October 14th 1901 Expansion and Re-Alignment The League announced the completion of the expansion draft and the finalization of the leagues re-alignment proposal. The Monroe (MI) Spartans and Gary (IN) Iron Men were officially accepted into the league following the 35 round expansion draft. Each existing FWL was permitted to protect 17 players in their organization. The Spartans and Iron men selected from an array of under-developed prospects and platoon players, but some big names were taken such as former South Bend Bandit star Bill Jacobsen (Gary), South Bend Bandit pitcher Hisashi Yokoyama, who finished 2^nd in ERA and won 16 games last season to Monroe, The League also announced the re-alignment. The now 12 team league will be split into two separate league, one named after FWL John Hobbin, the other after Owner Committee President and brain-child of the expansion and realignment, Robert Coover. The new setup is: Hobbin League (HL) East: Harrisburg Patriots Dayton Storm Sandusky Marauders West: South Bend Bandits Kankakee Kings Monroe Spartans Coover League (CL) East: Flint Gladiators Youngstown Warriors Erie Knights West: Joliet Thunder Green Bay Huskies Gary Iron men The two leagues will not play during the season. A Post-Season has also been announced. This “Play-Off” will the division winners from the East and West of each league against one another in a best of 9 series. Each leagues winner will then face the winner from the other league with the winner receiving “HC” Trophy and title of FWL Champions.