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02-15-2012, 06:14 PM | #41 |
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Since I wrote the rules, yeah I guess I'd be in!!!
I should be allowed to be the Yankees! Yankees Yankees I said.......................... So lets get this league off the ground! Other than writing the rules what else do I need to do? |
02-17-2012, 05:02 PM | #43 |
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Cool? Where are we at with this?
I want in! |
02-17-2012, 05:16 PM | #44 |
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02-19-2012, 08:17 AM | #45 |
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Some Thoughts/Offers
I would be willing to pay for half of the web site Accepting PAYPAL would most likely be the best way to transfer monies Another trade rule that can be added or used to replace the current one all together is the following: “Any player(s) who are going to be traded must be placed on the forum for at least 48 hours before any trade is made.” This rule would allow owners to feel more comfortable that one sided trades would be a lot less likely as the owner who wanted to trade a certain player could receive multiple offers (which could be documented through saving sent emails) for a player and if the trade commission can determine from those saved emails that an owner passed on a significantly better offer(s) to made the trade he did it would be voided. To be honest and I know this is just me (most likely) I really don’t care who trades whom. If someone has to win a few dollars by cheating then that is their loss, really. We are not talking tens of thousands of dollars here so it is very unlikely that someone or more than one person is going to find a way to cheat. There should be very little fear if any from anyone that this league will somehow be rigged or that someone is going to trade away all their talent so a friend can will all of those dozens of dollars J The Inaugural Draft Each team receives $100 million dollars Owners bid on available players Owners bid on Market Size Owners bid on Fan Interest Owners bid on position in first amateur draft Players: No bid can be lower than $250,000 (there is no maximum bid) Owners may not bid more money than they have on hand at any time (round 1 = $100 million) If two or more owners bid the same amount for a player the player is returned to the draft pool and the money is returned to the owners All player’s ratings and contracts/salaries will be available before the draft begins Owners can bid on as many or as few players as they would like Players who are not bid on will be placed in a pool and distributed throughout the league according to the amateur draft (reverse order). These players will in most cases consist of players that will fill the minor leagues. Market Size: Owners have the ability to bid on their franchise’s initial Market Size. There will be a maximum of 8 teams with any one size (astronomical, huge, large etc) Divisions will be determined not by geographical location but market size in the inaugural season. Fan Interest: 100 = $5M 90 = $4M 80 = $3M 70 = $2M 60 = $1M 50 = Free Amateur Draft: On June 16th of each season the league will hold the amateur draft. Since during our inaugural season there will be just a few games played before June 16th owners will bid on where they want to be placed during the first amateur draft. The highest bid selects first and so on. EXAMPLE: Brooklyn Dodgers Fan Interest 100 = $5,000,000 Market Size Huge = $3,000,000 Amateur draft = $4,000,000 SP Art Shamy = $3,000,000 SP Milt Barney = $3,000,000 SP Bill Milty = $3,000,000 CL Ron Talby = $8,000,000 OF Mark Smith = $6,000,000 OF Gary Shimmy = $2,000,000 1B Bart Cally = $500,000 3B Steve Ross = $2,500,000 SS Derek Nomar = $3,000,000 2B Ryne Sand = $15,000,000 OF Bill Bland = $250,000 OF Barry Bland = $250,000 C Thurman Custer = $10,500,000 Total = $100 Million Floating Divisions™ The league will be instituting a floating division ™ format. There will be two leagues with three divisions per league. Divisions will be aligned the first season by market size. The top four market sizes will be in one division the next four high market sizes will be in another division with the final four teams (possibly smaller market sizes) in the 3rd and final division. After season one and in subsequent seasons divisions will be determined by post season births and season records. The three division winners and the wild card team will be placed into one division, the four teams with the most victories after post season teams will be in another division and the remaining four teams will be placed together. Example: Season 1 Sparky Anderson Division Cincinnati Reds 101 victories Milwaukee Brewers 91 victories St. Louis Browns 81 victories Atlanta Braves 71 victories Branch Rickey Division Brooklyn Dodgers 102 victories Philadelphia Phillies 92 victories New York Giants 82 victories Arizona Diamondbacks 72 victories Billy Beane Division Los Angeles Dodgers 103 victories San Diego Padres 93 victories San Jose Pilots 83 victories Seattle Mariners 73 victories The post season teams are: Division Winners Los Angeles Brooklyn Cincinnati Wild Card San Diego (Regardless of how the post season plays out) Following season division alignment: Sparky Anderson Division Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds San Diego Padres Branch Rickey Division Philadelphia Phillies Milwaukee Brewers San Jose Pilots New York Giants Last edited by GhillieSuited; 02-19-2012 at 08:19 AM. |
02-19-2012, 11:03 AM | #46 |
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I strongly disagree with the bidding process at least as far as financials are concerned. The league should be finacially equal at the start.
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02-19-2012, 12:41 PM | #47 |
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I'd be against that idea as well if there was ample interest in such a league. One change I'd make would be that as commissioner, I would run a team, but my earnings would be capped at my fee for the previous year. All money in excess (if any) would go into the payment pool.
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02-19-2012, 01:24 PM | #48 |
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The idea suggested is virtually an auction draft similar to a fantasy baseball league. While it allows every GM to have an equal chance at each player, and is really fun in practice, just know that it takes a 10 - 12 team fantasy league a couple of hours (minimum) to complete if drafting a 25 man roster. And that is if all 10 - 12 are actually online at the same time.
Getting 30 GMs online at the same time is iffy, and even if you did it would probably take the better part of a day to auction off 25 players for 30 rosters. Just seems unlikely. |
02-19-2012, 02:03 PM | #49 | |
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Also, there won't be 30 clubs in the league. The rules are written with 24 in mind, but most likely, if I did this, there'd be 20. |
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02-19-2012, 02:16 PM | #50 |
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Here is a suggestion on the draft. It would not be a live draft.
Say u get the 20 team league organized on 3/1 the draft starts immediately in stats lab or getch's utilities (if possible). each team has a time slot on the forum that is longer at 1st and then gets shorter.i like the idea of 15 rounds for ml players and then 10 rounds for prospects and then let the computer take over for the remainder. by 4/1 it seems the league would be ready to go. if OOTP13 is to be the vehicle move the dates back to correspond. |
02-19-2012, 05:42 PM | #51 | |
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It is not the type of draft ya’ll are used to. It is not done team by team by team. EXAMPLE: I own the Yankees. I look at the list of players, their ratings and contract amount and length are visible to every owner. Every other owner in the league can see the same players I do. We each have $100 million to spend. We are not buying contracts, slots in the draft but rather the player. So I as the Yankees like the following player: Slow Joe Jackson I’m going to bid $2 million for him You also like Slow Joe Jackson and you bid $1.5 million for him Then a third owner also likes Slow Joe Jackson and he bids $2.25 million for him The third owner just “drafted” Slow Joe Jackson. The $2 million I bid and the $1.5 million you bid on Slow Joe Jackson goes back into our accounts. The third owner now has $97.75 million to spend on other players. $100 – 2.75 You are not sending in just one bid for one player within 24 hours or 12 hours like you have done countless times in the traditional boring way we have all done in the dozens of other leagues we have been in. Rather, you are sitting down one day with $100 million dollars, looking at every available player in the league, their ratings, age, contract etc already in place. You then have to determine how to build your team. Same as MLB today saying ok every player goes into a pool. Their contracts stay in place. Now every owner has to place a sealed bid to the commissioner’s office by midnight Sunday. No owner can spend more than $100 million and the players you are the high bid on you assume their current contracts. So this is what would happen, we would all send the commish an excel file with the names of the players we want and the $ amount we want to pay for them. The commish then goes through the list and puts the players with the highest bids on the corresponding teams. The file is uploaded with the players placed on the franchises that bid the most for them then the next round commences. This type of draft is not a one team at a time selection. Me first then you then the third team and so on down the list. Put your brain to the test. What is that 33 year old 9 rated power hitter with 2 years left on his current contract at $17 million per season worth to you? You and I both start out with $100 million to spend on players. If you bid $10 of your $100 for him will it be enough? Last edited by GhillieSuited; 02-19-2012 at 05:43 PM. |
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02-19-2012, 05:58 PM | #52 |
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Id be interested
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02-19-2012, 07:43 PM | #53 | |
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Too much luck involved when it seems the idea is to produce a balanced and fair league. Last edited by Dekuyper; 02-19-2012 at 07:46 PM. |
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02-19-2012, 07:51 PM | #54 | |
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02-20-2012, 07:07 AM | #55 |
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Let's not turn this into another rehashing of the idea, we've done that already int he last thread. The idea/rules are solid, let's get 24 gms and let Cooley do his thing.
I for one have ZERO issue with Cooley also running a team and keeping the profits for that matter. If anyone has an issue with that, you could just put your "winnings" into a pool that only gets paid out every 5 seasons to keep anyone from worrying about the commish's honesty. |
02-20-2012, 10:54 AM | #56 |
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agreed. rules look solid. A person wants to start a league and work at keeping it together he should have the right to GM a team.
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02-20-2012, 01:52 PM | #57 |
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Here are those names that have expressed interest in this thread:
greenrebellion jimbow377 griffeyin98 Red Bird Rastafreaky ripwalk waltwa trendon WillDuke patriotcoach Jax Powers Dekuyper GhillieSuited fsclb66 I believe that's 15. I'd need 19 (me making 20) to go forward with this. |
02-20-2012, 02:16 PM | #58 |
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assuming we go with 12 (i don't care) it might be a good idea to change the post to one where we are looking for 4 owners on a Moneyball league. I think it will fill up in a day under that heading.
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02-20-2012, 04:12 PM | #59 |
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count me in. I can def get behind earning some money for baseball
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02-21-2012, 09:23 PM | #60 |
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I am 100% committed to this!
Want my moneys?!?! |
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