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August 29

RUFFINS reserve S Kline, activate J Christiansen.

August 31

RUFFINS reserve H Cota, activate M Piazza.

DEM REBELS reserve M DeJean, activate B Tomko.

September 1

COPPERFIELDS activate F Rodriguez.

STONES activate JT Snow.

RUFFINS activate C Everett.

DEM REBELS activate R Dempster.

September 2

DA PAUL MEISTERS activate Todd Ziele.

COPPERFIELDS reserve A Eaton, activate R Ankiel.

September 4

COPPERFIELDS reserve J Brower, activate L Vizcaino.

COPPERFIELDS reserve R Ankiel, activate A Nunez.

COPPERFIELDS reserve D Wheeler, activate A Eaton.

COPPERFIELDS sign S Stewart (.12), reserve him, waive M Redmond.

COPPERFIELDS sign S Reed (.08), reserve him, waive J Grabowski.

LAMBCHOPS reserve J Vidro, activate K Ginter.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE activate H Nomo.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE reserve K Ishii, activate M Ginter.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE reserve E Dessens, activate R Seanez.

STONES sign A Osuna (07), reserve E Milton, release K Garcia.

STONES sign P Feliciano (.05), reserve him, release R Simon.

STONES reserve M Bradley, activate R Hidalgo.

STONES reserve D Roberts, activate G Jenkins.

STONES reserve B Hall, activate D Bautista.

PICTS activate M Hampton.

PICTS reserve D Glanville, activate B Grieve.

DOORMATTS sign R Howard (.12), reserve T Durrington, waive C Ransom.

DOORMATTS sign C Barmes (.12), waive N Johnson.

DOORMATTS reserve J Leister, activate S Torres.

RUFFINS sign M Izturis (.07), reserve E Bruntlett, waive P Wilson.  

SPLINTERS reserve O Villareal, activate E Gonzalez.

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Free Agent Bids and Waiver Claims

September Doings

Awards Banquet – we need to start thinking about a date and location for this year’s banquet.  Probably the best way to go about it is to find a date that works best for the largest number of owners and then select a location by trying to find something central to all the owners who can make that date.  If you already know of weekend dates in October when you won’t be available, let me know.  In the meantime, meantime, it wouldn't hurt to start kicking around ideas for a location.  If I get the chance I'll start a thread on the Forum for this.

Awards Voting –I’ll be putting an awards ballot together in the next few weeks, but it’s not too early to start giving it some thought.  As in past years, I'll select nominees for each of the categories (which are described in the Awards section of the website) and make suggestions for the write-in categories (MVP, Cy Young, etc.).  My method of selecting nominees isn't scientific or terribly thorough, and in the past I've inadvertently left off some worthy candidates.  If you'd like to suggest nominees from your team, or actively lobby for votes in the Forum, I'd more than welcome it.

Opinion Survey –I’ll also be preparing the traditional end-of-season opinion survey.  If you have items you want me to touch on, let me know – especially if you have any new rule changes you'd like to suggest.

Winter Waivers –sometime shortly after the season ends, all CFCL rosters must be reduced to 23 players (including both major league and minor league players).  I’ll be announcing the deadline for submitting cuts soon, but in the meantime it wouldn’t hurt to start thinking about which 23 players you want to keep.  Remember – players on B contracts are automatically released the day after the season ends.

2005 – finally, as we ask at the end of every season, we’d like confirmation as to whether you plan to be back for next season.  If you’re not planning on returning, please let us know so we can start the search for a replacement as soon as possible.

The Best Ever?

Steve and I have been swapping e-mails and Instant Messages on a nearly daily basis going over the previous day's events and the various ways the 2004 pennant race can sort itself out.  Even a cursory glance at the standings reveals how close things are, and they appear even closer when you look at some of the individual categories. 

These discussions quickly evolved into theorizing about how 2004 compares with pennant races of the past.  Are we nearing the end of the Greatest CFCL Season Ever?  One season that immediately springs to mind is 1991, where the Six Packs, Eagles, and Lambchops finished within 1 point of first place - as described back in the July 31 Report.

Recent years, though, have had some very close races of their own, including some that went right down to the final game of the season, and one where a single earned run decided the Championship. 

Here, then, are links to the reports that contained the annual Pennant Race Review (prior to the last week of the season) or Pennant Race Recap (after the end of the season):

2003:      Race Review

2002:      Race Review

1999:      Race Recap

1998:      Race Review and Race Recap

It's clear that 2004 already stands among the most competitive seasons ever, and the final month will tell if this year can truly be called the best ever.  Stay tuned…

Topper Watch

In 2005, the teams that finished in 5^th-12^th place in 2004 will receive a budget of up to .06 to use toward reacquiring players who had played out their option with the team (B-contract players). The exact amount each team receives will be based on how far behind the 5^th place team they are at the end of the year, in terms of a percentage of the 5^th place team's point total.

Based on the standings through last Thursday, here are the teams that would receive Topper Budgets for use in the 2005 Draft and the amount each team would receive:

Week Ending 9/3:  No new records were set this week.