"Hold
a baseball in your hand ... Feel the ball, turn it over in your
hand; hold it across the seam or the other way, with the seam
just to the side of your middle finger. Speculation stirs. You
want to get outdoors and throw this spare and sensual object to
somebody or, at the very least, watch somebody else throw it.
The game has begun." - Roger
Angell
In 2006, the teams that finished in 5th-12th
place in 2005 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 5th
place team they are at the end of the year, in terms of a percentage of the 5th
place team's point total.
Team
Points
%
of 5th Place
Discount
Budget
Steve's
Stones
69.0
100.00%
.06
Dem
Rebels
61.5
89.13%
.05
DoorMatts
57.0
82.61%
.04
Da
Paul Meisters
53.0
76.81%
.04
Eric's
Lambchops
50.0
72.46%
.04
Hot
Sludge Sundae
47.0
68.12%
.04
Nick's
Picts
40.0
57.97%
.03
Splendid
Splinters
36.0
52.17%
.03
Record Book
Week Ending 6/10: The
Reservoir Dogs edged the old record for weekly OBA of .4450, set by Teddy's
Splendid Splinters last week.