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August 27

LAMBCHOPS reserve Ryan Church, activate B Clark.

August 29

DEM REBELS reserve C Duffy, activate N Perez.

August 30

RUFFINS reserve B Sheets, activate R Tejeda.

August 31

KENNDOZA LINE reserve C Izturis, activate K Greene.

September 1

COPPERFIELDS activate V Zambrano.

DEM REBELS activate JT Snow.

RESERVOIR DOGS activate M Grudzielanek.

RUFFINS activate R Cedeno.

DOORMATTS activate L Scott.

September 2

KENNDOZA LINE activate H Carrasco.

LAMBCHOPS reserve K Wood, activate B Shackelford.

LAMBCHOPS reserve P Astacio, activate M Gallo.

LAMBCHOPS reserve L Terrero, activate C Wilson.

LAMBCHOPS reserve D Easley, activate M Murton.

DA PAUL MEISTERS activate M Byrd.

September 3

COPPERFIELDS reserve V Zambrano, activate A Eaton.

COPPERFIELDS reserve C Vargas, activate A Cook.

COPPERFIELDS reserve H Bell, activate T Wigginton.

COPPERFIELDS sign J Padilla (.05), reserve him, waive V Santos.

COPPERFIELDS sign S Victorino (.05), reserve him, waive Q McCracken.

LAMBCHOPS sign P Maholm (.07), waive G Rusch.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE activate CH Park.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE reserve K Davies, activate D Eveland.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE claim T Hollandsworth on waivers, reserve him, waive M Cameron.

HOT SLUDGE SUNDAE claim J Broxton on waivers, reserve him, waive R Drese.

KENNDOZA LINE sign C Freeman (.06), reserve H Carrasco, waive B Hill.

SPLENDID SPLINTERS sign R Zimmerman (.24).

SPLENDID SPLINTERS sign L Hudson (.05), reserve B Bruney, waive S Mitre.

SPLENDID SPLINTERS sign CH Tsao (.05), reserve him, waive B Harris.

SPLENDID SPLINTERS sign M Olivo (.08), waive B Santiago.

SPLENDID SPLINTERS reserve R Branyan, activate E Encarnacion.

RUFFINS sign H Blanco (.06), reserve D Ross, waive J Castillo.

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Free Agent Bids and Waiver Claims

It’s September Already?

CFCL rosters have been adding a little beef lately, with some teams adding an extra player to their active rosters, a sure sign that we’re entering the final stretch.  Wow, it’s hard to believe September is here already – this season has just flown by – but it’s true, there are only about 30 games left in the season. 

Not only does that mean that the Copperfields are quickly running out of time to catch the season-dominating Reservoir Dogs, but there are a number of other things for everyone to start thinking about:

Awards Banquet – we need to start thinking about a date and location for this year’s banquet.  Last year’s location, Home Run Inn Pizza in Addison, seemed to work well (once Steve showed up – he claimed he couldn’t find the place and had to stop for directions, but the theory is that the 2004 Champ was sitting in the parking lot waiting to make a Grand Entrance).  Anyway, the best approach is usually 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. 

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.  Matt G:  will there be one of your marathon Awards Handicapping posts this year to get the awards juices flowing?

Opinion Survey – I will also probably be preparing the usual end-of-season opinion survey.  I say “probably” because now that the category changes from a few years ago have received not only acceptance, but pretty much universal acclaim within the CFCL, there may not be a whole lot to take opinions about (I guess we could resurrect the “Who Does Steve Look Like?” thread from the Forum – sorry, Steve, don’t mean to be picking on you this week, it’s just working out that way).  If anyone has suggestions for survey questions – especially if you’ve got new rule changes/suggestions – send ‘em on.

Winter Waivers – This is just a reminder that we DON’T have to worry about Winter Waivers just yet.  Recall that we decided to push the whole process back until January so we’d have time to digest and react to off-season player movement before making cuts.

2006 – 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.

Hometown Discount Watch

In 2006, the teams that finished in 5^th-12^th 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 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.