Latest CFCL Bulletin and Roster Changes

09/23/06

"Baseball is really two sports – the Summer Game and the Autumn Game.  One is the leisurely pastime of our national mythology.  The other is not so gentle."    - Thomas Boswell


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September 18

BULLS reserve P Wilson, activate A Callaspo.

September 22

KENNDOZA LINE reserve P Martinez, activate C Jones. 

RED HOTS reserve J Randa, activate R Klesko.

September 23

LAMBCHOPS reserve J Johnson, activate M O’Connor.

BULLS reserve C Billingsley, activate R King.

BULLS reserve P Maholm, activate J Julio.

RUFFINS reserve M Corpas, activate G Mota.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve C Beltran, activate S Finley.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve T Pratt, activate D Miller.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve R Freel, activate H Luna.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve J Rauch, activate E Ramirez.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve V Chulk, activate P Martinez.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve W Taveras, activate R Branyan.

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Free Agent Bids and Waiver Claims

None

 


Disappearing Down the Stretch

No, I’m not talking about the White Sox (sorry, Southside Fans, couldn’t resist…), I’m referring to myself.  I won’t have Internet access for most of the season’s final weekend, so I won’t be able to input the weekly roster moves.  Never fear, though.  Rich, who so ably and admirably filled in for me when I went on vacation earlier this year, will again be there to ensure the CFCL rolls on.

Starting next Friday (September 29), send all roster moves to Rich, who will update the rosters at TQS.  If I have the time, I’ll post an early-bird report on Friday morning containing the traditional CFCL Race Report looking at where points can be gained/lost in the final days.  Of course, it’ll be pretty pointless this year as the Championship’s been pretty much a foregone conclusion for 3-4 weeks now … though there are a couple of tight races elsewhere.

I’ll be back online on Sunday for the season finale.  Thanks to Rich for stepping in again.


Minimum IP Update

Last week, I wrote about the struggles of the Stones and Lambchops to reach the 1000 IP minimum.  One week later, and with slightly over a week left to go, both teams are still short of the mark.

The Stones are still about 24 IP short, but they should be able to just eek over 1000 in the next period (they posted about 30 IP last period).  The Lambchops recorded a whopping (for them) 40+ IP last week, and since they’re just about 40 IP below 1000, they may be able to top the mark as well.  A lot may depend on how MLB managers run their pitching staffs and how starting rotations shake out in the final week of the season.

Here’s hoping both teams crack the 1000 IP mark – they’ve got a great race going for 10th place and it would be a shame if it were decided by one of the teams pulling zeros in three categories…


Record Book

Another thing to keep an eye on during the next week are CFCL records that are poised to fall. 

The Ruffins appear to be a good bet to top the 2004 Copperfields record of 3262 Total Bases in a season – they’re only about 100 away.

If the DoorMatts starting pitching comes through over the next week, they can top the season record of 119 Quality Starts which is currently held by the 2005 Da Paul Meisters.

The Ruffins will cruise past the earlier record for Total Points, which was 104.5, set by the 2004 Stones, and they could also top the 2003 Reservoir Dogs’ mark of 58 Offensive Points.


Most-Improved Competition

The DoorMatts have made a late charge into second place in the CFCL Standings (as of 9/21), and along with that have crept a little closer to the Copperfields and a copy of the original 1984 edition of the Rotisserie League Baseball book.  The book will go to the team that improves the most point-wise from 8/31 to the end of the season.

                  Copperfields       +10
                  DoorMatts           +6.5
                  Dem Rebels        +2.5
                  Bulls                     +1.5
                  Lambchops         +1.5


Hometown Discount Watch

In 2007, the teams that finished in 5th-12th place in 2006 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

Mo's Red Hots

84.0

100.00%

.06

Nick's Picts

72.5

86.31%

.05

David's Copperfields

63.5

75.60%

.04

Da Paul Meisters

45.5

54.17%

.03

Graging Bulls

45.0

53.57%

.03

Eric's Lambchops

38.5

45.83%

.02

Steve's Stones

37.5

44.64%

.02

Dem Rebels

22.0

26.19%

.01

Since the trade deadline has passed, here’s an early peek at the players who will probably be HTD-eligible in the 2007 Draft:

RED HOTS (.06)
  L Gonzalez
  A Everett
 
DOORMATTS (.06)
  J Lane
  R Oswalt
  B Fuentes
  Y Torreabla
  B Giles
  A Pujols
 

PICTS (.05)
  J Schmidt
  B Looper
  M Ensberg

COPPERS (.04)
  C Reitsma
  B Schnieder

STONES (.04)
  P LoDuca

BULLS (.03)
  no B contract players

MEISTERS (.02)
  K Griffey
  T Glavine
  J Smoltz

LAMBCHOPS (.02)
  B Clark

REBELS (.02)
  no B contract players


Record Book

Week Ending 09/22:  No new records were set this week.

Weekly Records Seasonal Records
CAT CFCL TEAM STAT PERIOD CAT CFCL TEAM STAT YEAR
TB Stones 195 7/3/04 TB Copperfields 3262 2004
R Da Paul Meisters
Copperfields
62 7/11/03
9/17/04
R Copperfields 1059 2004
RBI Copperfields 70 9/12/00 RBI Copperfields 1201 2000
SB Ruffins 20 7/29/97 SB Bald Eagles 312 1988
OBA Reservoir Dogs .4453 6/10/05 OBA Da Paul Mesiters .3681 2004
QS Reservoir Dogs
Ruffins
Copperfields
Copperfields
10 4/25/03
8/1/03
5/13/05
5/26/06
QS Da Paul Meisters 119 2005
HoSv Reservoir Dogs 12 6/3/05 HoSv Da Paul Meisters 160 2004
ERA Copperfields 0.81 9/18/00 ERA Mudville Sluggers 2.828 1985
WHIP Stones 0.675 5/30/03 WHIP Copperfields 1.15048 1992
K:BB Stones 13.00 7/14/06 K:BB Ruffins 3.04 2005
OFF Reservoir Dogs 58 2003
PIT Lambchops 57 2003
TOT Stones 104.5 2004


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