Latest CFCL Bulletin and Roster Changes

08/27/07

“I don’t love baseball.  I don’t love most of today’s players.  I don’t love the owners.  I do love, however, the baseball that is in the heads of baseball fans.  I love the dreams of glory of 10-year-olds, the reminiscences of 70-year-olds.”    -  Stan Issacs

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August 21

DOORMATTS reserve Y Petit, activate J Colome.

August 22

DEM REBELS reserve W Betemit, activate H Pence.

August 23

KENNDOZA LINE reserve J Lane, activate S Hillenbrand.

August 24

DOORMATTS reserve C Burke, activate S Victorino.

August 25

DOORMATTS reserve B Livingston, activate C Meredith.

August 27

COPPERFIELDS reserve W Harris, activate D Roberts.

COPPERFIELDS reserve R Belliard, activate A Amezaga.

COPPERFIELDS claim M Bacsik on waivers, reserve him, waive J Jennings.

RUFFINS reserve C Ross, activate J Werth.

RUFFINS claim W Aybar on waivers, reserve him, waive T Linden.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve C Schroeder, activate R Oswalt.

BULLS sign C Monroe for .05, reserve him, waive N Johnson.

BULLS sign J Cantu for .05, reserve him, waive M Morris.

DEM REBELS sign J Phelps for .05, reserve him, waive Jo Cruz.

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Free Agent Bids and Waiver Claims

A Month at the Races

Yowza!  Seems like every year about this time we're talking about how close the race for the CFCL Championship is, and this year is no exception - the top 4 teams are separated by only four points (as of tonight's Live Standings).   It's so much better than that, though -- every single team in the CFCL is involved in a race, something I don't think we've ever been able to say this late in the season.

I already mentioned the quartet of the Ruffins, Kenndoza Line, Copperfields, and Rebels, but just below that group the Graging Bulls and DoorMatts are battling for 5th place, which carries as its prize the 1st round Rotation Draft pick next year and the full .06 Home Discount Budget.  The two teams have been flip-flopping in the standings the past week or so, and as this exact moment are dead even with 70 points apiece.

The next tier down is composed of another quartet, with the Picts, Stones, Splinters, and Red Hots all separated by - you guessed it - four points.  Like all the teams above them, these four teams have been swapping spots in the standings on an almost daily basis.

Finally - and this is perhaps most surprising of all - we suddenly have a race for 11th place.  Only four periods ago, the Lambchops seemed to have a solid lock on last of the non-last places, holding a 17-point lead over the given-up-for-dead Da Paul Meisters.  The Meisters, though - despite not  spending a cent of their FAAB and not making a single roster move since the last week of May - have put on a Dallas Green Award-worthy charge, and actually vaulted past the Lambchops into 11th place.  The Lambchops helped a bit by dropping a handful of points of their own, but the Meisters are suddenly back in the hunt to avoid the cellar.

Speaking of the cellar, let's remember back to last year and the team that finished dead last, with a measly 22.5 points:  the league-leading Dem Rebels.  Proof enough that you don't need any 4-year plan to win a CFCL Championship.  Who knows, this time next year I may be marveling at the epic battle between Da Paul Meisters and the Lambchops for CFCL gold... 

That Time of Year

Next Saturday is September 1, which means two things:

Rosters can expand by one player.  You can activate a player from your Reserve List on Saturday (Noon deadline) or on any subsequent Sunday (effective for Monday's games) through the rest of the season.  The extra player can also be a free agent acquired during the regular Sunday transactions, but keep in mind that free agents acquired during September receive a S contract (unless the bid is .25 or more).  Players with S contracts are automatically released at the end of the season, but are not eligible for Home Town Discounts next year.

Eye on the Record Book

This is also the time of year we check in on progress toward any full-season category records.

Starting on the offensive side:

The Splendid Splinters have a very good shot at setting an new yearly mark for On-Base Percentage.  They currently sit just .0009 behind the record of .2681 that Da Paul Meisters set back in 2004.

All other offensive records appear to be pretty safe at this late date. 

Pitching-wise, none of the percentage categories appear to be in jeopardy.  The rate stats, on the other hand:

Nick's Picts and Dem Rebels are both on pace to top the mark of 119 Quality Starts set by Da Paul Meisters in 2005.

Speaking of the Meisters, a good finish by their bullpen could have them beaing their own record of 160 Holds + Saves in year.  They're currently 29 away.

Finally, the records for Offensive Points, Pitching Points, and Total Points in a season all look untouchable this year.

The Monroe Doctrine		The Monroe Doctrine is proud to present a musical interlude. Sung by the CFCL Madrigal Singers, it is to the tune of My Darling Clementine and offered as a dirge. Click here for musical accompaniment
	by Rich Bentel
Oh, Paul Meisters. Oh, Paul Meisters. Oh Paul Meisters, where’d ya go? You were drafting then you left us, now your 12th place, Meister Boy. Drafting old guys, drafting old guys, drafting old guys is what you do. But when they break down, you don’t switch them, now it’s 18 (active) of 23. You could have traded, could have traded, could have traded expiring studs But you held on to Alou and Holliday and have no core for next year. You’ve got Neighborgall, you’ve got Neighborgall, you’ve got Neighborgall, why is that? He’d miss water from a boat, can you say Nuke Laloosh? Oh Paul Meisters, Oh Paul Meisters, Oh Paul Meisters, how are you? When we write you, you don’t answer. Makes us wonder what is up. Rumors run wild, rumors run wild, rumors run wild around the league. Either you forgot the Sportsline website or are Jessie Biel’s adult slave. Are you plotting, are you plotting, are you plotting for next year? If that’s the case then why not bid point four three on Mark Teixeira? Are you crying, are you crying, are you crying for the White Sox? I don’t blame you for a minute, they really suck this year. Hope we see you, hope we see you, hope we see you more next year. We really need twelve owners who are on top of their moves. But we kid, but we kid, but we kid and mean no harm. Hope to see you at the banquet, where the sausage will be warm. De Aza (.12)-o-Meter OBP: .289 TB: 36 RS: 11 RBI: 4 SB: 1 A vinyl record (one that might play My Darling Clementine) can be had on EBay for 83.25 De Azas.

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Hometown Discount Watch

In 2008, the teams that finished in 5^th-12^th place in 2007 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.

Team	Points	% of 5th Place	Discount Budget
Graging Bulls	72.0	100.00%	.06
DoorMatts	70.0	97.22%	.05
Steve' Stones	54.0	75.00%	.04
Nick's Picts	54.0	75.00%	.04
Splendid Splinters	54.0	75.00%	.04
Mo's Red Hots	53.0	73.61%	.04
Eric's Lambchops	41.5	57.64%	.03
Da Paul Meisters	41.0	56.94%	.03

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Record Book

Week Ending 08/26: 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	Ruffins	3366	2006
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 Da Paul Meisters	12	6/3/05 8/19/07		HoSv	Da Paul Meisters	160	2004
ERA	Ruffins	0.67	7/29/07		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	Ruffins	59	2006
					PIT	Lambchops	57	2003
					TOT	Ruffins	111	2006

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