Whoa. Slow down, fellas. That is a list of INTERESTED parties. That is NOT a list of owners in the league. I was clear about there being a screening process. We are not even finished taking applicants. Empiire & I will filter through everything here very soon and finalize the rules. We need to not rush into this and get the clusterfuck present in other attempts at similar leagues. It won't take long, but a full screening should be done, a vet's committee needs to be put together, and the man himself (empiire) needs to finalize the rules. I will be in touch with empiire (as we have been thorughout the process), and we will keep you all in the loop. Most likely, as far as picking teams go, I am in full support of randomizing the order and drafting the teams out. I would prefer to get my beloved Athletics, however it's only fair that we randomize as doing it by order of signup screws the folks that may have been out of town over the weekend, heard about this late because they don't check out the forums, etc.
In short, please have a bit of patience. All goes well, we should be off the ground by the weekend.