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brucel
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i'll try , this should keep me awake at nite.
7/9/2012 2:50 PM
BCBSMA
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I will give it a shot... thanks - here's my roster (years indicated where necessary to verify):

1. Random Player: Casey Janssen (2009 - his only WiS season)
2. Wade Boggs (username: BCBSMA)
3. Rod Carew 1977 (MVP Season)
4. Pedro Martinez 2000 (200k season)
5. Nomar Garciaparra (homered off Pedro)
6. Hong Chi Kuo (same bday as Nomar)
7. Greg Maddux (played for #20 Don Zimmer with the Cubs)
8. Derek Lowe 2002 (20 win season)
9. Craig Biggio 1998 (K'd > 100x)
10. Paul O'Neill (from the "O' in Biggio)
11. Joe Mauer 2008 (A/A defensive rating)
12. Tom Niedenfuer (born in MN, same as Mauer)
13. Tris Speaker 1912 (walked at least 70x)
14. George Mogridge - very hard to find data on who struck out Tris Speaker; only boxscores from late in his career are available
15. Greg Maddux (clone)
16. Randy Johnson 1997 (walked at least 75 batters)
17. Eric Gagne 2003 (won Cy Young award)
18. Tom Leahy 1897 (D/D rating)
19. Dennis Eckersley 1990 (whip < 1.00)
20. Frank Robinson (teammate of Eck in 1975)
21. Don Zimmer 1962 (manager who also played)
22. Joe Schulz 1946 (< $1m)
23. Elmer Valo 1941 (<$1m)
24. Roger Mason 1991 (<$1m)
25. Nefei Perez 2004 (<$1m)

7/9/2012 10:50 PM (edited)
wylie715
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wow!! 15 signed up! I'll try to create the league tonight, but your roter needs to be verified before you get the league number.
7/9/2012 7:11 PM
wylie715
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by the way, realignment will be random.  I got the info regarding who homered off who and who struck who out on www.baseball-reference.com.  It may take a little research, but heopefully not much.  If you need any help, just ask.
7/9/2012 7:31 PM
wylie715
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by the way, realignment will be random.  I got the info regarding who homered off who and who struck who out on www.baseball-reference.com.  It may take a little research, but heopefully not much.  If you need any help, just ask.
7/9/2012 7:31 PM
pttsbrghkid
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noobie question: the draft center is telling me i'm in an open league and have an 80 mil cap.  Can I start to build the roster from here, or should I do it somewhere else (spreadsheet, paper, etc) and then put it into the draft center once i have the league number?
7/9/2012 7:40 PM
bixman51
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I haven't joined a league in quite some time... but this one's right up my alley. Sign me up!
7/9/2012 8:16 PM
wylie715
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16 in...2/3 of the way there
7/10/2012 1:40 AM
wylie715
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I should have the league set up tomorrow
7/10/2012 1:41 AM
BCBSMA
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Posted by pttsbrghkid on 7/9/2012 7:40:00 PM (view original):
noobie question: the draft center is telling me i'm in an open league and have an 80 mil cap.  Can I start to build the roster from here, or should I do it somewhere else (spreadsheet, paper, etc) and then put it into the draft center once i have the league number?
pttsburghkid - you can use the spring draft center - just ignore the 80m cap - it will keep tracking the salaries as high as you want... complete your team there and then you can copy it into the real league once you have the league number.
7/10/2012 9:23 AM
edsortails
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#11.....A/A defense


is that A/A defense or A/A defense or better.....?



I'm not trying to be a jerk, but one roster had an A+/A+ defender here, so I just wanted to clarify.....
7/10/2012 9:55 AM
pttsbrghkid
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ARGH!!!  I made my first attempt at building my team, and stopped and cleared it all away because I thought I was over the cap with several spots still to go.  I was then feeling pretty miserable as I started over, not liking the first 9 guys I put together last night nearly as much as my first group.  Then, just now while looking over the rules again, I realized that I thought the cap was 100 mil.  I'll bet I could have finished my first team at under 140.  DAMN MY LYING EYES!


3rd times the charm, I hope......
7/10/2012 10:08 AM
specsman
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Looks like the kid need an eye exam. I am only 556 miles from Pittsburgh! I'm in.......
7/10/2012 10:25 AM
bixman51
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Posted by edsortails on 7/10/2012 9:55:00 AM (view original):
#11.....A/A defense


is that A/A defense or A/A defense or better.....?



I'm not trying to be a jerk, but one roster had an A+/A+ defender here, so I just wanted to clarify.....
Based on the players Wylie took for his A/A and D/D defenders, I take it to mean A-anything and D-anything.
7/10/2012 12:23 PM
pttsbrghkid
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1. Assigned Random - Harry Billiard 1915
2. username:pttsbrghkid - Gaylord Perry 
3. MVP - 1960 Dick Groat
4. 200K season - 1964 Bob Veale
5. Homered off Veale - Pete Rose
6. Same Birthday as Rose - Greg Maddux (April 14)
7. played for Danny Murtaugh(picked for spot #21) - Roberto Clemente
8. 20 wins in selected season - Doug Drabek 1990
9. 100+ Ks in selected season - Willie Stargell 1972
10. Last letter of Stargell = first letter of last name - Ernie Lombardi
11. A/A defense for selected season - 1966 Bill Mazeroski
12. from same state as Mazeroski - George Brett (both born in West Virginia)
13. 70+ walks in selected season - 2010 Andrew McCutchen (exactly 70)
14. pitcher who struck out mccutchen - Cliff Lee
15. clone - Bob Veale 1965
16. pitcher with 75+ walks in selected season - Wilbur Cooper 1914 (79)
17. cy young award in select season - Eric Gagne 2003
18. D/D defensive rating in select season - Dick Stuart 1959
19. WHIP 1.0 or lower for select season - Rich Gossage 1977 (.95)
20. Teammate of Gossage at some point - Ivan Rodriguez (teammates in Texas in 1991, when Pudge was 19 and Goose was 39)
21. player who also managed - Danny Murtaugh
22-25. my choice with max of 1,000,000 salary - 2001 Gary Matthews Jr, 2009 Joel Hanrahan, 1966 Don Schwall, 1977 Fernando Gonzalez


I think I'm in the clear for rules, and just squeezed in under the cap at 139,880,927.  Feel free to tell me where I messed up, or how silly my team looks.  This was fun for me, not being a big baseball guy.  Thanks wylie, speedy and especially Taint! 
7/10/2012 12:53 PM
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