Okay guys, I'm going to try a new concept here that I think will be enjoyable to everyone. Myself, toddleduc, and frozen_rope will be the leagues panel to give you a constantly updated draft, and an easy process to get your teams caught up and into the league. So this is what we have planned. We are going to run a Readem and Weep draft as well as an UNO draft at the SAME TIME. It will take some help on your part also on sitemailing the next guy in line so that we have a good flow. IF you have not made a pick in several round, the panel will decide either to make picks on your behalf or stop and find a replacement. Hopefully we are all honorable enough to finish what we started here as it should be fun.
For some extra incentive to the normal league prizes, we will do a combined standings from both leagues. That will be determined by how many wins you have with both teams (yes playoffs wins count). With that said, when you sign up, you are signing up for two teams, one in each league. YOU CAN GET A PARTNER IF YOU ONLY WANT TO DO ONE LEAGUE, BUT THE OVERALL STANDINGS WILL BE THE TWO OF YOU COMBINED. All teams have to make the min of 50 in each league to qualify.
- $25 for most combined wins
- $15 for most wins in one league or the other (Meaning if someone has 115 in Uno and 110 in Readem, the 15 bucks goes to the team in Uno)
- $10 for 2nd most combined wins
The rules for both leagues are posted below and you will sign up in this thread.
REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR BOTH LEAGUES.
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UNO RULES
UNO is different from regular draft themes in that it incorporates three (3) basic components--1) Selecting a team 2) Choosing players and fitting under the cap and 3) Screwing the other 23 owners in any given round. It's called UNO, because just like the card game, you never know what is gonna come up.
Here is how it works:
* There will be 25 rounds comprising this draft. In rounds 1-24, each round will begin with the owner choosing first in that given round selecting a team and then a player from that team, the round will then continue with the other 23 owners selecting players from the team selected.
EXAMPLE: Round 1 begins, I have the first overall pick and choose Pittsburgh and Roberto Clemente, owner 2 would pick next and select Willie Stargell and so forth on down the line until round 1 completes. Round 2 begins with the owner who chose 2nd in round 1, he selects the Cardinals and Bob Gibson, everyone else bumps up one spot in the draft order and I would move to 24. The draft goes this same way until Round 25, when the draft order will be randomized again, and ANY player may be selected that has not already been chosen.
* The draft will use ANY and ALL teams that were in existence from 1950 until 2011. Once a team has been selected, that team is dead and cannot be selected by anyone else. (some earlier teams may be inlcuded as well to offset the use of the reverse card).
* Once a player has been selected, he is also dead and must be used in the team unifrom he was drafted for. EXAMPLE--let's say Rickey Henderson was chosen in the New York Yankee round, he can only be used as a Yankee and cannot be chosen later in the A's round.
* WILD CARD--You get one WILD CARD to pick any player that has not been taken in any round. you may use it at anytime during the draft. HOWEVER- The last round will be determined by who uses their wild card's first. For example, if you use your wild card first, you pick 24th in round 25, 2nd gets 23rd, and so on...
*SKIP CARD--It is different from previous seasons. This will be used this version to blacklist a player from the team that you select at the beginning of your round. For example, You pick first round and select Tom Brady from the Pats, you then would blacklist another player from that team, so you say blacklisting Randy Moss. Randy Moss now cannot be selected in any other round including this one.
REVERSE CARD –You can reverse a round to another team if the team that was selected is a team that you do not like or if you want to screw your fellow owners. Also, just like the WILD CARD, if you use this card, it will determine where you pick in the last round. One reverse card can be played in one round, no more will be allowed.
**OWNERS CANNOT USE THEIR Wild Card AND REVERSE CARD IN SAME ROUND****
* Additional rules/guidelines:
120 million cap
50 game live requirement (playoffs must be played live)
NO AAA
NO DH
NO CLONES
TRADES ALLOWED once season starts
NO WW
Stadium--must be a stadium used by the team you selected during your round from 1950-2011.
*All owners will have to be careful not to exceed the 120 cap at any time during the draft. This could result in forfeiting a pick and replacing him with someone of lesser value.
*You may use any season of your selected player as long as the season used is one for the team selected in that round.
* Some teams are before the 1950 year but we needed some teams for choice and reverses.
*No twisting of players, they must be used in a season they played for the team you selected them for.
* I know that is alot to digest, but once it starts, it is very easy and fun.
AVAILABLE TEAMS FOR uSE (1950-2011) bold="team" taken--some teams have been split by ERA and a few older teams added in anticipation of reverse card.
Anaheim Angels (1997-2011)
Atlanta Braves (1966-2011)
Arizona Diamonbacks (1998-2011)
Baltimore Orioles (1954-2011)
Boston Bees (1936-1940)
Boston Braves (1950-52)
Boston Red Sox (1950-1970)
Boston Red Sox (1971-2011)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1950-1957)
Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931)
California Angels (1965-1996)
Chicago Cubs (1950-2011)
Chicago White Sox (1950-1970)
Chicago White Sox (1971-2011)
Cincinnati Reds (1950-1960)
Cincinnati Reds (1961-2011)
Cleveland Indians (1950-2011)
Cleveland Naps (1903-1914)
Colorado Rockies (1993-2011)
Detroit Tigers (1950-1970)
Detroit Tigers (1971-2011)
Florida Marlins (1993-2011)
Houston Colt 45's (1962-1964)
Houston Astros (1965-2011)
Kansas City A's (1955-1967)
Kansas City Royals (1969-2011)
Los Angeles Angels (1961-1964)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-2011)
Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965)
Milwaukee Brewers (1970-2011)
Minnesota Twins (1961-2011)
Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
New York Giants (1950-1957)
New York Mets (1962-2011)
New York Yankees (1950-1970)
New York Yankees (1971-2011)
Oakland A's (1968-2011)
Philadelphia Athletics (1950-1954)
Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944-1945)
Philadelphia Phillies (1950-2011)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1950-2011)
San Diego Padres (1969-2011)
San Francisco Giants (1958-2011)
Seattle Mariners (1977-2011)
Seattle Pilots (1969)
St. Louis Browns (1950-1953)
St. Louis Cardinals (1950-1970)
St. Louis Cardinals (1971-2011)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2011)
Texas Rangers (1972-2011)
Toronto Blue Jays (1977-2011)
Washington Senators (1950-1960)
Washington Senators (1961-1971)
Washington Nationals (2005-2011)
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READ 'em and WEEP
ALL DRAFT TIMES ARE EASTERN
I love the idea of this league, and had to see if there was interest to run a current version. If so, it does take time to organize, etc…so if you sign up, PLEASE have patience!
A reincarnation of examinerebb's league, and with the vanishing of Doctorkz I thought I'd see if people were interested in playing this once very popular theme league. You'll be assigned a random season of every player you draft. We'll send each eligible season of a player's career thru random.org's number generator.
It is based on the idea that, even when a real life team has a superstar player, they may not get a superstar season from him. Injuries and slumps will occur. So, when you get your roster posted…you could be reading it…and weeping.
We will have a 25 round serpentine style draft (draft order determined at random.org) . Each player drafted is exclusive to the owner who drafted them, and only your drafted players may appear on your roster. At the end of the draft you'll find out which season of that player's career you'll get to use. This is one league where lucky might be better than good...
Some basic rules to follow…
You must use the full player season in the year you are assigned.
First and last seasons of a player's career will be eliminated if they contain less than 400 AB, or less than 100 IP for a starting pitcher. This is according to baseball-reference.com, not ab/162 or ip/162. I do this because this is where I calculate the available seasons, etc.
Cap undetermined (to help those who make the TOC, the cap will be decided by finding out who has the largest payroll)
No stadium restrictions
Trades …encouraged! You may have some holes to fill
NO DH
No WW
No AAA
Your stadium will be randomly assigned when your roster is posted
Random realignment
One mulligan refresh for both a hitter and a pitcher.
* This league fills very quickly, sign up now to reserve your spot.
Each round was started by random.org based on the signup list below.