Time to bring back the 9th version of this successful and entertaining draft in the Sim Live realm.  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. Thanks again for letting bulantz let me run this.

 

THERE ARE SOME CHANGES ALONG WITH MORE TEAMS THIS GO AROUND.

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:  New rule- Everyone will still get a 1st pick in a round. The draft order will be randomized in an order set by me before teams are in a draft spot. See josh's post as an example of the draft structure likely to be used. 

* The draft will use ANY and ALL teams that were in existence from 1885 until 2009.  Once a team has been selected, that team is dead and cannot be selected by anyone else.

 

* 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- (new for this version) 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

60 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 1885-2009.

 

* Draft order will be determined using www.random.org in Round 1 and 25.  All other rounds will be set by the next owner in line moving up one spot.

 

*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.

 

*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.

 

* This league fills very quickly, sign up now to reserve your spot.

 

 

TEAMS THIS VERSION


Los Angeles Angels (1961-1964) (A.L.)
California Angels (1965-1996) (A.L.)
Anaheim Angels (1997-2005) (A.L.)
Los Angeles Angels (2006-2009) (A.L.)
Houston Colt .45’s (1962-1964) (N.L.)
Houston Astros (1965-Present) (N.L.)
Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (A.L.)
Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) (A.L.)
Oakland Athletics (1968-Present) (A.L.)
Toronto Blue Jays (1977-Present) (A.L.)
Boston Beaneaters (1885-1906) (N.L.)
Boston Doves (1907-1910) (N.L.)
Boston Braves (1911-1935) (N.L.)
Boston Bees (1936-1940) (N.L.)
Boston Braves (1941-1952) (N.L.)
Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) (N.L.)
Atlanta Braves (1966-Present) (N.L.)
Seattle Pilots (1969) (A.L.)
Milwaukee Brewers (1970-1997) (A.L.)
Milwaukee Brewers (1998-Present) (N.L.)
St. Louis Browns (1885-1891) (A.A.)
St. Louis Browns (1892-1898) (N.L.)
St. Louis Perfectos (1899) (N.L.)
St. Louis Cardinals (1900-Present) (N.L.)
Chicago White Stockings (1885-1889) (N.L.)
Chicago Colts (1890-1897) (N.L.)
Chicago Orphans (1898-1902) (N.L.)
Chicago Cubs (1903-Present) (N.L.)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-Present) (A.L.)
Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-Present) (N.L.)
Brooklyn Grays (1885-1886) (A.A.)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1887) (A.A.)
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888-1889) (A.A.)
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1890-1898) (N.L.)
Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1910) (N.L.)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1915) (N.L.)
Brooklyn Robins (1916-1930) (N.L.)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1931-1957) (N.L.)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-Present) (N.L.)
New York Giants (1885-1957) (N.L.)
San Francisco Giants (1958-Present) (N.L.)
Cleveland Blues (1901-1902) (A.L.)
Cleveland Naps (1903-1914) (A.L.)
Cleveland Indians (1915-Present) (A.L.)
Seattle Mariners (1977-Present) (A.L.)
Florida Marlins (1993-Present) (N.L.)
New York Mets (1962-Present) (N.L.)
Montreal Expos (1969-2004) (N.L.)

Washington Nationals (2005-Present) (N.L.)
Milwaukee Brewers (1901) (A.L.)
St. Louis Browns (1902-1953) (A.L.)
Baltimore Orioles (1954-Present) (A.L.)
San Diego Padres (1969-Present) (N.L.)
Philadelphia Quakers (1885-1889) (N.L.)
Philadelphia Phillies (1890-1943) (N.L.)
Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944-1945) (N.L.)
Philadelphia Phillies (1946-Present) (N.L.)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885-1886) (A.A.)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887-1890) (N.L.)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-Present) (N.L.)
Washington Senators (1961-1971) (A.L.)
Texas Rangers (1972-Present) (A.L.)
Cincinnati Red Stockings (1885-1889) (A.A.)
Cincinnati Reds (1890-Present) (N.L.)
Boston Americans (1901-1907) (A.L.)
Boston Red Sox (1908-Present) (A.L.)
Colorado Rockies (1993-Present) (N.L.)
Kansas City Royals (1969-Present) (A.L.)
Detroit Tigers (1901-Present) (A.L.)
Washington Senators (1901-1960) (A.L.)
Minnesota Twins (1961-Present) (A.L.)
Chicago White Sox (1901-Present) (A.L.)
Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (A.L.)
New York Highlanders (1903-1912) (A.L.)
New York Yankees (1913-Present) (A.L.)

Philadelphia Athletics (1885-1890) (A.A.)
Philadelphia Athletics (1890) (P.L.)
Philadelphia Quakers (1891) (A.A.)
Buffalo Bisons (1885) (N.L.)
Buffalo Bisons (1890) (P.L.)
Milwaukee Brewers (1891) (A.A.)
Rochester Broncos (1890) (A.A.)
Buffalo Giants (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Pittsburgh Burghers (1890) (P.L.)
Louisville Colonels (1885-1891) (A.A.)
Louisville Colonels (1892-1899) (N.L.)
Kansas City Cowboys (1886) (N.L.)
Kansas City Cowboys (1888-1889) (A.A.)
New York Giants (1890) (P.L.)
Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) (A.A.)
Providence Grays (1885) (N.L.)
Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887-1889) (N.L.)
Indianapolis Hoosier-Feds (1914) (F.L.)
Newark Pepper (1915) (F.L.)
Cleveland Infants (1890) (P.L.)
Cincinnati Kelly’s Killers (1891) (A.A.)
St. Louis Maroons (1885-1886) (N.L.)
Toledo Maumees (1890) (A.A.)
New York Metropolitans (1885-1887) (A.A.)
Washington Nationals (1886-1889) (N.L.)
Baltimore Orioles (1885-1891) (A.A.)
Baltimore Orioles (1892-1899) (N.L.)
Kansas City Packers (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Chicago Pirates (1890) (P.L.)
Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Boston Reds (1890) (P.L.)
Boston Reds (1891) (A.A.)

Washington Statesmen (1891) (A.A.)
Washington Senators (1892-1899) (N.L.)
Columbus Solons (1889-1891) (A.A.)
Cleveland Blues (1887-1888) (A.A.)
Cleveland Spiders (1889-1899) (N.L.)
Syracuse Stars (1890) (A.A.)
Baltimore Terrapins (1914-1915) (F.L.)
St. Louis Terriers (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Brooklyn Feds (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Brooklyn Wonders (1890) (P.L.)
Chicago Whales (1914-1915) (F.L.)
Detroit Wolverines (1885-1888) (N.L.)

Interested Owners: (Bold is confirmed)

1. BastanRedsox
2. joshkvt
3. fishnasty
4. toddleduc
5. habsfan1
6. eman7400
7. jbar8888
8. dahsdebater
9. The taint
10. Soxyanks12
11. Steveymer
12. leeelci
13. frozen_rope
14. staindman
15.joshkvt2nd
16. besterateam
17. toddleduc2nd
18. likeastone
19. Yaz_Benders
20. steve9955
21. readhead
22. BastanRedsox2nd
23. scaljay
24. GJohnson

Sitemail: jbar8888; eman7400; habsfan1; toddleduc; fishnasty; joshkvt; dahsdebater; the taint; soxyanks12; steveymer; leeelci; frozen_rope; staindman; besterateam; likeastone; Yaz_Benders; steve9955; readhead; scaljay; GJohnson

I gotta tell you man, I'm pretty uncomfortable with the new rules.  I think the rules for the wildcard and the blacklisting are going to make this even more feast-or-famine than it was before.  It used to be hard to pick late in the early rounds and compete.  This might make it borderline impossible.

I'll be back

In like Flynn... one of the most fun drafts out there.

In please!

I am in.  And a suggestion (tell me to stick it if you don't like it) - Instead of blacklisting 2 players upon signup, make a blacklist card.  Can be played any time, 1 player only, and has to be from the team that is being drafted.........

I will come back  I think the blacklist is a good idea noticed that we are using all players avalable in all seasons so regardless of the blacklist there will be more good players then previous seasons

Since everyone is throwing out alternate suggestions (I agree with Fish, tell him to stick it if you don't like this!) ...

How about changing the way draft order is chosen for each round? Instead of having everyone move up one spot each round, start each round with the first pick determined by random draw? The current system gives players starting in the 3-7 or so spots a huge advantage in starting pitching. My suggestion would be to set up a draft order 1-24, and use that order throughout but change the starting pick in each round. So Round 1 would be 1-24; Round 2 might be 11-24 then 1-10; Round 3 might be 19-24 then 1-18; etc. This way the team picking late in the first round would all have some rounds with early picks before all the best SP are gone (in the example above, #24 would pick 14th in the second round, 6th in the third, etc.). In case I'm being confusing (it's happened before) here's how it would look:
ROUND 1: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24
ROUND 2: 11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
ROUND 3: 19-20-21-22-23-24-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18
ROUND 4: 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-1-2-3
ROUND 5: 6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-1-2-3-4-5
ROUND 6: 15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14
etc.

Having the pool of top SP slimmed with blacklists would increase the gap from picking early to picking late in the current format.

Ok thanks guys for the suggestions.
 
1. I'll throw out the rule with the Wildcard and reverse being only used once in a round. I'll go back to saying that the Wild card can be played anytime, and a reverse can be played once per round.

2. I think I will use a format that josh has came up with to help even out the draft board. I will have more details after I talk to him about how it would work.

3. I am going to keep the blacklist this year, but I will say that one has to be a pitcher, and one has to be a batter.

It's very simple Bastan. Get a random sequence using 1-24 (or 2-24 if you want to use #1 to start the first round). That random sequence is the list of who picks first in each round. If the randmon.org sequence is 3-18-13-5... then the first round starts starts with #3 and ends with #2; second round starts with #18 and ends with #17; third round starts with #13 and ends with #12; fourth round starts with #5 and ends with #4, etc. You still pick before and after the same person in each round, and pick once in each spot in the draft, but your late, middle and early picks are varied.

Yes josh, that will be used. Thanks for explaining it some more to the big dummy who can't figure things out for himself. :)

You're way down on the list of big dummies on this site. WAY WAY WAY WAY down.

Okay after discussing with a couple of people, there will be no more blacklist. Instead the Skip card will be in play and this will be its description.

SKIP CARD- Everyone at the beginning of their round will blacklist someone from the team they choose to screw the rest of us in that round.

Now I really like the new rules.  I probably would have given in in a few more days anyway, but now I'm in NOW.