PORK (Progressive Optional Rookie Keeper) League is looking for a replacement owner with Draft Scheduled to Start Monday December 4.

We are a 20 team league (NL no DH, AL has DH), with four division winners advancing to playoffs. Schedule is balanced. There is a good mix of veteran and newbie owners.

You will be taking over the New York Haudenossaunee (feel free to change the name) currently playing at Shea. Owner was a good owner, but has gone AWOL from this and a few other leagues.

Your team is based upon the 1970 New York Mets and 2000 Cleveland Indians.

So this is the deal: We started in 1963 and 1993 - every owner drafted a team from each season, and started with a 30 man roster from those two teams. Every season, you have the OPTION of KEEPING your ROOKIES. So the 60's Mets have acquired Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan. And the 90's Indians have acquired Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez , Brian Giles and Jim Thome.

It gets better: every season there is a draft of all free agents available which includes all Rookies not kept (eg. Oscar Gamble wasn't kept one season), plus Rookies from franchises not in our league (1970's Expos, Brewers, Royals and Padres, and 2000's Rockies, Reds, Rays, Pirates, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Tigers, Marlins, Brewers and Angels). Players available for draft also includes any WIS players not in the league the previous season. So if there are any gaps in your team, you can draft any of the free agents.

Just so you know, you must keep at least 25 players going into the draft. The 25 players can be any of the 30 players from your squad the previous season, any Rookies for your squad that season. So for 1970 Mets Rookies available include: Ken Singleton. The 2000 Indians Rookies available include: Russel Branyon (who you may or may not want to keep). The other point, is if you keep just 25 players, then you can draft 5 free agents. If you keep 26 players, then you can draft 4 free agents. If you keep 29 players, then you can draft one free agent. So then you would keep 5 of your players on the AAA roster, and can call them up during the season or hang onto them for the next year.

This team did well, and will draft 15th throughout the draft. They finished second in the NL East with a 90-72 record (2 games back).

New York Haudenosaunee 1969/1999 Squad
Shea Stadium (New York Mets: 1964-2008)
Name	Season	Franchise	Pos	Salary
Bartolo Colon	1999	Cleveland Indians	SP	$5,151,304
Gary Gentry	1969	New York Mets	SP	$5,781,016
Jerry Koosman	1969	New York Mets	SP	$7,567,150
Jim McAndrew	1969	New York Mets	SP	$3,407,931
Tom Seaver	1969	New York Mets	SP	$8,499,666
Dennis Cook	1999	New York Mets	RP	$1,469,759
Alan Embree	1999	San Francisco Giants	RP	$1,686,250
Danny Graves	1999	Cincinnati Reds	RP	$2,825,774
Tug McGraw	1969	New York Mets	RP	$2,283,988
Nolan Ryan	1969	New York Mets	RP	$2,717,270
Dick Selma	1969	Chicago Cubs	RP	$4,331,886
Sandy Alomar Jr.	1999	Cleveland Indians	C	$844,923
Charles Johnson	1999	Baltimore Orioles	C	$3,549,559
Richie Sexson	1999	Cleveland Indians	1B	$2,820,526
Jim Thome	1999	Cleveland Indians	1B	$5,267,559
Luis Castillo	1999	Florida Marlins	2B	$3,886,752
Placido Polanco	1999	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	$1,059,818
Vinny Castilla	1999	Colorado Rockies	3B	$4,097,074
Bud Harrelson	1969	New York Mets	SS	$3,161,560
Jose Valentin	1999	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	$1,543,727
Albert Belle	1999	Baltimore Orioles	OF	$5,464,327
Brian Giles	1999	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	$7,182,577
Cleon Jones	1969	New York Mets	OF	$6,034,997
Kenny Lofton	1999	Cleveland Indians	OF	$4,672,887
Manny Ramirez	1999	Cleveland Indians	OF	$7,220,825
Rick Reed	1999	New York Mets	SP	$200,000
Jose Mesa	1999	Seattle Mariners	RP	$200,000
Reggie Jefferson	1999	Boston Red Sox	DH	$200,000
Glenallen Hill	1999	Chicago Cubs	OF	$200,000
Amos Otis	1969	New York Mets	OF	$200,000

Please site mail any interest. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Cheers, LJ

I'll bite.