This is where the Top 20 team owners will make their picks as far as league and division they desire to be in. First I'll re-list the theme rules for the round and the available leagues/divisions will follow:

Starting in 1902, I’ve listed every other three-year period chronologically and divided them up into divisions where teams will be playing other teams from the same period. The format for this round is fairly simple.

Team Building: Figure out which league/division appeals to you and pick any team from that three-year period. Once your division is full, the four of you will pick a second and third team from which to build your roster. Draft for the second and third teams will take place in “Thejuice6’s Theme League Draft Forum.” Each draft will be ran as 1-4, 4-1 and 1-4.

An example of a team you could end up with in the N.L. East of League One would be: the 1902 Pirates, the 1903 Americans and the 1904 Giants. There will be no separating the A.L. teams from the N.L. teams in this round.

There will be NO CLONES in this round.

You must have a minimum of eight players from each of the three rosters you’ve chosen. You CAN have multiple teams from the same franchise (i.e., 1903 Americans, 1903 Pirates and 1904 Americans, etc.) – but just remember that there’s no clones allowed.

Since all teams will be playing the majority of their games against teams from the same timeframe, statistics will “hopefully” be somewhat realistic.

League Alignment: The top 20 owners from Round Two will get to choose which league/division they want to participate in. At the time they choose which league/division they want, they will go ahead and list their first team choice as well. Once the first 20 league/divisions have been chosen, the remaining leagues participants will be posted where everyone will know which league they’re in. Again, as just stated, in the ten league draftboards, when an owner chooses his division, he also will post his first team choice. This will go for their second and third picks as well.

As in Round Two, once all of the participants know what league they’re drafting in, a 24-hour trading period will begin where those not happy with their spots can seek a trade with someone else.

NO CAP – Build the best roster you can from your three-team combo.

Clones: None.

Designated Hitter: Yes
Waiver Wire: No
Injuries – Turned On
Trades: No
A.A.A.: No

You may use either partial or full season stats of any player who had a split season - as long as the stats indicate it was for your franchise.

Stadium – You must use one of the ballparks that was the home ballpark of one of the three teams that make up your roster.


LEAGUE ONE:

N.L. East 1902-1904
N.L. Central 1904-1906
N.L. West 1906-1908
A.L. East 1908-1910
A.L. Central 1910-1912
A.L. West 1912-1914 (including 1914 Federal League teams)

LEAGUE TWO:

N.L. East 1914-1916 (including 1914 and 1915 Federal League teams)
N.L. Central 1916-1918
N.L. West 1918-1920
A.L. East 1920-1922
A.L. Central 1922-1924
A.L. West 1924-1926

LEAGUE THREE:

N.L. East 1926-1928
N.L. Central 1928-1930
N.L. West 1930-1932
A.L. East 1932-1934
A.L. Central 1934-1936
A.L. West 1936-1938

LEAGUE FOUR:

N.L. East 1938-1940
N.L. Central 1940-1942
N.L. West 1942-1944
A.L. East 1944-1946
A.L. Central 1946-1948
A.L. West 1948-1950

LEAGUE FIVE:

N.L. East 1950-1952
N.L. Central 1952-1954
N.L. West 1954-1956
A.L. East 1956-1958
A.L. Central 1958-1960
A.L. West 1960-1962

LEAGUE SIX:

N.L. East 1962-1964
N.L. Central 1964-1966
N.L. West 1966-1968
A.L. East 1968-1970
A.L. Central 1970-1972
A.L. West 1972-1974

LEAGUE SEVEN:

N.L. East 1974-1976
N.L. Central 1976-1978
N.L. West 1978-1980
A.L. East 1980-1982
A.L. Central 1982-1984
A.L. West 1984-1986

LEAGUE EIGHT:

N.L. East 1986-1988
N.L. Central 1988-1990
N.L. West 1990-1992
A.L. East 1992-1994
A.L. Central 1994-1996
A.L. West 1996-1998

LEAGUE NINE:

N.L. East 1998-2000
N.L. Central 2000-2002
N.L. West 2002-2004
A.L. East 2004-2006
A.L. Central 2006-2008
A.L. West 2008-2010

LEAGUE TEN:

N.L. East 2010-2012
N.L. Central 2012-2014
N.L. West 2014-2016
A.L. East 2016-2018
A.L. Central 2018-2020
A.L. West 2020-2022

The Top 20 Round Two Team Owners and their picks:

(01) BARRACUDA3 - 1927 New York Yankees (League 3 - N.L. East)
(02) BARRACUDA3 - 1939 New York Yankees (League 4 - N.L. East)
(03) PEDROCERRANO - 1903 Cleveland Naps (League 1 - N.L. East)
(04) BARRACUDA3 - 2019 Houston Astros (League 10 - A.L. Central)
(05) PEDROCERRANO - 1969 Baltimore Orioles (League 6 - A.L. East)
(06) SCHWARZE - 1981 Houston Astros (League 7 - A.L. East)
(07) SCHWARZE - 1961 New York Yankees (League 5 - A.L. West)
(08) REDCPED - 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers (League 10 - N.L. West)
(09) CALHOOP - 1931 Philadelphia Athletics (League 3 - N.L. West)
(10) BARRACUDA3 - 1906 Chicago Cubs (League 1 - N.L. Central)
(11) BARRACUDA3 - 1937 New York Yankees (League 3 - A.L. West)
(12) TOYSBOYS - 1914 Chicago Whales (League 2 - N.L. East)
(13) BARRACUDA3 - 1954 Cleveland Indians (League 5 - N.L. Central)
(14) SCHWARZE - 1948 Cleveland Indians (League 4 - A.L. Central)
(15) SCHWARZE - 2016 Chicago Cubs (League 10 - A.L. East)
(16) KSTOBER - 2002 Boston Red Sox (League 9 - N.L. Central)
(17) NOCOMM999 - 1933 New York Giants (League 3 - A.L. East)
(18) GLOWGUY - 1975 Cincinnati Reds (League 7 - N.L. East)
(19) KSTOBER - 1954 Cleveland Indians (League 5 - N.L. West)
(20) FOOTBALLMM11 - 1948 Cleveland Indians (League 4 - AL West)

"League Alignment: The top 20 owners from Round Two will get to choose which league/division they want to participate in. They don’t need to pick their first team at that time – they can wait until their division is full and the draft thread for that division is set up in the forum"

I hope those picking in the Top 20 follow my lead from the round 2 "Top 30" draft and do specify which team they are taking. It really makes things a lot easier for everybody involved in the Top 20 draft.

Also, a reminder to those with more than one pick in the top 20... If you have 10 or fewer teams, you cannot pick two teams in the same league.

"Quote post by thejuice6 on 3/13/2023 3:58:00 PM:"

"League Alignment: The top 20 owners from Round Two will get to choose which league/division they want to participate in. They don’t need to pick their first team at that time – they can wait until their division is full and the draft thread for that division is set up in the forum. "


EDIT: I know I posted the above in my original post but, after giving it some thought, I think it would be more enjoyable and more useful to all if you went ahead and posted your team pick along with your division choice. This not only goes for the "Top 20" draft but for the remaining drafts in Round Three. I'm amending the original post to read as such.

As Burt Reynolds and the boys at the "Miller Lite" Roundtable would say...

MAN LAW!

So I assume I can make my first two picks now. Here goes nothing...

1. 1927 Yankees (League 3 - NL East)

2. 1939 Yankees (League 4 - NL East)

With little research and no confidence whatsoever:

Lg 1 NL East: 1903 Cleveland Naps

With quite a bit of research and no more confidence for having done it:

League 10, AL Central: 2019 Houston Astros

After much anguish, I have finally come to a decision. I will continue the run on odd numbered seasons...

League 7, AL East - 1981 Houston Astros

League 5, AL West - 1961 New York Yankees

I have a high danger of overthinking this, so I'm going with my first instinct.

League 10, NL West
2015 Los Angeles Dodgers

Calhoop hasn’t opened sm yet. I’ll blame the NCAAs.

1931 Philadelphia A's

1906 Chicago Cubs - League 1, NL Central
(Breaking the seal on the even-numbered years)

1937 New York Yankees - League 3, AL West
(I already have a League 3 team but I have more than 10 teams in this round)

Guess it won't get back to me tonight. Late night poker last night, so crashing early. Will check in the morning.