ROUND TWO


Just like Round 1 was similar to Round 1 in the first "Bottom Dump" Tournament, this round will be similar to Round 2 of the first tournament. Since we'll know which league everyone is placed in and using the draft order that is predetermined by your W/L record in the previous round of the tournament, you will choose the following:  (1) which of the two team choices you want in that league (A.L. or N.L.) and (2) what time-frame you want, and (3) whether you want hitting or pitching. The draft will be snake-style (1-24, 24-1) at that point.  For example, if you have the first pick in League 1, you may decide to go with the offense of the 1928-1941 Yankees. Things should pretty well even out though as you will end up with one of the two final choices of the pitching time-frames that are still left. It doesn't matter which you choose first - hitting or pitching. You get one of each, and with thirteen selections on each side, even the person with the last pick will at least have a choice.

One last thing - if you want to swap draft slots (i.e., you're scheduled to pick first but would rather pick around tenth to get a better draft pick in the second round of the draft, etc.), you may do so - as long as both parties post their agreement to the swap in the draft thread. However, please use common sense when looking for a swapping partner. 24 hours at the most should be sufficient to find someone to swap with. We don't need someone waiting for days and days, hoping someone will swap with them.
 
Alignment will be determined by the order of the draft (i.e., the first four picks that go with an N.L. squad will make up the N.L. East, etc.).
 
Here are some other items of interest:
 
NO: Clones – Not In This Round.
NO: Player Trades, Waiver Wire or A.A.A.
YES: Designated Hitter, Draft Slot Trading (must be done during the first round and will apply to the second round as well)
NO: Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.
You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.
 
CAP –$110
 
Stadium – For this round, we’re going to go with an even playing field (no pun intended). WHATIFSPORTS Park for Everyone!
 
Who Moves On?


Once Round TWO is complete, All Division winners and the top 10 teams from each league that didn't win a division will automatically earn a berth in Round Three. That’s 128 teams for 144 spots. As noted above, one thing that did come up in the previous tournament was that by splitting up the owners that move on as per the above criteria, we ended up with a particular owner or two having three or four teams in one Round Two league and then none in any of the others. When something along those lines happens, I'll find someone to swap out one or more of those teams to place them in a different league. I always make sure that when that happens, I swap two teams that have either the same amount of Wins (from their League 1 team) or at the most, within one (i.e., a team with 84 Wins will be swapped out with a team with 84 Wins - unless one can't be found; therefore, we'll look for a team with either 83 or 85 Wins to swap them with, etc.). That way, an owner with multiple teams in the next round will get to play in as many of the different leagues as possible instead of stacking them all up in one or two.
 
The final sixteen teams will come from the best of the other 64 teams across all eight leagues. Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.
 
All N.L. East Division winners go into Round Three, League 1.
All N.L. Central Division winners go into Round Three, League 2.
All N.L. West Division winners go into Round Three, League 3.
All A.L. East Division winners go into Round Three, League 4.
All A.L. Central Division winners go into Round Three, League 5.
All A.L. West Division winners go into Round Three, League 6.
 
That’s 8 teams in each of the Round Three leagues and 48 teams total.  Once we’ve removed the division-winning teams above, I’ll then do the following:
 
The next eight best teams in League 1 will go into Round Three, League 1.
The next eight best teams in League 2 will go into Round Three, League 2.
The next eight best teams in League 3 will go into Round Three, League 3.
The next eight best teams in League 4 will go into Round Three, League 4.
The next eight best teams in League 5 will go into Round Three, League 5.
The next eight best teams in League 6 will go into Round Three, League 6.
The next eight best teams in League 7 will be split up between Round Three, Leagues 1 and 3.
The next eight best teams in League 8 will be split up between Round Three, Leagues 4 and 6.
 
That’s 64 more spots to go along with the 48 already accounted for which makes 112 total. The final 32 spots will be filled by the teams not yet accounted for above. They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

THE CHOICES YOU'LL HAVE IN EACH LEAGUE:
 
 

 

HITTING TIME-FRAMES
1904-1917
1912-1925
1920-1933
1928-1941
1936-1949
1944-1957
1952-1965
1960-1973
1968-1981
1976-1989
1984-1997
1992-2005
2000-2013
 

ROUND THREE:

ROUND FOUR


I went through the stats pages for every season from 1902 through 2013.  I took the four teams that when stacked in order by winning percentage with all of the other Major League teams that year, fell right smack dab in the middle of the standings.  This is a virtual "potpourri" of teams and players that don't often get used in our leagues together.  

In this round, you simply pick the four-team combination from a particular year that you want to use.  You must have a minimum of six players from each of the four teams you pick.  The 25th player can come from any of the four teams that you pick.  No players from any other team/year can be on your roster - only those four teams.  There's only one round of drafting in each of the four leagues in this Round Four of the tournament so we should be playing fairly quick.  Also, there are 28 selections to choose from in each league so even if you pick 24th, you still have five different choices to pick from.

There will be NO N.L. vs. A.L. split in this round.  Draft order for each league will be determined by the number of wins in the previous round.  Alignment will be as per the draft order (unless the same owner picks twice within a four pick space - then I'll simply move one of his choices down or up a division to separate them).


Here are some other items of interest:

NO: Waiver Wire, Trades or A.A.A.
NO: Designated Hitter.
NO: Clones
NO: Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP –None – Build the best roster you can!

Stadium – You must use a park that one of your four teams called "Home" that particular year.


Who Moves On?

Once Round FOUR is complete, the top 10 teams from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round Three. That’s 40 teams for 48 spots. The final eight teams will come from the best of the other 56 teams across all four leagues. Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.

All Playoff teams from Leagues 1 and 2 will go into Round 5, League 1.
All Playoff teams from Leagues 3 and 4 will go into Round 5, League 2.

That’s 16 teams in each of the Round Five leagues and 32 teams total. After that, the final 16 spots will be filled by the teams not yet accounted for above. They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

 
Here are your choices:

Round FIVE: