Need 1 for 1919 Career League-free for 1918 !! Topic

The 1919 Diamond Legends (Career) Progressive League needs one replacement owner-see the post below for statistics on the 1919 hitters and pitchers.

I have been informed that one of our owners in the 1918 league will not return for the 1919 season. He has been an excellent owner.



In the Diamond Legends (or Career) WIS leagues, players use their average career statistics. In this specific league, that will mean using their average career statistics in a progressive from their first year of eligibility starting in 1901 (currently 1919) through their last year of WIS eligibility.
General Managers must be able to deal with a salary cap of $80 million. Owners must use the actual ballpark used by their franchise in 1918.

Annual drafts will be in inverse order of finish except that for the first round only there will be a random weighted lottery among the 4 teams with the worst record (4 chances for the team with the worst record, 3 chance for 2nd worst etc.). The tiebreaker will be run differential (runs scored less runs allowed) with the team with the worst run differential drafting higher.

Add/Drop Round
Starting at 11:00 AM EDT on the day following the conclusion of the annual draft, there will be an add/drop round on a first come, first served basis. During the add/drop round, a player dropped by one owner may be added by another owner if desired.

Players drafted during the current year's annual draft MAY NOT be dropped during the add/drop round. This includes a player drafted and subsequently traded.
10/19/2016 6:06 AM
Please note that one of the differences Diamond Leagues have is the $80 million salary cap. Review the salary cap violation rules note above and the last paragraph in the Rules as well.

I think that one of the strengths of the salary cap is that the league has been very balanced. 9 different owners have won championships in the 17 seasons completed. No owner has won more than twice in a row (one owner has won 2 consecutive titles twice and leads with 4 title).
10/19/2016 6:16 AM
Please indicate interest below. Please be sure you are comfortable with and understand the salary cap rules, and also since this is a progressive I request that you not join unless you expect to be able to participate for at least 5 seasons.

Interested owners will be given immediate access to the league's private forum, although I think all the information you may need is posted above or below.

10/19/2016 6:18 AM
The team available is the Portland Sea Dogs (the name can be changed), playing in Fenway Park. The team currently has a record of 40-42 with 82 games left in the 1918 season. The team will have 3 players retire after the 1918 season, Pitchers Harry Coveleki, Dan Griner and Tom L. Hughes. Following are the career average batting statistics for Portland's 16 hitters for 1919:
FIRST LAST Years Last Annual Total Other
NAME NAME Left Year Bats Salary PA HR AVG OBP SLG OPS SPD FLDG Salary Positions
Johnny Bassler C 9 1927 L $2,156,156 272 0 0.303 0.417 0.362 0.779 41 C/C-/A+ $19,405,404
George Cutshaw 2B 5 1923 R $3,593,070 664 3 0.265 0.305 0.348 0.653 77 C/A $17,965,350
Jimmy ***** 3B 20 1938 R $4,650,454 665 8 0.281 0.366 0.400 0.766 62 B/B $93,009,080 1B, 2B,SS
George Harper OF 11 1929 L $2,901,306 388 9 0.304 0.379 0.455 0.834 71 C+/C $31,914,366
Joe Harris 1B 10 1928 R $2,872,191 353 5 0.319 0.404 0.475 0.879 61 B-/C+ $28,721,910 OF
Tim Hendryx OF 3 1921 R $1,070,544 151 1 0.278 0.372 0.389 0.761 71 C/C $3,211,632
Buck Herzog SS 2 1920 R $3,665,859 656 2 0.260 0.329 0.335 0.664 75 D+/A $7,331,718 2B, 3B, OF
Jim Hickman OF 1 1919 R $370,872 67 1 0.226 0.262 0.339 0.601 76 D/B $370,872
Baby Doll Jacobson OF 9 1927 R $4,952,302 672 9 0.312 0.358 0.448 0.806 76 C+/B+ $44,570,718
Benny Kauff OF 2 1920 L $3,627,687 398 5 0.312 0.390 0.445 0.835 84 D+/A- $7,255,374
Fred Luderus 1B 1 1919 L $3,399,328 581 9 0.278 0.340 0.405 0.745 50 C-/B- $3,399,328
William Marriott 3B 8 1926 L $464,878 82 0 0.270 0.316 0.324 0.640 70 D+/C- $3,719,024
Hank Severeid C 8 1926 R $2,739,999 447 2 0.281 0.345 0.373 0.718 43 C/C/B+ $21,919,992
Jack Smith OF 10 1928 L $2,861,983 485 4 0.288 0.339 0.388 0.727 84 D+/C+ $28,619,830
Bill Wambsganss 2B 8 1926 R $3,085,025 662 1 0.260 0.329 0.327 0.656 71 D+/B- $24,680,200 3B, SS
Chuck Ward SS 4 1922 R $409,755 84 0 0.230 0.288 0.284 0.572 61 C/D+ $1,639,020 3B

And following are the career average pitching statistics for Portland's 6 pitchers for 1919:
FIRST LAST Last Annual Total
NAME NAME Years Year Throws Salary G GS IP W L SV ERA WHIP OAV Salary
Ray Caldwell P 3 1921 R $4,736,922 30 24 203 12 11 1 3.19 1.26 0.252 $14,210,766
Dave Davenport P 1 1919 R $5,605,412 40 29 243 12 13 2 2.94 1.25 0.247 $5,605,412
Jesse Haines P 19 1937 R $3,989,278 32 23 188 12 9 1 3.64 1.35 0.280 $75,796,282
Lee Meadows P 9 1927 R $5,090,913 37 31 243 14 14 0 3.30 1.33 0.272 $45,818,217
Sherry Smith P 9 1927 L $3,733,463 32 20 181 10 10 2 3.29 1.30 0.282 $33,601,167
Lefty Williams P 2 1920 L $4,422,256 31 25 198 14 8 1 3.15 1.23 0.254 $8,844,512
10/19/2016 6:42 AM
While we are seeking a replacement owner for 1919, the current owner is willing to transfer the team for free for the remainder of 1918 to the new owner. There are currently 82 games (half of the season) left in the 1918 season. You have a chance to evaluate the team before deciding on cuts for 1919 !
10/19/2016 6:56 AM
Posted by dspahlinger on 10/19/2016 6:56:00 AM (view original):
While we are seeking a replacement owner for 1919, the current owner is willing to transfer the team for free for the remainder of 1918 to the new owner. There are currently 82 games (half of the season) left in the 1918 season. You have a chance to evaluate the team before deciding on cuts for 1919 !
I have played HBD for 10 years but am brand new to Sim. If you can tolerate my steep learning curve, I will commit to 1918&19.

Bill
11/2/2016 9:07 PM
Posted by billhowell75 on 11/2/2016 9:07:00 PM (view original):
Posted by dspahlinger on 10/19/2016 6:56:00 AM (view original):
While we are seeking a replacement owner for 1919, the current owner is willing to transfer the team for free for the remainder of 1918 to the new owner. There are currently 82 games (half of the season) left in the 1918 season. You have a chance to evaluate the team before deciding on cuts for 1919 !
I have played HBD for 10 years but am brand new to Sim. If you can tolerate my steep learning curve, I will commit to 1918&19.

Bill
Will send site mail
11/3/2016 1:56 PM
Need 1 for 1919 Career League-free for 1918 !! Topic

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