THE MOST DIVERSE LEAGUE IN WIS IS NOW ENTERING ITS 55th SEASON!
League Structure
Listed below are more than 100 different extreme themes to choose from. Each one represents a unique challenge. Pick your exclusive theme, draft your team, and let’s get it on!
RETURNING OWNERS Blacklist
Returning owners must choose a new theme or must have 24 new players if using the same theme.
Common Rules
Salary Cap = $120 million
No WW
No AAA
No Trades
No DH
No Clones (except where spelled out as being allowed in a few specific themes)
Injuries - Yes
Teams Themes
1. Lefty-Lefty Theme - Position players bat left-handed, all pitchers throw left-handed
2. Righty-Righty Theme - Position players bat right-handed, all pitchers throw right-handed
3. Switch Hit Theme – Position players are switch hitters, must have same number of LH/RH pitchers
4. Iron Glove Theme – Position players must be C or worse for fielding, range, and catcher’s arm
5. Gold Glove Theme – Position players must be A- or better for fielding, range, and catcher’s arm
6. Thief Theme – Position players must total at least 350 real life SBs
7. Slap Happy Theme – No player may have over 20 HRs
8. Homeruns Sell Tickets Theme – Position players must total at least 300 HRs, all pitchers must have HR/9 of .5 or greater
9. Big K Theme – Position players must total at least 1000 real life K’s, pitchers must total at least 1000 real life K’s
10. Walk Is As Good As A Hit Theme – Position players must total at least 1000 real life walks
11. Never Saw a Pitch I Didn’t Like Theme – Position players must total no more than 400 real life walks
12. Bull WHIP Theme – Pitchers must have a WHIP of 1.00 or higher
13. Platoon Theme – Position players must have 350 real life AB or less
14. Quick Hook Theme – Pitchers must have 150 real life IP or less
15. Big Contract Theme – Draft at least 8 players with salaries of $10 million or more
16. Little Contract Theme – No player’s salary may be over $8 million
17. Minimum Wage Theme – Player salaries are at least $720K
18. Psychedelic 60’s Theme – Players must be from the 1960’s
19. 21st Century Theme – Players must be from 2001 or later.
20. Alphabet Soup Theme – Each player’s last name must start with a different letter
21. All Clone Theme – Draft 7 players and clone each one three or more times
22. The Big “O” Theme – Must spend at least $66 million on position players
23. Pitcher’s Paradise Theme – Must spend at least $66 million on pitchers
24. Hall of Fame Theme – Every player must be in the Hall of Fame
25. We Are Family Theme – Every player must be blood relation to another player on the team (e.g. Joe & Dom Dimaggio or Ray, Bob, Brett, Aaron Boone)
26. Rocky Mountain High Theme – Play in Coors field or Mile High Stadium and choose at least 2 players from the Colorado Rockies
27. Baker’s Dozen Theme – Draft 13 great players, because the other 12 players must have salaries of $500k or less.
28. Ends With # Theme – All players from years that end with the same number
29. Rainbow Six Theme – Players are named after a color (first or last name – e.g. Whitey Ford, Vida Blue)
30. Double Trouble Theme – Position players must total at least 350 real life doubles.
31. Fireman Theme – Pitchers must have a total of at least 135 real life saves
32. Decades Theme – Draft no more than 2 players from each of the 13 decades of baseball (1880-1889, 1890-1899, etc.)
33. Name Game Theme – Get creative; pick players with truly strange names or strangely related names
34. Stairway to Heaven Theme – Draft the number of players from each step – 2 Under $500k, 2 from $500k-$1M, 2 from $1M-$1.5M, 2 from $1.5M-$2.5M, 2 from $2.5M-$3.5M, 2 from $3.5M-$4.5M, 2 from $4.5M-$5.5M, 2 from $5.5M-$6.5M, 2 from $6.5M-$7.5M, 2 from $7.5M-$8.5M, 2 from $8.5M-$9.5M, 3 over $9.5M
35. Five-Tool Player Theme – Position player totals must be at least .300 AVG, 150 steals, 150 HRs, B+/B+
36. Numbers Chain Theme – Every player must have at least two stats in common with two separate players on the roster. For example: Cesar Tovar .300 BA, Tony Lazzeri .300 BA and 15 HR, Charlie Gehringer 15 HR and 12 3B, Robin Yount 12 3B….
37. IF/OF/Rotation Theme - Choose the complete IF from one team (Bench, Perez, Morgan, Concepcion, Rose), the complete OF (Ruth, Combs, Meusel) from another team, and the complete starting rotation from a third team (Cuellar, Dobson, Palmer, McNally). Twist the players from each set as desired and fill in the holes with teammates.
38. No Stars Theme - No player can be an all-star.
39. Twister Theme - Start with any single season team and twist; twist from the team as each player is chosen.
40. Rubber Arm Theme - All pitchers must have thrown at least 99 Real Life innings
41. Ancestery Theme - Players must be from the same ancestoral backgound such as all Latino, all Irish, etc.
42. One Plus One Per Team Theme - 24 players must be from different teams. The 25th player can be from any team.
43. That 70's Thing Theme - All players must come from the 1970's.
44. Roaring 20's Theme - All players must come from the 1920's.
45. 2008 Special Theme - At least 20 players from the 2008 season.
46. 9 to 5 Theme - All player salaries must be between $9 million and $5 million or between $900K and $500K.
47. Nickel and Dime Theme - All player salaries must be under $5 million or over $10 million.
48. Position by Decade Theme - Each position will be draft exclusively from separate decades. For example, all catchers come from the 1920's, and no other position can come from that decade. Positions include: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, SP (any pitcher over 100 IP/162), RP (any pitcher under 100 IP/162).
49. WWII Theme - All players come from the 40's when WWII heroes fought and the lucky ones came home.
50. Triple Play Theme - Position players must total 100 or more triples.
51. Sophomore Jinx Theme - All players use the season following their rookie year.
52. Stately Theme - All players must be from 3 states of your choosing.
53. Hail to the Chief Theme - All Players must have the name of a president. Presidential last names only
54. Five of a Kind - Must have 5 RH hitters, 5 LH hitters, 5 Switch Hitters, 5 RH Pitchers, and 5 LH Pitchers.
55. Vanna White Theme - All player names (first or last) must start with the same vowel.
56. Non-Hall of Famers Theme - No player may be in the Hall of Fame, and all players must not be activein the current MLB season.
57. All Star Theme – Every player must have been an All Star
58. Lost in Space Theme - All position players must be drafted to play a secondary position.
59. The 200 Hit Boyz Theme - Must draft 8 players with 200 or more hits in the season drafted.
60. Knucklehead Theme - All pitchers drafted must have thrown a knuckleball as one of their primary pitches - you may pick Canseco or Boggs if you like :) (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
61. Jug Gun Theme - All pitchers must have been known as fastball pitchers (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
62. Canadien, eh? Theme - All players must have played for he Expos or Blue Jays at some point in their career.
63. Charles Emmerson Winchester III Theme - All position players must qualify at only one position (bench excluded), and must have received an award or recognition (All Star, MVP, Gold Glove, etc.) in the season chosen.
64. Spitters Theme - All pitchers must have been known to doctor the ball (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
65. Splitters Theme - All pitchers must have been known as forkballers and splitfinger-fastballers pitchers (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
66. Two Players and a Pitcher - All position players must be listed as coming from one of two primary positions of your choosing. For example, if you choose 3B and OF, all of your position players must be listed as having a primary position of 3B or OF.
67. Curveball Theme - All pitchers must have been known as curveball pitchers (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
68. Changeup Theme - All pitchers must have been known as changeup pitchers (may use the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers as a source for identifying pitchers)
69. Born on the Day Theme - Every player on my team will be born on the same day of the month (such as the 5th or 11th or whatever) and at least one player from each of the 12 months of the year.
70. Over the Speed Limit - All position players must have a speed of 71 or higher.
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