Luck of the Draw 2008

$100M Cap
No WW
No Trades
Yes to AA (6-2 Average Quality players)
No to DH in 2008,
(DH is only during odd numbered years starting in 1973)

Must use the ballpark your team used in 2008

Any player<300K can be used to fill out your roster,
(modified rule due to declining numbers of 200K players).
Name your team whatever you want.

This twist league progresses through the seasons, starting in 1969. We use the top 24 teams each season, dropping all other teams. Divisions are aligned by winning % the teams actually had in 2008, (tie breaker is alphabetical by city name).
Its possible that the teams left out, may actually be a better "twist" team than those included, but as always, it is the "Luck of the Draw", so you will play with whatever you get and LIKE IT!
With this alignment, even the weaker teams have a shot at the playoffs, and we all know anything can happen in the playoffs.

Once we are full, I'll use the last 2 digits of each owners rating to give out the teams. The lowest number gets the team with the highest winning %. I f there is a tie, I'll use the 3rd digit to break the tie with the lowest number getting the best team. Each year we will get different teams using this method.

This is a standard twist league, which means you can use anyone who played for your team that season according to baseballreference.com.
Use any season of any eligible player as long as he made at least one appearance for your team that year.

The 2007 World Series winner will become the Commish for the 2009 season, we generally get things started around the 120-140 game mark of the current season. Likewise, the winner of the 2008 season, will become the new Commish for the 2010 season.

Returning owners get 1st priority for teams. We need at least one new owner for this season, and if interested we can add you to a waitlist for future seasons if we're full.

League Alignment (Assigned Teams):

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 100 62 .617 SAKABAKBRG
Chicago Cubs 97-64 .602 kstober
Tampa Bay Rays 97 65 .599 spoonfed
Boston Red Sox 95-67 .586 jkorn

Philadelphia Phillies 92-70 .568 specsman
Milwaukee Brewers 90-72 .556 halo23
New York Mets 89-73 .549 wildbillhagy
New York Yankees 89-73 .549 tywebb3

Chicago White Sox 89-74 .546 vilefileman
Minnesota Twins 88-75 .540 Bradsher
Houston Astros 86-75 .534 thunder1008
St. Louis Cardinals 86-76 .531 ceez

Toronto Blue Jays 86-76 .531 trd3
Florida Marlins 84-77 .522 stroh23
Los Angeles Dodgers 84-78 .519 hoopsrus
Arizona Diamondbacks 82-80 .506 redwingscup

Cleveland Indians 81-81 .500 Dougsdawgs13
Texas Rangers 79-83 .488 drichar138
Oakland Athletics 75-86 .466 Jesters
Kansas City Royals 75-87 .463 mfumar

Cincinnati Reds 74-88 .457 Poddy
Colorado Rockies 74-88 .457 cstrohmier
Detroit Tigers 74-88 .457 nordawg
Atlanta Braves 72-90 .444 wink00944

Owners: (returning?)
Jesters (Y)
SAKABAKBRG (Y)
mfumar (Y)
specsman (Y)
halo23 (Y)
tywebb3 (Y)
razorclams (N)
hoopsrus (Y)
stroh23 (Y)
ceez (Y)
wildbillhagy (Y)
spoonfed (Y)
cstrohmier (Y)
Bradsher (Y)
vilefileman (Y)
Poddy (Y)
jkorn (Y)
redwingscup (Y)
trd3 (Y)
bronxcheer (N)
nordawg (Y)
wink0094 (Y)
Navy2002 (N)
kstober (Y)

New Owners:
Dougsdawgs13
thunder1008
drichar138

Waitlist:
darny10
newarkwilder

Good to have you darny10.

I'm in again.

I'm back

back

I'll play again.

Could I please be added to the waitlist? Thanks.

We have another open spot, so you’re in for this season thunder1008.

Fantastic. Thank you, sir. Looking forward to it.

I'll be back for 2008. Thanks.

I'll join if u need 1

Dougsdawgs13, I'll put you on the waitlist for now. There are still 2 owners I'm waiting to hear back from but if I don't by the end of the current season, which ends tomorrow evening. I'll open up a spot for you.

Dougsdawgs13, you're in for next season. darny10 asked me to move you up and put him on the waitlist.