Week 17 NewsletterAugust 4, 2009PHONY LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWSLETTERVol. 25, No. 17 PHONY LEAGUE BASEBALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADE DEADLINE EXTRAVAGANZA EDITION Well, there was a lot of action among the Major Leagues as we approached July 31, which meant plenty of action in the Phony League, as the dilrods of MLB wrecked the hopes of several teams (though the Ham Fighters managed to dodge the Roy Halladay bullet, somehow). The National League really ended up as the beneficiary of the talent overall, with very little good coming into the American League. That didn’t stop us from claiming these marginal prospects, but when you’re faced with three slots in the wrong league, you might as well take a stab. I expect Lou Marson will catch nearly as much as Jeff Clement did this year (which is to say, not at all). And hey, I managed to reinstate Casey Kotchman, longtime Ghost Rider disappointment to continue his disappointing ways in the GR uniform. Meanwhile, the Instigators not only manage to hold off the Foxes for yet another week, but actually extend their lead by two PRP. Impressive….See what happens when you actually pay a little attention to your team, Bill? PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS: Player of the week on the Bench is Jose Lopez of the Carp, with his .546 BA, 39 OP and 3 HR for the week. TRANSACTIONS: July 29: July 30: July 31: August 1: August 2: August 3: The last day to postmark or deliver a waiver claim for the players released in this newsletter is Monday, August 10, 2009. If a claim for one or more of those players is postmarked or delivered on or before that date and does not specify whether it is a waiver claim or a free agent claim, it will be considered a waiver claim. Announcements of all free agent and waiver acquisitions are subject to change if a late arriving letter or postcard is received from a team with a superior claim. REMINDER ABOUT FREE AGENT CLAIMS: When claiming a free agent, you must specify whether the player being released is in the lineup or not. The status of the released player is the status on the day before the claim goes into effect, which means in most cases it is the status on the day you send the claim. If the released player is not in the lineup on the day you send the claim, you can just note NIL, which, of course, means not in lineup. If the released player is in your lineup on the day you send the claim, you must report who will replace that player in your lineup. I do not care if you already reported a sub to your “checker.” You must also report the sub in the free agent claim. If it makes it easier to understand, when you make the claim just forget that you have a “checker” for your lineup and pretend that all your substitutions are reported to the person receiving the player claim. Then, report the substitution in the free agent claim.
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