Week 20 Newsletter

August 25, 2009

Vol. 25, No. 20
Season Week No. 20
August 25, 2009

PHONY LEAGUE BASEBALL
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Newsletter Editor: Mark S Zimmer

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Well, week 20 has come and gone, and it looks like it’s still pretty neck and neck between the Instigators and the Foxes, with the rest of us on the sidelines, but plenty can happen in the next six weeks. The Ghost Riders did their bit to keep the race for the lead interesting, patching holes for both contenders. Recall that any free agents from here on in are $1.00 and no trades may be made until after the end of the season.

Rosters may be late this week as well as the standings as I managed to muck up the template….Big Whoops.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS:
Team………. Player……………….. BA.. OP….. OA.. Special Achievement
Bovine Sox... Brian Roberts………. .393. 49…… 1.750. 4 HR
Ghost Riders Miguel Cabrera…….. .519. 44…… 1.630. 14 Hits
Bovine Sox... Ben Zobrist…………. .400. 44….. 1.760. 4 HR
Carp……….. Carlos Pena……….… .400. 40…… 2.000. 4 HR

Team………. Pitcher………………. ERA OOBA. PP.. Special Achievement
Bovine Sox... CC Sabathia……….. 3.07. 0.95…. 13.3... 2 Wins
Ghost Riders Scott Baker…………. 3.65. 1.297.. 12.2... 2 Wins

The Player of the Week is C.C. Sabathia.

Player of the Week on the Bench is the on-waivers Ian Snell, dumped by the snatched up by the Foxes, with a 1.54 ERA, 1.12 OOBA and a pair of wins to garner 11.8 Pitching Points.

TRANSACTIONS:

August 20:
CARP acquire free agent Ivan Rodriguez releasing Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOVINE SOCKS acquire free agents Jamie Carroll and Michael Wuertz releasing Melvin Mora and Alfredo Aceves.

August 23:
INSTIGATORS acquire free agent Daric Barton releasing Tommy Everidge.

August 25:
FOXES trade Daniel Bard to the GHOST RIDERS for Jonathan Papelbon.
GHOST RIDERS trade Justin Morneau to the INSTIGATORS for Michael Saunders.
MASTODONS acquire Andy Marte on waivers and free agent Dioner Navarro releasing Jason Kendall and John Smoltz.
GHOST RIDERS acquire free agent Dan Hudson to fill an open spot on the roster.
FOXES acquire Ian Snell on waivers and free agent Adrian Beltre releasing JJ Hardy (long-term contract buyout) and Freddy Garcia.

The last day to postmark or deliver a waiver claim for the players released in this newsletter is Monday, August 24, 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.

Questions? E-mail Steve