Week 22 Newsletter

September 8, 2009

Vol. 25, No. 22
Season Week No. 22
September 8, 2009

PHONY LEAGUE BASEBALL
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Newsletter Editor: Mark S Zimmer

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You knew it had to happen sooner or later, didn’t you?

As the Foxes surge into the lead with a dominating week, the curtain begins to draw on the rest of us; the Mastodons, Carp and Ham Fighters all teeter on the edge of elimination. It was a pretty exciting season, overall, considering the Major Leagues have had virtually no drama for weeks now.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS:
Team………. Player……………….. BA.. OP….. OA.. Special Achievement
Mastodons.. Evan Longoria……… .452. 50…… 1.613. 4 HR, 14 Hits
Kiwis……….. Nick Swisher……….. .296. 34…… 1.259.
Foxes……… Scott Podsednik……. .429. 33….. 1.179. 12 hits
Trade Winds Placido Polanco……. .429. 32…… 1.524.
Trade Winds Jorge Posada………. .421. 32…… 1.684

Team………. Pitcher………………. ERA OOBA. PP.. Special Achievement
Carp……….. Jon Lester…………... 1.38. 1.15… 12.5.. 2 Wins
Bovine Sox... CC Sabathia………... 1.29. 1.07.. 10…. 2 Wins
Trade Winds Phil Hughes………… 0.00. 0.27.. 7.2…. 2 Saves

The Player of the Week is Evan Longoria and his Thunderstick, in a runaway.

TRANSACTIONS:

September 2:
BOVINE SOCKS acquire free agents Brandon McCarthy and Felix Pie releasing Jim Thome and Carlos Villanueva.

September 3:
INSTIGATORS acquire free agent Melvin Mora releasing Willie Aybar.
BOVINE SOCKS acquire free agent Mike Sweeney releasing Jamie Carroll.

September 5:
FOXES acquire free agent Freddy Garcia releasing Ian Snell.

September 8:
BOVINE SOCKS acquire free agent Carlos Torres releasing C.J. Wilson.

The last day to postmark or deliver a waiver claim for the players released in this newsletter is Monday, September 14, 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