Draft is done, now on to pre-season steps!

OK, a fun and successful draft is now over and we move into final preparation for the games  to begin!  First things first, please come up with a team name and you can choose a stadium as well (that won't affect gameplay, but it does show a pretty picture of your field with all of the other stats).  Also, if you want to pick up players, drop others, maybe work out a trade, just post a message on this site, or send me an email at pjallie2@aol.com .  Waiver claims are first come, first served. 

I will run the first set of 10 game late Friday, so please have at least a team name by then. 

 

I've set up links to both your roster and the current computer manager.  The computer managers are generally good and your team will be OK with them, but there is plenty you can do to customize and hopefully improve the manager file as the season goes on.  They are all optional, you don't have to do it, but here is a quick summary of what you can change. 

 

-Basic righty and lefty lineups 

-Five man starting rotation
-Setup pitcher vs. lefty and righty
-Setup closer vs. lefty and righty
-Pinchitter vs. lefty and righty
-Pinchrunner
-Defensive replacements (like put Joe Smith in CF if winning late in a game)
-Base stealing - extra conservative, conservative, normal, aggressive, extra aggressive
-Base running - - extra conservative, conservative, normal, aggressive, extra aggressive
-Hit and run - - extra conservative, conservative, normal, aggressive, extra aggressive
-Use relief - - extra conservative, conservative, normal, aggressive, extra aggressive
-Closer usage - regular, maximize
-Intentional bb - - extra conservative, conservative, normal, aggressive, extra aggressive
-Infield in - 1, 2, 3,4 5 inning
-Hold - minimum steal percentage 0-100 by 5's
-Hold - minimum lead percentage 0-100 by 5's
-Hold Always*  yes or no ( should always be YES!!!)
-Minimum % to steal percentage 0-100 by 5;s

 

And finally, here are the divisions we will be in.  Winners of the three divisions are in the playoffs as well as the best record among the remaining teams.

 

Division 1: East
1998 Steve 
1998 Chuck 
1998 Jimmy 
1998 Andy

Division 2: Central
1998 Pat 
1998 Dave 
1998 Bill V.
1998 Bill M.

Division 3: West
1998 John 
1998 Michael 
1998 PJ 
1998 Linda 

 

Please let me know of any questions by posting on this site or an email to pjallie2@aol.com.  Get ready for some heavy hitting and some major offense!