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SPB-Now 2009 Season STATUS: Season starts March 1
January 24,
2010
All drafts complete
DAYTON, OH. - The
drafts are complete and the free agent draft results are now posted, along with
current rosters. Listed below are the players that were cut during the FA
period:
Barking Seals: Carlos Silva
Rambler: Tony F. Pena, Mike Lincoln
T-Bones: Emil Brown, Brian Wolfe
Buskers: Rich Rundles, Jesus Colome, Alan Embree, Zach Jackson
Rockets: Chad Reineke, Sidney Ponson, Billy Sadler, Chris Denorfia
Warriors: Robinson Cancel
Moondogs: Doug Slaten
Free agents are now available on a first-come, first-served basis until the April disk goes out.
January 22,
2010
Ballpark change
DAYTON, OH. - The
Colgate Creek Cannons have vacated Coors Field and have moved into
pitcher-friendly PETCO Park. Coors Field and Tropicana Field are
available.
January 2,
2010
Extra players added to rookie draft pool
DAYTON, OH. - Two
teams have decided to cut ties with carded players, thus adding them to the
rookie draft pool. Most, if not all of them are FA quality players who
probably wont get drafted in the first 8 rounds. The players are: Doug
Mientkiewicz, Branson Backe, Freddy Dolsi, Enrique Gonzalez, Luis Mendoza, Jose
Ascanio, Bryan Bullington, Eulogio de la Cruz, Chris Duffy, Greg Golson, Logan
Kensing, Tony Pena (ss), Jason Schmidt
December 19,
2009
2009 Phase 2 Protected player numbers
DAYTON, OH. - Below
are the numbers that each team will be allowed to keep for the Phase 2 draft:
18 Players
Canton Moondogs
Niskayuna Warriors
Dayton Dynamo
Dodge City Marshalls
Rip City Highlanders
Richmond Rebels
19 Players
Jotenheim Storm Giants
Carolina Sandlappers
Ozark Fiddlers
Thunder Bay Damage
Needham Rockets
Bowling Green Buskers
Manhattan Titans
Worcester Grays
Oakwood Owls
Scio Farmers
Virginia Terriers
Waldo Peppers
Kansas City T-Bones
Midnight Rambler
Bay Area Barking Seals
Frankfort Frogs
20 Players
Simi Hillbillies
Houston Oil Barons
Colgate Creek Blue Crabs
Jersey Jukes
Leeds Zeppelins
Michigan Tigers
December 19,
2009
2009 Player disk now created
DAYTON, OH. - After
many hours of tweaking, the player disk is complete. In the links above
you will find updated links for team rosters, 09 eligible rookies, ballpark
ratings, and uncarded players that you will need to pare down to three for the
upcoming season. Not included in the links are the 2009 position removals,
which lists those players who had >=400 at bats and <= 10 games played at
a position. If they had <10g played at an OF position and they had more
than 10g at another OF position, I did not remove the lesser rating since you
are allowed to use OFers at any OF position. Hideki Matsui did not have
any rating as he was a full-time DH. Per the constitution he was given last
years' OF ratings and also a Pr100 rating at 1b. David Ortiz and Pat
Burrell's ratings were not deleted or changed because they were primarily DH's
during the season. Ballpark names were also updated on the disk, the
managers listing and on the manager's bio pages. Everyone must purchase
the season disk in order to play in 2010. Addendum: Travis
Hafner will also be rated Pr100 at 1B.
December 15,
2009
New manager on board
DAYTON, OH. - It
is my pleasure to announce that Rob Capizzano will be taking over the reigns of
the Lafayette River Pilots franchise. He's renaming the team to the
Thunder Bay Damage, and will remain in Ameriquest Field. Rob will be
moving to the Schilling-NY Metro division by virtue of his location, and Tom
Kackley will be moving once again to the Falduto-Wabash Division alongside his
fellow Buckeyes and Hoosiers! Welcome aboard
Rob!
November 29,
2009
Teams swap divisions
DAYTON, OH. - With some new managers taking over since the current divisional geographic setup, I am making a small tweak with the approval of the two managers involved.
Tom Kackley’s Canton Moondogs will be moving to the Schilling-Great Lakes/NE division, and Greg Henning’s Richmond Rebels will be moving into the Falduto-Frontier Division.
Thank you both for accommodating this move
November 15,
2009
Stadium change
DAYTON, OH. - The
Kansas City T-Bones have taken up stakes from PETCO Park for the
pitcher-friendly Comerica Park. PETCO and Tropicana Field are the two
available stadii.
October 12,
2009
Team name change
DAYTON, OH. - Jim
Wheeler has decided to change the name of his Pocono Pumas to the Manhattan
Titans. He also has some trade bait posted on the site as
well.
October 4,
2009
2008 Player Losses
DAYTON, OH. - Now
that the season is over, the database has been updated to reflect rosters based
on the player
losses from this past season. The rosters are still from
the 08 season disk. The 09 season disk will be out in
December.
September 27,
2009
Dayton Dynamo capture 2008 crown!
DAYTON, OH. -
The Dayton Dynamo outlasted the pesky
Richmond Rebels in 6 games to capture their first SPB-Now championship.
Mike Napoli was named series MVP, as he smacked 3 homers and 12RBI, including a
grand slam in the clinching game. Congratulations to Greg Henning for a
great battle. This officially ends the 2008 season. The trading lamp is
now lit.
August 21,
2009
Regular season complete...playoff pairings set
DAYTON, OH. -
Congratulations to the following
playoff teams. The pairings will be as follows:
Falduto League:
Canton Moondogs, Tom Kackley (107-55, Frontier division winner)
vs. Rip City Highlanders, Marc Hollingsworth (97-65, Wild Card
winner). Moondogs will have home field advantage
Dodge City Marshalls, Craig Korol (97-65, Plains Division
winner) vs. Dayton Dynamo, John Turnbull (97-65 Wabash Division
winner). Marshalls will have HFA due to better head to head record.
Schilling League:
Niskayuna Warriors, Don Rahn (106-56, NY Metro division winner)
vs. Carolina Sandlappers, Don Swearingen (92-70, Wild card
winner). Warriors will have HFA
Richmond Rebels, Greg Henning (96-66, GrtLks-NE Division
winner) vs. Jottenheim Storm Giants, Brian Toso (95-67,
Mid-Atlantic division winner). Rebels will have HFA due to better overall
record.
July 22,
2009
August stats posted
DAYTON, OH. -
The stats and power rankings for August have been posted.
A few divisions are still up for grabs. Please remember to watch your
usage as we enter the final month. Rosters for September can now be
expanded to 40 players.
May 22,
2009
Player overusage losses
DAYTON, OH. - As
we get closer to the end of the season, a few clubs have overused players.
These players have been released from their clubs and are ineligible to be
picked up as free agents. They will enter the rookie draft pool for next
season. **Updated 22 July**
Jared Burton-Owls
Jorge Posada-Storm Giants
Danny Richar-Frogs
Scott Elarton-Tigers
Raul Chavez-Blue Crabs
Marcus Thames-
Dan Giese-Storm Giants