Actual 2005 financial results

OK, so the TQStats Finances weren't quite right. They didn't take the entry fee (cost of the TQStats service) into account. So the amount you will owe is about + $12. Also, the entry fee didn't have an even split so I added $1 to the top three spots entry fees.

Here's what each place won out of the pot (gross).

1st: $156
2nd: $ 78
3rd: $ 47
4th: $ 31


Here's what each team won/owes from last season:

Rank	Team	SPENT	PAID	ENTRY	NET	WON	$ GET	$ PAY
1	Jim	$39.00	$20.00	$13.00	($32.00)	$ 156.00	$ 124.00	$ -
2	Matt	$33.00	$20.00	$13.00	($26.00)	$ 78.00	$ 52.00	$ -
3	Jason	$33.00	$20.00	$13.00	($26.00)	$ 47.00	$ 21.00	$ -
4	Todd	$78.00	$20.00	$12.00	($70.00)	$ 31.00	$ -	$ (39.00)
5	Andy	$30.00	$20.00	$12.00	($22.00)	$ -	$ -	$ (22.00)
6	Kelley	$48.00	$20.00	$12.00	($40.00)	$ -	$ -	$ (40.00)
7	Dustin	$18.00	$20.00	$12.00	($10.00)	$ -	$ -	$ (10.00)
8	Dan	$33.00	$20.00	$12.00	($25.00)	$ -	$ -	$ (25.00)

This is the correct amount owed or won (net) after pot winnings are applied and entry fees taken into account.

Feel free to PayPal me any $$$ owed or write a check before the draft.

Draft weekend set - April 8th

Looks like we have a consensus on the weekekdn we will draft. We will draft Saturday, April 8th with a back up of Sunday, April 9th in case something unforeseen happens.

Now we can get going on draft prep!

2006 Beaver League Transactions

Here's the final financial results for the Beaver Roto League last season. Let me know if there are any discrepancies.

If you need to look at your tranasction list, I think this link will work:

2005 Results

Transaction Record For Beaver Roto League
through 12.30

Team Name	Init Fee	MOV	WAI	TRD	DIS	RES	ACT	PUR	FAAB	PRR	ADD	ADR	ACQ
Poppers	$12.00	20	0	1	0	37	30	6	$76.00	7	0	0	0
Diggleturb	$12.00	15	0	0	0	23	23	2	$60.00	4	0	0	0
Pickle Weasels	$12.00	18	0	1	0	23	22	6	$30.00	2	0	0	0
Full Flanull	$12.00	3	0	2	0	9	8	4	$8.00	0	0	0	0
Heaters	$12.00	25	0	4	0	44	30	18	$98.00	3	0	0	0
Beaners	$12.00	17	0	0	0	25	22	9	$100.00	1	0	0	0
FKAKY	$12.00	27	0	3	0	36	31	9	$93.00	5	0	0	0
Utility Men	$12.00	20	0	3	0	43	43	4	$100.00	8	0	0	0

Team Name	ACR	ACA	CLA	CLR	REL	MIN	ADM	SUP	SUR	Adjust	Tot Spent	Tot Paid	Tot Owed
Poppers	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$33.00	$20.00	$13.00
Diggleturb	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$18.00	$20.00	$-2.00
Pickle Weasels	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$33.00	$20.00	$13.00
Full Flanull	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$30.00	$20.00	$10.00
Heaters	0	4	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$78.00	$20.00	$58.00
Beaners	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$39.00	$20.00	$19.00
FKAKY	0	3	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$48.00	$20.00	$28.00
Utility Men	0	3	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	$0.00	$33.00	$20.00	$13.00

Total league charges:	$312.00
Total league paid:	$160.00
Total league owed:	$152.00

New book on Fantasy Baseball

Thought you guys might be interested in this new book on fantasy baseball. Looks like a good one.

Amazon.com: Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe: Books: Sam Walker

In 2004, Sam Walker, a sports columnist for The Wall Street Journal, decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars, a private league generally reserved for the nation’s top experts. Using his baseball contacts and access to locker rooms, Walker spent a year trying to dredge up information that might give him a competitive edge over his eccentric cast of competitors. But in his quest for victory he also endeavored to settle the great question that divides modern baseball thinkers: Can excellence be predicted by statistics alone or is the human element more important?

Together with his crack research team, Sig (a statistician) and Nando (a baseball savant), Walker finds himself possessed by the game and determined to win at any expense, spending weeks on the road interacting with his real Major League players and trying to "manage" them. We follow his descent into sleeplessness, panic, triumph (temporarily), treachery, and even consultations with an astrologer as he keeps his ever-blearier eyes on his elusive goal. The result is one of the most entertaining sports books in years and a matchless look into the heart and soul of our national pastime.

2005 Final places

Here's last season's final standings:

1. Beaners
2. Utility Men
3. Poppers
4. Heaters
5. Full Flanull
6. FKAKY
7. Diggleturb
8. Pickle Weasels

The Utility Men sneaked into 2nd by upsetting the Beavers in the semi-finals.


I'll get the finances up by this weekend I hope.

2006 season

Hey everyone!

It’s almost baseball season! Pitchers and catchers are reporting soon so it must be time to start thinking about the Roto Draft!

Just a few things we need to iron out.


1. When can we draft?

We need to get the draft schedule for all of our personal planning purposes. I like to draft right after the season starts. Hopefully no more than two weeks after it starts. I’m open to drafting before opening day as well.

Possible Dates: April 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, or 16th. We could also go early and do March 25th or 26th.


2. Can we continue to use the TQStats site?

Are we all OK with the baseball commissioner site we used last season? It takes a huge load off of the commissioner with it’s transaction options and the price is right. But if you really hated it, let me know and I’ll see what our options are.


3. Do we want to change anything about our league rules?

Fees OK? Anything else?


4. What do you think about a keeper league?

The only thing I was thinking that might be interesting is starting to do a keeper league. Basically we could keep up to 5 or 10 players we drafted at the cost we paid for one more season (2 year contract). All free agents/reserves would be $10. Each additional year (after the second) would mean a $10 raise. Their salaries would be subtracted off of the $260 you start with at the draft.

This would bring another cool aspect to the league…and keep the draft shorter. Which would be nice.


What do you think?