• 15.5 2000 Atomic Roadrunners
• 14.5 1997 Misogynistic Padres
• 14 2008 Atomic Roadrunners
• 13 1998 New World Order
• 12 1999 New World Order
• 8.5 1996 Goodfellas
• 7.5 2007 Goodfellas
• 6.5 2006 Get Off Kong!
• 6 2003 New World Order
• 5.5 2005 Privatize This!
• 5 2004 X-Men/NWO (tie)
• 5 1995 Goodfellas
• 3 2002 Stanimals
• 1.5 2001 New World Order

Most Points:

• 94    2006 Get Off Kong!
• 93    1997 Misogynistic Padres
• 92.5    2000 Atomic Roadrunners
• 88    1998 New World Order
• 87.5    2006 Atomic Roadrunners (2nd)
• 86.5    1995 Goodfellas
• 85    2001 New World Order
• 83.5    2001 Goodfellas (2nd)
• 83.5    1996 Goodfellas
• 83    2001 Shoeless Jews (3rd)
• 83    1999 New World Order
• 82    2008 Atomic Roadrunners
• 81.5    2005 Privatize This!
• 81.5    1995 Cork County Cronies (2nd)

Lowest Winning Points:

• 64    2002 Stanimals
• 69.5    2003 New World Order
• 74    2004 X-Men/New World Order (tie)
• 79.5    2007 Goodfellas

Lowest Points:

• 13.5    1995 Fear of a Black Ballclub
• 20.5    1996 Old Town
• 21.5    1999 Shoeless Jews
• 25    1997 Old Town
• 25.5    1997 Shoeless Jews (9th)
• 25.5    1998 Dr. Style Studs/Old Town (tie)
• 27    1996 Guns ‘n Braves (9th)
• 27    2000 X-Men
• 28    1996 Cork County Cronies (8th)
• 28    2001 Dr. Style’s Studs
• 28    2005 Atomic Roadrunners
• 28.5    2006 Stanimals
• 29    1995 Stanimals (9th)
• 29.5    2003 Rocky Mountain SERA’s
• 30.5    2003 Shoeless Jews (8th)
• 31    2004 The Pi Train
• 31    2008 Misogynistic Padres
• 33    2002 Shoeless Jews
• 34    2007 Stanimals

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Batting Breakdown Team BA Pts Dif Goodfellas 0.2821 10 0 X-Men 0.2806 9 0 Atomic Roadrunners 0.2791 8 0 Uncle Lester 0.2762 7 0 The Pi Train 0.2720 6 1 Get Off Kong! 0.2711 5 -1 Cover Zero 0.2683 4 0 Shoeless Jews 0.2656 3 0 Stanimals 0.2656 2 0 Misogynistic Padres 0.2588 1 0   Team HR Pts Dif Shoeless Jews 257 10 0 Cover Zero 255 9 0 Atomic Roadrunners 239 8 0 Stanimals 237 7 0 Misogynistic Padres 235 6 0 The Pi Train 223 5 0 Goodfellas 220 4 0 X-Men 211 3 0 Get Off Kong! 205 2 0 Uncle Lester 144 1 0   Team R Pts Dif Atomic Roadrunners 1057 10 0 Goodfellas 1036 9 0 Shoeless Jews 955 8 0 Stanimals 945 7 0 X-Men 939 6 0 The Pi Train 924 5 0 Get Off Kong! 908 4 0 Misogynistic Padres 887 3 0 Cover Zero 858 2 0 Uncle Lester 652 1 0   Team RBI Pts Dif Cover Zero 1019 10 0 Goodfellas 990 9 0 Atomic Roadrunners 980 8 0 Shoeless Jews 950 7 0 X-Men 902 6 0 Stanimals 885 5 0 Misogynistic Padres 883 4 1 Get Off Kong! 873 3 -1 The Pi Train 832 2 0 Uncle Lester 621 1 0   Team SB Pts Dif Atomic Roadrunners 203 10 0 Goodfellas 184 9 0 Get Off Kong! 168 8 0 X-Men 119 7 0 The Pi Train 111 6 0 Misogynistic Padres 103 5 0 Shoeless Jews 101 4 0 Stanimals 93 3 0 Uncle Lester 72 2 0 Cover Zero 60 1 0

Pitching Breakdown Team ERA Pts Dif Uncle Lester 3.52 10 0 X-Men 3.68 9 0 Shoeless Jews 3.72 8 0 Stanimals 3.85 7 0 Cover Zero 3.94 6 0 Atomic Roadrunners 4.12 5 0 The Pi Train 4.33 4 0 Goodfellas 4.36 3 0 Get Off Kong! 4.71 2 0 Misogynistic Padres 4.71 1 0   Team K Pts Dif Atomic Roadrunners 1330 10 0 Shoeless Jews 1253 9 1 X-Men 1242 8 -1 Stanimals 1219 7 0 The Pi Train 1103 6 0 Goodfellas 1049 5 0 Get Off Kong! 1035 4 0 Uncle Lester 1023 3 0 Misogynistic Padres 1008 2 0 Cover Zero 849 1 0   Team S Pts Dif Uncle Lester 102 10 0 Atomic Roadrunners 90 9 0 Stanimals 69 8 0 Shoeless Jews 61 7 0 Goodfellas 59 6 0 The Pi Train 53 5 0 Misogynistic Padres 39 4 0 Get Off Kong! 27 3 0 Cover Zero 26 2 0 X-Men 22 1 0   Team W Pts Dif X-Men 111 10 0 Atomic Roadrunners 97 9 0 The Pi Train 95 8 0 Stanimals 92 7 0 Goodfellas 78 6 0 Uncle Lester 77 5 0 Misogynistic Padres 72 4 0 Get Off Kong! 66 2.5 0.5 Shoeless Jews 66 2.5 -0.5 Cover Zero 61 1 0   Team WHIP Pts Dif Uncle Lester 1.24 10 0 X-Men 1.26 9 0 Stanimals 1.28 8 0 Shoeless Jews 1.33 7 1 Cover Zero 1.33 6 -1 Atomic Roadrunners 1.35 5 0 The Pi Train 1.37 4 0 Goodfellas 1.38 3 0 Get Off Kong! 1.41 2 0 Misogynistic Padres 1.44 1 0

Luis Gonzalez - $15 - Fear of a Black Ballclub
Gary Sheffield - $12 - Fear of a Black Ballclub

Tom Glavine - $26 - Twisted Pfister
John Smoltz - $23 - Yo Chief, Buzz Me Up!
Greg Maddux - $18 - Shoeless Jews
Pedro Martinez - $4 - Guns ‘n Braves
Mike Stanton - $3 - Shoeless Jews

Rudy Seanez - Minors 3rd Round - Stanimals
Cliff Floyd - Minors 4th Round - Atomic Roadrunners
Curt Schilling - Minors 8th Round - Dr. Style’s Studs
Chipper Jones - Minors 10th Round - Fear of a Black Ballclub
Trevor Hoffmann - Minors 11th Round - Guns ‘n Braves
Moises Alou - Minors 12th Round - Dr. Style’s Studs
Salomon Torres - Minors 13th Round - Atomic Roadrunners
Dmitri Young - Minors 16th Round - Los Presidentes

Just Missed:
Barry Bonds - $44 - Dr. Style’s Studs
Craig Biggio - $22 - Home Fuckin’ Cookin’
Steve Finley - $18 - Dr. Style’s Studs
Reggie Sanders - $4 - Guns ‘n Braves
Rheal Cormier - Minors 6th Round - Grab Some Bench!
Rondell White - Minors 16th Round - Atomic Roadrunners

Managers (and ex-managers):
Bud Black - $3 - Grab Some Bench!
Joe Girardi - $3 - Grab Some Bench!
Mike Scioscia - $5 - Fear of a Black Ballclub
Willie Randolph - $5 - Atomic Roadrunners
Lloyd McClendon - Minors 9th Round - Atomic Roadrunners

Feeling old yet?

2007 Finish: 8th place

Non-Protectable after 2007:

• Chris Burke, 2B/OF, HOU (Contract Expired)
• Bill Hall, OF, MIL (Contract Expired)
• Luis Castillo, 2B, NYM (Had been traded from the AL)
• Jeff Suppan, P, MIL (Contract Expired)
• Zach Duke, P, PIT (Contract Expired)

Lost during the 2007-08 Offseason:

• Rod Barajas, C, TOR (Signed with AL team)
• Todd Linden, OF, OAK (Signed with AL team)
• Luke Scott, OF, BAL (Traded to AL)

Protected for 2008:

• 2B Chase Utley - $39
• 2B Rickie Weeks - $22
• SS Troy Tulowitzki - $10
• 3B Ryan Braun - $5
• OF Ryan Church - $9
• OF Rick Ankiel - $5
• OF Felix Pie - $5
• P Homer Bailey - $10
• P Jonathan Broxton - $5
• P Yovanni Gallardo - $5
• P Kyle Kendrick - $5

Totals: $120 in Payroll, $140 Available, 13 Players Needed, $10.77 per player (7th-most)

Not Protected:

• C Miguel Montero $4
• 1B Aaron Boone $5
• 3B Andy LaRoche $10
• 3B Scott Spiezio $5
• 3B Greg Dobbs $5
• OF Alejandro de Aza $3
• P Ben Sheets $32
• P Armando Benitez $9
• P Ryan Dempster $6
• P Manny Parra $5
• P Wandy Rodriguez $5
• P Antonio Alfonseca $5
• P Jorge Sosa $5
• P Mark Hendrickson $5
• P Livan Hernandez $2

Review:

A solid list with no player over age 28, though Tim usually likes ‘em young. Given that, one might wonder why prospect Andy LaRoche was not protected. LaRoche is the likely starter at 3B in Los Angeles (but maybe not with “friend of vets” Joe Torre now on the bench). LaRoche is projected in the low $10’s, so he might be able to get him at that price again. At catcher, Miguel Montero proved useful over 2007, with good power, but the batting average kills, and Tim may be able to get him again, possible for less than $4.

On the pitching side, given Tim’s fondness for the Brewers, one might question the decision not to protect Manny Parra. Parra is another heralded arm for the Brew Crew, but where does he fit in the Sheets-Suppan-Bush-Gallardo-Capuano-Villanueva-Vargas rotation? Also, Wandy Rodriguez is getting some good press this offseason as a possible sleeper in Houston (within reason). And Ryan Dempster, former closer for the Cubs, is rumored to be in a four-player battle for the final two rotation spots for 2008, so there’s enough uncertainty to avoid the issue.

Protecting Chase Utley at $39 seems a bit of a stretch, as he may go for a few dollars less this season (or then again not - he’s clearly a “first round” talent and the best 2B in all of baseball). Still, he occupies 15% of Tim’s available salary. Same goes with Rickie Weeks, who needs to bounce-back after injuries and a AAA stint in 2007.

Tulowitzki, Braun, Pie and Ankiel were all acquired in trade during 2007, and Kendrick was picked up in late June. Losing Luke Scott to Baltimore in the Miguel Tejada trade hurt, but with Braun moving to OF this season, it’s a minimal loss. With a solid middle-infield and outfield, and several young (but still unproven) starters, Tim will need to get a frontline starter, closer, and at least one corner man. Fortunately, he tends to subscribe to the “Stars and Scrubs” philosophy more often than not, so expect those rosters spots to be filled capably.

Grade: B

With limited and understandable omissions, and a solid core of offense, Tim did well with the available talent. But protecting 23% of your salary cap at 2B may not be the best strategy. Tim gets a “B” for still having $140 available, but for 13 players. This breaks down to $10.77 per player average - 7th in the league.

First email, shortly after submission of Protected Lists:

…You guys should start looking for someone to replace me as an owner.

In a separate email, two minutes after the first:

I have had zero time to look over my roster, and I won’t have time to prepare for the draft. I am not going to spend $260 for a league fee and several hundred more for a trip to do something I can’t do the right way.

And then finally, the next day:

First, this isn’t a money issue in and of itself. I can afford to take the trip, pay for hotel/food/entertainment, and I can afford the league.

It just isn’t a wise expenditure if a) the trip is going to last only one or two days, and b) one doesn’t have time to do the research necessary to be competitive.

I mean, why spend $260 for a league fee where you have next to no shot at winning (or even any return on the investment) except for blind luck? That money is best spent doing other things.

So you know, the reasons my time is coonsumed is a) my employer gave me a class I have to build myself, and b) I am going to be the full-time D coordinator next year, so I am building a defensive package. (Off topic: For all you business types, I should send you a copy of the job description for the head coach at Milford and let you (especially SD) analyze that description for the salary level it requires.)

As for participation, I think you guys should only invite someone if they really want to be a part of it. If you don’t find someone, I will participate this year. I don’t want to ruin a good thing.

At this point, the lack of other communication on the site suggests that we let Steve play out the season, and spend a good amount of time finding a suitable replacement.

Stanimals - 72 minutes late

Cover Zero - 10 hours late
Uncle Lester - 20 hours late

Ensberg has been removed from the Atomic Roadrunners’ roster as he is no longer eligible for protection for the 2008 season.

The Pi Train retains the rights to Gonzo, who can be protected for $1 for the next two seasons.

• Goodfellas: Lose pitching prospect Philip Humber
• Uncle Lester: Lose OF prospect Carlos Gomez
• Atomic Roadrunners: No impact, but P prospect Deolis Guerra was on the AaRr squad for a week in June of 2007, so at least they knew about him.

The Pi Train retains the rights to Estrada, and he remains eligible for protection with a $12 salary for two seasons.