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2024 DRAFT DATE:
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
Start time: 11:00AM
Location:
Trooper Thorns
541 Morgantown Road
Reading, PA 19611
Since some people forget every year:
You must draft 24 players for $260
(2) C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, IF, (5) OF, DH, U, (10) P |
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2024 ASL
ROSTER FREEZE:
Monday, March 18th, 2024
7:00PM
You may
retain up to 13 players. You must also note any
contract extensions at that time. You may submit
your freeze list early - you can change it as many times
as you like up until the dead-line. However, once you
submit your list, you may no longer make any trades
until after the draft. If you have more than (5)
s3 rookies, you will not have to cut down to the maximum
of (5) until draft day. |
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2023 ASL Summary
Drew Gallagher, 10/04/23 |
It remains to
be seen if 2023 will truly go down as one for the Birds,
but it does go down as one for the Yardbirds who waited
to win their first championship until the prize pool
(the largest in the 39-year history of the ASL) was
enough for them to pay attention. Some might argue that
Rick still wasn't paying attention when he traded away
Gunner Henderson in a pique of frustration earlier this
year, but there is still a flag that will fly above
Baltimore in 2023 and it remains to be seen if Gunner
will get a championship share (.199, 5 homers, 13 RBI in
146 at bats). Rick also jettisoned Michael A. Taylor who
went on to hit 21 home runs on the season. So congrats
to the Yardbirds and their $1,143.00 in winnings. He
still has J Rod and Gray Rod to build upon in 2024.
On the opposite end of the money spectrum were the Daley
Doubles who chose 2023 to finish fifth and miss out on
the number 1 pick in the spring. Dale cashed $127 but
did not cash Kyle Teel who is unlikley to fall to the
8th pick in the reserve draft.
The race for second place opened up after Shohei shut
down for the season and the Question Marks could only
limp to a fourth-place finish. $254 and a $72 DH for
2024.
I did not follow the final day movements in the
standings (9th place and an NFL slate will tend to do
that) but it appears that the Chicken and Bombers were
jousting up until the final game and ended in a tie
which means they will split the second and third place
money ($1,016.00--$508 each). Once upon a time we would
have decided the tie by determining which team won the
most categories and then they would be the second-place
winner. Well, that would have meant...they tied. They
each were better than the other in five categories. Glad
we don't have that coming down to a $250.00 coin flip. |
After the draft, the toy
box had the Slickers winning it all and had the Drewers
in second. Fuck you toy box! Hard to believe that Aaron
Judge, Mike Trout, Byron Buxton and Josh Donaldson could
not hold up for an entire season.
More to follow during the offseason from Matt on
possible draft location for our 40th anniversary.
You are now free to offer up players for Eric's first
round pick which is 7th overall. One before Dale.
I will try to get checks out in the next few days so
please email me your addresses and if you'd like a check
or Paypal deposit. That is of course if I don't get
fired for going to a fantasy baseball site on my work
computer because the email distribution list is no
longer a thing. (To the guy monitoring my IT usage
during the workday--I'm taking PTO while I type this
email and I swear Googling Kate Upton's Cat Daddy dance
was only because her husband had been traded.) |
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ASL "Win/Loss" Records,
1985-2023
Several years ago, when Jerry Heath was still
in the roto business, researching the science of Rotisserie, he
came up with a Won/Loss method to determine the "value" of
players, in terms of their impact on the standings.
He would survey the final standings of hundreds of league. If a
player was on a first-place team, he got a win. If he was on a
last-place team, he got a loss. If he was on a team that
finished between first and last, he had no record.
For example, if Pedro Martinez was drafted in 100 leagues, and
was on 35 pennant-winners, and 5 cellar-dwellers, he would have
a 35-5 "record." It usually turned out that the best players,
purchased for the best value, had the best won-loss records.
Using Heath's W-L formula as a starting point, I thought I would
create all-time standings for ASL franchises. Pennant-winners
would achieve an 11-0 record (in a 12-team league). Second-place
teams would have a 10-1 record. Last-place teams 0-11, etc.
Using that method, here's what I came up with: |
Team |
Owner |
Seasons |
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Titles |
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$* |
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W |
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L |
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T |
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Pct. |
Nicklebockers |
Steve Nickel |
2 |
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2 |
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20 |
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2 |
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0 |
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.909 |
Bombers |
Mark Martin |
11 |
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6 |
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8 |
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95 |
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25 |
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1 |
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.789 |
Rob
Sox |
Rob Schwartz |
15 |
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3 |
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9 |
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121 |
|
42 |
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1 |
|
.741 |
Malignancies |
C. Malinowski |
29 |
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8 |
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18 |
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235 |
|
83 |
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0 |
|
.739 |
Mystery Tramps |
Gerry Kahle |
1 |
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1 |
|
8 |
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3 |
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0 |
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.727 |
Jon
DeLoreans |
Jon Finglass |
8 |
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1 |
|
5 |
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61 |
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26 |
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0 |
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.701 |
Bohicas |
Dave Woodley |
10 |
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2 |
|
5 |
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72 |
|
38 |
|
0 |
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.655 |
Dr.K's |
Nelson Kohn |
3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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21 |
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11 |
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1 |
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.652 |
Chicken |
Mike Drago |
33 |
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7 |
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16 |
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228 |
|
132 |
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1 |
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.633 |
Black
Sheep |
Rich Ziemba |
11 |
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6 |
|
76 |
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44 |
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0 |
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.633 |
Snyde
Remarks |
Steve Snyder |
12 |
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6 |
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82 |
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48 |
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1 |
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.630 |
Toilets |
J. Schlesinger |
7 |
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0.5 |
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4 |
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45 |
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30 |
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1 |
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.599 |
Gerry's Kids |
Gerry Orlando |
6 |
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1 |
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2 |
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38 |
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26 |
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2 |
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.591 |
Atomic Bombers |
Tom Serpe |
1 |
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6 |
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4 |
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1 |
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.591 |
Wine
Drives |
Drew Wine |
2 |
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1 |
|
1 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
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0 |
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.545 |
Rug Burns |
S. Winterburn |
8 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
47 |
|
40 |
|
1 |
|
.540 |
C.C.Bandits |
G.Ciambruschini |
4 |
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1 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
1 |
|
.534 |
Dodge Polaras |
Matt Dodge |
23 |
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2 |
|
8 |
|
133 |
|
118 |
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2 |
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.530 |
Question Marks |
Mark Bennett |
23 |
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0.5 |
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6.5 |
|
122 |
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127 |
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3 |
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.490 |
Daley Doubles |
Dale Scott |
26 |
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10.5 |
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132 |
|
140 |
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2 |
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.485 |
Grossouts |
Mike Gross |
2 |
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1 |
|
10 |
|
11 |
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0 |
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.476 |
DeCoys |
P. DeCoursey |
11 |
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1 |
|
4 |
|
55 |
|
65 |
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1 |
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.459 |
City Slickers |
Marty Slickers |
23 |
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1 |
|
7 |
|
114 |
|
138 |
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0 |
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.452 |
AL
Bees |
Al Walentis |
8 |
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2 |
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39 |
|
48 |
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1 |
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.449 |
Drewers |
D. Gallagher |
39 |
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1 |
|
9 |
|
187 |
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232 |
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3 |
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.447 |
Yardbirds |
Rick Franz |
19 |
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1 |
|
4 |
|
93 |
|
115 |
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0 |
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.447 |
R-Huskies |
Scott Metcalfe |
8 |
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2 |
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38 |
|
48 |
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1 |
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.443 |
CarboKusics |
Gary Warner |
2 |
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13 |
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19 |
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0 |
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.406 |
Weis Guys |
Eric Weiser |
11 |
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2 |
|
49 |
|
71 |
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1 |
|
.405 |
Morris Minors |
Dave Morris |
13 |
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|
4 |
|
56 |
|
84 |
|
3 |
|
.402 |
K-9s |
Kori Walter |
5 |
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|
1 |
|
22 |
|
33 |
|
0 |
|
.400 |
Yankee Clippers |
Rich Scarcella |
8 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
33 |
|
53 |
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2 |
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.386 |
Salary Caps |
Mike Capilo |
3 |
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|
|
|
12 |
|
20 |
|
1 |
|
.379 |
Danny
Ozarks |
Dan Haughney |
10 |
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|
3 |
|
41 |
|
69 |
|
0 |
|
.372 |
Mittl
Infielders |
John Mittl |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
69 |
|
0 |
|
.372 |
Perk & Beans |
Jon Perkins |
14 |
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|
|
2 |
|
53 |
|
99 |
|
1 |
|
.349 |
DARS |
A. DeRossa |
4 |
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|
12 |
|
30 |
|
0 |
|
.286 |
Nickerbockers |
John Nickerson |
1 |
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3 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
.273 |
1-Armed Bandits |
Jamie Yousaitis |
4 |
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|
11 |
|
31 |
|
1 |
|
.267 |
3
Sheetz 2 Wind |
Stu Sheetz |
4 |
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1 |
|
10 |
|
34 |
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0 |
|
.227 |
Borders Lions |
Chuck Border |
1 |
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2 |
|
8 |
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1 |
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.227 |
Met-Ros |
Paul Rosa |
9 |
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1 |
|
22 |
|
77 |
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0 |
|
.222 |
R.Grumlings |
Darryl Grumling |
7 |
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|
17 |
|
60 |
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0 |
|
.220 |
K2/Axemen |
K.Axe/K.Bulloch |
7 |
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|
15 |
|
62 |
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0 |
|
.195 |
Highway Robbers |
Rob Webster |
2 |
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4 |
|
18 |
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0 |
|
.181 |
Jay/Americans |
Jay Finglass |
2 |
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3 |
|
19 |
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0 |
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.136 |
Gonads |
Ed Mazur |
1 |
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1 |
|
10 |
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0 |
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.091 |
Snyder's Sliders |
Rod Snyder |
1 |
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0 |
|
10 |
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0 |
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.000 |
Nellie Foxes |
Dave Fox |
1 |
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0 |
|
11 |
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0 |
|
.000 |
Wolf
Gang |
Jeff Wolf |
2 |
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0 |
|
22 |
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0 |
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.000 |
$* = # of finishes in 1st thru 4th place
(5th place finishes are like a
"consolation prize" and even though 5th place gets some $$$,
5th place
finishers are not included in this column.)
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Different
Ownerships |
39 Seasons |
Most Seasons |
Drew Gallagher |
39 |
Mike Drago |
33 |
Chris Malinowski |
29 |
Dale Scott |
26 |
Matt Dodge |
23 |
Marty Slickers |
23 |
Mark Bennett |
23 |
Rick Franz |
19 |
Rob
Schwartz |
15 |
Jon
Perkins |
14 |
Dave
Morris |
13 |
Most Years
without a
Top 4 Finish |
John
Mittl |
10 |
D. Grumling |
7 |
Ken Axe |
7 |
Jamie
Yousaitis |
4 |
A. DeRossa |
4 |
Most Years w/o Pennant |
Dale Scott |
26 |
Jon
Perkins |
14 |
Dave
Morris |
13 |
Steve
Snyder |
12 |
Rich
Ziemba |
11 |
Eric Weiser |
11 |
Danny
Haughney |
10 |
John
Mittl |
10 |
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ASL Standings
Archive |
To
See ASL
Stats and
Standings
1985 thru
2023 |
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ASL TRADING RULES:
Draft Day thru noon on August 31st: During
the trading period, teams may accept only TWO "asterisk"
players total throughout the year and those must be from
different teams. On the flip-side, a team may trade
AWAY as many "asterisk" players as they like (but no two
"asterisk" players to the same team.)
"Asterisk" players are any players auction drafted for $20
or over, any players FAAB drafted for $60 or over, players
of any salary in the final year of their contract, and
players traded to the National League.
Restricted Trading, 12:01 p.m. on August 3rd thru noon August 31st:
You may trade with
any team +/- 5 points in the standings and any team +/-2
positions in the standings (based on the most up to date
standings on the front page of the league web-site.
"Live" standings will not count, as there will be no way to
verify it later.) Also, all teams that have less than
50 points may all trade freely with each other. The
asterisk rules will apply during this period. |
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2024 FAAB$
The 1st Week of FAAB will be
Sunday, March 31st.
The Dead-Line for FAAB bidding is every Sunday at 10:00 p.m.
The last week of free-agent pick-ups is Sunday, 9/29/24.
Any bids in September must be bids of at least $5. (So
if you have $4 or less after August, you may NOT submit a
bid!) |
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A.S.L. MENTIONED IN
BASEBALL WEEKLY
In the 10/11-17/2000 issue of Baseball Weekly
(Page 40), John Hunt ran a story called "This Season's
Greatest Fantasy Finishes". Hunt wrote: "...[in] the
Altered States League... Drew Gallagher won after a 15-year
drought (not long, since he's a Red Sox fan.) Gallagher's
team won thanks to Mark McLemore's steal of second base in
the final game. He won the league by one point,
finishing in a tie for first in stolen bases. The
second-place team happened to finish one behind the
co-leaders in steals - meaning that steal made the
difference. (McLemore was Gallagher's final pick, 'and
the closing bid happened to come as I was going to get
another beer,' he said.)" |
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Mike Drago Pre-Draft Power
Rankings!
I take the value each team has compiled going
into the draft, then add the dollars left (minus inflation rate)
and come up with a dollar value each team could expect to come
out of the draft with. The "average" team, of course, would
emerge at $260. A juggernaut would be around $300.
Cellar-dwellers, like one of the early Drewer teams, around
$200. |
2003 |
Power
Rank |
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Actual
Finish |
Drewers |
288 |
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T8 |
Chicken |
274 |
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1 |
DeCoys |
268 |
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12 |
Rug
Burns |
260 |
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5 |
Malignancies |
254 |
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2 |
City
Slickers |
247 |
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11 |
Perk
& Beans |
223 |
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3 |
Gerry's Kids |
221 |
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6 |
Daley
Doubles |
211 |
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10 |
Dodge
Polaras |
211 |
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7 |
K9s |
210 |
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4 |
Question Marks |
190 |
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T8 |
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2002 |
Power
Rank |
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Actual
Finish |
Malignancies |
331 |
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1 |
Rugburns |
300 |
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6 |
DeCoys |
293 |
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2 |
Gerry's Kids |
258 |
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4 |
Question Marks |
258 |
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5 |
K9s |
246 |
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8 |
Chicken |
229 |
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10 |
Drewers |
222 |
|
9 |
Daley
Doubles |
209 |
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12 |
Perkolators |
206 |
|
7 |
City
Slickers |
199 |
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3 |
Dodge
Polaras |
182 |
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11 |
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2001 |
Power
Rank |
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Actual
Finish |
Malignancies |
282 |
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8 |
Daley
Doubles |
281 |
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3 |
Gerry's Kids |
269 |
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1 |
Beltin Jons |
265 |
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T9 |
Rug
Burns |
264 |
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2 |
K9s |
263 |
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7 |
Drewers |
255 |
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T9 |
Chicken |
249 |
|
6 |
Dodge
Polaras |
246 |
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5 |
Question Marks |
233 |
|
12 |
City
Slickers |
219 |
|
4 |
DeCoys |
205 |
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11 |
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2000 |
Power
Rank |
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Actual
Finish |
Malignancies |
288 |
|
2 |
Chicken |
282 |
|
3 |
Drewers |
274 |
|
1 |
Perkolators |
263 |
|
6 |
Mystery Tramps |
250 |
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4 |
Salary Caps |
249 |
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8 |
Daley
Doubles |
249 |
|
10 |
Rug
Burns |
236 |
|
12 |
Gerry's Kids |
236 |
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5 |
Gonads |
211 |
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11 |
K-9s |
209 |
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7 |
Rosas/Dirt |
192 |
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9 |
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ROTISSERIE ACCORDING TO JON FINGLASS
by Drew Gallagher, 1999
"I�ll just keep you a minute�":
TRANSLATION: Honey, put on a pot of coffee.
OR: Honey, can we go visit your parents right now?
"They love his experience�":
TRANSLATION: The ubiquitous "they" are his parents. Experience,
which is defined by Bubba Smith who is 32 and has never played above AA, is
rarely loved by the major league skipper who couldn�t find the "prospect" at
spring training with a map. "Has your
friend ever played rotisserie before�":
TRANSLATION: Does he know that Joe Charboneau has retired?
Does he know that "having a good September for Wichita" is not one of the eight
scoring categories?
"Davey Johnson loved this guy when he was with the Orioles�":
TRANSLATION: We all know that Davey Johnson managed the Orioles
in the mid-90s. However, few remember that Davey used to "play" for the Orioles
in the early 70s and that is when he "loved this guy". Please remember that
players eligible for the Hall-of-Fame or broke in with Dwight Evans have little
rotisserie value currently. "Rob and I
were discussing this�":
TRANSLATION: Although Rob may have been on the phone at one
time that evening with Jon, he probably wasn�t listening, let alone agreeing
that Tom Neidenfuer only played well for Jonathan.
"For whatever reason, he only plays well for me�"
TRANSLATION: Please trade with me because I am psychologically
dependent upon my rotisserie team and subsequently the players I had 10 years
ago. Pity is the great motivator here!
"We�re not even in the same stratosphere�"
TRANSLATION: I�ve been playing this game for 15 years and
have yet to make a fair trade and am sure as hell not going to make one now!
(Consolation prize: You AREN�T in the same stratosphere as Jonny Boy!)
"That�s interesting, but let�s just tweak it a little bit�"
TRANSLATION: Take out anything on my side of value and you
add to your side of the already overwhelmingly one-sided deal and I�ll grin.
"If no one wants to trade now, that�s fine. We know who they�ll be coming to
during the season and overpaying for�"
TRANSLATION: Editor�s Note�This phrase has sexual undertones
that we are not comfortable delving into.
"Just a few short orders of business before
the draft�":
TRANSLATION: Go to the hotel�s front desk immediately and
advise them that you will be staying for another night.
"I was Michael�s best man, but�"; "I liked Pete, but we just didn�t play well
together�"; "Greg�s a great guy, but�"; "Don�t get me wrong, I liked Morris,
but�" "Nickel�s one of my best friends, but�" "Jay�s my brother, but�"
TRANSLATION: In gambling lingo this is known as a trend. |
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