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2019 DRAFT DATE:
Saturday, March 23rd, 2019
Start time: 11:00AM
Location: Trooper Thorn's
451 Morgantown Rd, Reading, PA 19611
(upstairs room)
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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2019 ASL
ROSTER FREEZE:
Monday, March 18th, 2019
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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Bombers Win...Again
Drew Gallagher,
10/01/18 |
I was tempted to recycle
my season-ending summary from last year
since Mark and Mark finished one and two
in 2017 as they did this season. I am
also tempted to refer to the Bombers as
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch or
something more befitting a four-time
champion in the ASL. For those of you
playing at home, that’s four
championships in six seasons. There was
the one year “rebuild” and then a
third-place finish thrown in there just
to show some modesty. (We interrupt this
summary to reflect on the fact that if
anything ever happens to
www.yourpalchrismal.com we will lose 34
years of ASL history. Chris probably
should have kept hard copies of
calendars instead of a web site in case
any of us are called to testify before
Congress. And I know that about 34 years
ago I drafted Brook Jacoby and Pat
Tabler for $1 each. Did not sexually
assault anyone either.)
My brother is now a Ukrainian citizen so
I sent the prize money to him for
safekeeping (banks pay 10% interest on
savings accounts!). As soon as I get the
money and exchange the hryvnia for
dollars I’ll send out the checks to the
winners. Scott Winterburn has assured me
he can help should I run into any
problems with the currency exchange or
the Ukrainian banks collapsing because
they pay 10% interest on savings
accounts.
With consecutive second place finishes
by The Question Marks, it appears that
Benintendi and Judge are more valuable
than a solo Trout. Blake Snell doesn’t
hurt either. Props to Dodge for actually
giving something of value when the
Question Marks dumped a few years ago.
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By finishing fifth, Chris gets the number
one reserve pick. At the time, it appeared his trading
of Miguel Andujar might have been folly, but with
Andujar instead of, say, Alex Gordon, he might have
caught Dale for 4th place and not gotten the number one
pick. Savvy move. (And I recognize that I gave the
Bombers Eduardo Rodriguez for Steve Bedrosian’s son [who
shall never be anything more than Steve Bedrosian’s son]
who certainly helped the spurt for first, but at least
ERod remained true to form and was hurt for a
substantial portion of the season).
That’s all I have for now. If you do not plan on
returning for next season (our 35th) please let us know
sooner rather than later so we can replace you with
another owner who wins four out of six seasons. As we
did this year, we’ll try to work the draft in around
Dodge’s vacation schedule.
I believe that my keeper list for 2019 could be the
worst I’ve had since, well, since I had a $1 Brook
Jacoby and Pat Tabler. And I like beer. I like beer a
lot. And there were occasions in college when I drank
and woke up in vomit. Not my own vomit mind you, but you
can’t really dust for vomit can you? (Anyone who can
name the movie I just tried to shoehorn in there can
have Charlie Morton…if he signs in the NL.)
Death to holds, and long live Chris Bando and Ron
Karkovice! |
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ASL "Win/Loss" Records,
1985-2018
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 |
|
Titles |
|
$* |
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
Pct. |
Nicklebockers |
Steve Nickel |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
20 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
.909 |
Bombers |
Mark Martin |
6 |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
54 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
.818 |
Rob
Sox |
Rob Schwartz |
15 |
|
3 |
|
9 |
|
121 |
|
42 |
|
1 |
|
.742 |
Malignancies |
C. Malinowski |
24 |
|
8 |
|
15 |
|
195 |
|
68 |
|
0 |
|
.741 |
Mystery Tramps |
Gerry Kahle |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
8 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
.727 |
Jon
DeLoreans |
Jon Finglass |
8 |
|
1 |
|
5 |
|
61 |
|
26 |
|
0 |
|
.701 |
Dr.K's |
Nelson Kohn |
3 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
21 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
|
.656 |
Chicken |
Mike Drago |
28 |
|
7 |
|
13 |
|
195 |
|
111 |
|
0 |
|
.637 |
Black
Sheep |
Rich Ziemba |
11 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
76 |
|
44 |
|
0 |
|
.633 |
Snyde
Remarks |
Steve Snyder |
12 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
82 |
|
48 |
|
1 |
|
.630 |
Toilets |
J. Schlesinger |
7 |
|
0.5 |
|
4 |
|
45 |
|
30 |
|
1 |
|
.600 |
Gerry's Kids |
Gerry Orlando |
6 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
38 |
|
26 |
|
2 |
|
.594 |
Atomic Bombers |
Tom Serpe |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
.590 |
Dodge Polaras |
Matt Dodge |
18 |
|
2 |
|
7 |
|
114 |
|
82 |
|
2 |
|
.582 |
Bohicas |
Dave Woodley |
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
31 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
.564 |
Wine Drives |
Drew Wine |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
.545 |
Rug Burns |
S. Winterburn |
8 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
47 |
|
40 |
|
1 |
|
.540 |
C.C.Bandits |
G.Ciambruschini |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
1 |
|
.535 |
Weis Guys |
Eric Weiser |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
34 |
|
31 |
|
1 |
|
.523 |
Question Marks |
Mark Bennett |
18 |
|
0.5 |
|
5 |
|
97 |
|
98 |
|
2 |
|
.497 |
City Slickers |
Marty Slickers |
18 |
|
1 |
|
6 |
|
97 |
|
100 |
|
0 |
|
.492 |
Semi-Colons |
Dale Scott |
21 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
105 |
|
113 |
|
1 |
|
.482 |
Grossouts |
Mike Gross |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
11 |
|
0 |
|
.476 |
DeCoys |
P. DeCoursey |
11 |
|
1 |
|
4 |
|
55 |
|
65 |
|
1 |
|
.458 |
AL
Bees |
Al Walentis |
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
39 |
|
48 |
|
1 |
|
.448 |
R-Huskies |
Scott Metcalfe |
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
38 |
|
48 |
|
1 |
|
.442 |
Drewers |
D. Gallagher |
34 |
|
1 |
|
8 |
|
160 |
|
205 |
|
3 |
|
.438 |
CarboKusics |
Gary Warner |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
19 |
|
0 |
|
.406 |
Yardbirds |
Rick Franz |
14 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
62 |
|
91 |
|
0 |
|
.405 |
K-9s |
Kori Walter |
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
22 |
|
33 |
|
0 |
|
.400 |
Morris Minors |
Dave Morris |
13 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
56 |
|
84 |
|
3 |
|
.400 |
Yankee Clippers |
Rich Scarcella |
8 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
33 |
|
53 |
|
2 |
|
.384 |
Salary Caps |
Mike Capilo |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
20 |
|
1 |
|
.378 |
Danny
Ozarks |
Dan Haughney |
10 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
41 |
|
69 |
|
0 |
|
.372 |
Mittl
Infielders |
John Mittl |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
69 |
|
0 |
|
.372 |
Perk & Beans |
Jon Perkins |
14 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
53 |
|
99 |
|
1 |
|
.349 |
DARS |
A. DeRossa |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
30 |
|
0 |
|
.286 |
Nickerbockers |
John Nickerson |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
.273 |
1-Armed Bandits |
Jamie Yousaitis |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
1 |
|
.262 |
3
Sheetz 2 Wind |
Stu Sheetz |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
34 |
|
0 |
|
.227 |
Met-Ros |
Paul Rosa |
9 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
22 |
|
77 |
|
0 |
|
.222 |
R.Grumlings |
Darryl Grumling |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
60 |
|
0 |
|
.220 |
Borders Lions |
Chuck Border |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
8 |
|
1 |
|
.182 |
Highway Robbers |
Rob Webster |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
18 |
|
0 |
|
.181 |
Jay/Americans |
Jay Finglass |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
19 |
|
0 |
|
.136 |
Axemen |
Ken Axe |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
19 |
|
0 |
|
.136 |
Gonads |
Ed Mazur |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
.091 |
Snyder's Sliders |
Rod Snyder |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
.000 |
Nellie Foxes |
Dave Fox |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
11 |
|
0 |
|
.000 |
Wolf
Gang |
Jeff Wolf |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
0 |
|
.000 |
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50
Different
Ownerships |
34
Seasons |
Most Years
without a
Top 4 Finish |
John
Mittl |
10 |
D. Grumling |
7 |
Jamie
Yousaitis |
4 |
A. DeRossa |
4 |
Most Years
w/o Pennant |
Dale
Scott |
21 |
Jon
Perkins |
14 |
Rick Franz |
14 |
Dave
Morris |
13 |
Steve
Snyder |
12 |
Rich
Ziemba |
11 |
Danny
Haughney |
10 |
John
Mittl |
10 |
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ASL Standings
Archive |
To
See ASL
Stats and
Standings
1985 thru
2018 |
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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 $60 or
over, players of any salary in the final year of their contract, and players
traded to the National League.
Restricted Trading, 12:01 p.m. on August 3rd thru noon August 31st:
You may trade with
any team +/- 5 points in the standings and any team +/-2
positions in the standings (based on the most up to date
standings on the front page of the league
web-site. "Live" standings will not count, as there
will be no way to verify it later.) Also, all teams
that have less than 50 points may all trade freely with each other.
The asterisk rules will apply during this
period. |
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2019 FAAB$
The Dead-Line for FAAB bidding is every Sunday at 10:00 p.m.
The last week of free-agent
pick-ups is Sunday, 9/22/19. 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 10/11-17/00 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 |
|
11 |
Perk
& Beans |
223 |
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3 |
Gerry's Kids |
221 |
|
6 |
Daley Doubles |
211 |
|
10 |
Dodge
Polaras |
211 |
|
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 |
|
1 |
Rugburns |
300 |
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6 |
DeCoys |
293 |
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2 |
Gerry's Kids |
258 |
|
4 |
Question Marks |
258 |
|
5 |
K9s |
246 |
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8 |
Chicken |
229 |
|
10 |
Drewers |
222 |
|
9 |
Daley Doubles |
209 |
|
12 |
Perkolators |
206 |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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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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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