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I could have traded Bobby Abreu to Gerry for $36.

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Me about to pour YooHoo on Scott Menet (Mike Capilo in background)

ESL 1985 Yoo-Hoo Ceremony
The 1985 ESL YooHoo Ceremony

Me pouring YooHoo on Scott Menet with Drew Gallagher holding him down (Mike Capilo in background)
2023 ESL Summary
Drew Gallagher, 10/04/23
Certainly not to minimize the Slickers' fifth championship or breaking up Chris' stranglehold on ESL supremacy, but when you nail three of the top five NL MVP candidates you have positioned your squad for success. Especially when all three of them--Acuna, Freeman, Soto--remained healthy for most of the season. And if anyone wants to make a point for Mookie as MVP I'd refer you to 41 home runs, 73 stolen bases, 217 hits, .337, and 149 runs. Sure, Acuna didn't play second base but that doesn't mean he couldn't have! (And look, Mookie is one of my favorite baseball players--Chaim Bloom, your legacy is secure--but I have Acuna to win MVP at 10 to 1 odds and have a growing hatred for Jeff Passan and his definition of MVP.) Marty wins $945.00 for his efforts.

Second place came down to the final game of the season when Hunter Harvey picked up a win in relief which allowed the Maroons to tie me in wins and give him a half point which was enough to vault him into second place over the Malcontents and the $525.00 payout. I see a Hunter Harvey jersey in someone's future. Customized, it's still less than the difference between second and third place in the ESL.

Chris finished third and won $315.00. (The last time Chris finished worse than third place was in 2012...when he finished fourth.)

Druids were predicted to finish 9th or 10th by toy box after the draft (Fuck you, toy box!) and all it took to finish fourth was trading Ethan Salas and Jordan Lawlar away at the deadline. Doubt we ever hear from those two again! Fourth place pays $210.00.

After nearly 30 years of never finishing in the money, The Reservoir Dogs cashed for the third year in a row by outlasting the Scottsmen and Ball and Oates. Robbie gets $105.00 for that effort.

I'll try to get checks/Paypal out in the next few days. I know Zap and Blair are too young for Paypal and may not even know what a checkbook is. Email me your addresses and preferred method of payment when you can.

We may move draft next spring to different location to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Plus, the woman who bought Mom's house probably wouldn't make us chili or be especially comfortable with five strange men sleeping in her house.

With the first pick in the supplemental draft, Blair takes Dylan Crews...

 

2024 DRAFT DATE:
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
5:30PM


DRAFT LOCATION:
Blair DeWalt's house
19 North 3rd Ave
West Reading, PA 19611


Since some of you
forget every year:

You must draft
26 players for $290
(2) C, 1B, 1/3, 3B, 2B, 2/S,
SS, IF, (5) OF, DH, U, (10) P

If he hadn't been trying to bid me up, he wouldn't have gotten stuck with a $14 Jose Contreras.

ESL ROSTER FREEZE:
Friday, March 15th, 2024
5:30PM

You may retain up to 16 players.  You must also note any contract extensions at that time.  You must also note any rookies that you will retain on reserve.  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.

Dale had 1 beer and then spent $46 on Jose Reyes.

 
Rick went back to Virginia with a $29 K-Rod, and a $26 Corey Hart...and a $20 Jason Bartlett?

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Chuck landed a $42 Michael Bourn, and a $40 Ryan Howard.
 

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Jamie landed Albert Pujols for $57.

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Mark spent $57 on Hanley Ramirez and $38 on Matt Holliday who got his appendix out the day of the draft.

 
 

Just before Perk stuck his tongue in Marty's ear.

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ESL TRADING RULES:

Between Draft Day and noon on August 31st, teams may accept only TWO "asterisk" players total 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 A.L.

 
Each team is allowed one "asterisk for asterisk" trade during the season. The trade is only one asterisk for one asterisk and other players cannot be involved in the trade. This trade can be utilized at any point in the season up until the trade deadline. The intent of the rule is to allow fair trades. Again, it is simply one asterisk player for one asterisk player. It is not two or three asterisks for two or three asterisks and no other players (or rookies) can be included in the trade.  This trade does not count against a team�s limit of two asterisk trades. However, you may not make two trades involving that same team within +/- 30 days.  In other words, if you have made a trade with that team within 30 days prior, you may NOT make your asterisk-for-asterisk trade with that team; and likewise if you make your asterisk-for-asterisk trade with a team, you must wait 30 days before making any additional trades with that team. Friday after the All-Star Game, 12:01 p.m. thru noon August 31st:  Restricted trading, you may trade with any team +/- 5 points in the standings (based on the most up to date standings on the front page of the All-Star Stats web-site.  "Live" standings will not count, as there will be no way to verify it later.)  Also during this period, teams with less than 40 points and not in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th place will also be able to continue trading with each other.  The asterisk rules will apply during this period.

Between 12:01 p.m. on August 31st thru the end of the regular season:
  NO trading what-so-ever.
 
 

Final 2023 Stats and Standings

    Avg RS HR RBI SB W S+H K ERA Ratio
Marty SlickersCity Slickers
Marty Slickers
86 .2641
9
1091
7
315
9
1027
6
223
10
110
9
197
9
1563
8
3.85
9
1.204
10
Pottsville Maroons
Matt Zappacosta
71.5 .2652
10
1216
9
329
10
1115
9
195
9
89
6.5
88
1
1375
5
4.13
3
1.225
9
StudMalcontents
Chris Malinowski
71 .2442
2
1218
10
288
7
1192
10
176
8
80
4
163
6
1656
9
3.97
8
1.261
7
Gets loud during Maryland basketball gamesDruids
Drew Gallagher
67.5 .2453
4
994
4
227
5
1040
8
167
6
89
6.5
201
10
1393
6
3.74
10
1.227
8
Rob MillerReservoir Dogs
Rob Miller
61 .2552
7
1059
5
303
8
1026
5
129
2
108
9
172
7
1562
7
4.00
7
1.297
5
Little BitchScottsmen
Dale Scott
58 .2631
8
971
3
270
4
978
4
165
4
119
10
180
8
1711
10
4.10
4
1.323
3
Perk has big armsBall & Oates
Jon Perkins
55 .2475
6
1116
8
286
6
1031
7
169
7
72
3
150
5
1286
4
4.08
5
1.321
4
Mark BennettQuestion Marks
Mark Bennett
42 .2445
3
1080
6
259
3
974
3
166
5
86
5
110
2
1147
3
4.06
6
1.261
6
Rick FrantzBeachrats
Rick Frantz
25 .2473
5
841
2
202
2
811
2
157
3
71
2
126
3
1116
2
4.41
2
1.338
2
Blair DeWaltBlair Pitch Project
Blair DeWalt
13 .2416
1
713
1
188
1
696
1
104
1
61
1
133
4
1113
1
4.98
1
1.461
1