Sim Postponed Until Thursday - Rule 5 Still On

[Andrew]

To account for the new FA compensation rules, tonights sim has been postponed until Thursday. We'll pick up Free Agency at that time.

The Rule 5 will still be held tonight at 9 ET.

[Andrew]

Reposting Rule 5 info here:

The Rule 5 draft will be held in AIM chat. I'll start a chat named 'BLB Draft' around 9 ET. To join, just click the chat button in AIM, enter BLB Draft as the chartroom name and enter your screen name in the Screen names to invite section.

You only need to attend the Rule 5 draft if you plan on selecting somebody. People who don't attend, or don't pm me a list will automatically pass. The draft order is:

Wildfire
Gamblers
Slammers
Colonials
Freedom
Millers
Bandits
Bats
Snappers
Bulls
Javelinas
Patriots
Whalers
Brawlers
Wildcats
Dinos
Bulldogs
Guides
Tobs
Playboys

[Andrew]

Protected players (note there may have been some protected players that werent reported):

Dallas:
- Blankenbecker
- Joe Scott
- Devlin Milman
Windy City:
- Ovidio Leon
Carolina:
- SP J. Nila
- MR B. Caruthers
- MR J. Gabourel
- RF A. Leguem
- 3B J. Swindell
- CL M. Kodo
Baltimore:
- McKissock
Hartford:
- Jack Lewis

Please post any more here.

[mahoney2]

G. Augustine (CF) is now protected for PAW.

[Clay]

I PM'd a pick a few days back. I still want him if he's there. I can't be there at 9.

[Squint]

Javier Moure is now protected.

[Andrew]

chatroom is: blbdraft

Let me know if anyone as trouble getting in. We're starting now.

[Andrew]

Here are the Rule 5 Results:

Pawtucket Patriots: Lost 1B B. Gruz in the rule 5 draft to the Sin City Gamblers.
Sin City Gamblers: Drafted 1B B. Gruz in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 2, Round 1, 2nd overall Pick).
Dallas Snappers: Lost SS A. Neill in the rule 5 draft to the Virginia Colonials.
Virginia Colonials: Drafted SS A. Neill in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 3, Round 1, 3rd overall Pick).
Maine Guides: Lost 3B B. Kett in the rule 5 draft to the Syracuse Slammers.
Syracuse Slammers: Drafted 3B B. Kett in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 4, Round 1, 4th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost C D. Wilke in the rule 5 draft to the Los Alamos Bandits.
Los Alamos Bandits: Drafted C D. Wilke in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 7, Round 1, 7th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost SP J. Cantrell in the rule 5 draft to the Washington Bats.
Washington Bats: Drafted SP J. Cantrell in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 8, Round 1, 8th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost RF P. Baggett in the rule 5 draft to the Dallas Snappers.
Dallas Snappers: Drafted RF P. Baggett in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 9, Round 1, 9th overall Pick).
Windy City Playboys: Lost SS G. Perry in the rule 5 draft to the Pawtucket Patriots.
Pawtucket Patriots: Drafted SS G. Perry in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 12, Round 1, 12th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost C T. Crump in the rule 5 draft to the Maine Guides.
Maine Guides: Drafted C T. Crump in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 18, Round 1, 18th overall Pick).
Davenport Brawlers: Lost MR R. Hagerty in the rule 5 draft to the Los Alamos Bandits.
Los Alamos Bandits: Drafted MR R. Hagerty in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 7, Round 2, 27th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost RF N. Faurrieta in the rule 5 draft to the Washington Bats.
Washington Bats: Drafted RF N. Faurrieta in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 8, Round 2, 28th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost MR R. Randez in the rule 5 draft to the Dallas Snappers.
Dallas Snappers: Drafted MR R. Randez in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 9, Round 2, 29th overall Pick).
Windy City Playboys: Lost MR E. Taylor in the rule 5 draft to the Maine Guides.
Maine Guides: Drafted MR E. Taylor in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 18, Round 2, 38th overall Pick).
Davenport Brawlers: Lost SP R. Winchel in the rule 5 draft to the Carolina Tobs.
Carolina Tobs: Drafted SP R. Winchel in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 19, Round 2, 39th overall Pick).
Denver Bulls: Lost 1B M. Padilla in the rule 5 draft to the Los Alamos Bandits.
Los Alamos Bandits: Drafted 1B M. Padilla in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 7, Round 3, 47th overall Pick).
Windy City Playboys: Lost MR X. Garced in the rule 5 draft to the Washington Bats.
Washington Bats: Drafted MR X. Garced in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 8, Round 3, 48th overall Pick).
Hartford Whalers: Lost SP C. Lafantano in the rule 5 draft to the Maine Guides.
Maine Guides: Drafted SP C. Lafantano in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 18, Round 3, 58th overall Pick).
Davenport Brawlers: Lost MR J. Beal in the rule 5 draft to the Carolina Tobs.
Carolina Tobs: Drafted MR J. Beal in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 19, Round 3, 59th overall Pick).
Los Lunas Javelinas: Lost SP A. Estalilla in the rule 5 draft to the Washington Bats.
Washington Bats: Drafted SP A. Estalilla in the 1980 rule 5 draft (Pick 8, Round 4, 68th overall Pick).

[rubisco43]

None of my minor leaguers got taken? that's outrageous.

[Squint]

None of my minor leaguers got taken? that's outrageous.

How many were Rule V eligible?

[Khrog]

chatroom is: blbdraft

Let me know if anyone as trouble getting in. We're starting now.

Would have, but the site didn't come up for me...nothing from 8:30pm on. *sigh* Just not my week.

[SC_Dawg]

Now those 7 players drafted from the Bulls organization will be on the BLB rosters all season right

No being sneaky hoping for an injury so you can dl him all season long.

[rubisco43]

None of my minor leaguers got taken? that's outrageous.

How many were Rule V eligible?

I'm kidding. my minor leaguers are junk.

[Squint]

None of my minor leaguers got taken? that's outrageous.

How many were Rule V eligible?

I'm kidding. my minor leaguers are junk.

That's okay. I know you suck. I was trying to make you feel better.

[Andrew]

Now those 7 players drafted from the Bulls organization will be on the BLB rosters all season right

No being sneaky hoping for an injury so you can dl him all season long.

Crump will be on my roster all season. I'm weak at backup C and he's just as good as the next guy.