------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 571 ***************** 3-9-99 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: The DODGERS traded CARLOS BELTRAN, DOUG MIRABELLI, JON NUNNALLY, ENRIQUE WILSON, MARK WOHLERS to the PADRES for RICKY LEDEE, GREG VAUGHN, KEITH WILLIAMS, MIKE CATHER, SCOTT WATKINS. The MARINERS traded MIKE OQUIST to the TWINS for SHANE MACK. The WHITE SOX traded TRAVIS SMITH to the PIRATES for ERIC GUNDERSON. The REDS traded MIKE KELLY to the TIGERS for PAUL BAKO. The RED SOX released CRIS COLON, RAY MCDAVID. The WHITE SOX released ALEX COLE, FELIX FERMIN, GREG PIRKL, JACK ARMSTRONG, MARSHALL BOZE. The GIANTS traded GREGG JEFFERIES, PAUL O'NEILL to the MARINERS for GENE KINGSALE, MAGGLIO ORDONEZ, SHANE SPENCER, MATT MANTEI. The CARDINALS traded MARCUS JENSEN to the D-BACKS for NEIL WEBER. The ATHLETICS released MARK EICHHORN, MIKE MOORE, RANDY TOMLIN. The RANGERS released PABLO MARTINEZ, GREG GOHR, SID ROBERSON, SALOMON TORRES. The GIANTS traded KEN CAMINITI, JOE MCEWING, STEVE AVERY, JOHN HUDEK to the ANGELS for WES HELMS, TROT NIXON, PRESTON WILSON, TOM FORDHAM. The ROYALS traded TIM RAINES to the MARLINS for KENT MERCKER. The ROYALS traded WADE BOGGS, MIKE PIAZZA, WALT WEISS, TIM BELCHER, ROGER CLEMENS, TOM GORDON to the BREWERS for RICKY GUTIERREZ, CHARLIE HAYES, CARLOS HERNANDEZ, SAMMY SOSA, JAVIER VALENTIN, BRIAN BOHANON, JOE FONTENOT, BOB TEWKSBURY. The BREWERS traded TIM BYRDAK, FELIX HEREDIA to the INDIANS for DAVE VERES. The GIANTS traded DWIGHT GOODEN to the CARDINALS for KARIM GARCIA, SCOTT KAMIENIECKI. The RED SOX traded JEFF MONTGOMERY to the PIRATES for DARRIN JACKSON. The PIRATES traded JIMMY KEY to the ANGELS for PAUL MOLITOR. The PIRATES traded MIKE LOWELL, DAVE MARTINEZ, JOEY HAMILTON to the ROYALS for HAROLD BAINES, ANDY BENES, MASATO YOSHII. IRBL # 571 3-9-99 2 The ROYALS traded GLENALLEN HILL, LOU MERLONI, RICK GORECKI, ALAN MILLS to the CARDINALS for RYAN JACKSON, JOSE VALENTIN, BRIAN EDMONDSON, TYLER GREEN. The ROYALS released MIKE GALLEGO, MIGUEL MEJIA, RYNE SANDBERG, MATT DUNBAR, TIM HARIKKALA, DANNY JACKSON, CURT LYONS, MATT MURRAY, TOM URBANI. The PIRATES traded RAFAEL BOURNIGAL to the TIGERS for STEVE KARSAY. The METS traded THOMAS HOWARD to the TIGERS for BOBBY WITT. The ASTROS traded RYAN BRADLEY, BRADEN LOOPER to the GIANTS for RON BELLIARD, BRENT MAYNE. The ASTROS released TERRY BRADSHAW, JACOB BRUMFIELD, VINCE COLEMAN, HARVEY PULLIAM, RENE AROCHA, MARK BRANDENBURG, JOHN CUMMINGS, TIM VANEGMOND. The GIANTS released JOEL JOHNSTON, DAN SMITH. The ORIOLES released CHAD MOTTOLA, DAN PELTIER, MICKEY TETTLETON, PEDRO A. MARTINEZ, PETE WALKER. The INDIANS released DENNIS KONUSZEWSKI. The YANKEES released JORGE BRITO, MIKE GREENWELL, MATT HOWARD, ROB LUKACHYK, DON SLAUGHT. The BLUE JAYS released GARVIN ALSTON, PEDRO BORBON, MIKE BOVEE, JOEY EISCHEN. ...................................... I have included final cross-referenced rosters and team Player Usage Form files. Please contact me immediately if you find any errors on the cross- reference rosters or the DMB IRBL player files. ...................................... MANAGER RESIGNATION: The ATHLETICS' manager, John Minor, has resigned because he does not have the time to actively participate. Until further notice, play your road series against the ATHLETICS but do not play any of those series before the series date. ...................................... I have included an updated IRBL Manager Address List. ...................................... I have included updated IRBL Rules changing the references from 1998 to 1999, adding references for the two new teams and adding a new rule at the IRBL # 571 3-9-99 3 end providing instructions for using IRC during the draft. ...................................... The following is a summary of the 1999 draft telephone calls that I should be receiving reimbursement for: TEAM MANAGER CALLS COST ---- ------- ----- ---- ASTROS Mike Rainey 17 12.75 BRAVES Jim Jansen 14 10.50 METS Gerry McDonald 2 1.50 ANGELS Matt Cummings 9 6.75 INDIANS Bill Mattfeld 4 3.00 ORIOLES Carmine Salerno 6 4.50 ...................................... The following managers still need to confirm that they have upgraded to DMB version 7.0d: DIAMONDBACKS Jesse McConnell GIANTS Mike Mayko ROCKIES Wing Lee PIRATES Ricky Diaz MARLINS Don Swearingen MARINERS Robert Gunter ROYALS Jason Masner TIGERS Rick Dean WHITE SOX Chip Hopkins BLUE JAYS Francois Lessard DEVIL RAYS George Widenor ORIOLES Carmine Salerno ...................................... I have included the following items so you can complete preparing your 1999 season team instructions (refer to IRBL Rule # 15): 1) Inactive List forms for all teams (INACTIVE.Txx) 2) Player Usage forms for all teams (PLAYERUF.Y99) xx: IRBL team code number NOTE: To edit the INACTIVE file, select "Display or Print Series Results or Newsletter Files" from the IRBL Menu Program. Highlight the file name in the LIST file selection display and press the [E] key. This will invoke the DOS EDIT program. Use this method to edit the file rather than your own word processing program so that the file remains pure text. Be sure that you are in the "Overwrite mode" (the cursor will be a blinking rectangle) and not the "Insert mode" (the cursor would be a blinking underscore, "_"). You can switch between modes by pressing the [Insert] IRBL # 571 3-9-99 4 key. The "Overwrite mode" is easier to work with because it will not "push out" the remainder of the line when you type. If you prefer, you can also use a Windows text editor program (such as Notepad) to edit the file. Please do not use a word processing program (such as Word or WordPerfect) because these programs will modify the format of the file and will insert special characters that will be time- consuming for me to remove. You can verify that the file is saved as pure text by viewing the file with the IRBL Menu Program and verifying that you do not see any strange characters mixed in the file. ..................................... Please use the following guidelines when filling out the forms: 1) Inactive List form: Place an "XX" (use capital letters only) in the appropriate box for each player on the Inactive List for each series. There must be exactly 25 players on the "Active List" for each series (i.e., 25 boxes next to a player's name in each column that do not have a "XX"). 2) Player Usage Form: The PLAYERUF.Y99 file contains a filled out form for each team. You can select and copy your team's form to a file (use file name PLAYERUF.Txx) using the directions detailed in IRBL Rule # 21A. 3) Computer Manager: Create your profile following the guidelines in IRBL Rule # 15 and export the files to the C:\IRBL\RESULTS.Y99 directory (MPyy.EXP and TEAMyy.EXP). Prepare the above detailed files and plus the files described in the previous newsletter and then select "Create ZIP file of Team Instructions Files set" from the IRBL Menu Program. This will combine the 5 files into one file called INSTRUxx.ZIP (where xx is your IRBL team number). Send me this INSTRUxx.ZIP file via email or upload it to the IRBL BBS. The 5 files are summarized as follows: IRBL # 571 3-9-99 5 1) INSTRUCT.Txx 2) PITCHING.Txx 3) INACTIVE.Txx 4) MPyy.EXP and TEAMyy.EXP NOTE: The xx is the two digit IRBL team number. The yy is a different one or two number that the DMB game assigns to each team. These numbers are: yy xx yy xx -- -- -- -- D-BACKS 28 29 ANGELS 13 13 DODGERS 27 03 ATHLETICS 12 14 GIANTS 26 04 MARINERS 11 25 PADRES 25 05 RANGERS 10 15 ROCKIES 24 27 ASTROS 23 01 INDIANS 8 20 BREWERS 9 19 ROYALS 7 16 CARDINALS 22 07 TIGERS 1 23 CUBS 21 08 TWINS 6 17 PIRATES 20 12 WHITE SOX 5 18 REDS 19 06 BRAVES 18 02 BLUE JAYS 4 26 EXPOS 17 09 DEVIL RAYS 29 30 MARLINS 16 28 ORIOLES 3 21 METS 15 10 RED SOX 2 22 PHILLIES 14 11 YANKEES 0 24 ...................................... All the team instruction files will be included in the next LRD. ...................................... DEADLINES: Mar. 21 - Team instructions to be received by League Office and all managers within your league Apr. 1 - First series of 1999 season ...................................... Files included on LRD # 571: --------------------------- INACTIVE.Txx --> Inactive List Forms IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters IRBLRULE.TXT --> IRBL Rules MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List NEWSL571.xxx --> Newsletter # 571 PLAYERUF.Y99 --> Player Usage Forms for all teams File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK