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 |      International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973       |
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 |   *****************  IRBL NEWSLETTER  # 643  *****************   3-6-02    |
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 IRBL Menu Program v8.00.07

 When you installed this LRD, the IRBL 
 Menu Program should have been updated. 
 Changes were made for it to use the 
 2002 IRBL schedule and to work under 
 Windows 2000 and Windows XP (since 
 some IRBL managers are now using those 
 operating systems).

 Please exit and then restart the IRBL 
 Menu Program. Then select menu option 
 <5> and verify that you see the 
 following:

 Program version: 8.00.07
   Last update: 2-25-02

 Then select "<1> Change Windows 
 operating system version" and press 
 the key corresponding to the version 
 of Microsoft Windows your computer 
 has. Then press <Esc> to return to the 
 "Main Menu".

 If you are using a drive letter other 
 than "C", then select "<5> Display or 
 Change IRBL Menu Program 
 Configuration" and then select "<2> 
 Change hard drive letter" and press 
 the key corresponding to the correct 
 drive letter. Then press <Esc> to 
 return to the "Main Menu".

 If you have the DMB game installed in 
 a directory other than "\DMB8", then 
 select "<5> Display or Change IRBL 
 Menu Program Configuration" and then 
 select "<3> Change DMB game directory" 
 and press the key corresponding to the 
 correct directory. Then press <Esc> to 
 return to the "Main Menu".

 Finally, one more time select "<5> 
 Display or Change IRBL Menu Program 
 Configuration" and verify that the 
 three lines above the menu choices now 
 match your operating system, hard 
 drive letter and DMB game directory. 
 Then press <Esc> to return to the 
 "Main Menu".

 If you encounter any other problems, 
 let me know.
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 PLAYER TRANSACTIONS:

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 The CARDINALS released CARLOS E. 
   HERNANDEZ, WILLIS OTANEZ, SHAYNE 
   BENNETT.
 The ANGELS released DUSTY ALLEN, 
   AMAURY GARCIA, BOB HAMELIN, TIM 
   HARIKKALA, KEVIN HODGES, STEVE 
   MONTGOMERY, VICENTE PALACIOS, 
   ROBERTO RIVERA, DAVE WAINHOUSE, 
   DEREK WALLACE.
 The RED SOX released LANCE JOHNSON, 
   STAN BELINDA, VAUGHN ESHELMAN, MIKE 
   MUNOZ, ERIK PLANTENBERG, KEN RYAN.
 The PADRES traded DAMON BUFORD, CHAD 
   MOELLER, ENRIQUE WILSON to the 
   TIGERS for MIKE DARR, WASCAR 
   SERRANO.
 The PHILLIES traded JOHN VANDER WAL to 
   the DODGERS for TONY MCKNIGHT.
 The DIAMONDBACKS released ALAN NEWMAN.
 The INDIANS traded JULIO LUGO, JIMMY 
   ANDERSON, RICK BAUER, FELIX HEREDIA 
   to the BREWERS for TIMO PEREZ, JOHN 
   HALAMA, JUSTIN SPEIER, JOSH TOWERS.
 The PIRATES released TOMMY GREGG, 
   KEITH GLAUBER, BEIKER GRATEROL, RICK 
   GREENE, STACY JONES.
 The RANGERS traded GEOFF BLUM to the 
   MARLINS for DONNIE SADLER, DAVID 
   CONE.
 The GIANTS traded DERREK LEE, TROT 
   NIXON to the MARLINS for JUNIOR 
   SPIVEY, MATT STAIRS, C.C. SABATHIA.
 The INDIANS released JOEL ADAMSON, 
   DEAN CROW, ERIC MOODY.
 The ANGELS traded JESSE GARCIA to the 
   INDIANS for HECTOR CARRASCO.
 The RED SOX traded DAVE HANSEN, MIKE 
   MORDECAI to the RANGERS for RON 
   GANT, ROBIN JENNINGS.
 The CUBS traded GREG MYERS to the 
   ROYALS for JEFF WALLACE.
 The ROYALS traded PEDRO SANTANA, 
   ANTONIO OSUNA to the CARDINALS for 
   VANCE WILSON.
 The TIGERS traded REGGIE TAYLOR to the 
   BRAVES for JAMES LOFTON.
 The INDIANS traded JUSTIN SPEIER to 
   the CARDINALS for LOU MERLONI.
 The PADRES traded AUGIE OJEDA to the 
   REDS for PAUL BAKO.
 The RED SOX traded DAVE HANSEN to the 
   RANGERS for .
 The METS released ALBERT BELLE.
 The PHILLIES released RICH SAUVEUR.
 The INDIANS released JASON MCDONALD.
 The INDIANS released CHRIS TURNER.
 The DEVIL RAYS released DANNY ARDOIN, 
   HANLEY FRIAS, CHRIS WIDGER, JIM 
   DOUGHERTY, SETH GREISINGER, DOUG 
   LINTON, JIM MORRIS, ROB RADLOSKY.
 The WHITE SOX released CLEMENTE 
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   ALVAREZ, DOMINGO CEDENO, FRANK 
   CHARLES, KEITH JOHNSON, TREVOR 
   ENDERS, MIKE GRACE, ERIC GUNDERSON.
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 Please contact me immediately if you 
 find any errors on the draft results, 
 cross-reference rosters or the DMB 
 IRBL player files.
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 REMINDER: You must reduce your roster 
 to 50 players or less (combined rated 
 and unrated players) by the trading 
 deadline. Your roster may never exceed 
 60 total players during the trading 
 season. You must release enough 
 players prior to making a trade that 
 would cause your team to exceed the 
 limit. If your roster exceeds these 
 limits then enough unrated players 
 will automatically be released, 
 alphabetically, to reduce your roster 
 to the 50 or 60 player limit.
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 The next newsletter (LRD) after the 
 trading deadline will contain 
 guidelines and forms to fill out for 
 your team season instructions. 
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 DEADLINES:                            

 Mar. 10 - Trading deadline (6 pm, ET)
 Mar. 24 - Team instructions to be     
           received by League Office   
           and all managers within     
           your league                 
 Apr.  3 - First series of 2002 season 
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 Files included on LRD # 643:
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 IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters
 NEWSL643.xxx --> Newsletter # 643
 PLAYERUF.Y02 --> Player Usage Forms 
                  for all teams

 File Extension Legend (xxx):
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 T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter 
         text format
 TXT --> Viewable text format
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