------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 687 ***************** 11-2-03 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... 2003 Post-season results: NL Division Series: EXPOS defeated REDS, 3 games to 1 NL Division Series: CARDINALS defeated DIAMONDBACKS, 3 games to 2 AL Division Series: WHITE SOX defeated BLUE JAYS, 3 games to 0 AL Division Series: DEVIL RAYS defeated RANGERS, 3 games to 2 NL Championship Series: CARDINALS are tied with EXPOS, 1 game to 1 AL Championship Series: WHITE SOX defeated DEVIL RAYS, 4 games to 3 You can see the scoresheets and boxscores for all the post-season games at the IRBL web site: ...................................... As previously reported via emails, here are the manager changes since the last newsletter: New IRBL ASTROS manager: Marc Schlotthauer 23715 Santiam Way SE Lyons, OR 97358 503-378-4500, Ext. 22276 (7:00 am - 5:30 pm, Pacific Time) hawtin47@wvi.com Marc was the IRBL DIAMONDBACKS manager in 2001 and 2002 and has now returned to the IRBL. Manager resignations: Massimo Ortensi resigned as the DODGERS after nine seasons because he no longer had the time to participate. Brian Myers resigned as the BLUE JAYS after three seasons because he would not accept being penalized in the post-season for regular season player overages (even though he agreed it was his own fault that he incurred the penalties). IRBL # 687 11-2-03 2 The DODGERS have been reserved by a prospective new manager. The BRAVES, MARLINS, ATHLETICS, TWINS and BLUE JAYS are currently without managers. New email address: Don Tobin: sicarii@adelphia.net (home) dtobin@mail.fscwv.edu (school) I have included an updated IRBL Manager Address List. ...................................... 2004 IRBL dues: All managers have paid their dues and are eligible to make trades except: Mike Mayko GIANTS Don Tobin CARDINALS Chris Williams EXPOS Gerry McDonald METS John Parker PHILLIES Walter Sienzant ROYALS Bill Mattfeld INDIANS Scott McIntire ORIOLES Once the dues are received from the above managers, the team draft order adjusted by penalties will be finalized. ...................................... PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: The ANGELS traded SHANE REYNOLDS, ANGELS' 1ST round pick to the CUBS for ESTEBAN LOAIZA. ...................................... IRBL HOME TEAM WINNING PCT. Here are the IRBL Home Team Winning Pct. over the past few years: 1996 : .504 1997 : .529 1998 : .505 1999 : .518 2000 : .515 2001 : .496 2002 : .478 2003 : .491 Although the Home Team Winning Pct. went up 13 points from last year it has still been below .500 for the last three years (despite the DMB game built-in "home-team" advantage"). IRBL # 687 11-2-03 3 ...................................... DMB 2003 Season Disk: If you have done so already, place your order for the DMB 2003 Season Disk at the DMB web site. Please confirm to me that you have ordered the DMB 2003 Season Disk. I have added a confirmation section to the IRBL LRD download confirmation web page. ...................................... Files included on LRD # 687: --------------------------- MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List NEWSL687.xxx --> Newsletter # 687 File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK