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 |      International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973       |
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 |   *****************  IRBL NEWSLETTER  # 716  *****************   1-22-05   |
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 PLAYER TRANSACTIONS:

 The EXPOS released JUAN MELO, MATT 
   WALBECK, KIRK BULLINGER, COURTNEY 
   DUNCAN, DAVE ELDER, RYAN GLYNN, 
   ADRIAN HERNANDEZ, OSWALDO MAIRENA, 
   HECTOR MERCADO, TONY MOUNCE, WILLIS 
   ROBERTS, JASON SIMONTACCHI, CHUCK 
   SMITH, LES WALROND, SCOTT 
   WINCHESTER, STEVE WOODARD.
 The PIRATES released MIKE PORZIO, 
   BRYAN REKAR.
 The WHITE SOX traded WHITE SOX' 2ND 
   round pick to the CARDINALS for 
   RAFAEL PALMEIRO.
 The CARDINALS traded JOSE HERNANDEZ, 
   CARDINALS' 7TH round pick to the 
   WHITE SOX for RAFAEL SORIANO, WHITE 
   SOX' 3RD round pick.
 The CARDINALS traded JARET WRIGHT, 
   BLUE JAYS' 3RD round pick to the 
   EXPOS for JHONNY PERALTA, NOAH 
   LOWRY, JOE VALENTINE.
 The DODGERS released AL MARTIN, 
   ORLANDO MERCED, GREG VAUGHN, JOHN 
   BURKETT, HIDEKI IRABU.
 The ATHLETICS released RON COOMER, 
   DAVID DOSTER, TRENIDAD HUBBARD, TOM 
   PRINCE, JIM RUSHFORD, JOHN VALENTIN, 
   JULIO ZULETA, MATT CHILDERS, BRIAN 
   MALLETTE, SCOTT MULLEN, JESUS 
   SANCHEZ.
 The TIGERS released SHANE HALTER, A.J. 
   HINCH, JASON ROMANO, TODD VAN 
   POPPEL.
 The BREWERS released FERNANDO LUNAR, 
   CHAD MEYERS, SCOTT CHIASSON, TIM 
   CHRISTMAN, JOEY HAMILTON, TROY 
   MATTES.
 The ROCKIES released WILL CUNNANE, 
   JOSH STEWART.
 The EXPOS released TROY O'LEARY, ADAM 
   RIGGS, JASON C. PHILLIPS, CARL 
   SADLER, FELIX SANCHEZ, STEVE 
   SCHRENK.
 The DEVIL RAYS released BENNY 
   AGBAYANI, JASON GILFILLAN, STEVE 
   KENT, JASON PEARSON, JASON ROACH.
 The METS released KEVIN ORIE, ADAM 
   PIATT.
 The YANKEES released JORGE FABREGAS, 
   JOSE FERNANDEZ, PHIL HIATT, JESSE 
   LEVIS, RYAN MCGUIRE, ERIC OWENS, 
   CHRIS TRUBY, CHRIS WAKELAND, JOHN 
   FOSTER, ALLEN LEVRAULT, JIMMY 
   OSTING, MIKE WILLIAMS.
 The EXPOS traded MIGUEL CAIRO to the 
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   MARLINS for DANNY HAREN, MARLINS' 
   7TH round pick.
 The MARLINS released MIKE DIFELICE.
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 NEW IRBL MANAGERS (as previously 
 announced via email):

 REDS
 Dwight Baker
 9459 Compass Point Drive South
 San Diego, CA 92126
 858-689-4799
 dwightbaker@yahoo.com

 Dwight is George C. Widenor's (IRBL 
 TIGERS) brother-in-law and is a ten-
 year fantasy baseball veteran. He has 
 been in single year leagues but this 
 is his first "keeper" league.

 EXPOS
 Allan Beck
 1833 Prestwick Drive
 Ottawa, Ontario K1E 2R7
 Canada
 613-834-7584
 callbeck@sympatico.ca

 Allan has been a baseball gamer since 
 1960. He grew up in Montreal so the 
 IRBL EXPOS team is a natural pick for 
 him.

 Let's welcome both Dwight and Allan to 
 the IRBL!
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 Teams current without managers:

 PHILLIES   --> Mike Mayko (TGM)
 ATHLETICS  --> Chip Hopkins (TGM)
 BLUE JAYS  --> *

 * --> team reserved by prospective
       new manager

 I have included an updated IRBL 
 Manager Address List.
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 Email address change:

 Marc Schlotthauer (ASTROS):
 hawtin47@yahoo.com
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 DEADLINES:                            

 Jan. 23 - Trading and player release  
           deadline (6 pm, EST)        
 Feb. 13*- 2005 Draft (start 8 am, ET)
 Mar.  6*- Trading deadline (6 pm, ET)
 Mar. 20*- Team instructions to be     
           received by League Office   
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           and all managers within     
           your league                 
 Apr.  3*- First series of 2005 season 

 *will slip one week for every Sunday 
 the draft continues beyond Feb. 13
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 Files included on LRD # 716:
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 DRAFTFOR.Y05 --> Draft Participation 
                  Form
 DRAFTINF.Y05 --> Player Usage Form for 
                  all players eligible 
                  to be drafted (extra 
                  details)
 DRAFTPUF.Y05 --> Player Usage Form for 
                  all players eligible 
                  to be drafted
 IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters
 MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List
 NEWSL716.xxx --> Newsletter # 716
 PLAYERUF.Y05 --> 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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                                     BK