------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 743 ***************** 12-27-05 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... IRBL Menu Program 2006 Update When you installed this LRD, the IRBL Menu Program should now indicate 2006 and the following three directories should have been created: C:\IRBL\LEAGUE.Y06 C:\IRBL\RESULTS.Y06 C:\IRBL\SERIES.Y06 Please exit and restart the IRBL Menu Program, select menu option <5> and verify that you see this new version and date: Program version: 9.00.00 Last update: 12-19-04 Then verify that the listed values for the Windows operating system, Hard drive letter or DMB game directory matches what is on your computer. If not, then select options <1>, <2> or <3> to change the setting to match what you have. NOTE: The IRBL DMB files require the installation of DMB version 9a. Please be sure that you have that version installed (select "Help-About" in the DMB main screen to see the version). NOTE: The league schedule that is currently included with the DMB IRBL player files and IRBL Menu Program is not the actual 2006 IRBL schedule. I just copied the 2005 schedule just for convenience (if you want to play some practice games). The 2006 IRBL schedule will be loaded into the files before the start of the season. If you encounter any other problems, let me know. ...................................... MANAGER RESIGNATION: Mike Boling has resigned as the IRBL MARLINS' manager after two seasons. He was previously the IRBL CUBS' manager for 4 and 1/2 years from 1999 until mid-2002. He said that he does not have the time to participate. The following teams are without permanent managers: IRBL # 743 12-27-05 2 MARLINS NATIONALS Don Tobin (TGM) ATHLETICS Andrea Cristiani (TGM) RANGERS John Mattfeld (TGM) BLUE JAYS Chip Hopkins (TGM) A volunteer is needed to handle the MARLINS to handle release players before draft and draft for the team. If you can also prepare team season instructions and monitor player usage, please let me know. You will get a credit LSP for the off-season player management and drafting and another credit LSP for preparing the season instructions and monitoring team usage. I have included an updated IRBL Manager Address List. ...................................... UPDATED IRBL RULES: Attached is an updated IRBL Rules file with the year references updated to 2006. ...................................... PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: The ANGELS traded CRAIG BIGGIO, VALERIO DELOSSANTOS, ANGELS' 1ST round pick, ANGELS' 2ND round pick to the PADRES for BRIAN ROBERTS, RICHIE SEXSON. The WHITE SOX released DOUG GLANVILLE, EDGAR MARTINEZ, HERBERT PERRY, JOHN ROCKER, SEAN RUNYAN. The WHITE SOX traded MICHAEL WUERTZ, WHITE SOX' 1ST round pick, WHITE SOX' 2ND round pick, WHITE SOX' 3RD round pick to the PHILLIES for BRADY CLARK, CHRIS REITSMA, KIRK SAARLOOS, PHILLIES' 7TH round pick. The ROYALS released TOM GOODWIN, ADAM HYZDU, FRED MCGRIFF, GREG MYERS, JIM MANN. The INDIANS traded MARK ELLIS, INDIANS' 3RD round pick to the PIRATES for ADAM LAROCHE, PIRATES' 2ND round pick. The MARLINS released DARREN BRAGG, MIKE JACKSON, MIKE NAKAMURA, SCOTT SERVICE, SCOTT STEWART, TURK WENDELL. The RANGERS traded RAY DURHAM to the WHITE SOX for SHANNON STEWART. The RANGERS traded JIM EDMONDS to the ANGELS for WILLY TAVERAS, DODGERS' 2ND round pick. The RANGERS traded TIM WAKEFIELD to the DIAMONDBACKS for DIAMONDBACKS' IRBL # 743 12-27-05 3 2ND round pick. The RANGERS traded KENNY ROGERS to the ANGELS for BRANDON BACKE, ANGELS' 3RD round pick. The MARLINS traded JOSE CONTRERAS to the WHITE SOX for BRANDON INGE, JOSE LOPEZ. The ANGELS released BRIAN BANKS, RICKY GUTIERREZ, BILL HASELMAN, CAL RIPKEN JR., CARLOS RIVERA, TOM WILSON, PAUL ABBOTT, DONOVAN OSBORNE, RICK REED. ...................................... UPDATED ROSTERS FILES: During the 2005 Major League Season, 1237 players (632 batters and 605 pitchers) appeared in at least one game. There are 10 less players this season than last season (9 more batters and 19 less pitchers) and 7 more players than two years ago. According to IRBL Rule # 13B1, 7 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players and 23 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 41 rated players. The following 7 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players: PHILLIES, TWINS, PADRES, ANGELS, ROCKIES, ATHLETICS and ROYALS The following 23 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 41 rated players: MARINERS, CUBS, ASTROS, RED SOX, BLUE JAYS, MARLINS, CARDINALS, NATIONALS, INDIANS, BREWERS, DEVIL RAYS, YANKEES, GIANTS, REDS, METS, WHITE SOX, BRAVES, DODGERS, RANGERS, PIRATES, ORIOLES, DIAMONDBACKS and TIGERS ...................................... All teams are at or below the rated player limits but if you do want to release players to increase the number of players you can draft, you must release the players by the trading deadline. Please note that if you release too many players, you may end up drafting worse players than you released. Please remember that the 41 or 42 rated player draft limit is affected by trading draft picks. Please also remember that the maximum roster size at any time is 60 players. You must release enough non-rated players to make room on your roster IRBL # 743 12-27-05 4 for any players that you draft or trade for. At the end of the final pre-season trading deadline, the maximum roster size is 50 players. ...................................... I have included files of the current cross-referenced IRBL rosters and the DMB Game rosters. Please notify me immediately if you find any errors on the IRBL or DMB rosters. ...................................... The players who played for more than one team are listed on the DMB Roster team that they played the most for. ...................................... The players on the DMB Game Rosters without cross-referencing numbers will be eligible to be drafted (239 total players: 123 batters and 116 pitchers). This total will increase by any additional rated players that are released. ...................................... I have included a file containing the Player Usage Forms for all teams plus a file containing the Player Usage limitations for all the players eligible to be drafted. I have also included some additional information on the forms that you may find useful as a reference in comparing the players. To print out your own teams Player Usage Form, you can use the LIST program to highlight and print your team's page or you can edit and paste the entire file using your text editor or Word Processor (or using the DOS EDIT program by pressing [E] from the LIST program file list). ...................................... Please let me know if you find any mistakes in the Player Usage Form IRBL season limits. If there are any errors, the correct calculation will override these information sheets. ...................................... The year 2006 IRBL Rookie / Free-Agent Draft will start on Sunday Feb. 12th at 8 am until 9 pm, Eastern Time. At 9 pm, I will make a determination if I can complete the draft that night or to postpone the continuation of the draft until 8 am on the following Sunday. ...................................... An email will be sent to all IRBL managers requesting that you respond answering a "Method Of Participating In The 2006 Draft" questionnaire. IRBL # 743 12-27-05 5 ...................................... I strongly recommend that you email me a draft instructions list even if you plan to participate by IRC or telephone just in case you are not available unexpectedly. Refer to IRBL Rule # 13C for details about the draft procedure and draft instructions. ...................................... In order to avoid any mis- understandings, please specify your draft picks (in this order) by indicating batter or pitcher, the DMB roster team name or number, and then the full first and last names for each player. ...................................... IRC (Internet Relay Chat): I strongly recommend that everyone participate in the IRBL draft using IRC (Internet Relay Chat). You can download the mIRC program from the www.mirc.co.uk web site. The latest version is 6.14. You can try the program for 30 days and then they expect a $20 registration fee if you want to continue using the program. IRBL Rule # 37 details how to participate using IRC, but here is a summary: After installing and starting the mIRC program, in the setup screen, you would add the irc.ibl.org server name and then type in the #irbl channel. You will then be logged into that channel and you will see who is currently logged in. Then you can just type messages that everyone else logged into the channel can see. During the draft, I will post each draft pick on the IRC and I will update the IRBL web site. Please note that at times, Internet connection problems sometimes prevents sending updates to web sites so there may sometimes be a delay in keeping the IRBL web site up-to-date during the draft. NOTE: If the irc.ibl.org server is not working at the start of the draft (as what happenned last year), switch to the "Galaxynet - random server" (which you will find in the pull-down list of servers). ...................................... DMB player files: IRBL # 743 12-27-05 6 I have prepared a set of DMB player files sorted to the IRBL teams. Please follow these directions to install the files into DMB: Start the DMB game and do the following: o Select "File-Add reference to an existing database" o Navigate to this directory: C:\IRBL\LEAGUE.Y06 o Click "OK" o Select "Game-scheduled" o Verify that the white "Org" box in the upper left corner states the following: IRBL League (12/27/05) (Org) o Close the "Scheduled Game selection" window o Select "File-Add reference to an existing database" o Navigate to this directory: C:\IRBL\SERIES.Y06 o Click "OK" o Select "Game-scheduled" o Verify that the white "Org" box in the upper left corner states the following: IRBL Series (12/27/05) (Org) You will find all the IRBL players sorted to the appropriate IRBL teams and the players on the free agent list (not assigned to teams) will be eligible to be drafted in the upcoming IRBL draft. ...................................... DEADLINES: Jan. 22 - Trading and player release deadline (6 pm, EST) Feb. 12*- 2006 Draft (start 8 am, ET) Mar. 5*- Trading deadline (6 pm, ET) Mar. 19*- Team instructions to be received by League Office and all managers within your league Apr. 1*- First series of 2006 season *will slip one week for every Sunday the draft continues beyond Feb. 12 ...................................... Files included on LRD # 743: --------------------------- DRAFTINF.Y06 --> Player Usage Form for all players eligible to be drafted (extra details) DRAFTPUF.Y06 --> Player Usage Form for IRBL # 743 12-27-05 7 all players eligible to be drafted IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters IRBLRULE.TXT --> IRBL Rules MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List NEWSL743.xxx --> Newsletter # 743 PLAYERUF.Y06 --> Player Usage Forms for all teams File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK