------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 766 ***************** 12-26-06 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... IRBL Menu Program 2007 Update When you installed this LRD, the IRBL Menu Program should now indicate 2007 and the following three directories should have been created: C:\IRBL\LEAGUE.Y07 C:\IRBL\RESULTS.Y07 C:\IRBL\SERIES.Y07 Please exit and restart the IRBL Menu Program, select menu option <5> and verify that you see this new version and date: Program version: 9.00.01 Last update: 3-28-06 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 2007 IRBL schedule. I just copied the 2006 schedule just for convenience (if you want to play some practice games). The 2007 IRBL schedule will be loaded into the files before the start of the season. If you encounter any other problems, let me know. ...................................... The following teams are without permanent managers: NATIONALS : Don Tobin (TGM) ATHLETICS : (need volunteer) RANGERS : John Mattfeld (TM) ORIOLES : Ricky Diaz (TGM) BLUE JAYS : Chip Hopkins (TGM) MARLINS : John Parker (TGM) DIAMONDBACKS : Jim Lee (TGM) DEVIL RAYS : Marc Schlotthauer (TM) IRBL # 766 12-26-06 2 A volunteer is needed to handle the ATHLETICS 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. ...................................... 2007 IRBL dues: All managers from 2006 are turning in 2007 and have paid their dues and are eligible to make trades except I am still waiting to receive the check from the TWINS. Once the TWINS status is official, I will publish the adjusted team draft order. ...................................... PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: The PIRATES released JOHN GALL, NORIHIRO NAKAMURA, JOSE OFFERMAN, TIM RAINES JR., OSCAR SALAZAR, CHRIS WIDGER, ARMANDO ALMANZA, KEVIN BROWN, BUDDY CARLYLE, TRAVIS DRISKILL, CHAD FOX, JOE HORGAN, RYAN JENSEN, ANTONIO OSUNA, PAT STRANGE, MIKE VENAFRO. The CUBS traded JACQUE JONES to the TIGERS for MARK LORETTA. The CARDINALS traded HECTOR LUNA to the TIGERS for KAMERON LOE, CHAD ORVELLA. The PIRATES traded VICTOR DIAZ, JEREMY ACCARDO to the CARDINALS for ANDERSON HERNANDEZ. The BRAVES traded BRAVES' 1ST round pick to the PIRATES for JASON SCHMIDT. The DIAMONDBACKS traded TRAVIS LEE, SEAN DOUGLASS to the PIRATES for WILLIE HARRIS, TODD HOLLANDSWORTH, SCOTT DOHMANN. The CUBS traded BOBBY CROSBY, CUBS' 2ND round pick, CUBS' 3RD round pick to the ANGELS for KENNY ROGERS, BILLY WAGNER. The ROCKIES traded AUSTIN KEARNS, MARK TEIXEIRA to the PHILLIES for SCOTT KAZMIR. The ROCKIES traded DONTRELLE WILLIS to the REDS for HANLEY RAMIREZ. The REDS traded REDS' 2ND round pick to the CARDINALS for J.J. PUTZ. ...................................... UPDATED ROSTERS FILES: IRBL # 766 12-26-06 3 During the 2006 Major League Season, 1242 players (607 batters and 635 pitchers) appeared in at least one game. There are 5 more players this season than last season (25 less batters and 30 more pitchers). According to IRBL Rule # 13B1, 12 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players and 18 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 41 rated players. The following 12 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players: PHILLIES, CARDINALS, TWINS, INDIANS, RANGERS, ROYALS, PADRES, METS, PIRATES, CUBS, RED SOX, NATIONALS The following 18 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 41 rated players: ATHLETICS, ASTROS, BLUE JAYS, ANGELS, YANKEES, MARINERS, DIAMONDBACKS, BRAVES, MARLINS, ORIOLES, GIANTS, DEVIL RAYS, BREWERS, WHITE SOX, ROCKIES, DODGERS, TIGERS, REDS ...................................... All teams are 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 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 IRBL # 766 12-26-06 4 team that they played the most for. ...................................... The players on the DMB Game Rosters without cross-referencing numbers will be eligible to be drafted (250 total players: 103 batters and 147 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. To print out your own teams Player Usage Form, you can edit and paste your section using your text editor or Word Processor. I have included two information files of the players eligible to be drafted. One file, DRAFTINF.Y07, contains more information than the the other file, DRAFTPUF.Y07. Depending on your preference, you may find one or the other file more useful. You can also download a "2007 IRBL Draft Player Information Microsoft Excel file" from the "IRBL Documents" page on the IRBL web site. ...................................... 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 2007 IRBL Rookie / Free-Agent Draft will start on Sunday Feb. 11th 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 2007 Draft" questionnaire. ...................................... 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. ...................................... IRBL # 766 12-26-06 5 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 6.21. 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: 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: IRBL # 766 12-26-06 6 o Select "File-Add reference to an existing database" o Navigate to this directory: C:\IRBL\LEAGUE.Y07 o Click "OK" o Select "Game-scheduled" o Verify that the white "Org" box in the upper left corner states the following: IRBL League (12/26/06) (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.Y07 o Click "OK" o Select "Game-scheduled" o Verify that the white "Org" box in the upper left corner states the following: IRBL Series (12/26/06) (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. 21 - Trading and player release deadline (6 pm, EST) Feb. 11*- 2007 Draft (start 8 am, ET) Mar. 4*- Trading deadline (6 pm, ET) Mar. 18*- Team instructions to be received by League Office and all managers within your league Apr. 1*- First series of 2007 season *will slip one week for every Sunday the draft continues beyond Feb. 11 ...................................... Files included on LRD # 766: --------------------------- DRAFTINF.Y07 --> Player Usage Form for all players eligible to be drafted (extra details) DRAFTPUF.Y07 --> Player Usage Form for all players eligible to be drafted IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List NEWSL766.xxx --> Newsletter # 766 PLAYERUF.Y07 --> Player Usage Forms for all teams File Extension Legend (xxx): IRBL # 766 12-26-06 7 --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK