<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:16px">OPENING DAY<br>-----------<br>It's time to play ball! Several teams couldn't wait to take the field and<br>have already played their week one series.<br><br>The first series sent in was BAL@NJR...so the first hit and home run of the<br>season was recorded by the Sand Crabs' Kyle Schwarber, in his first career<br><div>IBL at bat. NJR came back to take the game, however, and Yordano Ventura</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458926823496_23861">became the first pitcher to notch a win.<br></div><br><br>IBL DUES<br>--------<br>Please remember to pay your yearly IBL dues of $5, and consider donating a <br>little extra if you can.<br><br>The IBL balance sheet is here:<br>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?<br><br>key=0AnzLrVJBjtFAdGdBbVdZZVlFeDJodGFRUk1pOXRoTVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0<br><br>Please do one of the following:<br><br>1) mail a check:<br>Sean Sweda<br>1047 Eaton Rd<br>Berkley MI 48072<br><br>2) PayPal:<br>sweda@ibl.org or use the "donate" link found @ http://iblgame.ibl.org<br>PLEASE NOTE: If you use PayPal please add additional money to cover the fees<br>(2.9% + $0.30, for $5 this works out to $0.45).<br><br><br>MANAGER'S INSTRUCTION SHEETS<br>----------------------------<br>Please upload an MIS to Dropbox as soon as possible, if you haven't already.<br>There is a -1 incentive point penalty each week if you are late providing one.<br><br><br>REVIEW BOARD<br>------------<br>Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be on this year's Review Bard.<br>I have selected the following:<br><br>Brent Cunningham<br>Jerry Depew<br>Joel Roberts<br><br><br>TRANSACTIONS<br>------------<br>BOW -- Signs SF Brown<br>-- Signs ATL Ciriaco<br>-- Releases BOS Ogando, HOU Presley, KC Butera<br>-- Signs COL Flande<br>CAN -- Trades CAN#4 (17) to PAD for TEX Napoli<br>-- Releases SD Vincent<br>MAD -- Signs MIN Thompson<br>-- Releases OAK Crisp<br>NYK -- Signs SEA O'Malley<br>-- Trades ATL Jackson to PAD for CHN Jackson<br>-- Releases ARI HernandezD.<br>PAD -- Signs TB Sizemore<br>-- Trades TEX Napoli to CAN for CAN#4 (17)<br>-- Trades CHN Jackson to NYK for ATL Jackson<br><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458926823496_23881" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458926823496_23889" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458926823496_23894" dir="ltr">-Rusty<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458926823496_23890" class="signature">------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Russell Peltz <br>peltz38@yahoo.com, rpeltz@daybreakgames.com</div></div></body></html>