[IBL] Newsletter 03-17-2016

[Russell Peltz]

CARDS FINAL
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I haven't heard of any possible errors, so I'm declaring the card set final.
Feel free to download the latest version and print them out.  The card links 
are here:

http://www.ibl.org/~sweda/iblgame/download/

You must log in with Facebook, Google, or Twitter to access the cards.

Remember, there is a new "extra cards" file (xcards2016.pdf) this year, as Sean
has made changes to the pitcher batting cards, and he also updated the pitcher
cards (pitchers2016.pdf) on March 10, so make sure you have all the latest files.


OPENING DAY
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Opening Day will be Wednesday, March 23, with week 1 results due Monday, March 28.
As always, results are due Monday nights and transactions are due Tuesday nights.
Results should be sent to results at ibl.org and your opponent.  Transactions can be
included in your GRS/mini-GRS, or sent separately to transactions at ibl.org.  Also 
please remember to send your next week's home rotation with your results.

Please send in your week 1 active rosters and rotations.  If you have any carded
players who were uncarded last year [UC15], they must be on your active roster
until week 8.

Play Ball!


STADIUM DRAFT
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The stadium draft was held on March 8...thank you Greg for running it.

These teams changed their stadia:
NJR changed from KC Kauffman Stadium to DET Comerica Park.
ODM changed from ATL Turner Field to MIL Miller Park.
TRI changed from STL Busch Stadium to ATL Turner Field.
POR changed from MIA Marlins Park to STL Busch Stadium.
BOW changed from WAS Nationals Park to MIA Marlins Park.


IBL DUES
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Please pay your yearly IBL dues of $5, and consider donating a little extra if
you are able.  This helps cover some of Sean's costs for the IBL domain and
hardware for hosting the IBL website and IRC server.

The IBL balance sheet is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnzLrVJBjtFAdGdBbVdZZVlFeDJodGFRUk1pOXRoTVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Please do one of the following:

1) mail a check:
Sean Sweda
1047 Eaton Rd
Berkley MI 48072

2) PayPal:
sweda at ibl.org or use the "donate" link found @ http://iblgame.ibl.org
PLEASE NOTE:  If you use PayPal please add additional money to cover the fees
(2.9% + $0.30, for $5 this works out to $0.45). 


MANAGER'S INSTRUCTION SHEETS
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Every team is required to provide a default MIS.  Please upload one to Dropbox
as soon as possible.  There is a -1 incentive point penalty each week if you are 
late providing one.


REVIEW BOARD
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I only had a couple people volunteer for the Review Board and need more volunteers.  
If anyone else is interested, please let me know.  It's usually a very cushy job.


PAT VENDITTE RULES
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>From Sean's e-mail, this is how we will handle the IBL's first-ever switch pitcher:
The rules are also online at http://www.ibl.org/~sweda/2016/03/venditte-rules/.

1) When facing a batter who is not a switch hitter Venditte is considered to
be throwing from the same side as the hitter (RH vs RHB, LH vs LHB).
2) When facing a switch-hitter Venditte throws LH and uses his italicized
fatigue numbers while the batter hits RH.  There is a SPECIAL on Venditte's
card as a reminder.  Note: facing a switch-hitter does not cause Venditte to
fatigue, he is just forced to use the italicized numbers.
3) Venditte fatigues based on total batters faced.  When he reaches his limit
he is fatigued regardless of which arm being used.  Similarly, Venditte's BF
totals for rest purposes are cumulative regardless of which arm was being
used.
4) If Venditte is injured he is considered unable to pitch for the duration of
the injury regardless of which arm was being used at the time of injury.


TRANSACTIONS
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The registrar will send out this week's transactions separately.  Here are 
last week's transactions:

BOW    -- Releases CHA Viciedo
-- Signs CHN Baxter
CAN    -- Trades CAN#6 (17) , TEX Venable to MAD for MAD#5 (17), MAD#7 (17)
-- Signs TB Bellatti
COU    -- Trades COU#7 (17) to PAD for LAA Bedrosian
-- Releases TOR Pennington
-- Releases BAL Lough
-- Signs LAA Victorino
HAV    -- Signs KC Hochevar
-- Releases SD Amarista
KAT    -- Signs DET Holaday
-- Releases ARI HernandezO.
MAD    -- Trades MAD#6 (17) to MCM for COL McKenry
-- Trades MAD#5 (17), MAD#7 (17) to CAN for CAN#6 (17) , TEX Venable
-- Releases KC Gomes, TB Rivera
MCM    -- Trades LAN Rollins , MCM#9 (17) to MNM for LAN Barnes, SF Maxwell
-- Trades COL McKenry to MAD for MAD#6 (17)
MNM    -- Trades LAN Barnes, SF Maxwell to MCM for LAN Rollins , MCM#9 (17)
NJR    -- Releases TOR Hawkins
-- Signs TOR Schultz
NYK    -- Signs ARI HernandezD.
-- Signs NYA Flores
-- Signs ARI Hill
-- Releases CHA Danks, CIN Parra, COL Friedrich, LAN Johnson, TB Sizemore
-- Signs CIN Diaz
-- Signs CHN Cahill
ODM    -- Signs DET WilsonJ.
-- Signs BOS Layne
-- Releases HOU Perez, SEA Farquhar, STL Choate
-- Signs COL Brown
-- Trades LAA Ramos , ODM#5 (17) to PHI for TEX Martin
PAD    -- Trades MIL Jungmann to SDQ for HOU Conger
-- Trades LAA Bedrosian to COU for COU#7 (17)
-- Signs LAA Gillaspie
PHI    -- Trades TEX Martin to ODM for LAA Ramos , ODM#5 (17)
-- Trades HOU Carter to SDQ for SDQ#5 (17)
-- Signs BOS Leon
POR    -- Releases SF Hudson
-- Signs PIT Rodriguez
SDQ    -- Releases SD Vincent
-- Trades HOU Conger to PAD for MIL Jungmann
-- Trades SDQ#5 (17) to PHI for HOU Carter


-Rusty 
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Russell Peltz 
peltz38 at yahoo.com, rpeltz at daybreakgames.com
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