Benchwarmer News

7/23/10

• Contract Extensions:
  • Deadline for extensions is July 27.
  • If you're not sure what it's all about - check out my past blog entries on extensions
  • You must have the available cash on hand to pay for the full contract
  • All teams will get an extra 1 million in cash during the Week 17 transaction processing - you can use that million toward your extensions.

7/19/10

• Don't forget - transactions move to Tuesday this week!

7/16/10

• July 27 is the last date to submit contract extensions.

7/13/10

• Week 15 Transaction deadline is the final week to get a salary rebate for cut players.

7/12/10

• At just a little past the halfway point of the season, some stories to follow:
  • Consecutive division titles - A lot of parity in BWB, but some franchises have had consistent success - these teams have won several straight division crowns through 2009:
    • Boar's Nest (Dave Regan) - Hall of Fame - Wagner Division - 7 straight seasons from 2003-2009; Current position: Tied for 1st with Las Vegas.
    • Carlisle (Mark Groninger) - Beatleball - The only team to ever win the Harrison Division: 6 straight seasons from 2004-2009; Currently in 3rd place, 13 GB.  But this fits the 2009 pattern where he was 11 GB after Week 11.  Is he poised for another comeback?
    • Oaxaca (Sherman Wan) - Hall of Fame - Cooperstown Division - 5 straight seasons from 2005-2009; Currently 1st place, 4 games ahead.
    • Nokomis (Jacob Vass) - Longball - The only team to ever win the McGuire Division: 5 straight seasons from 2005-2009; Currently tied for 3rd, 7 GB.  Heartland currently leading the division after finishing 1 GB the last 2 seasons.
  • Who will win the power league of BWB veterans - Murderers Row?  (And shouldn't they be all around .500?)
  • Speaking of .500, will any team in the Blogs Division of the Experts League finish above .500?
  • In 47 franchise seasons across all leagues, Jon Swanson (game founder and operator) has 4 division titles.  Currently, he's in 1st place in 5 leagues...is this just fleeting?  (probably so)

7/8/10

• Week Fourteen Transactions Posted - Week 15 transactions and lineups due Wednesday night (7/14) at midnight Pacific.
• This is the final week to get a salary rebate for cut players.

7/3/10

• All teams received an extra million bucks this week (last transaction period in June).  One more cash distribution comes at the end of July.
• The final week to get a salary rebate for cut players is Week 15 (deadline Wed. 7/14).

6/20/10

• First round draft picks have been added to the player list and are ready to be signed.

6/13/10

• Experts League - Follow the Experts on Twitter (the ones I know about):
  • Johnny Archive
  • Howard Bender
  • Brad Berreman
  • Collin Hager
  • Joe Lano
  • Adam Ronis
  • Mark Schruender
  • Scott Swanay
  • and Benchwarmer Baseball

6/9/10

• Short week ahead.  The transaction deadline this week is Thursday, but due to my schedule I likely won't be able to post results until Saturday.  And then beginning next week we shift our weekly due date to Wednesdays.  Be aware that you'll have a quick turnaround (in case you're looking to pick up a certain Florida rookie who will hit the player lists for Week 11).
• First round draft picks will likely be added to the player list for the Week 12 transaction period (due date 6/23).  Players will appear on the list for the first time after the Week 11 transactions are posted.
• Does your team suck?  Here's why you should stay involved throughout the rest of the 2010 season.

6/8/10

• 2010 Payment was due April 9.  See consequences of missing the date.  Need to check your balance?  See your payment summary.  If your team is unpaid, then since May 7, you've been blocked from transactions and lineup changes (see the note below from May 9).  But, If you do not pay by the Week 10 deadline (June 10), you will forfeit your team.

5/28/10

• All teams received an extra 1 million bucks this week (end of May cash distribution - another million comes at the end of June and the end of July).

5/18/10

Positive/Negative - Week 5 Team Total Stats

5/16/10

• Two Orphan Teams remain (until we add a few for the non-paying owners).  Price now dropped from $30 to $20.

5/12/10

Positive/Negative - Week 4 Team Total Stats

5/9/10

• In order to attempt to set lineups before most teams actually play the MLB games that will affect the next week of BWB games, but to also allow for switches to occur as close as possible to that weekly cutoff, we shift the transaction/lineup deadline every five weeks.  Starting this week, deadlines are on Thursdays.
• 2010 Payment was due April 9.  See consequences of missing the date.  Need to check your balance?  See your payment summary.  If you haven't paid by the Week 5 deadline (5/7), you're now blocked from making lineup changes in addition to transactions (signings/cuts/trades) until that's cleared.  If you do not pay by the Week 10 deadline (June 10), you will forfeit your team.

5/1/10

• Team logos finally(!) loaded.  I think I got them all - if you sent me something and it's not showing you may need to send again.  If anyone wants a custom logo/picture for their team page, email a picture file (.jpg, .gif., etc.).

4/27/10

Positive/Negative - Week 2 Team Total Stats

4/19/10

• After every completed week of games, there's a stats recap to show how your players performed in that week - along with team stats, league leaders, players of the week, and a power index that takes a shot at ranking all 352 Benchwarmer teams.  Typically, that can be posted immediately after the week is done (or maybe the next day).  The first one of the season always takes a little more time (remembering how to do it, adding new leagues, etc.).  So, this time around expect to see the stats posted on Tuesday night.

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