Murphy News (02/05/2012)
New Owners
Gareth Bartholomeusz is the new owner of Sherett Walker/Roy Krause's team (team 4)
Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow are the new owners of Derek Van Riper's team (team 9)
Jess & Tim Polko are the new owners of Sean Forman/Greg Spira's team (team 14)
Extra Players
The following players are on teams but not on the Scoresheet rosters:
Commissioner
Stephen Shelby is commissioner for 2010-2012
2008 Draft Lists
Protection Lists Due: March 10th to Brian at 11 AM (Pacific)
The 2011 BL-DwMurphy Draft & Banquet
When: March 17th, 2012 at 11 AM
Where: Freedom From Hunger
1644 DaVinci Court
Davis, CA
(1) Food is OK at the location, but be responsible. Everything cleaned
up and wiped down. Alcohol is banned.
(2) Come to the draft PREPARED. That means HAVING THE PLAYER NUMBERS
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. We've got nasty time constraints, and
when you draft, you'll need to provide the player numbers when
you announce your pick. Remember, we have 840 players on teams
after the draft. Make long lists. Include crappy players.
(3) If you are drafting remotely, have a backup plan in place.
Internet connections fail. At worst, send a note to Brian telling him
what you want to focus on, in case worse comes to worse.
(5) Brian's cell phone is 1-415-385-5087
(6) The IRC server for the Murphy draft is up and running if anybody
wants to test out connecting to it. It's a private server not
attached to any IRC network, so to connect to it you'll have to add
it to your list of servers. The server address is xx.xxx.xxx.xx
The port is 6667. The name of the channel to join is #murphy
For those in the league who have never used IRC (acronym for Internet
Relay Chat), to connect to the chat you'll need to download an IRC
client. The client I use is mIRC and the program can be downloaded
from www.mirc.com The program is shareware and is pretty straightforward to use -- if you have any questions, Mark Jareb be glad to answer them.
Another client that people can use directly through a web browser is at Mibbit. Go to:
http://mibbit.com/chat/
Then click on Server and Server Address box will open. Type in 76.119.134.13 in that box.
Type in Team_Number-Your_Name in the Nick box and then type in #murphy in the Channel box.
Click on Go and you should be connected.
You can definitely hook up to IRC with your iPhone -- I've run a draft for a different league in which someone was on their Android phone and that worked fine for them. When I looked it up, there appear to be a couple of good IRC client apps for the iPhone like Colloquy or Rooms.
2011 Team Numbers
(A - Murphy Champ, B - Murphy runnerup, C - Made semi's, D-Made playoffs)
Tm Owner 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
1 Peter Byrne 36-126 86-76 79-83 D88-74
2 Hunke/Tater 79-83 D91-71
3 Louis Diestro 67-95 86-76 82-80
4 Gareth Bartholomeusz
5 Mark Jareb 81-81 71-91 72-90 D88-74 81-81 82-80 D88-74 94-88 83-79 82-80 82-80 C95-67
6 Brian Jones 77-85 31-131 90-72 B96-66 B92-70 B96-66 85-77D100-62 C91-71 77-85 A94-68 86-76 C96-66 B93-69 70-92
7 Mark Murphy 80-82 87-75 77-85 D81-81 70-92 76-86 75-87 75-87 78-84 90-72 85-77 78-84 59-103 58-104
8 Murphy/Weiss C91-71 69-93 71-91
9 Hardy/Goodrow
10 Garth Hewitt 83-79 84-78 73-89 A91-71
11 Richard Craswell D96-66 81-81 74-88 54-108D90-72 C93-69 74-88 A98-64 83-79 D86-76
12 Rob Miller 87-75 67-95 75-87 D86-76A101-61 81-81 80-82 D96-66 64-98 59-103 51-111 74-88
13 Jeff Erickson C88-74 C91-71 78-84 67-95
14 Polko's 69-93 77-85 D93-69 61-101 82-80 57-105 81-81 72-90 D95-67 64-98 68-94 71-91 79-83
15 Robert Millhollen 74-88 75-87 81-81
16 Dan Troy A106-56
17 Doug English 80-82 B87-75 D91-71 C91-71
18 David Regan 77-85 78-84
19 Ryan Wilkins D89-73 89-73 80-82 D86-76 72-90 88-74 73-89 85-77 55-107
20 William Burke D94-68 78-84 50-112
21 Eric Gelatt 76-86 72-90 D93-69 D88-74 C87-75 61-101 69-93 41-121C96-66 88-74 D92-70 72-90 C95-67 86-76 83-79
22 Manprin/Shelby 86-76 A93-69 D88-74 C98-64 73-89 D94-68 D90-72
23 Lawr Michaels B88-74 86-76 C98-64
24 Todd Melander 71-91 D95-67 B96-66 84-78 D82-80 A97-65 80-82 73-89 86-76
2012 Divsions
Division A
5) Jareb
21) Gelatt
10) Hewitt
16) Troy
Division B
6) Jones
19) Wilkins
2) Tater/Hunke
9) Hardy/Goodrow
Division C
22) Manprin/Shelby
13) Erickson/Pauley
20) Burke
12) Miller
Division D
7) Telgenhof
24) Melander
11) Craswell
15) Millhollen
Division E
17) English
18) Regan
14) Polko's
23) Michaels
Division F
1) Byrne
3) Diestro
8) Murphy/Lefkowitz/Weiss
4) Bartholomeusz
2012 Draft Order
(Odd rounds)
1. 5-Mark Jareb
2. 6-Brian Jones
3. 22-Zach/Steve
4. 7-Allen Telgenhof
5. 17-Doug English
6. 1-Peter Byrne
7. 21-Eric Gelatt
8. 19-Ryan Wilkins
9. 13-Jeff/Josh
10. 24-Todd Melander
11. 18-David Regan
12. 3-Louie Diestro
13. 10-Garth Hewitt
14. 2-Gary/Erwin
15. 20-William Burke
16. 11-Dick Craswell
17. 14-Tim & Jess
18. 8-Ben/Jared/Ian
19. 16-Dan Troy
20. 9-Hardy/Goodrow
21. 12-Rob Miller
22. 15-Bob Millhollen
23. 23-Lawr Michaels
24. 4-Bartholomeusz
(Rven Rounds)
1. 4-Bartholomeusz
2. 23-Lawr Michaels
3. 15-Bob Millhollen
4. 12-Rob Miller
5. 9-Hardy/Goodrow
6. 16-Dan Troy
7. 8-Ben/Jared/Ian
8. 14-Tim & Jess
9. 11-Dick Craswell
10. 20-William Burke
11. 2-Gary/Erwin
12. 10-Garth Hewitt
13. 3-Louie Diestro
14. 18-David Regan
15. 24-Todd Melander
16. 13-Jeff/Josh
17. 19-Ryan Wilkins
18. 21-Eric Gelatt
19. 1-Peter Byrne
20. 17-Doug English
21. 7-Allen Telgenhof
22. 22-Zach/Steve
23. 6-Brian Jones
24. 5-Mark Jareb
Trade Formatting
Trades should be reported in the following format:
Team 14 (Brian Jones) trades: SP 1042 John Smith
RP 252 Dave Jones
to Team 19 (Reede Stockton) for: 2B 473 Jose Gloveman
Round 14 Pick (2004)
Round 36 Pick (2003)
Draft Rules (2/27/99)
[1] Don't worry about keeping track of every
pick yourself. I emceed an auction last weekend
where a *bunch* of time was wasted because
everyone was recording every selection. You're
not going to have time to do this, so please
don't slow things down by asking people to pause
while you write things down. It's also a redundancy
of effort.
We have a facilitator at the draft, and she will
keep track of selections. Keep track of your
own team, and spend time *GETTING READY FOR YOUR
NEXT SELECTION*.
[2] Time constraints. You will have 30 seconds
to make each pick. Don't count on the person before
you spending all their time. Be ready. If you do
not select a player in 30 seconds, you will be skipped
over for the next selector. After they pick, you may
have another 30 seconds to make a pick. If you cannot
make a selection in that time frame, you will be skipped
for that round. Don't stall by asking if players have
been taken. Not to be rude, but we just don't have time,
and everyone's going by the same rules. If it turns out
that we have a bunch of time left over after 15-20 rounds,
we can all agree to extend that time in the later rounds,
when questions like "Is Bryn Smith taken?" tend to pop up.
(.5 minutes per pick x 700 picks = 350 minutes, or just
under 6 hours)
[3] Small conversations. In every draft, as things get
towards the end, people tend to start talking with other
owners, and murmurs grow around the room. This makes it
very difficult for people to concentrate on their picks,
and several people complained about this last year. If
you want to talk to someone, take it out of the main room.
[4] Thick skin. We're trying to get a lot done in a short
time, so please don't be offended if you think someone
is terse or curt with you. Nothing personal. Just trying
to get through. If someone tells you (or me, or anyone else)
to shut up, then shut up. And don't hesitate to tell others
to shut up.
Voting on issues announced 11/14/98
Conditional Trades:
Round 1 Proposal outlining the rules under which Supplemental trades will be allowed. Required
2/3 vote approval. Results: 11 YES, 9 NO, 1 Abstain, 3 no votes. Proposal Failed. Almost all
NO votes stated they wanted no conditional trades, hence Round 2.
Round 2 Proposal banning Conditional Trades. Required 2/3 vote approval. Results: 9 YES, 11
NO, 4 no votes. Proposal Failed.
Impact: Approval or Rejection of conditional trades is at the discretion of the Commissioner.
Some Commissioners may not allow them, and others may be liberal in what they allow.
Alternative: we could revote on the Round 1 Proposal.
Supplemental Draft Administration:
Proposal: Allow Scoresheet to administer the supplemental draft rather than doing so by e-mail.
Required 2/3 approval. Results: YES: 16, NO: 7, no vote 1. Proposal Passes.
Impact: Scoresheet will conduct our Supplemental draft next year.
Primary Draft Order Determination:
Proposal: Change the determination of Primary Draft order from random to reverse order of
finish. Required 2/3 approval. YES: 8, NO: 10, Abstain: 1, No vote 5. Proposal Fails.
Impact: None.
Divisions/Schedule/Playoffs:
Proposal: Option 1 specified 6 divisions of 4 teams, balanced schedule, 6 division winners and
2 wildcards make the playoffs. Option 2 specified 4 divisions of 6 teams, balanced schedule, 4
division winners and 2 wildcards make the playoffs.
Results: Option 1: 12, Option 2: 8, No vote 4. Option 1 will be used.
Impact: No impact on the divisions sent out earlier this fall. Clarification that a balanced
schedule will be used and the 8 teams will go to the playoffs.
Additional issues: I'll need to follow-up with a playoff schedule.
Roster Limits
1) The commissioner has veto power over trades.
2) No owner may have more than 37 or less than 33 draft choices for the main draft. In other words, at the end of the main draft, every team will have between 33 and 37 players. Once the main draft is over, there are no roster restrictions. No trade will be allowed that leaves a team with more than 37 or less than 33 draft picks in the next draft. Note that under this rule, there will be no "additional" picks after the draft is over (as occurred this year): you can only draft players with draft picks you possess. If you have 33 draft picks, you will leave the draft with 33 players.
3) An owner can not trade draft picks beyond the next year's draft
4) If an owner trades a draft pick for a lower value pick, he must pay the next year's fees at the time of the trade.
I will issue a complete record of all the votes on this issue, but a summary of this vote is below:
Yes: 16
No: 6
Did not Vote: 2