All Time Slow Draft Options

[CC's Desperados]

As the 2010 baseball season approaches, I'd like to throw out a new in season baseball concept. At the World Championship of Fantasy Baseball, we are planning on running the first in season All Time fantasy slow draft. Our goal is offer one slow draft that will last 24 weeks. It will start on April 12 and end the week before the end of the baseball season. Many of us missed the first 75-90 year of baseball so here is our plan to relive some of baseball history.
We are looking for 20 die hard fantasy players for this slow draft. The entry fee will be $100 with the winner winning a 2011 WCFB entry and two nights stay in Las Vegas. We see an untapped fantasy market reliving baseball history. In the future there could be a draft for any baseball season, any decade, or any part of baseball history. There could be all levels of entries and there could be no limit to league size. The player pool would seem endless. You could draft a team and know the results in matter of minutes.

For this first draft, we will be using every player in major league baseball history. When you are on the clock, you have to choose the player you want and then have to decide which year of their history you want to use. This might seem easier than it looks. Once the player is selected, he is removed from the pool. Each team will select 24 players using WCFB rules.

We want to do one round per week. There will be no rush and all drafting would be done via the WCFB message boards. It would create traffic and also give us a chance to reflect on history. Our goal is to get 4 picks per day Monday thru Friday, but in the end it will come down to the communication between the owners in the league.

So if you are looking to try something different and help the days of the 2010 season tick off the calendar, an All Time slow fantasy draft could be just what the doctor ordered. If you are interesting in being part of history, please send an E-mail to Dustin@gridironfantasysports.com.

Shawn Childs
Rick Thomas
Craig Williams
KJ Duke
Steve Wells
John Zaleski
Brian Vogel
Emory Upchurch
John Williams
Bill Cleavenger
Mike Santos

We'll try to get this going the week of April 12th.

There has been some talk about what years to use. We can discuss this on this thread.

We are looking for 20 teams. If you would like to be added, please add you name to this thread.

[Coyote23]

I would like to give it a try.

[CC's Desperados]

I would like to give it a try.

I added you to the list.

[Coyote23]

Cool. Hey Shawn did you guys have an idea of what year we can start from?

[CC's Desperados]

Cool. Hey Shawn did you guys have an idea of what year we can start from?

I wanted to use every year. Moreso just to see the crazy stat lines and relive some names. It would be equal for everyone. Maybe 59 win's and 500 K's are a bit strong for one player, but every team would need to draft a couple of players from that era.

[Coyote23]

I wanted to use every year. Moreso just to see the crazy stat lines and relive some names. It would be equal for everyone. Maybe 59 win's and 500 K's are a bit strong for one player, but every team would need to draft a couple of players from that era.

Yeah I was looking back and there is some crazy stats from the 1800's. I like the idea of maybe taking a few from there and maybe the rest after 1900's.

[CC's Desperados]

I sent out an E-mail to the players on this list. Let's try to get this going. We have 11 owners, but our goal is 20. we can run it with any number of teams.

This is a winner take all league and 1st place is a 2011 WCFB entry for a $100 investment.

[Las Vegas Ratpac...]

I sent out an E-mail to the players on this list. Let's try to get this going. We have 11 owners, but our goal is 20. we can run it with any number of teams.

This is a winner take all league and 1st place is a 2011 WCFB entry for a $100 investment.

Shawn, I'm still in, but where do we send the $100?

As for what years to use, I strongly favor 1901-present. Baseball in the 1800's had such different rules that it wasn't even the same game. For example, here are some of the major playing rules changes direct from the Baseball Encyclopedia: 1880: Base on balls on eight balls instead of nine. 1881: Pitcher's box located 50 feet from home plate instead of 45 feet. 1883: Foul ball caught on the first bounce is no longer an out. 1884: Base on balls on six balls. 1886: Base on balls on seven balls. Stolen base credited to the runner for each base advanced by his own volition (i.e. if the runner advances from first to third on a single, he is credited with a stolen base.) 1887: Batter no longer allowed to call for a high or low pitch. base on balls on five balls. Strike out on four strikes instead of three strikes. 1888: Strike out on three strikes. Batter credited with a hit if the base runner is struck by a batted ball. 1893: Pitching distance 60 feet 6 inches. 1901: Any foul ball not caught on the fly is a strike unless the batter has two strikes on him.

Have I made my point? Seems ridiculous to include years when no baseball (as we know it) was being played. 1901 is the first year with the same basic rules of today AND with both the National and American Leagues.

[CC's Desperados]

Shawn, I'm still in, but where do we send the $100?

As for what years to use, I strongly favor 1901-present. Baseball in the 1800's had such different rules that it wasn't even the same game. For example, here are some of the major playing rules changes direct from the Baseball Encyclopedia: 1880: Base on balls on eight balls instead of nine. 1881: Pitcher's box located 50 feet from home plate instead of 45 feet. 1883: Foul ball caught on the first bounce is no longer an out. 1884: Base on balls on six balls. 1886: Base on balls on seven balls. Stolen base credited to the runner for each base advanced by his own volition (i.e. if the runner advances from first to third on a single, he is credited with a stolen base.) 1887: Batter no longer allowed to call for a high or low pitch. base on balls on five balls. Strike out on four strikes instead of three strikes. 1888: Strike out on three strikes. Batter credited with a hit if the base runner is struck by a batted ball. 1893: Pitching distance 60 feet 6 inches. 1901: Any foul ball not caught on the fly is a strike unless the batter has two strikes on him.

Have I made my point? Seems ridiculous to include years when no baseball (as we know it) was being played. 1901 is the first year with the same basic rules of today AND with both the National and American Leagues.

I'm ok with 1901. If no one else has any input or preference, we will go with that year.

Let's get this league going and we will address the payments next week.

We have these players confirmed:

Shawn Childs
Steve Wells
Craig Williams
John Williams
Mike Santos
Bill Cleavenger