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Tribute League
In addition to the Cleveland Forest Citys, the Cleveland Spiders have now come available. This team, with a whopping $58 Million payroll, has four millionaires in the lower minors ready to join the major league roster.The Forest Citys, on the other hand, have a balanced and deep roster, lead by the reigning Cy Young Award winner Chito Hunter, who has won six of those. With a payroll right at $50 million, this team may do some serious wheeling and dealing. The Spiders draft #4 overall in the upcoming draft, the Forest Citys draft #6.

contact slam for info on how to Join Tribute

In the Spotlight

DMan08 — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:54:47 CDT

Two New Leagues are up and running !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CSFBL now has 2 brand new private leagues up and running.

MLB ShowDown is commissioned by Sugarwall and he has asked D Man to be his assistant, the league setting is MLB teams , the owners are a mix of newer and veteran CSFBLa members

All Star Gala is commissioned by D Man , the league is setup on MLB teams and nickname metaphors, but DMan took it a step further and instead of an A.L. vs. N.L. World Series, the league features an East vs. West Showdown,
When was the last time the Mets were in the same league as the Yankees?
ASG has a core group of veteran CSFBL members and as with every DMan created league, there is a very good mix of CSFBL newer members as well.

The league features a modified DH rule, a 50 mil hardcap rule, a draft style only seen in Justice League and Tribute League, We have 2 mandatory trade blocks every year from each team, and we have a Free Agent Draft as well as our own Wiki Page

Contact D Man for info on how to become a member of All Star Gala.

CSFBL Featured Leagues

DMan08 — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:41:48 CDT

CSFBL Leagues which are featured here are not featured in any specific order, nor are they ranked in order of best to worst, they are ranked based on the order the info on them was collected, The C.I.C. committee does not view any league listed here above another but we do view them collectively as a big part of what makes CSFBL a great game and community to be a part of.

There are some leagues not featured here, however we do not have any problem with featuring a league here, if you feel your league deserves to be featured on this page please feel free to contact D MAN via CSFBL pm, I will then alert you to the info needed to be featured here.

N LT League Link

1. What is Negro League Tribute? NLT is a league which was created to honor the former teams and players from the Negro Leagues and from the mostly black independent and barnstorming teams from the late 1890's through the 1950's. Negro League Tribute has recieved some notice from former Negro League players and the Negro Leagues Museum and Hall of Fame.

2. Is there a waiting list? There is no official waiting list. When an opening would happen owners who have expressed an interest in joining NLT either through PM or by posting on the message board are contacted privately.

3. What makes NLT special? It is the friendship and chemistry of the owners in the league and the time they put into their teams. Further, in addition to the Special Tribute Players we also have an amazing accomplishments thread, a rookie watch each season and have an active trivia challenge weekly on the Negro Leagues.

The Classic League Link

The Classic League is in its 21st season. We're very proud to have 13 original owners still with us and 18 owners that have been here more than 10 seasons. We've been the most active league on the boards for a long time - admittedly not just because of our love of the game, but because we generally just like to hangout in TCL. We care deeply about our league history, kept in our compendium if you are interested, and also in the TCL office in bag's basement. But we've been through a lot more than the game in almost 3 years - births of kids, the arrival of an unknown kid, marriages, divorce, promotions, firings, graduations, car wrecks.....and on and on. We're a diverse group of guys all around the country and the world, ranging from high school age to jspratjr age - no women, that we know of. If you are interested in joining us, come hang around on the boards with the other rabble for a start.

ReMake AA League Link ReMake AAA League Link ReMake League Link
A Part of the CSFBL Community
The MLB Remake Community is a place to join together and play the great game of CSFBL. The Remake Community consists of 72 team owners at three different levels, all with the goal of winning the championship at the highest level. The main goals of the league are to have fun, and to field the most competitive team as possible. The Remake Community is not just a place to play simulated baseball; it is a place where people come together to enjoy themselves and each other. These rules are in place to assist in the prosperity of the Community as a whole.
The ReMake community is undoubtably the best organized tiered system in CSFBL, they pay tribute to all teams from the MLB level down to the AA level.

Ha Ha Hole League Link

A Themed League themed on Baseball - The Ha Ha Hole is a league that revolves around CSFBL first, and comedy a close second. We pride ourselves as a league that has the ability to enjoy itself amongst its owners, while at the same time being a competitive league.

Crocko33 goes through and does monthly updates on post counts...and The Ha Ha Hole has been the 3rd highest volume of posts (by league) ever since it came into existence 2.5 seasons ago. Ha Ha typically finishes it's 2 round live draft before the 6/15 season date, with quick picks, high pick trade activity, and relying on nothing more than good ownership activity and PMs from owner to owner.
HaHa has many unique features. First and foremost, we have multiple threads that owners outside of the league partake in on a regular basis, including the CSFBL Sing Along and whatever else catches our fancy.
We have a small rulebook.

1.) HaHa enjoys it's yearly playoff matchups by promoting the HaHa Bracketology ,The winner of our yearly brackets wins a player rename.
2.) HaHa's Low Minors Review.This is a comprehensive ratings system for every prospect in the entire league. A ratings system is in place to rate top prospects, top farm systems, and provides a strong league history basis for all prospects,

Other top features include a yearly draft review starring Mock Kiper IV, an NBA style draft lottery, trade reviews, and comprehensive histories on awards, All Stars, MOY voting awards, power rankings, monthly standings updates, and individual team records. We trust our owners to stay within respectability in regards to win totals, trading specs, and activity requirements. We are very happy that we can rely more on the integrity of our ownership group to govern itself and just enjoy CSFBL for what it is: a game and a community of baseball crazed buddies. HaHa has only lost 3 original owners thus far, and has a current wait list of 4 owners.

HOF League Link

What is the HOF League about?
We are about a 24 member community, we are about Baseball,, we are about trying to create new features and ideas to enhance the HOF League but most of all we are about respect for each other. We have unique features , things like our own unique and original Free Agent draft, Our ability to complete a flawless 3 rd complete draft annually, and a very wide variety of baseball history.
Nowadays, you cannot join HOF directly unless you have been a previous member of the league or you have been a prestigious member of CSFBL for awhile, we have a HOF minor league that we draw from when a new owner is needed and neither of the first 2 requirements are an option.

The HOF League is the 4th most post active league in all of CSFBL.

PCL League Link

The Pacific Coast League is themed to reflect the history of the real life Pacific Coast League which is one of baseball’s current AAA minor leagues. The original PCL was created in 1903 which is also the starting year of the CSFBL version. Team names in PCL are static and reflect historic Pacific Coast League teams. Each year we give three renames and require each to be a PCL Hall of Famer. Stadium sizes are also static and are reflective of the real life stadiums of the individual PCL historical teams.
PCL is unique in that a separate website is maintained for league members at Pacific Coast League Website. The website features league details such as the league rules and the many league awards that are granted each season. A detailed league history including league record book, hall of champions, and seasonal stat leaders can also be found on the site.
Perhaps most unique is the live draft which is held in the chatroom on the league website one evening in each season. The live draft lasts approximately 2 hours and is a unique and fun gathering for the participants during the three rounds.

Justice League Link
The CSFBL Justice League has a very long storied history, it was the first private league ever in CSFBL to be awarded Premier status, for 2 years straight it held the longest waitlist in CSFBL, and it was the first league ever in CSFBL to unify its members with league themed avatars.
It was also the only league where all 24 teams played in the biggest stadiums available in CSFBL, there has been one other league to follow that format since then.
Justice has recently taken on a new face, several new and exciting things are happening in Justice League, The league can now lay claim to being the ONLY premier league to complete 2 consecutine 3 round flawless Amatuer Drafts, this has been made possible with a very unique drafting style that allows every member to know exactly what day they are due to draft.
Justice is also embarking on a 50 million dollar hardcap in the near future. Joining Justice is simple, all former Justice members get priority on the invite list, CSFBL members who have never been a part of Justice must take another route into the league by filling out the Justice League Membership Application .

LOL League Link

League of Legends (LoL) - The league was the idea of one of one of the most active owners who's ever played in CSFBL, zinger... His idea was to take some of the best owners from the leagues he played in, and create the most competitive league in the game... This league is not for the faint of heart, you must have a "thick skin" to play in this league... We pride ourselves on trying to have the best owners we can, and like to think that our group of 24 owners are some of the most knowledgeable in the game. This did lead to some early turnover from owners who realized they weren't up to the activity/skill level that we required in LoL, but we have since worked to get a stable group of competitive guys... We are constantly the 2nd most active league in the game (post count wise), but 95% of our talk is about the game itself... We are not opposed to threads about other things, and like having fun as much as the next league, but first and foremost, LoL is about the competition and league... You will never find a dull moment where someone isn't talking up their players/team...We have strict win requirement/no tanking rules, and you will be docked draft pick spots for failing to reach certain win requirements or messing up the live draft. We complete the full 3 rounds of the live draft every year. As stated before, we strive to have the best competition in the game, with 24 owners all trying to win, which has resulted in crazy activity on the trade markets, where we have seen over 50+ trades in a season
Overall, if you are an owner who feels you understand the quirks of this game inside and out, and want to face some quality owners in the game, that is the kind of owner we are looking for... We have lots of other fun "forums stuff" like a live draft review, in depth stats, team pages, power rankings, etc., and if you like to post, that is an added bonus, but it is not a requirement... As long as an owner participates in the required activities then that is all we ask (outside of putting the best team on the field you can day in and day out)... but any extra activity you do provide on the forums will only add to the fun and competition (and building of the community).

Baseball Union League Link

Baseball Union is one of the most unique leagues in CSFBL. We are the only league to feature a different salary cap for each team in the league. Each teams salary cap is based on their attendance which is calculated based on a number of factors including talent and popularity of the players on your team. With that we have our very own draft compensation system. Whenever you release a player and they are signed by someone else you will receive a draft pick in the next draft based on the percentage of salary that player was to your teams revenue. Revenue that you do not want to use towards your cap can be banked and traded or used towards a future years salary cap. Along with that we are a very active league with lots of history. The league was started by maroon who left soon after, then tyrantCD took over as commish, when he left CSFBL for personal reasons Zinger and Scrubb took over as head commissioners. TdPenny2000 now commissions Baseball Union and has provided the league with a sense of direction and continued to recruit active owners during a time of high turnover.

True American Baseball League Link

TAB is a very active league with a wide variety of members in our type of owners with 11 members in the top 100 posters of all time and about 3/4 is in the top 200.The whole idea to the league is to have a laid back friendly yet competitive atmosphere as we have brother rivals, coworker rivals, and several guys who got to know each other in other leagues. We also have the unique theme of being based around American wars. We have been in crocko's top 10 posting leagues at least 2x, and are well on our way to becoming a top 25 post league, We typically look for more veteran owners; however there are a couple of slots reserved for newer owners to the game that have shown the potential to become a good owner. Every owner undergoes review before joining, but a newcomer who has shown in a public league that he can be active and competitive can recieve an invite as well. Some of the other features of the league include

1. live draft with NFL style skip up to 5 positions- have gotten deep into the 3rd round every year .
2. self-voted awards with themed names- General of the Year (MOY), Ted Williams Award (MVP), Bob Feller Award (Cy Young), Trenchman of the Year (top defensive), Private of the Year (top player 25 and under), Veteran of the Year (top player 35 and over), Trevor Hoffman Award (only not themed just named to honor his accomplishment around same time as creation, but reliever of year), and New Recruit of the Year (ROY)- voting is encouraged but not mandatory
3. We are in the process of starting up ballots for self-HOF (not there yet since were only in year 6 so no HOF guys yet)
4. Speicialized features every year like top 10 prospects, a 1st round draft review, and rankings, as well as some other occasional add-ins.

For anything else I would encourage looking at our forums (http://forums.csfbl.com/Forums/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1214) which include all the mentioned- a rulebook, and a league history page, as well as contact info for any member.

MONEYBALL LEAGUE LINK
Moneyball is where some of CSFBL's best owners compete. This is the league for good, active owners who wish to have teams in a highly structured and organized environment. Only those who want structure, organization and a highly competitive (but fun) environment should apply to Moneyball. To apply for a team when one becomes available send a pm from this message, supply the following info, and someone from the Moneyball committee will contact you quickly.

Length of time in CSFBL
Leagues you currently are involved in
Moneyball owners you are/were in leagues with (if any)
your Aim, if you have one (so we can chat).

When an opening comes up, the Moneyball Committee will vote on owners who have expressed intrest (in some cases a league wide vote will take place) One of the main goals of Moneyball is to have very low turnover, so it might take awhile but it is well worth it!

NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE LINK
NAL is in only its 9th season. We have a great group of owners there, from super experienced to relatively new to the game. The league is themed around baseball leagues around North America. The four divisions are Major League, Negro League, Canadian West, and Canadian Central. NAL has completed a three round draft for three seasons in a row. While that isn't our priority, it is definitely a nice thing to have. We have some very high profile managers there including Brian himself. We also have D Man, vol67, and modenwelder among many others. The league is very busy with us finishing 10th in crocko's latest post count (and that was a slow period). Overrall we are 20th here in CSFBL. We trade a lot and have annual write-ups, many of which are highly entertaining (if you have never read a Bernie Carbohydrate write-up, you are missing out on life). The only other big thing the league has is Randy McPhee. Yeah, we love him.

MLB NewSchool League Link

MLB NewSchool has a history of good owners and competition and is now in its 30th season. Tdpenny created the league inAug 2004, but didn't actually stick around for it to be filled. The league was billed as a laid back league with very few rules and committments during the explosion of premier leagues, and therefore a little refreshing. The only real rule was to create a team that was a current team (Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, ect) or a team that at least sounds like a team (Seattle Dire Salmon and Kalamazoo Wolfpack). Yeah pretty broad. The core group of owners who launched the league were CelticWarrior, casee, RedHawk, oso, MBCardsFans, jsee, myselfand others. Ownership in the league fluctuated a lot over the years with peak activity being the first decade of the league and now the last few seasons. The owners who have stuck through the league the longest have been MeadowbrookStud, casee, hawk-champ, wfn71, extreme333, Blunt, nurmdog, myself and CelticWarrior (off and on). We now have a group of commishioners which has helped a lot consisting of MeadowbrookStud, casee, hawk-champ, and myself. And we are now finding new CSFBLers joining and participating in our discussions and asking questions which is always fun. We have had great teams and players over the years such as superstuds Ryan Selby and Phillip Quijano, as well as great rivalries and franchises such as the Florida Marlins, Seattle Dire Salmon, and Texas Rangers. Also, this has never been a hostile community like you can sometimes see in the premeir leagues. It has always been a good calliber league while remaining laid back and fun, and is probably my favorite league that I have played in (which has been a lot over the years). Maybe a little behind Cards Fans, but that's a great league. This is actually a great league for new owners as we do have a core of dedicated and long time owners and we are welcoming and laid back, and we enjoy helping out.

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CSFBL INFO CENTER

smartyllama — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:06:05 CDT

Join our site, write a meesage, come back often, our goal is to climb the ranks of the top 500 Wiki sites and get free advertisement for CSFBL, but in order for us to do that,we need members and forum activity...hey batter batter... hey batter batter ...SWING !!!!

URGENT: Leagues need members now !!!!!, here we advertise for leagues who are currently looking for owners

In The Spotlight , here we feature something about the game every week, it might be about the game or a game feature, it might be an outstanding member, it might be a certain league, or it might be an outstanding CSFBL player.
CSFBL Featured Leagues Link, here you will find short descriptions for some of the most competitive leagues in all of CSFBL.
CSFBL Leagues for Newer Members, this link features CSFBL Leagues who cater more to the newer CSFBL members, these leagues have 3 variations, and are perfect for newer CSFBL members who want to get more involved in the game.
Top Leagues in Forum Activity , if your looking for a league that is heavy in forum chatter, you can find the most active here courtesy of crocko33, this page is updated every 20 days or so.
Honorable mention Leagues , these leagues are good private leagues who might have an opening or two currently available, contact the commish next to the league name for more info on that league.
CIC Personal League Pages , any league can get one, its another form of advertisement for your league, feel free to set one up after you become a registered member and are assigned permissions to do so.
CSFBL Stadium Guide , this featured is created from the most accurate information gathered from many CSFBL threads on Stadiums, we hope you find it very helpful.
CSFBL General Managers Hall of Fame, there have been many CSFBL members come and go through the years, and there have been several who went above and beyond the call of duty to make the game more interesting and enjoyable for us all, we pay tribute to these owners in this link.
The Ultimate Lineup Builder , Ever wonder what the ultimate structure for a batting lineup might look like? In this link we have done alot of research to try and help you figure it out, we have collected and posted what we feel are the best attributes needed at each batting slot in your lineup.
CSFBL Grand Hall of Fame , CSFBL has seen some really good players through the years, there are thousands of them, but in this link we pay tribute to the best of the best, if a player doesn't have a CSFBL Hall of Fame score of 100, they don't make the cut for our Hall of Fame.
CSFBL Info Center Chat Room, This feature has been brought to the Info Center for all of CSFBL to use, ever get tired of talking trades through CSFBL pm's , replying every 5 minutes for an hour just to get a deal worked? Use the chat room and you can work a deal in less than 5 minutes..LIVE !
Tips for Defense , every position on the field has certain attributes that are beneficial to the position, here you will find our guide to what attributes are best for each position.

CSFBL Grand Hall of Fame

Starwalker2216 — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:40:57 CDT

Welcome to the CSFBL INFO CENTER Hall of Fame, where we enshrine the finest players to ever play CSFBL. Our HOF requirements are much more strict than the normal CSFBL requirements, for a player to get consideration for the C.I.C. Hall of Fame they must meet a few requirements.

They must have a CSFBL HOF score of 94.
They cannot come from any gimmick league that has been set up to skew lifetime stats.
They cannot come from Greek Leagues where there has been very little compition. This requirement will be looked at on a case to case basis by the C.I.C. committee.

The C.I.C. has picked only 2 players at each position to get the HOF rolling, future considerations will be suggested to us from the CSFBL Community we hope.

We have our first set of nominees, now we need to vote, anyone can vote, the voting will take place in this thread Nominee vote : Christian Roberts

The vote will close at Noon 05-07-08, the nominee needs 75% approval to get in

Roberts,Christian

PITCHERS NAME TEAM LEAGUE HOF Score
Rudick,Sean New YorkYankees MLB ReMake 217.97
Brent,Allan WinonaWidowmakers A New Beginning 157.27

CATCHERS

Name	Team	League	HOF Score
Weil,Edwin	Milwaukee Muggers	Baseball Legends	117.95
Lahti,Patrick	New Cleveland Spiders	Knights of CSFBL	113.23

FIRST BASEMEN
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Varga,Jason New YorkYankees MLB ReMake 178.69
Orr,Clarence New YorkSpankees 7th Inning Stretch 111.17

SECOND BASEMEN
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Luke,Gregory PeoriaChiefs CardsClubhouse 136.96
Tipton,Norman SouthtownSnotpockets A New Beginning 121.69

THIRD BASEMEN
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Lance,Ryan PhoenixVictory WTC Memorial 123.21
Maloney,Jeff SaylorsvilleSlack Jawed Yocals Knights of CSFBL 144.08

SHORTSTOPS
NAME TEAM LEAGUE HOF Score
Patten,Cecil AnchorageNorthern Lights Hometown Heroes 136.40
Veith,Todd ConnecticutCougars MLB World 108.32

LEFT FIELDERS
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Prather,James Gwaith i-Mirdain Xi 162.63
Oneal,Andrew Big SkyWolverines The Far Side 155.17

CENTER FIELDERS
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Rogers,Gary BolognaPimpa Coast To Coast 112.80
Deridder,Mark Milwaukee Muggers Baseball Legends 101.61

RIGHT FIELDER
NAME
TEAM
LEAGUE
HOF Score
Washington,Douglas AlbanyPolecats Zeta Pi 109.41
Vines,William Scotts ValleyRedwoods AAA 121.93

CIC Personal League Pages

Starwalker2216 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:49:57 CDT

We will give any CSFBL their own page for advertisement, they can do anything they want on it to promote there league. We will only give 2 members of that league the admissions needed to maintain the page, so if you want a league page for your league contact DMan via CSFBL pm or a pm here to get setup to do one.

Honorable mention Leagues

Starwalker2216 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:49:06 CDT

We feel many leagues are worthy of being "promoted" on the site, some have given writeups and are featured, some we found a brief description of the league within the leagues forums so we gave them a logo and posted their writings,
Here we link leagues and a pm link directly to the commissioners inbox for easy contact.
The leagues listed here can get moved to the featured leagues page upon a written description and logo being submitted to me.

The first list are private leagues with commish contact, the second list are some of the better public league with no commish.

America's Pastime
Baseball Legends OWK
Beta hudson_hawke
Cardinal Fans MBCardsfan1982
Chi Beta Federation Comfortablylomb
College Baseball CyMaddux31
Continental Baseball Association CHUCK KIELLY
Dream Power League Will00
Earth Baseball makila
Fantasy Outlaws DeltaKoz
Federal League FMcgriff1b
FrontOffice Baseball BengalHockey
Galactic Baseball League Packerken2000
IBA jp4
Iowa Farm League bigdbpimpin1
Japanese Baseball League vol67
Junior Circuit barroomhero
KingScum TradeWars Bryan Whitfield
Lawn Chair Mobius
Little League funkstrong
Minor League yisman
MLB Bruce Yoder
MLB Classic CubsFella
MLB MID-EASTERN Brock Landers
MLB Throwback hiredgoon
MLB World burakki
National League Rewster
NFL Blitz G-Love
Psi Sigma marsupial311
Recycler III smartbenny24
Red Sox Nation KMueller
Reel Classics jkoller
ROCKBALL badseed57
Simusports Chrisz
SOI 2 mikey79
Sons of Ivy AceCubbie
Spring Training kniman
The Show DiMo
Tribute League slam
Viva la Revolucion frankspapa

CSFBL Leagues for Newer Members

Starwalker2216 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:46:00 CDT

Some CSFBL Leagues specialize in catering to the newer CSBL members, these leagues fall under a few different catagories,

The league is laid back and is interested in you actively managing your team.
The league is setup to be an instructional league for newer members to get an understanding of how to play CSFBL
The league is setup as a feeder league for another more prominent, high active and stiff competition league

But they all have one thing in common, they welcome newer CSFBL members with open arms and are thrilled to add them to their league.

Whatever type of private league your looking for, you can find featured leagues here.

South Atlantic League Link
The South Atlantic League (SAL) is a private league in CSFBL devoted to teaching and mentoring the newest members of CSFBL. It was given the name South Atlantic League like the historical and current Sally League that contains A Ball affiliates of Major League teams. The real SAL is for young players just as the CSFBL SAL is for young owners. South Atlantic League was created as an idea by D Man and Coach Fulgin as being a feeder league for a number of other leagues in CSFBL.That isn't necessarily how it worked out but it has done a good job standing on it's own. We have seen excellent owners graduate from SAL including jkoller, Crackerjack, Doaf_unltd, and smartyllama. SAL is currently being run by veteran CSFBL managers barroomhero, jkoller and coach fulgin. Some great owners also tend to drop in (including the commissioners) and give advice where it is asked about. So, if you are a new owner to CSFBL and want to experience the enjoyments of a private league with an active community aspect, then feel free to post to join the waiting list. We are always looking to get new owners into the league.

ReMake AA League Link

ReMake AA is the starter league for the ReMake system, all members of the ReMake system start at the AA level and through hard work, well managing and dedication move their way up within the system , first a member gets promoted to ReMake AAA and from there they are promoted to ReMake where the most competitive members of the community all play.
The ReMake system is probably the most organized 3 league tiered system in all of CSFBL. All the teams in ReMake AA are named after the AA affiliates of real MLB teams.

Hall of Fame Minor League Link

Hall of Fame Minor League is a league setup for newer CSFBL members to learn the game at their own pace, Members of HOFM get promoted to the Hall of Fame League when an opening is available unless there is a prior HOF member or a prestigius CSFBL member waiting to join.
HOFM members get promoted to HOF based on their activity and success in HOFM, in the past there has been 4 HOFM members called up to HOF, 3 still remain.
The league has a forum amatuer draft every year, a Free Agent draft every year and a 50 mil hard cap payroll in place.
The league has become very competitive and there are some members who go the extra mile with their own features in the league. HOFM is an excellent league to start your extensive CSFBL career in.

The Ultimate Lineup Builder

DMan08 — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:55:23 CDT

A few general concepts:

The top of your order always gets more at-bats than the bottom of your order, so you always want hitters who create runs up there.
Your #9 hitter always hits behind/ahead of your #1 hitter, so you want him to have a decent chance to get on base, as your #1 hitter is usually good.
Speed matters from the perspective of extra-base hits. If your leadoff guy runs like a duck in a straight-jacket and your #2 guy runs like a jackrabbit on speed, you may want to flip them, because there will be enough times where there's a visible bottleneck on the basepaths.
Towards the bottom of the order, move guys up who can generate runs (XBH) over singles.

The Leadoff Hitter : What makes up the attributes of an effective leadoff hitter?
After some really in depth research, we came up with what we feel are the best things to look for in a 1 spot hitter.

A few things to remember:

The leadoff hitter gets more plate appearances than any other player. As a result, he should be a good hitter, better than your team average, because he'll hit more than anyone else.
He is always up at least once with no runners on and no one out. If the typical leadoff batter has four plate appearances per game, 25% of his times to the plate will be with none on and none out. As a result, his ability to move runners by getting extra-base hits -- especially home runs -- is reduced in 25% of his at-bats.
He is generally followed by the best sluggers on the team. Because of this, the leadoff guy must get on base, and if he can get in scoring position right away, even better. A leadoff hitter who slaps doubles or can steal bases will also reduce the chance the sluggers ground into double plays.
The guys who bat before him are generally the worst hitters on the team. This is magnified in non-DH leagues, but either way, the 7th through 9th guys usually hit below your team average. This generally means that the leadoff hitter is more often coming up at the top of the inning or when there are less runners on base ahead of him (as with #2, reducing the value of moving runners around the bases).

Speed, speedy leadoff hitters steal bases, their caught stealing ratio should be no more than 1/4 of their attempts to steal bases, if a leadoff hitter attempts 120 steals in a season, he needs to be successful on 90 of those attempts.

OB %, leadoff hitters need a good ob%, .380 or higher is ideal for the 1 hitter, but at the same time a high strikeout per AB ratio is not good.

The ability to hit doubles is another attribute that good for a leadoff hitter, its puts him in scoring position quicker, combine hitting a double with speed and the ability to be an aggressive runner, and you manufacture many runs through out the season.

The R/L +/- ratio should always be somewhere between a -4 and a +4 for any leadoff hitter.

The 2 Hitter,

The 2 hitter probably should always have a high CN , this allows him to move the leadoff hitter into scoring position, a high CN will also likely result in more double plays being turned by your opposition, But which is the greater benefit?
Some have said its good to use a lefty at the 2 slot, they get a couple more steps steps out of the box on a ground ball, which might only result in a fielders choice instead of a double play.
Speed is an added bonus in the 2 slot, if you can get it, take it. The 2 hitter is where you want to pay attention to RC ( runs created) the 2 hitter needs to be able to create scoring opportunities for the leadoff hitter, a high GDP total is NOT something you want in the 2 slot.
Some put their best OPS guy in the 2 slot, and it has been successful for them. Its probably a situation where if it works, do it.

The 3 Hitter,
Generally this slot is used to put your best overall hitter in, the 3 hitter should be the player with the best overall AVG and if possible the best SLG%, in the 3 hole you need production, and the best hitter in both AVG and SLG% is usually the best production hitter on the team. Some managers will put their best OPS hitter at 3, in some cases it might be the best strategy, but usually only if your 9 hitter has a good OB%.

CSFBL Stadium Guide

DMan08 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:51:12 CDT

Each of these dimensions will impact the game. Some examples:

The larger the stadium (wall distance and height), the fewer the home runs.
The larger the foul territory, the greater likelihood of foul ball outs.
Artificial playing surfaces (i.e. turf) don't slow down ground balls as much as natural surfaces (grass), allowing more ground balls to sneak past infielders.
Larger stadiums will yield more triples, and smaller stadiums less triples. Further, turf fields will slightly increase the rate of triples.

Grass or Turf? Grass with a team of slow, lumbering sluggers who can't field and turf with a group of speedsters who have good range.

QUESTION : If a specific portion of fence is shorter, does that effect the respective fielder? For example, would a short right-field fence mean that the right fielder has less ground to cover? And thus, a fielder with a small range is likely able to cover the same ground as a player with high range (with some of his range being wasted)?

ANSWER: A short fence increases the chance for home runs at the expense of doubles and triples. Combine that with the fact that a fielder's range could decrease (or increase, if he's bad) the chance of doubles and triples, and increase (or decrease) the number of putouts. They are indirectly related because they influence the same possible outcomes. There is no direct relation -- so a tiny RF doesn't necessarily mean you can do better with a lead-footed right fielder -- though he'll be less of a viability because there will be less balls dropping in RF (due to more HRs) and less 2B/3B (which a fast fielder could otherwise cut off).

QUESTION : Does CSFBL recognize pull hitters?

ANSWER: "Pull" hitters are taken into account, so a high power (pull) right-handed batter will get more benefit from a low wall/close distance left field.

QUESTION: Is CSFBL setup for a team to have "Home Field Advantage"

ANSWER : There is no home-field advantage. There's lots of readings about alleged home field advantage, and alleged "clutch factors" - and frankly you can argue for or against it. Neither is in the game. Your 'home field advantage' however is this: You can design your team around your home stadium. You play 80 games at home. This is an advantage other teams don't have when playing you

QUESTION: Does turf make for less range bc balls go faster but take less crazy hops.?

ANSWER: Pretty much. Turf is 'faster' than grass. A little better SB chance, a little better chance for balls to go through the infield.

CSFBL General Managers Hall of Fame

DMan08 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:33:04 CDT

There are a set of standards that a candidate must meet to be put here, the obvious top candidate is Brian himself, from there it will trickle down, The C.I.C. has decided to let CSFBL nominate candidates for the G.M. Hall of Fame based on the following guidelines.The candidate must meet 3 of the following 4 requirements:

They must be out of the game for 3 months if they have not been a member of CSFBL since 2002.
They must have done something exceptional for the game or a league
They must have been a commissioner at one time
They must have been part of the CSFBL Administration team

If someone wants to nominate a CSFBL member for this honor, they need to do it on the message board at the bottom of this page, once we have a 7 member voting committe, we will hold a vote. If the nominated member is voted in by no less than a 4 to 3 vote in favor of, it will be the RESPONSIBILITY of the person who nominated them to do the wrieup we will need to enshrine them

Tips for Defense

DMan08 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:38:44 CDT

Defense amounts to about 5% to 10% of the game, which correlates to real baseball. Interesting defense facts... RA affects a player's ability to get to the ball; GL affects a player's ability not to bobble it; AR affects his ability to make a strong accurate throw and get him out. You easily see the effects of GL on fielding percentage. AR is tough to analyze, but it affects double plays, throws from the outfield, etc. RA can somewhat be seen in a player's range factor, but something good to know... compare a low range (say 25) and a superstar (say 100)... the superstar WILL get to more balls hit to him than the bad defensive guy. At the shortstop position, this can save 1-2 HITS per game (presuming other factors are average - normal ratio of righties to lefties, ground ball to fly ball ratios, etc.)

When looking for top notch fielders at all positions, remember the following,

Consider the skills of the player and the demands of the position.
SS/2B get the most out of range, followed by CF.
1B gets the most out of GL, followed by everyone else.
AR is more useful for OF and 3B/SS (better chance to get double plays) and, of course, C.

CSFBL's Top Leagues in Forum Activity

smartyllama — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:51:44 CDT

Every 20 days crocko33 does a forum activity update reflecting the activity of the most forum active leagues in all of CSFBL. Forum activity does not make for the greatest leagues in CSFBL, some leagues are very competitve without much forum chatter, but if your looking for a league that spends alot of time chattering within its community, you can find the most active here about every 20 days or so.
Note: CSFBL Showdown, which frequently appears on both lists, is not currently a league, and at this time merely consists of a forums.

Leagues in RED are Premier League
League in BLACK are Private Leagues

Top 25 Leagues in Overall Posts

1	The Classic League	112159
2	Baseball Union	73617
3	League of Legends	42786
4	Hall of Fame	32357
5	The Dirty Dozens	26874
6	Negro League Tribute	25564
7	CSFBL Justice	24498
8	MLB Remake	22625
9	MLB Remake - AAA	20413
10	MONEYBALL	18253
11	Iowa Farm League	17064
12	Psi Phi	15228
13	Galactic Baseball League	15087
14	MLB Remake - AA	14278
15	Junior Circuit	12268
16	Cardinal Fans	12082
17	Chi Beta Federation	11975
18	Tribute League	10654
19	Lawn Chair	9826
20	North American League	9744
21	NFL Blitz	9456
22	MLB	9297
23	WEBL	9190
24	I.B.A.	8643
25	CSFBL Showdown	8285


Top 10 Leagues in Activity the Past 3 Weeks

1	The Classic League	3006
2	League of Legends	1124
3	The Ha Ha Hole	718
4	Baseball Union	714
5	Hall of Fame	478
6	CSFBL Justice	379
7	Negro League Tribute	358
8	The Dirty Dozens	338
9	Yesterday's Yards	298
10	North American League	289

Info Center Chat Room

DMan08 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:47:00 CDT

By clicking on the link below, CSFBL members now have a place to gather and talk trades if they wish. The Info Center Chat Rooms are open to all CSFBL members for whatever reason they want to utilize it.
Bring a few league members to the chat room, talk trades live! It beats the heck out of sending pm's back and forth every 5 minutes.
Come and hold a League Administration meeting among your league leadership, the Chat Room is available for any CSFBL member who might find a use for it.

Just click on the link below and create a user name, just like the Info Center, the Chat Room is completely free to use at your convience.

We do ask that you sign the guest book, it will allow us to know if the Chat Room is serving the purpose we intended for it.

At the bottom of this page is a message center, if you would like to reserve the Chat Room for League Business on a certain day and time, just post there, we will honor your request.

CSFBL INFO CENTER CHAT ROOM

CSFBL Member Hall of Fame

DMan08 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:10:06 CDT

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