The previous diary has been buried, so I thought I'd post a new one regarding the Red Reporter '08 fantasy baseball league.  The live draft is scheduled for next Monday (a week from today), and we've only got 7 teams in right now.  This is just a reminder to any who are interested in playing that there are still plenty of slots open, but time is running out.

The league is (currently) NL-only, roto, standard scoring (5x5).  If you want to play, but want different settings, let me know below--I'm willing to go with the will of the majority here.  As it's at yahoo, you'll need a (free) user ID to play.

Hopefully, this link will get you started
http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/register/joinleague
(Click the "join custom" button once there.)

League ID#:  126399
password:     cincy

i thought we had a pretty good time last year doing this (i did, anyway).  i know there were two yahoo leagues (one standard, one more sabr- friendly).  is anybody else interested in another season?  are plans in the works to re-constitute the league(s) and i just hadn't heard yet?  does it annoy anyone that it's not yet march and i'm asking about this?

more importantly, will I get to defend my title?

Update [2008-2-23 14:14:33 by Dubman]: Guess I should start to keep track of this more completely. so.... 1) who wants to play? 2) what site (yahoo, cbs, espn, other)? 3) what type (roto, head to head)? 4) what stats (standard, stats geek, other)? vote below.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10647918

(i'd embed the link, but i'm too dumb to remember how to search through all the archives for at least one of the many instances where someone told someone else here how to do it.  sorry.)

anyway, interesting read.  i found all the comments at the end of the article even more interesting.

"Jay" over at Let's Go Tribe says, in the wake of C.C. Sabathia shutting down contract negotiations with the team for now, that Sabathia is as good as gone next year and that "the Indians are now obliged to consider seriously any trade offers involving Sabathia over the next month."   Let's assume that's true--is there a deal here for the Reds?

don't want to bump the rumors re: Bedard, but young Mr. Bruce made an appearance in my dream last night.  I know nothing about him personally (height, weight, eye color, personality), but nonetheless, there he was.

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