Tampa Bay Fantasy League

Yes it’s that time of year again when the Commish climbs out of his Spring hibernation and into the empty offices of the TBFL headquarters.  In only 95 days, these offices will be bustling with runners taking phone calls, rushing out press releases, and providing the international media with pick by pick updates as the 2009 TBFL Draft takes place.  Our twelth season is already looking to be a good one as teams get their first chance at taking advantage of rule changes that allowed the trading of future picks last year.  I’ve already got confirmed returns from half of the league owners, and even have new additions to the waiting list before we even post the 2009 site.

Be sure to add the RSS feed from this blog to your newsreader for the quickest updates as we post the 2009 rulebook , draft order, schedules, and keeper options.

Only four days left till the big draft day !

I know I’m excited.  Just  a reminder to make sure you can log into the MyFantasyLeague site with the password you were emailed by the system.  If you cannot log in you cannot draft and that would be no fun at all.

Don’t forget that you can pre-select some picks ahead of time to try and make the draft run smoother.

Commish

Every team in the league assigned at least two franchise tags, with a total of forty players tagged.

The complete list by draft round can be found on the Draft Report Page.

More breakdowns available after the read link.

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And other news…

In addition to the return of the Marauders, the new owners this year have submitted their team names.  John Torres’s purchased Brewmasters squad has become the Hurricanes while Jason Gasper’s new team will be The Fudgie Whales.  I just need either Jason or Tod to pay for a roster so I can figure out the schedule and draft order…..any day now guys…..

The TBFL Hall of Fame has had a makeover from the 10th anniversary banners used last year.  I hope you enjoy it as you peruse you past accomplishments and look forward to that next career milestone.

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In reviewing the new make up of the league and potential local rivalries after losing three teams this year, I am considering moving some teams around between divisions.  Warriors and Xfactor are brothers and just brought in a new team owner this year, so it would be cool if we could get the three of them in the same division to face off twice a year with each other…

Three employees at my workplace will be in this year, so again it would be cool if we could end up in the same division and have our own round robin smack talking….

Mike and Kevin have been locking horns in their division for years now, so I do not want to take away from that, and Eric has been in that division since Season 2 as well…

That leaves Danny, Sean, and Tim to fill the holes in the three divisions.  Tim has confirmed his return and will stay in the Bandit Division to face the Franklin Templeton foes…

Since Sean is the only owner left who has won the Buccaneer Division, he will remain there to face the Riley clan and Danny will become a member of the Storm Division.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Commish

Just a reminder that the 2008 Tampa Bay Fantasy League Draft is scheduled for Sunday, August 31, 2008.  The Franchise Player Deadline is set for the Sunday prior on August 24, 2008.  Complete rosters and potential keeper rounds were posted here.  Draft order after the break…

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Quick FAQ:
UFA = Undrafted Free Agent
The number shown for 2007 is the round the player was drafted in.
The number shown for 2008 is the lowest round that player can be franchised.
If you want to franchise two players with the same number (ie. 12) one can be held in the 12th round, while the other will have to be held in the 11th or higher round.
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday, August 24, 2008.

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Yes, it’s that time of year again when the Commish gets woken with air horns, prodded out of bed with sharp sticks, and led to the computer with the scent of pop-tarts so he can check countless forgotten email accounts and text messages asking ‘When is the draft ?’, ‘Where is the Keeper List ?’, ‘Are you still alive ?’, etc…

I am alive, and have been working sleepless nights learning more css, php, rss, mysql, and other silly acronyms than anyone should know, in an attempt to update our home on the internet.  This new site will serve as a permanent base of operations and is where TBFL news is likely to be posted before anywhere else.  By now the classic http://www.tbfl.net web address should be pointing here [crosses fingers].  For those of us that use RSS news readers [and if you don't - time to learn], be sure to subscribe to the feed by clicking on the pretty RSS logo in the right sidebar to receive updates as they are posted.  The actual weekly processing of transactions, line-ups, and stat tracking will once again be done on the MyFantasyLeague.com website.  Now for some changes…

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