by Ron Mock | Oct 3, 2018 | League Updates, Speculations, Uncategorized
Stuff lying around here I need to put away. First: a conversation, hinting how our 2018 season may reverberate: On my way across campus Wednesday morning, I ran into a fellow EFL owner. (I will keep his identity confidential, in keeping with my scrupulous...
by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2018 | Speculations
Grant Brisbee rated the 25 possible World Series matchups that were possible for the 10 postseason MLB teams. It’s an entertaining article. Once again, however, he was using the MLB-only list of teams. He used an algorithm, as far as he knows, to generate his...
by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes
Here is our draft order for the Rule 5, Rookie, Free Agent, and end-of-April 2019 drafts, plus any waiver wires we settle along the way – assuming the Balk are still active in the league: 1 Baltimore Orioles 47 115 ...
by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2018 | League Updates
The Rockies are about to play the Cubs in the NL Wild Card Game. It’s all my fault. I’m the one who is supposed to make sure the MLB bigwigs stop overlooking EFL teams when they set up the postseason. This time I was planning to wait until after the...
by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2018 | League Updates
Ok, the season, including it’s October 1 bonus session, is over. And, as was first foretold in these pages last January, the Portland Rosebuds have won their first ever EFL championship! This is a victory for the little people of the league. The hated...