by Ron Mock | Nov 17, 2023 | League Updates, Logistical Notes, Rules
Most of us have been keeping track, at least generally, of the MLB offseason hot stove news. It’s time we got some EFL hot season news, too. And, lo, we have some! The Cascadia Glaciers? Dustin Kelley has applied to join the league as an expansion team, locating...
by Ron Mock | Oct 19, 2022 | League Updates, Rules
Today Jamie posted on our transactions page the following plaintive note: “FH gets salary relief from the Orix Buffaloes for signing Schwindel.” Yes, I know — it sound more declaratory than plaintive, but you can tell it’s really a plea...
by Ron Mock | Jan 4, 2020 | League Updates, Rules
Here’s what happened at the 2020 EFL Winter Meetings: 2018 EFL Champion Mark Johnson of the Portland Rosebuds presented the trophy, complete with updated inscriptions, to our 2019 EFL Champion Mark Johnson of the Portland Rosebuds. Everyone else muttered...
by Ron Mock | Jun 2, 2019 | League Updates, Mr. EFL Answer Man, Rules
Dear Mr. EFL Answer Man: Last month, even though the Cheese were over the cap, we were allocated 1/2 a mil to spend. We didn’t get a chance to do that. My understanding was that this half-a-mil would grow to 1 full mil for the June draft. Is that right? Now in...
by Ron Mock | Nov 14, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes, Rules
Bill James made waves recently with a couple of tweets. The biggest wave came from one about whether major league baseball could survive if all the current players were to suddenly disappear. He said in three years no one would notice the difference because the...
by Ron Mock | Oct 31, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes, Rules
Ten years ago while he was working for the Hagerstown Suns as a broadcaster, Ryan founded the Society for the Advancement of a Two-Season System. That Facebook link suggests the SATSS is the 44860395959th group in Facebook’s realm. 44,860,395,959th but not...
