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Highlights From Diamond Mind August 2024

2024-08-20T08:10:28-07:00By |

NEW CLASSIC SALARIES NEW PLAYER SEARCH FEATURES REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR SEASON 46 OF THE LADDER LEAGUES RANDOM 600 ASSOCIATION HARD LUCK HARVEY CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT NEW CLASSIC SALARIES New Classic (career-rated) player salaries were introduced at the end of July.  (Classic player salaries are adjusted three times annually.)   Topping the list once again is Babe Ruth, whose salary jumped back over $35 million.  Moving into second spot ahead of Mickey Mantle is Barry Bonds, with his salary exceeding $28 million for the first time.   Ted Williams got the biggest raise this time around in absolute dollar terms - $2,195,000, from $25,448,000 to $27,643,000.  In percentage terms (players with salaries over $3 million), Brett Cecil received the biggest increase - 56.32%, from $2,191,000 to $3,425,000.   Wade Boggs took the biggest cut in dollar terms - $2,577,000, [...]

CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS WITH BOB STOWELL

2024-08-20T07:33:49-07:00By |

If you want to play in a tried-and-true format and create your team right now, standard leagues (Classic and SSG) are open to the public 24/7. But if you want to try something different, Custom leagues – created by customers – are there in abundance. There are franchise leagues, progression leagues, captains leagues, high and low salary cap leagues, “rags to riches” leagues, alphabet leagues, place of birth leagues … the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Diamond Mind Online would not be the same if the Community did not include some of the most clever and prolific creators of Custom Leagues. We’ll be featuring one of these in this space each month. This month we’re visiting with Bob (wolves1997) Stowell, Commissioner of the long-running Penny Pincher league series, now in its 66th season. Tell us something about yourself: age, occupation, marital status, where you live, and interests (apart from DMO, of course). Age [...]

Highlights From Diamond Mind July 2024

2024-07-15T09:14:31-07:00By |

TOURNAMENT NEWS REGISTER NOW FOR LADDER LEAGUES STANDARD ASSN SEASON 56 FEARSOME FOURSOME CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT TOURNAMENT NEWS The Grand Open Tournament XVIII and the 2024 Masters have both advanced to Round 3. Round 3 of the GOT saw the field reduced from 108 to 72 teams. Three 77-win teams made the cut, with five others missing out. Defending champion Alan (WhatsMyID) Herzberg's The Fabulous Thunderbirds in the Willie Hernandez League topped all tournament participants in Round 2 with a 102-60 record. Round 3 of the 2024 Masters comprises two linked accelerated seasons - Classic followed by SSG - with participants choosing four different franchise/position groups (IF, OF, SP, C/RP) from which to draft their rosters, with their SSG rosters in the second league being limited to the players they finished the season with in the Classic first league. At the end [...]

CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS WITH BOB JECMEN

2024-07-15T08:50:46-07:00By |

If you want to play in a tried-and-true format and create your team right now, standard leagues (Classic and SSG) are open to the public 24/7.  But if you want to try something different, Custom leagues – created by customers – are there in abundance. There are franchise leagues, progression leagues, captains leagues, high and low salary cap leagues, “rags to riches” leagues, alphabet leagues, place of birth leagues … the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Diamond Mind Online would not be the same if the Community did not include some of the most clever and prolific creators of Custom Leagues.  We’ll be featuring one of these in this space each month.  This month we’re visiting with Bob Jecmen, creator of the annual Masters tournament. Tell us something about yourself: age, occupation, marital status, where you live, and interests (apart from DMO, of course). I will be turning 75 in August. Hard to [...]

Highlights From Diamond Mind May 2024

2024-05-22T02:49:54-07:00By |

COMMUNITY CATS 🐱 THE FIX IS IN THE COMEBACK CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY CATS 🐱 There was Harry (“the Cat”) Brecheen, Andres (“the Big Cat”) Galarraga, and now there's Floofie the cat and her five kittens. Kevin (cravath) Feeney found Floofie and her kittens huddled in a neighbor's woodpile and took them in.  He started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $1500 for their care, which he posted to the DMO message board.  Imagine Sports offered $10 credit for every $20 contributed by a member of our community, and within just three days the target was met. Thanks to all who contributed! Perhaps a Floofie League is in order, with each team having a “cat” captain :). Here's a list of “cat” captains that would be suitable for a “Classic” league: Harry (the Cat) Brecheen Andres (the Big Cat) Galarraga Frank Catalanotto [...]

CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS – WITH DOUG (dorodgers) RODGERS

2024-05-22T01:33:43-07:00By |

If you want to play in a tried-and-true format and create your team right now, standard leagues (Classic and SSG) are open to the public 24/7.  But if you want to try something different, Custom leagues – created by customers – are there in abundance.. There are franchise leagues, progression leagues, captains leagues, high and low salary cap leagues, “rags to riches” leagues, alphabet leagues, place of birth leagues … the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Diamond Mind Online would not be the same if the Community did not include some of the most clever and prolific creators of Custom Leagues.  We’ll be featuring one of these in this space each month.  This month we’re visiting with Doug (dorodgers) Rodgers. Tell us something about yourself: age, occupation, marital status, where you live, and interests (apart from DMO, of course). I'm 69 years old and have been retired for 5 years.  After spending 4 [...]

Highlights From Diamond Mind April 2024

2024-04-29T09:18:05-07:00By |

NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES ARE HERE! REGISTER NOW FOR THE LADDER LEAGUES STANDARD ASSN SEASON 45 TOURNAMENT NEWS CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES ARE HERE! As foreshadowed in last month's newsletter, new Classic (career-rated) player salaries are now in effect.  In what has to be one of the more improbable juxtapositions, the biggest salary increases in dollar and percentage terms ($2 million minimum salary in the case of the latter) went to Pop Lloyd ($2,375,000) and Matt Albers (+50.7%) respectively.  In all, 11 players went up over $2.3 million and a whopping 153 over $2 million. The biggest decreases: Rogers Hornsby ($2,062,000) and Dave Berg (19.79%).  Hornsby was the only player whose salary dropped by over $2 million. In general, there are always larger salary increases than decreases, because certain players are always identified as bargains and used heavily. Their usage [...]

CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS – WITH JIM BAIRD

2024-04-29T09:03:51-07:00By |

If you want to play in a tried-and-true format and create your team right now, standard leagues (Classic and SSG) are open to the public 24/7.  But if you want to try something different, Custom leagues – created by customers – are there in abundance. There are franchise leagues, progression leagues, captains leagues, high and low salary cap leagues, “rags to riches” leagues, alphabet leagues, place of birth leagues … the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Diamond Mind Online would not be the same if the Community did not include some of the most clever and prolific creators of Custom Leagues.  We’ll be featuring one of these in this space each month.  This month we’re visiting (again) with Jim (jbaird) Baird.  (Jim tells me he’s done this before … I must be losing my grip!) Tell us something about yourself: age, occupation, marital status, where you live, and interests (apart from DMO, of [...]

Highlights From Diamond Mind March 2024

2024-04-29T09:03:33-07:00By |

NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES COMING SOON! REGISTER NOW FOR THE LADDER LEAGUES STANDARD ASSN SEASON 55 GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES COMING SOON! The salaries for Classic (career-rated) players are changed three times annually. The next salary change is scheduled for the end of this month. Salaries are adjusted using a “supply-and-demand” formula, which compares the usage of players with similar salaries in Standard, Grand Open Tournament and Ladder Leagues Standard Assn leagues during the previous four months. The salaries of players used more often go up; those of players used less often go down. This will be the first salary change for the 300+ players added to the player pool last October. Salary changes can really shake up player valuations and roster-building strategies, and are sure to provoke debate and disagreement. So … bring it on! [...]

CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS WITH TODD ROTROFF

2024-03-17T21:40:47-07:00By |

If you want to play in a tried-and-true format and create your team right now, standard leagues (Classic and SSG) are open to the public 24/7. But if you want to try something different, Custom Leagues – created by customers – are there in abundance.. There are franchise leagues, progression leagues, captains leagues, high and low salary cap leagues, “rags to riches” leagues, alphabet leagues, place of birth leagues … the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Diamond Mind Online would not be the same if the Community did not include some of the most clever and prolific creators of Custom Leagues. We’ll be featuring one of these in this space each month. This month we’re visiting with Todd (trotr1) Rotroff: Tell us something about yourself: age, occupation, marital status, where you live, and interests (apart from DMO, of course). Hello everyone! My name is Todd Rotroff (better known as Trader Todd to many [...]

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