New stuff to mock: Protection lists

Steve Hart just couldn’t contain himself. Race for playoff spot be damned, Steve has canvassed the entire I-75 League and drawn up his assessment of which 10 players each team will be protecting. If you too have lost interest in this season, as seemingly about seven teams have, and would like to pen your own [...]

‘Baseball Dentist’ Ken Kuzdak drills off into the sunset

In an interview conducted in 1989 for the I-75 League’s 10th anniversary, Ken Kuzdak famously pledged, “I’ll never quit this league. I’ll die before I quit this league.” Well, things change, and Ken hasn’t died, but he has retired from the league. After 31-plus years as the manager of the Detroit Drill Team and Demolition [...]

Trading frenzy highlights 2011 draft

The start to our 32nd season will be as memorable for the deals flying about the room during the draft as it will be for the picks themselves. (See photo gallery.) A total of six deals were swung during the 5-hour, 20-minute draft, including Ike Davis being traded not once but twice. (Trade recap.) The exciting [...]

League ratifies expansion to 15 teams for 2012

By an 11-1 margin, league managers have ratified a proposal to expand the league from 12 to 15 teams at the conclusion of the 2011 season. This will mark just the second expansion in the league’s history and will come after the completion of its 32 year. The league began in 1980 with nine teams, [...]

Strat to hit the silver screen; who should play you?

They’re making a movie about Strat, and of course any documentary about Strat-O-Matic would surely feature the Foremost Strat-O-Matic Brains in the Country, the second-longest-running league (that we know of) in the USA at 31 years. Casting for the film is already underway, with two notable actors already believed to be in the running for [...]

Meet Phil Roselli, manager, Chatfield Chimeras

Phil Roselli weighs in with his managerial profile, in which we learn the significance of his team name, the significance of a box of thin mints and the one trade he wishes he could have back. Or not. With that comes this reminder — check  your own profile page, and if it needs some updating, [...]

Expansion voted in for only second time in league history!

After a flurry of e-mails and several days of debate, the managers of the I-75 Strat-O-Matic league have voted to expand for only the second time in league history. The league that was born with 9 teams in 1980 and expanded to 12 in 2003 will now grow to 14 or 15 teams beginning in [...]

Bombers deal Latos to guarantee themselves Heyward

Posey or Heyward? Heyward or Posey? Were the Bushwood Gophers, who retained no catchers on their roster, going to select Giants catcher Buster Posey with the No. 1 pick overall, or Braves outfielder Jason Heyward? The Bismarck Bombers, enamored with Heyward and holders of the No. 2 pick, weren’t taking any chances. Saturday the Bombers [...]

Wisconsin chimes in with Warhawks’ retention outlook

Wisconsin feels that it is still poised to make a run at the World Series next season, but need to add some key elements to the club to make that a better possibility.    However, before any drafting takes place, the core of the Warhawks appears to be set and ready to roll.  Since the Hawks don’t [...]

Captain of the 540 club: Scorpions’ Joey Votto

Every year there’s a small but select group of players who fall just shy of the coveted 550 at-bat level that would make them unlimited in the following year’s play for the I-75 Strat-O-Matic League. Here are this year’s heartbreakers: 1. Joey Votto, Savannah Scorpions (547). With a .424 on-base percentage, Savannah may still be [...]

Need a trade recap?

As trade talks continue to percolate, remember that you can always find an up-to-date rundown of all trades on our trades page. The trade-a-thon is set for 8 p.m. to midnight ET in an AOL chat room tonight.

Exciting races brewing at 100-game mark!

The Northbound Division has its third division leader in as many months, while Southbound Division leader Savannah has Wisconsin hot on its heels with 60 games left to play in the 2010 I-75 league season. On the strength of a 14-6 July, Springfield has leapt from third to first in the North, charging out to [...]

Titans corner all-star market

By Commissioner Dave Renbarger: Applegate catcher Brian McCann distinguished himself as the MVP of the All-Star Game on Tuesday, but the Superior Titans boasted the most All-Star players and starters among the 12 I-75 teams. A total of nine Titans were in uniform for the Midsummer Classic, including five starters.  Both of the starting pitchers [...]

Mock Draft Watch List

OK, we’ve given you picks 1-12… now here are some guys who were considered for the Dynamic Dozen but just missed the cut, thus comprising our Mock Draft Watch List: Mike Stanton, OF, Florida — Was No. 12 on our starter list a week ago, bumped off at deadline by Trevor Cahill.

Mock Draft projections 10-12

We continue with the final three projected picks in the 2011 I-75 League Mock Draft… 10. Gaby Sanchez, 1B, Florida. In recent years, Marlins pitchers have been hot commodities as early-round draft picks. Now it might be the hitters’ turn. Sanchez has already racked up 268 at-bats, so we know his numbers are no fluke: .925 [...]

Mock Draft projections 7-9

We continue with the next three projected picks in the 2011 I-75 League Mock Draft… 7. Aubrey Huff, 1B/OF, San Francisco. Huff would have to be having a pretty darn good season for us to violate our new rule about not picking less-than-stellar defensive players in our top 12. And he is. Especially against righties, [...]

2011 Mock Draft projections 4-6

We continue with the next three projected picks in the 2011 I-75 League Mock Draft… 4. Brett Gardner, OF, N.Y. Yankees. Why Gardner? Mostly because among this tier of players, he has a track record and we can reasonably expect him to have satisfactory defensive ratings. His 2010 card rated him at 2(-1)e5 in CF, [...]

The first 2011 Mock Draft is here

So here it is, the mock draft you’ve been waiting for, and the question for the 2011 I-75 League Draft probably won’t be, “who’s No. 1?” but rather, “who’s No. 3?” It’s pretty clear who the top two picks are going to be, and short of Bryce Harper getting signed and called to the majors, [...]

What should it say on your Strat tombstone?

After seeing countless gb (X) rolls to my 2 at ss and my 2 at 2b go through for hits this year, I call first dibs on “SINGLE PAST THE DIVING FIELDER!” as my Strat epitaph. Which phrase commonly associated with Strat-O-Matic or the I-75 League should appear on your tombstone?

Strasburg takes an ‘L’ despite ‘best outing, by far’

That’s according to Nationals’ TV analyst Rob Dibble, who noted that in Strasburg’s fourth start, Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, Strasburg consistently worked out of  jams despite allowing nine hits in six innings of work (while fanning nine). Strasburg threw 95 pitches, 75 for strikes, without walking a batter. Dibble noted that the Royals [...]