BE SURE TO CHECK THE NOTES SECTION FOR GAMEPLAY SCHEDULE

As for the rest ...

The St. Louis Finns regained the lead in the National League with a 5-1 week against the Albuquerque Sidewinders, as the Los Angeles Nessmen managed only a 4-3 record against the Manhattan Meat Possums to fall a half-game back. Meanwhile, the Wilmington Quicksteps continued their hot streak with a 6-1 week over the Toronto Crown Royals to keep pace in third, just 2½ back.

The Beltway Bandits, thanks largely to a pair of outstanding starts by Johan Santana, put a 6-1 hurting on their D.C. brethren, the Washington Gridlock, to extend their lead in the American League to 12½ games over the Chicago Force.

And the runaway leaders of the Union League, the South Carolina Cardinals, reduced their magic number to an amazing 7 with a 6-1 week over the captainless Seattle Navigators, maintaining a ridiculous 34½-game lead over their nearest league rival, the Chicago Bulldogs.

As for the promotion/relegation battles ...

In the NL, the Possums hold a 7-game lead over the Illinois Noise and a 9-game lead over the Pittsburgh Pythons for the fourth and final safety slot. The Royals sit 20½ back of Pittsburgh in last place and seem resigned to life in the Junior Circuit for '06.

In the AL, things are a bit tighter. The Gridlock and Sidewinders are separated by a half-game for the fourth and final secure spot. The Saskatchewan Prairie Fire sit 5 games back of fourth place, but only 6 games ahead of the cellar-dwelling Halifax Explosion and automatic relegation.

In the FL, the five teams still in the title hunt are also battling for the two promotional playoff spots, and the fifth-placed Pioneers sit just 4 games back of third place there.

But it's in the UL where the least likely September free-for-all may take place. Despite the Cardinals making like Secretariat at the Belmont, the other six teams are separated by just 7 games, with just 4 games separating the basement-dwelling Cartersville Cyclones and New York Underdogs from the third-place Louisville Sluggers.

All series are SEVEN games, scheduled 8/19-21, 8/23-26 (EXCEPT interleague, SIX games, 8/19-21, 8/23-24, 8/26).

First team listed is the away team for the first three games.

 

Be sure to get in contact with your opponent early ("e-mail him before he can e-mail you" is always a good rule to follow) and figure out if you're going to NetPlay or MP them, then schedule accordingly.

 

 

SENIOR CIRCUIT NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE INTERLEAGUE

JUNIOR CIRCUIT FEDERAL LEAGUE UNION LEAGUE INTERLEAGUE

 

Players who exceed 110% usage for the year will be posted here. New additions are in bold red. They have been mandatorily farmed for the year, can not be traded, and are ineligible for postseason and cup play. These players are noted in your roster with the coding ++NAME++.

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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CUT YOUR ROSTER DOWN TO 25 MEN BEFORE STARTING THIS WEEK. 

BE CAREFUL TO KEEP PLAYERS ON DISABLED LIST FOR MINIMUM 15 DAYS. Check the DL listings below to be sure what date players are eligible to return. PLEASE NOTE: The game program allows players to be brought back before they've served 15 days. ISBL DOES NOT, so please consult the DL listings to ensure that you're bringing players back on the correct date.

DON'T MAKE NON-DL-RELATED MID-SERIES ROSTER MOVES. The only moves you can make during a series are to put someone on the DL or to take them off (and an accompanying promote/farm to cover THAT player). And be sure to consult the list below to see when your player is eligible to come off the DL.

STAY ON SCHEDULE!!!

• Contact your opponent ASAP once the disk pops (earlier, if you so desire, or if you know you're going to have sched probs).

• If you have contacted your opponent, and have not heard anything by Friday night (or not received an MP from the away team, if playing MP), contact Stats immediately.

• If you are playing MP, first set should be done no later than Saturday night and sent to BOTH your opponent AND to Stats. If you haven't gotten this back by the time you wake up Sunday morning, contact Stats immediately.

• By the time you go to bed Monday night, all games should be in. If you have been unable to accomplish this, or see that your opponent (in the instances of MP play) has not gotten them in, you need to contact Stats before you go to bed Monday night and request an extension. Extension must explain (1) reason for delay; and (2) how the games will be resolved within the next 36 hours. If you fail to get in games, or fail to request extension, remaining games will be simmed.

• If (and ONLY if) extension has been requested, you need to have all games in by 5pm Eastern Wednesday. Anything not in at that point will be simmed.

If you have any additional questions about the play schedule, please direct them to stats@isbl.com.

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You can track your finances, as well as your payroll ceiling, at the ISBL Finances page (see link above).