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This league was founded right before the 2003 season. That first year was rough with a lot of turnover in GMs and with those running the league. There was the possibility of that first season not even being finished. But several faithful GMs stuck with it, and now, several years later the league is running strong. We're all learning as we go, but our record keeping has gotten better, our rules have become more precise, and we believe we are one of the most realistic leagues out there.

We still have 30 teams to keep the league realistic, and each team consists of up to 25 active and 25 reserve players. Each summer we run a three round amateur draft, we have a free agency bidding system, waivers, trade deadlines, and simulate once a week to give all GMs time to update their line-ups.

We have just begun the 2012 season! Make sure you are checking the message board (when it is working) often to see how it is going.

League Updates

May 5, 2012
We are still looking for one GM to take over our vacant Houston Astros franchise. The team has been through several GMs over the past few years, but they still have a solid core built around Starlin Castro, Brandon McCarthy, and Jordan Zimmermann. They also have Andrew Susac, Javier Baez, Trevor Story, Aaron Hicks, Marcel Ozuna, and Kyle Parker as key prospects. Plus, they have plenty of cap space (and more falling off) just waiting for a new GM to mold the team into something great.

March 2012
The 2012 season is the first year that all GMs will be using the Diamond Mind Baseball program. We are hoping that giving GMs more control over their teams will lead to them enjoying the league more. Also, it will free up Joe's time to take better care of the league during the season instead of spending it all uploading rosters.

Quick Hits

No Hitter!
We had our first no-hitter of 2012, and it happened in just the third game of the young season. Padres' pitcher Ted Lilly needed only 106 pitches to keep the Dodgers hitless. Lilly was one walk and one reached-on-error (both to Joey Votto, coincidentally) away from a perfect game.

Near Perfection!
Clayton Kershaw went 7.2 innings of perfection in Toronto's season opener before giving up a triple in the bottom of the 8th inning. Kershaw would later lose the shutout in the 9th inning after a 2-out bomb by Jimmy Rollins. Sergio Romo then came in to get the last out and seal the Blue Jay's victory over the Indians.