After an excellent response last week, we now have 623 teams. This will be my 3rd season keeping track of things in the RCL. In 2011 there were 38 leagues; the number jumped 26% last year to 48, and I expect a similar growth this year once the March rush hits. So, of course, we need more commissioners. Thanks to Sea Pilot for opening a league last night. That draft is set for a Thursday evening. That gives us 9 new slots to fill, plus 4 more in a new keeper league which will not be eligible to be in the RCL after the 2013 season. Dave also signed up, with a Saturday morning draft, but did not provide a working link yet. It should be fixed tonight. Please head over to the RCL Registration post to see how you can become a commissioner, or just add a team to one of the leagues. (For a step-by-step guide to creating a new league, see this post in the fantasy baseball forums.)
The past 2 seasons have seen some great numbers recorded. Here are the records to shoot for in each statistical category:
Runs: 1219 (Royce! – San Diego Chippers, 2012)
HR: 342 (Lazy Sunday, 2011)
RBI: 1147 (Lazy Sunday, 2011)
SB: 249 (The Spankers, 2011)
Ave: .2974 (Team Thompson, 2012)
K: 1586 (The 86ers, 2012)
Wins: 115 (Rank Railheads, 2012 Champions)
Saves: 229 (Chicago Mark – Lajka Bejka, 2012)
ERA: 2.86 (Baltimore Oreos, 2011)
WHIP: 1.112 (Broth’s Bombers, 2011)
Each week Team of the Week honors will also be up for grabs. It will take impressive stats on both sides of the ball, though. Here’s one of the best from last year, when Schmohawks Bob (Original Recipe) took the award:
96/322 (.298) /50 R/21 HR/67 RBI/4 SB
72.2 IP/71 K/8 W/2.35/1.03/6 S
OK, that’s it for this week. Next week I’ll discuss how a slow start to your season isn’t a death knell. Last year two teams who were in 10th place at the end of April and 2 more who sat in 11th came back to win their leagues. On the flip side, only 7 teams that were in first on April 30th finished as league champions. Hmm, that’s all I got on that. Guess I need to find another topic for next week.
Oh, well, go check out the signup page and join us for the biggest and best Razzball Commenter League season ever. If you are signing on as a commissioner, include the draft time in the “notes” column when you register to attract people who want to draft at the same time. It can be changed, but 7 votes from league members are needed to switch to a new time. And current commissioners, please check in on your league occasionally in case a spot has opened up with a dropout. Thanks!