FSB Keeper League

Purchase an American Conference team for the 2009 season before October 1st 2008 and receive a free FSB Keeper League Team Bobblehead.

FSB Keeper League is a fantasy baseball league that never ends. Teams can be accessed year round. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

2009 league features include; 8 trophies, cash prizes, 4 keeper players, unbalanced schedules, live scoring, and an extremely deep player pool. The league can also be accessed via a cell phone/PDA link.

In order to sustain a successful and long lasting keeper league our organizations focus must always be on our customers. At FSB Keeper League we pride ourselves in our ability to satisfy our customer`s fantasy baseball needs. If you ever have any questions or concerns feel free to contact Calvin Beckel by e-mail at cjbeckel@hotmail.com or by telephone at (507) 319-6637.

Additional features and league rules can be accessed

here

Payment methods include PayPal (no membership required), Cashier`s Check/Money Order and Personal Checks.

Access your team instantly after it is purchased. Select the `Find Team` text which located on the left side of the page, then select an open team via the pull down list. Open teams for the 2009 season will be labeled `OPEN FOR 2009` and the password is 12345.

Select `edit team info` to change your teams name and password. Also please add your email address to your team info.

The American Conference will begin play in 2009.

Each 12 team conference has a separate player pool/draft. Teams will only play teams from the opposing conference one time during a season (FSB League Championship Starting in 2009).

National Conference: 2008 Season is Underway
American Conference: Openings for 2009 Season

FSB Keeper League Information and Rules:

Trophies and Cash Prizes: FSB Keeper League will award trophies to the two division champions, East and West, and the National Conference Champion following the 2008 season. The Toilet Bowl Champion will also be awarded a trophy. That is a total of 4 trophies for the 2008 season.

Starting the 2009 season each of the 4 division winners will be awarded a trophy. Trophies will also be awarded to the two conference champions, league champion, and Toilet Bowl Champion. That is a total of 8 trophies in 2009.

In 2008, a $25 cash prizes will be awarded to the team that wins the National Conference Championship. Each Division winner will be awarded free team membership for the 2009 season.

Starting in 2009 a cash prize will be awarded to the league champion and a two $25 cash dollar prizes will be awarded to the two conference champions. Free membership for the 2010 season will be awarded to the four Division Champions in 2009.

Scoring: The league is scored head-to-head in a 5X5 format on a weekly basis. The scoring categories include; Batting Average, Home Runs, RBI, Runs, Stolen Bases, ERA, WHIP, Wins, Saves, and Strikeouts.

Setting Weekly Roster:Rosters are set weekly. The deadline to set your weekly roster is every Monday at 12am CST.

Regular Season Scheduling:
During the 2008 each team plays every team in their division three times, and every inter-division team once. The top two teams in each division make the playoffs, with the other eight teams playing for the toilet bowl trophy.

The team with the best record in each division after the 21 game schedule will be crowned division champion and awarded a division champion trophy.

Playoffs: After the 21 game regular season the top two teams in each division will advance to the league playoffs.

In the Championship Bracket, the teams with the top two records in each division will play each other in the first round of the playoffs.

The winners of the two first round games will advance to the National Conference Championship Two Week Final. The scores of the two weeks will be combined and a National Conference Champion will be crowned. The National Conference trophy will display the name of every past Conference Champion and passed on to the new champion from season to season.

The Toilet Bowl Tournament will crown a toilet bowl champion that will be awarded the toilet bowl trophy.

The bottom four teams in each division will advance to the toilet bowl. The 3rd place finisher in each division after the 21 game regular season will play the 6th place finisher in each division in round one of the toilet bowl championship. The 4th place finisher in each division will play the 5th place finisher in each division. The two winners in each division will play each other in the second round of the toilet bowl. the two toilet bowl division winners will play for the toilet bowl trophy the third week of the toilet bowl playoffs.

The winner of the Toilet Bowl Championship will be awarded the Toilet Bowl Trophy.

Keeper Players: Each team will be allowed to keep any 4 baseball players on its roster from year to year. Keepers will be due November 1st of each season. Keepers are posted at the team�s official message board.

Roster Size: Each team consists of a 20 man roster. Each team will also have one inactive

Farm Player: Any player could be added to the farm for any reason (injured, development), and another player could be picked up in his place.

Starting Lineup: The 15 players starting lineup consist of; 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, C, 3 OF, 5 SP, 2 P (SP/RP). Rosters are set on a weekly basis and are due no later than Monday at 10am Central Time. If rosters are not set by this time the previous weeks roster will be submitted.

Tie Breakers: Playoff and regular season tie breakers are as followed: First, Division winning percentage, second, head to head match ups, third, year to date (YTD) points, fourth ERA, and last Batting Average.

Trading: Trades can be made only within each conference. Trades have a 48 hour review period. Once a trade is submitted and e-mails are sent out to league members, the trade cannot be declined by the two parties who have agreed upon the trade. Agreed trades that are cancelled within the two day review period by one of the two parties will still be processed. The only way a trade can be declined is if four fellow league members e-mail the league to notify that they believe the trade is unfair.

Draft picks can also be traded.

Waivers: Dropped players will be placed on waivers for 24 hours. A worst to first waiver right format exists. The team with the worst record in the league will have the waiver rights; second worst record has second priority, and so on.

Free Agents: Free agent pickups are unlimited, without waiver priority.

Eligibility: A Player must play one game at particular position to be to qualify for that position. The position must be played at least once in the current or previous season.

Drafting: The inaugural draft will be a serpentine (snake) draft, 1-12 then 12-1 for 20 rounds. Every other draft after the inaugural draft will be a 16 round draft, with the worst team in the conference having the first pick in each round (1-12 then 1-12).

Two very important things to remember that regard the draft.

First, pre-rank your players. Go to �Rank Player� after you have logged into your team. It is very important to rank players by overall want, then by position. This needs to be done.

Second, it is important to adjust your draft setting. First click �Enter Draft� after you have logged into your team, then click �Draft Settings�. Choose either �I WILL PICK� or �COMPUTER PICK�. Select �I WILL PICK� If you can�t make the live draft. Select �COMPUTER PICK�. Again make sure your players are pre-ranked, because if you miss the draft this is the order your players will be selected in. This should be done at least two weeks before the draft.

Date and Draft Chat Room: All league members who are drafting live must enter this chat room at least 20 minutes before the draft. Please post your name and the name of your franchise upon arrival. The National Conference draft is scheduled for March 2009. Any team who is not logged in to the chat room by 6PM Central Time will be drafting �COMPUTER PICK� until they make their first post in the chat room.

Additional Benefits:

Live Scoring

Live Draft

Extremely Deep Player Pool

Cell Phone/ PDA Link to League

League Reports (History, Print Rosters, Transactions)

Live/Sortable Statistics