August 22, 2008
1939 August stats posted
DAYTON, OH - The stats and power rankings for July 1939 are now posted. With identical 78-48 records, the Rock Island Arsenal and Worcester Grays are looking strong in their drive toward the pennant. The Kansas City Blues are very much in the mix, however. The defending AL champion Carp are collapsing under the weight of a transitional season, as seasoned veterans like Earl Averill and Mel Harder are losing steam, while youngsters like Johnny VanderMeer are so far more promise than fulfillment. 

February 10, 2008
Team name change
FRANKFORT, IN - Lynn Miller is changing the name of his team for the coming 1939 season. The Elkhart RV'ers are now a name from the past. The team will now be known as the New Paris Mules.

February 10, 2008
1939 Call for protected rosters
FRANKFORT, IN - With the 1939 draft now less than two weeks away, it is time to prepare and send your protected rosters to me. As has been the case for the last few SPB III protected rosters, the 4 teams with the best 1938 records can protect 17 players, the middle 6 teams can protect 18, and the worst 4 records can protect 19 players. Here is how many players each team this season may protect:

17 PLAYERS
Maumee River Carp (Chris Williams)
Kansas City Blues (Rich Applegate)
Worcester Grays (Hugh McElaney)
Western Panthers (Rick Ryan)

18 PLAYERS
Hoosier Thunderbolts (Gary Plunkitt)
Schaumburg Hawks (John Ungashick)
Odessa Files (John Saunders)
Baroda Barons (Mike Galbreath)
South River Muckdogs (Joe DeZarlo)
Pocono Tomahawks (Terry Buchanan)

19 PLAYERS
Elkhart RVers (Lynn Miller)
River City Rugrats (Jerry Cada)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (Don Rahn)
Rock Island Arsenal (Terry Baxter)

The deadline due date for all protected rosters will be Saturday, February 16 by 9P.M. Eastern time. After that time, only protected players and draft picks will be allowed to be traded, as all unprotected players are not tradeable untill after the 1939 Phase II is complete. Please be on time or the league office will decide your teams list. 

January 24, 2008
1939 Rookie draft date set
FRANKFORT, IN - Thanks to everyone for getting their picks in on the SPB III draft date. The most popular date by far is February 23rd. Only one manager had this date as his least favorite. This date also was picked by the most managers as their favorite one. March 1st finished a distant 2nd in the popularity level. So the date will be February 23rd for the 1939 rookie and P2 drafts.