Cash in Trades Rule Adopted

After some discussion in the World Chat concerning the inclusion of cash in trades, a common theme emerged in which many owners felt that the inclusion of cash that exceeded the amount of salary being received in a trade should not be allowed.  This was put up for a vote to formalize this as an official world rule, and has passed.

Starting in season 27, there should be no trades that include cash being sent to one team that exceeds the total amount of salary being received by that team.  Any such trade that is offered and accepted should be vetoed by the other 30 owners in Mantle.

Final voting results are as follows:

Yes - 21 votes (75.0%)
No - 7 votes (25.0%)
No preference - 1 votes (not included)
Did not vote - 3

Results: PASSED - rule to be adopted starting in season 27

Season 26 Hall of Fame Voting Results

Here are the complete results for Hall of Fame voting for season 26 (last season's votes in parenthesis):

Carlos Aguilera - 17 (Elected)
Vance Collier - 14
Mark Parker - 12 (16)
Ahmed Sanford - 9 (12)
Gary Blake - 8
Cesar Urbina - 8 (10)
Rob Becker - 7 (10)
Don Yoshii - 4
Bey Meacham - 4 (6)
Alfredo Valentin - 4
Cam Lincoln - 3 (4)
Pat Masao - 3
Harry Martinez - 2 (4)
Jason Benes - 2 (2)
Esteban Moreno - 2 (1)
Philip Ray - 2 (1)
Howie Curtis - 1 (2)
Bronson Gibson - 1 (1)
Al Ramirez - 1
Derek Taylor - 1 (1)
Pablo Ordonez - 1 (7)
Harry Holzemer - 1 (1)
Charlie Lombardi - 1 (1)
Joseph Yoshii - 1 (8)
Dan King - 1 (1)
Paul Ishii - 1 (1)

Commissioner's Challenge Award (S25)

The "Commissioner's Challenge Award" is given to the team that had the most wins during the season without making the playoffs.

I'm happy to announce the season 25 winner of a $5 WIS Gift Certificate is tecwrg of the Scranton Apollos, whose 87 wins was just two games short of earning a post-season appearance.

1) 87 wins - Scranton Apollos (tecwrg)
2t) 81 wins - Chicago Black Sox (tomq)
2t) 81 wins - St. Louis Owls (gjello10)
2t) 81 wins - Washington D.C. Metros (jmaese)
5t) 79 wins - Buffalo Blizzard (sir_slamalot)
5t) 79 wins - Atlanta Blue (bkpeters)
5t) 79 wins - Burlington Catamounts (dwoolery)
5t) 79 wins - San Jose Poppies (hbdgirl)
9t) 78 wins - Durham Bulls (bertrand93)
9t) 78 wins - Colorado Springs Mile High Marines (brendanjod)
11) 75 wins - Oklahoma City Power Failure (coneheads)
12t) 74 wins - Milwaukee Suds (battmann)
12t) 74 wins - Louisville Pit Bulls (frankum)
14t) 73 wins - New York Pick Pockets (EBzer)
14t) 73 wins - Toronto Eh's (mikeg740)
16) 71 wins - Boston Minutemen (hawger)
17) 70 wins - Jackson Bootleggers (rugrat)
18) 69 wins - Vancouver Fighting Skeletons (diryn)
19) 67 wins - Little Rock Cigars (shanklsa)
20) 63 wins - Arizona Arachnophobia (ericsomsel)

Season 25 Hall of Fame Voting Results

Here are the complete results for Hall of Fame voting for season 25 (last season's votes in parenthesis):

Bruce Payne - 21 (Elected)
Sammy Shumpert - 18 (Elected)
Mark Parker - 16
Ahmed Sanford - 12
Cesar Urbina - 10
Rob Becker - 10 (12)
Joseph Yoshii - 8 (12)
Pablo Ordonez - 7 (9)
Bey Meacham - 6 (9)
Harry Martinez - 4 (3)
Cam Lincoln - 4 (7)
Clay Runyan - 2 (2)
Howie Curtis - 2 (1)
Jason Benes - 2
Paul Ishii - 1 (7)
Dan King - 1
Derek Taylor - 1 (2)
Esteban Tejada - 1
Philip Ray - 1
Harry Holzemer - 1
Esteban Moreno - 1
Humberto Lima - 1 (1)
Bronson Gibson - 1 (1)
Odalis Lopez - 1 (1)

Commissioner's Challenge Award (S24)

The "Commissioner's Challenge Award" is given to the team that had the most wins during the season without making the playoffs.

I'm happy to announce the season 24 winner of a $5 WIS Gift Certificate is raidersfan of the Cincinnati Mini Men, whose 86 wins was a mere one game short of earning a post-season appearance.

1) 86 wins - Cincinnati Mini Men (raidersfan)
2) 84 wins - Detroit Tigers (repsher)
3t) 83 wins - New York Pick Pockets (EBzer)
3t) 83 wins - St. Louis Owls (gjello10)
5) 82 wins - San Francisco Oles (evegoe)
6t) 81 wins - Boston Minutemen (neilg)
6t) 81 wins - Oakland Polish Hammers (goodtymes31)
8) 80 wins - Washington D.C. Metros (jmaese)
9) 79 wins - San Jose Poppies (hbdgirl)
10) 77 wins - Milwaukee Suds (battmann)
11) 75 wins - Atlanta Blue (bkpeters)
12) 74 wins - Arizona Arachnophobia (ericsomsel)
13t) 73 wins - Jackson Bootleggers (rugrat)
13t) 73 wins - Colorado Springs Mile High Marines (brendanjod)
13t) 73 wins - Oklahoma City Power Failure (coneheads)
16) 71 wins - Louisville Pit Bulls (frankum)
17) 67 wins - Vancouver Fighting Skeletons (diryn)
18) 65 wins - Scranton Apollos (tecwrg)
19) 61 wins - Durham Bulls (bertrand93)
20) 60 wins - Little Rock Cigars (shanklsa)

Season 24 Hall of Fame Voting Results

Here are the complete results for Hall of Fame voting for season 24 (last season's votes in parenthesis):

1. Vitas Henley - 23 (Elected)
2. Joseph Yoshii - 12 (3)
3. Rob Becker - 12 (6)
4. Pablo Ordonez - 9
5. Bey Meacham - 9
6. Domingo Pizzaro - 8 (9)
7. Cam Lincoln - 7 (1)
8. Paul Ishii - 7 (7)
9. Harry Martinez - 3
10. Lawrence Rhodes - 2
11. Derek Taylor - 2 (3)
12. Clay Runyan - 2
13. Steve Burks - 2
14. John Blake - 2 (1)
15. Albert Lecuona - 1 (3)
16. Victor Vargas - 1 (1)
17. Humberto Lima - 1
18. Bronson Gibson - 1
19. Howie Curtis - 1 (1)
20. Odalis Lopez - 1
21. Miguel Vasquez - 1
22. Sal Stark - 1
23. Al Buford - 1

Commissioner's Challenge Award (S23)

The "Commissioner's Challenge Award" is given to the team that had the most wins during the season without making the playoffs.

I'm happy to announce the season 23 winner of a $5 WIS Gift Certificate is goodtymes31 of the Oakland Polish Hammers, whose 87 wins was a mere four games short of earning a post-season appearance.

1) 87 wins - Oakland Polish Hammers (goodtymes31)
2) 85 wins - Chicago Black Sox (tomq)
3) 83 wins - Washington D.C. Metros (jmaese)
4) 82 wins - Buffalo Blizzard (sir_slamalot)
5t) 78 wins - San Diego Seagulls (ericsomsel)
5t) 78 wins - New Britain Blood Brothers (malewell)
7) 77 wins - Boston Minutemen (neilg)
8t) 76 wins - Atlanta Blue (bkpeters)
8t) 76 wins - Jackson Bootleggers (rugrat)
10) 75 wins - Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes (MikeT23)
11t) 74 wins - Trenton Titans (KGS77)
11t) 74 wins - Scranton Apollos (tecwrg)
13) 72 wins - Colorado Springs Mile High Marines (brendanjod)
14t) 70 wins - Durham Bulls (bertrand93)
14t) 70 wins - Little Rock Cigars (shanklsa)
14t) 70 wins - San Jose Poppies (hbdgirl)
17) 69 wins - Oklahoma City Power Failure (coneheads)
18) 66 wins - New York Pick Pockets (EBzer)
19) 59 wins - Albuquerque Roadrunners (tedwmoore)
20) 49 wins - Monterrey Sugar Kings (drichter)