"For four hours, we batted around names and prices, and actually, it felt like old times. But at one point, I looked down at the rosters and saw Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn Jr., Prince Fielder, Chris Duncan, Aaron Boone, Jose Cruz Jr., Scott Hairston, Jason Kendall, Justin Speier, Daryle Ward and Jayson Werth, and realized I had once bid on all their fathers."
Hot on the heels of the WSJ article about Glen Waggoner's retirement that I linked to earlier today comes this ESPN The Magazine piece by Steve Wulf writing about what appears to be the final Draft for the original Rotisserie League's Founding Fathers.
The article comes with an associated video, which features footage from that Final Draft and interviews with Wulf, Dan Okrent, Glen Waggoner, Rob Fleder, and others. Highly recommended reading/viewing:
The Last Rotisserie Draft
Note on the video: I've still got that same T-shirt that Waggoner is wearing in the video. I also had an accompanying ball cap with the RL logo on it, which I loved. Unfortunately, a gust of wind blew it off my head and over the side of a mountian when Michelle and I were in Colorado visiting Bob Monroe. It was a very traumatic experience...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Roster Moves for April 25, 2008
April 25
MOORE BETTER reserve Kyle Kendrick, activate Chad Durbin.
STONES reserve Jayson Nix, activate Craig Counsell.
STONES reserve Pedro Feliciano, activate Derrick Turnbow.
RED HOTS reserve Johan Santana, activate John Grabow.
RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate Ryan Madson.
RED HOTS reserve Hong-Chih Kuo, activate Todd Coffey.
DOORMATTS reserve Ben Sheets, activate Carlos Villanueva.
DOORMATTS reserve Dan Haren, activate Matt Herges.
RUFFINS reserve Ronnie Belliard, activate Brendan Ryan.
RUFFINS reserve Rich Hill, activate Taylor Bucholtz.
PICTS reserve Chris Coste, activate David Ross.
PICTS reserve Derek Lowe, activate Matt Chico.
PICTS reserve Paul McAnulty, activate Rajai Davis.
PICTS reserve Matt Cain, activate Nelson Figueroa.
CLOWNS reserve Jon Lieber, activate Franklin Morales.
BULLS reserve Johnny Cueto, activate Randy Flores.
BULLS reserve Ian Snell, activate Justin Germano.
BULLS reserve Chris Young, activate Saul Rivera.
BULLS reserve Chad Billingsley, activate Blaine Boyer.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Tom Gorzelany, activate Luis Ayala.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Joel Pinero, activate Braden Looper.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Brian Shouse, activate Odalis Perez.
MOORE BETTER reserve Kyle Kendrick, activate Chad Durbin.
STONES reserve Jayson Nix, activate Craig Counsell.
STONES reserve Pedro Feliciano, activate Derrick Turnbow.
RED HOTS reserve Johan Santana, activate John Grabow.
RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate Ryan Madson.
RED HOTS reserve Hong-Chih Kuo, activate Todd Coffey.
DOORMATTS reserve Ben Sheets, activate Carlos Villanueva.
DOORMATTS reserve Dan Haren, activate Matt Herges.
RUFFINS reserve Ronnie Belliard, activate Brendan Ryan.
RUFFINS reserve Rich Hill, activate Taylor Bucholtz.
PICTS reserve Chris Coste, activate David Ross.
PICTS reserve Derek Lowe, activate Matt Chico.
PICTS reserve Paul McAnulty, activate Rajai Davis.
PICTS reserve Matt Cain, activate Nelson Figueroa.
CLOWNS reserve Jon Lieber, activate Franklin Morales.
BULLS reserve Johnny Cueto, activate Randy Flores.
BULLS reserve Ian Snell, activate Justin Germano.
BULLS reserve Chris Young, activate Saul Rivera.
BULLS reserve Chad Billingsley, activate Blaine Boyer.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Tom Gorzelany, activate Luis Ayala.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Joel Pinero, activate Braden Looper.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Brian Shouse, activate Odalis Perez.
Retirement of an Icon
An article posted in the Online Wall Street Journal last night announces the retirement from fantasy baseball of a Rotisserie League founding father. That leaves just one of the originals left in the league.The article mentions that the orginal owners were invited to Cooperstown a few years ago to be honored on the 25th Anniversary of the league. With the CFCL's 25th Anniversary coming up in 2009, we'd all better start watching our mailboxes for invitations...
Here's a link to the article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120898462440339335.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Note that it was written by Nando Di Fino, who was one of Sam Walker's assistant in the book Fantasyland. The article also includes a video interview with Di Fino, which doesn't add a whole lot, but the article itself is a great read.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Roster Moves for April 21, 2008
April 21
DOORMATTS reserve Tyler Yates, activate Brandon Webb.
RED HOTS reserve John Grabow, activate Paul Maholm.
RED HOTS reserve Todd Coffey, activate Matt Belisle.
RED HOTS reserve Ryan Madson, activate Hong-Chih Kuo.
STONES reserve Scott Proctor, activate Jose Valverde.
BULLS reserve Randy Flores, activate Kyle Lohse.
BULLS reserve Jose Bautista, activate Jorge Cantu.
BULLS reserve Saul Rivera, activate John Maine.
BULLS reserve Tom Glavine, activate Tim Hudson.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Luis Ayala, activate Shawn Hill.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Elijia Dukes activate Gregor Blanco.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Robert Andino, activate Martin Prado.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Jimmy Rollins, activate Damion Easley.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Braden Looper, activate Brett Myers.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Odalis Perez, activate Ted Lilly.
DEM REBELS reserve Wandy Rodriguez, activate Doug Brocail.
DEM REBELS reserve Luis Rivas, activate Ryan Spilborghs.
RUFFINS reserve Brendan Ryan, activate Emmanuel Burriss.
PICTS reserve Matt Chico, acitvate Jeff Francis.
PICTS reserve Rajai Davis, activate Endy Chavez.
PICTS reserve Jeff Suppan, activate Mark Hendrickson.
Note: Excel rosters will not be updated until sometime this evening...
DOORMATTS reserve Tyler Yates, activate Brandon Webb.
RED HOTS reserve John Grabow, activate Paul Maholm.
RED HOTS reserve Todd Coffey, activate Matt Belisle.
RED HOTS reserve Ryan Madson, activate Hong-Chih Kuo.
STONES reserve Scott Proctor, activate Jose Valverde.
BULLS reserve Randy Flores, activate Kyle Lohse.
BULLS reserve Jose Bautista, activate Jorge Cantu.
BULLS reserve Saul Rivera, activate John Maine.
BULLS reserve Tom Glavine, activate Tim Hudson.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Luis Ayala, activate Shawn Hill.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Elijia Dukes activate Gregor Blanco.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Robert Andino, activate Martin Prado.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Jimmy Rollins, activate Damion Easley.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Braden Looper, activate Brett Myers.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Odalis Perez, activate Ted Lilly.
DEM REBELS reserve Wandy Rodriguez, activate Doug Brocail.
DEM REBELS reserve Luis Rivas, activate Ryan Spilborghs.
RUFFINS reserve Brendan Ryan, activate Emmanuel Burriss.
PICTS reserve Matt Chico, acitvate Jeff Francis.
PICTS reserve Rajai Davis, activate Endy Chavez.
PICTS reserve Jeff Suppan, activate Mark Hendrickson.
Note: Excel rosters will not be updated until sometime this evening...
Sunday, April 20, 2008
FAAB Results for April 20, 2008
The following players were acquired via Free Agent Bidding today:
Blaine Boyer
.05 Graging Bulls (Barry Bonds)
Chad Durbin
.06 Moore Better (Peter Moylan)
Dallas McPherson
.05 Red Hots (Royce Ring)
Doug Brocail
.08 Dem Rebels (Carmen Pignatello)
Logan Kensing
.05 Dem Rebels (Anibal Sanchez)
Taylor Tankersley
.05 Ruffins (Dave Roberts)
Sportsline rosters have been updated with the new acquisitions.
Blaine Boyer
.05 Graging Bulls (Barry Bonds)
Chad Durbin
.06 Moore Better (Peter Moylan)
Dallas McPherson
.05 Red Hots (Royce Ring)
Doug Brocail
.08 Dem Rebels (Carmen Pignatello)
Logan Kensing
.05 Dem Rebels (Anibal Sanchez)
Taylor Tankersley
.05 Ruffins (Dave Roberts)
Sportsline rosters have been updated with the new acquisitions.
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