If you've spent any time in the History section of the CFCL Internet Headquarters, you'll know that we're rather fond of documenting our Draft Day "incidents". The very first incident that we we had actual documentation for was "The Darryl Strawberry Incident" from the 1992 Draft.
Here's the way I described the incident in the 1992 Draft History:
Kelly Barone nominated Darryl Strawberry at .05. There was a noticeable reaction from some owners at Kelly's "audacity". You see, it's kind of an unwritten tradition in the CFCL that players get nominated at the minimum (.01) and then bidding proceeds at penny increments for the most part.
OK, it's not the quickest way to run a draft, and no one was prevented from starting the bid at more then .01 or raising it a nickel at a time, it's just that it was surprising when it happens.
Well, the bidding continued to Dem Rebels, who jumped all the way to .08. The next owner up was Pat McGuire, a CFCL rookie, and he wasn't having any of this "penny or two at a time" crap. He shot the bid all the way to .25, which was still cheap for Strawberry. The reaction it caused in the other owners was astounding -- a stunned silence, a quick anonymous whistle, and then, in a random and inexplicable coincidence, Tom Clark and Dave Holian both turned and looked into the kitchen, as if asking "Where the hell did THAT bid come from?"
The sheer randomness and total spontaneity of the act of looking into the kitchen made it a funny moment. It became hilarious, and an instant CFCL classic, when two owners simultaneously and independently chose to do it at the same time.
The video clip below includes not only the incident itself and ensuing commentary, but the completion of the bidding on Strawberry, and the continuation of the McGuire insanity with the bidding on the next player, Shawon Dunston.
So, without further ado, the CFCL Archives presents... The Darryl Stawberry Incident:
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Who's the dude with all the hair in the white hat on the left? God we looked young.
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