When fantasy baseball leagues get weird...
I have been a member of Boxscore Baseball for about 12 years now. It has a lot of strange and quirky rules that govern everything from drafting to scoring to waivers to the playoffs. I have only finish in the top half of the league once, and that was a third place finish back in either 2006 or 2007.
What this league does not lack is imagination. And egos. Or lack therof.
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Let the games finally begin. It should be a great boxscore season. We will try to defend our title but there's a lot of good teams out there.
This week, the Commissioner brings his team into Sirius XM Radio Park to open the season. The Opening Day festivities will begin with the traditional parade down Chain Bridge Rd. as McLean welcomes it's heroes for another exciting season of Boxscore Baseball. When I was out this morning, I saw fans with their tents and sleeping bags already claiming their spot on the sidewalk in anticipation of tomorrow's big event. As is typical in Boxscore Baseball, there are many new faces on the Rag/Man squad this season, but the veterans who with the club last season, like Justin Verlander, Zack Grienke, and Ryan Zimmerman, are helping the newbies get acquainted with their new home for the summer.
There have been a few improvements at the "X" this season. We now have a Chop't stand in the park where you can put together your own salad. Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat is the official beer at the park this summer, and McKeever's Pub, McLean Pizza, and Roccos have opened concession stands to bring a little of downtown McLean to the ballyard.
The pregame ceremony will feather the returning Renegades getting their 2009 Boxscore League Championship rings. They have the famous RM logo in diamonds surrounded by rubys. (Incedently, we thank the Commish for offering to provide the funds from the league to purchase those rings. We are having the bill sent directly to the league office.) All fans will receive a cheap replica championship ring covered with sponsor logos as they enter the ballpark.
Play Ball!
Much to the surprise of everyone, the Omaha Steaks are still in the league. They are set to open the last season at the Rosenblatt Stadium, also the home to the College World Series and the AAA Omaha Royals. (Yes, it is surprising that the AA KC Royals do have a AAA team).
There has been a major shake-up in the front office. The addition of John Long is hoped to removed the memory of last year's embarrassment to both the Big O and the Lower Slower Eastern Shore. New management promises that DL and released players will no longer be viewed as a blessing for easy scoring. When announcing the change of leadership, the organization stated that John will compensate for Stan's chronic illness--L.A.Z.Y.
It is noted that Stan has been run out of the lower shore. Could it be this a response to his bad management, or the fact that he was the only person in Ocean Pines to vote for Obama, or his striking out twice with the sacks full in his last appearance in the Senior Softball League? (His manager was heard to say: "I wish he had moved at the being of the season.")
Since this is the last year for the Blatt, there is uncertainty about the future of the team. Will they move to the new CWS park in downtown? Will they move to the new minor league park in nearby Sarby County? Or will they move to suburban DC? And why in a Republican town are taxpayers building two new ballparks?
We will not know until next season the future location of the steaks. But we promise a juicy year..
The team is now in a legal struggle with the City of Omaha and the NCAA over selling rights to the old stadium. All three claim the right to sell seats, bases, and foul polls after the season.
But no matter what the legal outcome, weekday afternoon games at the Blatt will always be half-priced Omaha Steak Burger and dollar beer days. University of Nebraska at Omaha students please note that gerontology classes will not be held those days. But office hours will be held as scheduled, but relocated to the right field general admission seats. Please bring a burger and beer with you if you are requesting extra credit.
Well, after checking out the schedule, it looks like the Killer Kittens ("We're cute, but deadly") get to open the season with the Omaha Mis-Steaks, who are under the elusion that adding returning boxscore vet John Long to the front office will help. Well, OK, maybe it will help a LITTLE; Stan can nap a little more this season and look for a new home for his team.
With the Columbus Clippers now in a park that opened last year, Kittens owner Rich "Psychocat" Burkhardt bought their old home, Cooper Stadium, and renamed it Catnip Park. Since the Mis-Steaks are in town for the opening series, the Opening Day festivities will include a barbeque at the park, with each attendee receivinga free bottle of A-1 Sauce. Other festivities planned for the week include Treat 'Em Rough Day, where those attending will receive free cat treats, and Spring Cleaning Day, where those entering will get a free box of Fresh Step kitty litter.
The opening week should be an exciting and fun one at "The Nip" as it is now known to locals, and the visiting team should be well done by the time they leave town....
We have picked up all the branches that got scattered across Annandale Public Field #3 over the winter, chalked out new lines on the field, and sanded and repainted the bleachers on the first and third base lines. There is nothing much we can do about the metal bleachers behind the outfield fences, although some nifty hammer work got most of the dents out, and a new coat of Rustoleum got applied. So all I have to do is mow the grass in the field tomorrow before the Annandale Blue Jays open the season at home against Brown's Bombers.
It should be an exciting season for the Blue Jays, as they battle to make the playoffs and not end up in relegation row. The fans are surprised to see that the team has acquired some quality players (Holliday, Beckett, Lackey), and they look forward to seeing them shine before their inevitable season-ending injuries. The team's PR department has added new promotions that do NOT involve seats cushions this year, although fans sitting in the outfield bleachers sure do appreciate those cushions.
Don John's Johns has again supplied the team with high-quality porta-potties for the season. The Wendy's fast food restaurant beyond the right field fence will supply the concessions, but they still won't deliver to your seats, so you will just have to walk over there to get your food.
Again, as always, GO BLUE JAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What this league does not lack is imagination. And egos. Or lack therof.
Check out the opening blurbs from ...
Let the games finally begin. It should be a great boxscore season. We will try to defend our title but there's a lot of good teams out there.
This week, the Commissioner brings his team into Sirius XM Radio Park to open the season. The Opening Day festivities will begin with the traditional parade down Chain Bridge Rd. as McLean welcomes it's heroes for another exciting season of Boxscore Baseball. When I was out this morning, I saw fans with their tents and sleeping bags already claiming their spot on the sidewalk in anticipation of tomorrow's big event. As is typical in Boxscore Baseball, there are many new faces on the Rag/Man squad this season, but the veterans who with the club last season, like Justin Verlander, Zack Grienke, and Ryan Zimmerman, are helping the newbies get acquainted with their new home for the summer.
There have been a few improvements at the "X" this season. We now have a Chop't stand in the park where you can put together your own salad. Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat is the official beer at the park this summer, and McKeever's Pub, McLean Pizza, and Roccos have opened concession stands to bring a little of downtown McLean to the ballyard.
The pregame ceremony will feather the returning Renegades getting their 2009 Boxscore League Championship rings. They have the famous RM logo in diamonds surrounded by rubys. (Incedently, we thank the Commish for offering to provide the funds from the league to purchase those rings. We are having the bill sent directly to the league office.) All fans will receive a cheap replica championship ring covered with sponsor logos as they enter the ballpark.
Play Ball!
Much to the surprise of everyone, the Omaha Steaks are still in the league. They are set to open the last season at the Rosenblatt Stadium, also the home to the College World Series and the AAA Omaha Royals. (Yes, it is surprising that the AA KC Royals do have a AAA team).
There has been a major shake-up in the front office. The addition of John Long is hoped to removed the memory of last year's embarrassment to both the Big O and the Lower Slower Eastern Shore. New management promises that DL and released players will no longer be viewed as a blessing for easy scoring. When announcing the change of leadership, the organization stated that John will compensate for Stan's chronic illness--L.A.Z.Y.
It is noted that Stan has been run out of the lower shore. Could it be this a response to his bad management, or the fact that he was the only person in Ocean Pines to vote for Obama, or his striking out twice with the sacks full in his last appearance in the Senior Softball League? (His manager was heard to say: "I wish he had moved at the being of the season.")
Since this is the last year for the Blatt, there is uncertainty about the future of the team. Will they move to the new CWS park in downtown? Will they move to the new minor league park in nearby Sarby County? Or will they move to suburban DC? And why in a Republican town are taxpayers building two new ballparks?
We will not know until next season the future location of the steaks. But we promise a juicy year..
The team is now in a legal struggle with the City of Omaha and the NCAA over selling rights to the old stadium. All three claim the right to sell seats, bases, and foul polls after the season.
But no matter what the legal outcome, weekday afternoon games at the Blatt will always be half-priced Omaha Steak Burger and dollar beer days. University of Nebraska at Omaha students please note that gerontology classes will not be held those days. But office hours will be held as scheduled, but relocated to the right field general admission seats. Please bring a burger and beer with you if you are requesting extra credit.
Well, after checking out the schedule, it looks like the Killer Kittens ("We're cute, but deadly") get to open the season with the Omaha Mis-Steaks, who are under the elusion that adding returning boxscore vet John Long to the front office will help. Well, OK, maybe it will help a LITTLE; Stan can nap a little more this season and look for a new home for his team.
With the Columbus Clippers now in a park that opened last year, Kittens owner Rich "Psychocat" Burkhardt bought their old home, Cooper Stadium, and renamed it Catnip Park. Since the Mis-Steaks are in town for the opening series, the Opening Day festivities will include a barbeque at the park, with each attendee receivinga free bottle of A-1 Sauce. Other festivities planned for the week include Treat 'Em Rough Day, where those attending will receive free cat treats, and Spring Cleaning Day, where those entering will get a free box of Fresh Step kitty litter.
The opening week should be an exciting and fun one at "The Nip" as it is now known to locals, and the visiting team should be well done by the time they leave town....
We have picked up all the branches that got scattered across Annandale Public Field #3 over the winter, chalked out new lines on the field, and sanded and repainted the bleachers on the first and third base lines. There is nothing much we can do about the metal bleachers behind the outfield fences, although some nifty hammer work got most of the dents out, and a new coat of Rustoleum got applied. So all I have to do is mow the grass in the field tomorrow before the Annandale Blue Jays open the season at home against Brown's Bombers.
It should be an exciting season for the Blue Jays, as they battle to make the playoffs and not end up in relegation row. The fans are surprised to see that the team has acquired some quality players (Holliday, Beckett, Lackey), and they look forward to seeing them shine before their inevitable season-ending injuries. The team's PR department has added new promotions that do NOT involve seats cushions this year, although fans sitting in the outfield bleachers sure do appreciate those cushions.
Don John's Johns has again supplied the team with high-quality porta-potties for the season. The Wendy's fast food restaurant beyond the right field fence will supply the concessions, but they still won't deliver to your seats, so you will just have to walk over there to get your food.
Again, as always, GO BLUE JAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!