thanksgiving and playoffs

it's thanksgiving ... i'm supposed to be thankful for something. in actuality, there are many things that i AM thankful for, but i'm not thankful for the missouri jailbirds. they're my next opponent in the playoffs.

the hitmen were supposed to beat the jailbirds. they made it a tough fought five game series before dropping the last game. i think my team matches better with the hitmen than the jailbirds. but they didn't do it and now i face off against the jailbirds. start time is scheduled for next monday (long weekend for me).

i need the dice rolling gods to smile down upon tupelo next monday. now let's go sacrifice a turkey in patronage to the dice.

-chief

season is winding down ...

we're in the middle of the playoffs. the season has gone longer than i anticipated, yet shorter (i think) than mark predicted. but the playoffs are here and that means the off season is just around the corner. i hate the off season. oh, there are good aspects about it, but i just love playing the game. maybe that's why two years ago i was in three separate leagues. along with filling in for other owners (in every league i participate), i end up playing somewhere between 140-200 games a year.

i really wish i could get a retro 70s season going. i'd love to do that during the off season. but as mark points out repeatedly, people drag their feet for whatever reasons, generally not of their own doing (of course not, it's always someone else's fault). and with all the foot dragging, that means there isn't much time during the off season. in a perfect world scenario a 60 game league should take about 6 months to play. add one month of overlapping on both sides with the auctions ... would be great.

ahhh, to dream.

-chief

Fat Elvis Baseball Collective

this will kick off the FEBC blog. i hope this ends up being useful.

-chief