You'll note that it's not all holiday cheer, though, as the bit of business at the bottom reminds everyone that Draft Day is just over three months away...
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Showing posts with label From The Archives. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
From the Archives: Happy Holidays, CFCL Style
Dipping in to the CFCL's history treasure chest, here's a hand-illustrated and colored Christmas greeting that Rich sent to CFCL owners during the during the off-season between the end of the 1992 campaign and the start of 1993.
You'll note that it's not all holiday cheer, though, as the bit of business at the bottom reminds everyone that Draft Day is just over three months away...
You'll note that it's not all holiday cheer, though, as the bit of business at the bottom reminds everyone that Draft Day is just over three months away...
Monday, September 23, 2013
From the Archive: Welsch's FlatFeet Team Profile
Today we dip into the CFCL Archives again for another historical artifact.
When Rich's brother-in-law Ken took over the departing Clark's Kents following the 1995 season, Ken threw himself right into the spirit of the CFCL and publish a team profile for his new franchise. As you'll see below, the profile not only served as an introduction to the CFCL's newest owner, but demonstrated his artistic side as well.
From the Archives, here's the Flatfeet's team profile (click for full size version):
When Rich's brother-in-law Ken took over the departing Clark's Kents following the 1995 season, Ken threw himself right into the spirit of the CFCL and publish a team profile for his new franchise. As you'll see below, the profile not only served as an introduction to the CFCL's newest owner, but demonstrated his artistic side as well.
From the Archives, here's the Flatfeet's team profile (click for full size version):
Thursday, August 22, 2013
From the Archives: The Gauntlet
Today, we’re going to dip into the CFCL archives again and pull out another dusty artifact…
In 1994, experienced Roto player and Trading The Gator fan Kenn Ruby joined the CFCL. Full of ambition and high hopes, Kenn struggled in that first season and his franchise, By Kennen, limped to a last place finish, a mere 77.5 points out of first place.
In 2005, Kenn rechristened his team Kenndoza Line, and rocketed up the standings to a 3rd place finish, only 9.5 points behind the 2005 CFCL Champions, David’s Copperfields.
Apparently emboldened by his sophomore success, when it came time for Kenn to mail his fee payment prior to the 2006 season, Kenn included a note to the Co-Commissioner and reigning league champ (click to embiggen):
The simple audacity of the proclamation, which I dubbed “The Gauntlet”, was a gusty move by a third-year CFCL newbie to a Co-Founder and 23-year veteran. Yet it instantly earned my respect and I featured it as the quote of the week at the top of the pre-draft bulletin.
How did Kenn fare in his prediction? Pretty damn well. The Copperfields did indeed go down, sucking their way to a 7th place finish in 2006.
Kenn’s note was more than a prediction, though. It also carried the tone of a threat … as in “I’M going to be the one who takes you down.” Kenn didn’t exactly follow through on that threat, as it was David’s Ruffins who ran away with the 2006 title. In fact, Kenndoza Line actually dropped in the standings themselves, falling from 3rd place in 2005 to 4th in 2006.
Perhaps is all just took a little longer than Kenn expected. In 2007, Kenndoza Line did indeed reign supreme, securing the first of their two CFCL titles.
In 1994, experienced Roto player and Trading The Gator fan Kenn Ruby joined the CFCL. Full of ambition and high hopes, Kenn struggled in that first season and his franchise, By Kennen, limped to a last place finish, a mere 77.5 points out of first place.
In 2005, Kenn rechristened his team Kenndoza Line, and rocketed up the standings to a 3rd place finish, only 9.5 points behind the 2005 CFCL Champions, David’s Copperfields.
Apparently emboldened by his sophomore success, when it came time for Kenn to mail his fee payment prior to the 2006 season, Kenn included a note to the Co-Commissioner and reigning league champ (click to embiggen):
The simple audacity of the proclamation, which I dubbed “The Gauntlet”, was a gusty move by a third-year CFCL newbie to a Co-Founder and 23-year veteran. Yet it instantly earned my respect and I featured it as the quote of the week at the top of the pre-draft bulletin.
How did Kenn fare in his prediction? Pretty damn well. The Copperfields did indeed go down, sucking their way to a 7th place finish in 2006.
Kenn’s note was more than a prediction, though. It also carried the tone of a threat … as in “I’M going to be the one who takes you down.” Kenn didn’t exactly follow through on that threat, as it was David’s Ruffins who ran away with the 2006 title. In fact, Kenndoza Line actually dropped in the standings themselves, falling from 3rd place in 2005 to 4th in 2006.
Perhaps is all just took a little longer than Kenn expected. In 2007, Kenndoza Line did indeed reign supreme, securing the first of their two CFCL titles.
Monday, August 19, 2013
From the Archives: CFCL Newsletter, June 9, 1987
Here's a random artifact from the CFCL Archives for your entertainment - the CFCL Newsletter from June 9, 1987.
In an earlier post, I described the origins of the CFCL Newsletter. That first edition, from April 28, 1987 was a joint effort between Rich and me. By the time we got to the sixth issue, however, it had pretty much become Rich's production, though I was still listed as an Editor on the cover sheet (this was, no doubt, because we continued to reuse the same cover sheet week after week, just pasting in a new cut-out date for each edition ... and remember, in those days of typewritten documents, this was actual physical cutting and pasting).
This issue includes a number of features:
In an earlier post, I described the origins of the CFCL Newsletter. That first edition, from April 28, 1987 was a joint effort between Rich and me. By the time we got to the sixth issue, however, it had pretty much become Rich's production, though I was still listed as an Editor on the cover sheet (this was, no doubt, because we continued to reuse the same cover sheet week after week, just pasting in a new cut-out date for each edition ... and remember, in those days of typewritten documents, this was actual physical cutting and pasting).
This issue includes a number of features:
- Down On The Farm - an update on players belonging to CFCL farm systems
- Head To Head Standings - an update on the daily head-to-head competition that was run simultaneously with the regular CFCL season (the Head To Head competition was described in an earlier post)
- The debut of TICOD - In those days, there was a charge for every transaction made (a dime per activation or reserve, etc). The funds collected went into the prize pool for the year, and TICOD - one of Rich's many personas - was responsible for updating the league on outstanding fees, and threatening appropriate violence to ensure payment
- A nice sampling of photos clipped from the pages of the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times and repurposed with Rich's captions, customized for the CFCL
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