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West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association
"Home for fantasy campers before and after camp" |
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West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association
"Home for fantasy campers before and after camp" |
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PADRES ANNOUNCE LAKE ELSINORE TOURNAMENT FOR MARCH 5-7 The Padres have invited the Giants to participate in the second annual 'Duel at the Diamond' from March 5-7 in Lake Elsinore. Details are still being worked out, but the tournament will feature up to eight teams. There is room for two Giants squads if we can get enough signups. Cost is $300 per player and that gets you a banquet with entertainment, full locker room use, laundry, a trainer (if needed), and tournament gifts. If you are interested and want to reserve yourself a spot, send a check made out to West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association to: WCFBA Our host, Mike Britton, has recently announced the creation of a Facebook page which contains information such as hotels to stay at (three different possibilities), banquet details, and playing rules. The Facebook page mentions your ability to pay directly to the Lake Elsinore Storm. Please do NOT pay in this way and instead send your check to Doug. The Facebook page can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282039568274 SPECIAL NOTE : Many of you have asked about the annual Bakersfield tournament with the Dodgers. After many years, the tournament was not held last year. Rumors of a shift to Fresno or Santa Barbara were floated when I asked, but nothing definite was decided. In the end, I have no new information regarding a 2010 tournament with the Dodgers. I would say your best chance of playing tournament ball in March is to signup for the Lake Elsinore tournament.
2010 FANTASY CAMP
LEAGUE
BEGINS PLAY IN MARCH
The 2010 Fantasy Camp League will commence
play in March and will continue on close to a bi-weekly basis into October. Four
to six
teams will play a 15 game schedule. Those who
wish to play full-time should respond to an email request in early February.
A draft will take place in late February to pick the teams. Part-time or
'pool' players should respond to the pool coordinator's request by Thursday at
noon of a given play week to get on the priority list. Open roster spots will be
filled each week from these pool player signups. Read about the 2010
league structure by clicking on the link below: The 2009 Fantasy Camp League completed play in October in San Rafael. This year's champion was the Elk Grove Giants led by Dave DeCruz and J.C. Penney. They completed the season with a record of 10-4-1 and won the league by one half game over the defending champion San Francisco Giants. Other team members included Ben Chen, Stephen Cuddy, Keith DaCosta, Mark Gemello, Mike Hughey, Rob Lanterman, Dave Montellato, Mike Shaffer, and Carl Vargas. See the season synopsis at:
TENTATIVE 2010
FANTASY CAMP TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
MARK GEMELLO NAMED 2009 PAUL E. ROMAN AWARD WINNER The 2009 Lodi Tournament served as the venue for the presentation of this year's Paul E. Roman award winners. The award is given to the campers who most exemplify what we are trying to accomplish with these tournaments and league events. Just as the Dodgers have their David Blakemore award, we will recognize some campers each year for their contribution to the events. This year's sole winner was Mark Gemello in a unanimous vote. For those of you who didn't get a chance to meet Paul who passed away in 2002, get yourself a copy of his wife Jackie's book and you'll see why he was chosen to represent this award. A web page has been created to honor Paul and all the award winners. Each year, previous winners will be asked to select new award recipients. Winners will be announced at the Lodi tournament each year and they will be awarded a certificate as well as have their names etched on a perpetual plaque.
THREE NEW WCFBA BOARD MEMBERS NAMED Sorry for the delay in the board voting, but we had a virtual three-way tie which had to be broken by the board. We had decent participation as around 85 members voted. The three new board members are:
Congratulations to each new board member and thank you to all who put their name in the hat to run for a board seat. For a list of all the roles and responsibilities that folks currently hold within the WCFBA, click here.
WENDELL KIM UPDATE Many of you have met Wendell Kim ('WK') during your fantasy camp experience. WK was a long-time coach with the Giants and also worked with the Red Sox, Brewers, Expos, and Cubs during his career. He last worked as a coach in the Nationals system in 2005. Since then, WK and his wife Natasha have retired to Gilbert, Arizona. Toward the end of his career, WK started to experience some loss of his short-term memory. Many tests were run to determine the cause, but nothing definitive was found. Over time, the memory loss worsened so Natasha scheduled more tests to be performed by the Mayo Clinic. Recently, it was determined that there is a 95% chance that WK has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia that is incurable, degenerative and terminal in nature. To read more about the disease, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer. Steps are being taken to slow down the progress of the disease and WK will continue to see doctors at the Mayo Clinic. WK
still plays golf a few times each week, but he no longer drives a car.
He is strong physically and continues to be in top shape. However, the
disease is depressing and frustrating for him. He enjoys the contact he
has with friends and former campers. I'm sure he would appreciate a
card or letter with your good wishes and a story or two about your
experiences with him. If you have photo that you could include with the
letter, that could help complete the picture for him. He doesn't need
your condolences so keep your message upbeat. If you would like to send
a card or letter, please contact me at
rweber5@prodigy.net for Wendell's address.
NEW WCFBA
WEB SITE CHANGES Check out all the new web site changes which include the following:
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