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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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THE CAPTAIN'S 'BASSBALL' TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 25-27 In honor of the late Captain Steve Bennett, our host, Mike Weir, has renamed the annual San Diego tournament to "The Captain's Bassball Tournament". 'Bassball' combines Steve's love of baseball and his excellence at playing the bass in several different bands. We will be playing once again at Point Loma Nazarene College. Click here for the campus map. Billed as "America's Most Scenic Ballpark", the baseball diamond has an ocean view. This tournament will feature three Giant teams, two Dodger teams, and a Padres squad. We will bring three Giants teams this year (or 36 players). Click on the links below for your signup form and the driving directions. The hotel and banquet information is on your signup form. You must signup by June 7th to be considered for one of the three teams: http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/SD2010.htm http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/SDDirections.htm Note : Click on the following link for the schedule and rosters as of 06/18/10: http://www.westcoastfantasybaseball.com/sdrost2010.htm
Camper Rich Hertz has a new venture he thinks you will all be interested in. Read a note from Richie below:
WCFBA INITIATES MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT Every sports organization eventually feels the need to invoke a member 'code of conduct' and the West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association is no exception. The new Board of Directors spent part of the off-season putting together a set of standards by which players and coaches should conduct themselves while participating in events sponsored by the WCFBA or any other fantasy baseball organization. This code of conduct states the organization objective, our stance on alcohol and smoking at events, and a rough outline of member penalties which may be applied at the discretion of the league commissioner, the tournament commissioner, or the Board of Directors. To view the short document, click on the link below or visit the About Us page: West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association Code of Conduct
WCFBA 2009 TAX RETURNS POSTED The West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association, as a non-profit organization, is required to post their yearly tax returns. Once again, our treasurer, Doug Rusch, has filed our state and federal returns for this past year. Of special note this year is the fact that WCFBA events (league and tournament) generated over $100,000 in gross receipts for the first time. This is due to a combination of the number of events we are involved in, the number of participants in these events, and the growing costs to run each event. As an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, virtually all of this money goes right back out the door to pay for the events and the equipment that we use. Thank you Doug! To view each return, click on the links below or visit the About Us page: 2009 Internal Revenue Service Form 990EZ 2009 California Franchise Tax Board Form 199
The West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association is now on Facebook! While this web site and email will remain the main source of information regarding league and tournament events, our Facebook page should act as a quick and easy way for you to get information. It can also serve as a forum for WCFBA members to discuss topics, search for rides or hotel partners, and post event photos. Join us on our new page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Coast-Fantasy-Baseball-Association/333760477245
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. New for 2010: In the past, A's and Giants teams operated separately, but beginning in 2010, the A’s and Giants players will be combined into one league draft. The concept of A's teams and Giants teams is no more and pool players will be assigned to the most appropriate team on a given week. Read about the 2010 league by clicking on the links 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
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 as of April, 2009 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.
UPDATE (03/10/10) :
Natasha has contacted me to let us all know that WK
is no longer able to play golf. In your correspondence with him,
please don't mention golf anymore. In addition, he is having a
difficult time signing his name on memorabilia. Please don't send
any more items for signature.
NEW WCFBA
WEB SITE CHANGES Check out all the new web site changes which include the following:
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