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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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BARRY BERMAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO FRESNO - MARCH 16-18 After a three-year hiatus, Dodgertown West announces the return of the Barry Berman Memorial to the tournament schedule. The West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association will be bringing two Giants teams and one A's squad to the event. Here is an introductory letter from your tournament host, Neil Adams of the Dodgers:
TENTATIVE 2012 FANTASY
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
RICH HERTZ STARTS NEW BASEBALL BLOG Camper Richie Hertz has made use of his writing abilities and is producing a new baseball blog. Early articles include stories about our friends Wendell Kim and Barney Nugent. He also analyzes the recent Jonathan Sanchez for Melky Cabrera trade, opines about a bias against left-handers, and discusses whether the 2012 Giants will be contenders or pretenders. Take a look at the new blog at: www.infinitebaseball.com
2012 FANTASY CAMP LEAGUE BEGINS PLAY IN MARCH The 2012 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 fill out the league. In the past, A's and Giants teams operated separately, but beginning in 2010, the A’s and Giants players were 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. Those who wish to play full-time should respond to an email request in early February. A draft will take place in early March 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. For more information, click on the link below: 2011 West Coast Fantasy Baseball League Structure The 2011 Fantasy Camp League completed play in October in San Jose. Your 2011 WCFBA league champions are the Seals coached by Jim Realini and Greg Terra. Congratulations to the coaches and their team members : Erik Hoffmann, Lisa Hoffmann, Heath Keller, Sil Krevocheza, Rob Lanterman, Ray Miailovich, Craig Nelson, Tom Sanfilippo, and Michael Simon. They completed the season with a record of 11-4 and won the league by one and a half games. Read about the 2011 league by clicking on the links below:
CARL CARDINALLI NAMED 2011 PAUL E. ROMAN AWARD WINNER
This year's winner was Carl Cardinalli. Carl was a near unanimous selection. Along with Bob Ford and Tony Lennon, he drives the annual 'Rob Weber Desert Classic' in Palm Desert. He and his wife Diane welcome us to the desert each year and invite us to spend an evening with them at Bighorn Golf's fabulous banquet restaurant. Carl is another one of those rare breed . . everyone wants to be on his team because they know they will have a good time! 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.
TWO NEW WCFBA BOARD MEMBERS NAMED The terms for Doug Rusch and Michael Simon on the West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association Board of Directors have ended and we thank them for their service. 92 members voted in this year's election. We had two clear winners who each garnered more than 50% of the vote:
Matthew Schmuck
John Haines
We want to
thank Marc Gerhardt, Mike Miller, and Jim Realini for running
because without participation, we have no organization. Many people
commented on how well qualified all the candidates were and that
speaks strongly of our group.
John and Matthew will begin serving three year terms on the board. 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.
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 2010 TAX RETURNS POSTED The West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association, as a non-profit organization, is required to post their yearly tax returns. Our new treasurer, Mark Gemello, 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. 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. To view each return, click on the links below or visit the About Us page: 2010 Internal Revenue Service Form 990EZ 2010 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
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. UPDATE (11/27/10) : The disease has progressed to the point where WK now lives full-time at a center specializing in memory loss. Natasha visits him one or two times a week and says he has his good days and his bad days. He can no longer process cards or letters so please do not send any more. Natasha realizes we would all like to help, but points out that even if there were a way to reverse the damage of the disease, WK is too far along. If you would still like to do something, perhaps making a donation in Wendell's name would help. The following organizations could use the money to continue research into the disease: |
The 2011 Lodi Tournament served as
the venue for the presentation of this year's
Paul E. Roman award
winner. 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.