The Cub Fan Club League

2000 Season

From left to right, Eric Lamb (Lambchops), Rich Bentel (Dem Rebels, Co-Commissioner), Matt Bentel (DoorMatts), Steve Olson (Stones), Dave Goetz (ForGoetz Me Nots), Kelly Barone (Six Packs), David Mahlan (Copperfields, Co-Commissioner), Nick Hansen (Picts), Bruce Ellman (Go-Go), Paul Zeledon (Meisters), David Holian (Ruffins), Matt Grage (Hard Hats), Tim (Hard Hats assistant).

Comings and Goings 

Welsch's FlatFeet and Steve's Slackers left the league.  The CFCL replaced those two teams and added two additional teams to bring the total number of teams in the league to 12.  The teams (and owners) added were:

Bruce's Witzke a Go-Go (Bruce Ellman/Harry Witzke)
Matt's Hard Hats (Matt Grage)
Nick's Picts (Nick Hansen)
Steve's Stones (Steve Olson)

Top 2000 Newsflash Headlines

Click a link below to see the CFCL News Flash for significant events in 2000:

Jan 31 New Franchise au Go-Go
Feb 3 FlatFeet Beat It, Replaced by Stones
Feb 5 Hard Hats and Picts Join CFCL in Historic Growth Spurt
Feb 11 Executive Committee Finalizes 2000 Roster/Salary Structure
Feb 12 Stones Grab #1 Expansion Pick
Feb 16 Big Unit Goes #1 as Expansion Teams Load Up For 2000
Mar 1 Dem Rebels Acquire Sosa
Mar 9 Millwood Traded to Ruffins
Mar 10 DoorMatts Strike Again With 2nd Trade in Two Days
Mar 12 Limited Daily Transactions Allowed For 2000 Season
Mar 14 Hard Hats Complete First Trade
Mar 15 Ramirez Dealt for 2001 Draft Picks
Mar 18 Stones/Hard Hats in Expansion Team Deal
Mar 29 Picts Sign Rocker Long-Term
May 10 Copperfields Acquire Greene
May 15 Executive Committee Does Away With Pre-Draft Linking
May 26 Copperfields Acquire Big Unit and Killer B
May 31 Go-Go Make Big Splash With First Trade In Franchise History
Jun 17 Rebels Pick Up Pitching Help for Championship Drive
Jun 20 Rebels Acquire Offensive Trio
Jun 20 Go-Go Acquire Powerful Package of Pitching Potential
Jul 5 Rebels Nab Ventura
Jul 18 Go-Go Acquire Young and Aguilera
Jul 28 Hard Hats Send Sanders to Go-Go
Jul 31 Copperfields and Six Packs in Deadline Deal
Oct 3 Copperfields Back On Top
Oct 14 2000 Award Winners Announced

Season Recap 

Click to read the end-of-season summary of the 2000 Pennant Race.

2000 Draft 

Draft History

2000 Stats

Click a link below to see the CFCL Standings and Statistic Report for that Period (Word format):

Period 10 Standings and Stats

Period 18 Standings and Stats

Final Standings and Stats

2000 Weekly Reports 

Click a date to see the CFCL Roster Change Report for that date (Word format):

February 24, 2000 Pre-season calendar, expansion draft rules, The X-Files July 18, 2000
April 4, 2000 July 25, 2000
April 11, 2000 Daily transactions guidelines, Tools To Use August 1, 2000
April 18, 2000 Broadcasters poll August 8, 2000
April 25, 2000 August 15, 2000
May 2, 2000 Sealed bid protocol August 22, 2000
May 9, 2000 report missing August 29, 2000 CFCL Bash report
May 16, 2000 Constitutional changes September 5, 2000
May 23, 2000 September 12, 2000 Tony LaRussa, Fantasy League Hero?
May 30, 2000 September 19, 2000 Assault on the record books
June 6, 2000 report missing September 26, 2000 Pennant race analysis
June 13, 2000 October 5, 2000 Winter Waivers
June 20, 2000 CFCL Trades, Hairman sighting October 13, 2000 Winter Waivers, Round 2
June 27, 2000 October 20, 2000 Winter Waivers, Round 3; Banquet report; Anti-dumping proposals, Internet radio baseball
July 4, 2000 October 27, 2000 Winter Waivers, Round 4
July 11, 2000

2000 Awards

List of 2000 Award Winners

2000 Awards Banquet Report

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