Interesting that Marc Bulger could've been saved as a 2nd rounder and that's where he was drafted. Ditto for Drew Brees. Jon Kitna could've been saved in the 3rd round and that's where he ended up.
And for the second time in league history, we had a team draft a college player.
Now, I will unleash the undead carcass of Web Monkey and command him to finish the site for once. The season starts Thursday, September 6. Gentlemen, start your engines.
8/23 -- In case you were curious, last year's vote to alter the draft sequence ended in a tie. Because of that, we'll keep things the same. The first round order is set. 2nd-X-factor round will be snaking, determined by random order at the draft.
Check your possible saves here. One player in green, per team, may be saved as a 2nd rounder. A player in red may be saved as a 3rd rounder. Names that you might be prepared to lose: Joseph Addai, Chester Taylor, Laurence Maroney, Philip Rivers, Lee Evans, Jon Kitna, and TJ Houshmandzadeh. There are others, but those seem to be the only likely candidates.
8/16 -- The draft is set for Saturday, August 25 at 1 p.m. The site will be the same as always - The Main St. Pub on S. Westnedge.
If you cannot make it, your smartest move is to send a representative, who can talk to you exclusively by phone or wrangle your draft sheets.
5/11 -- To quote Captain Renault from Casablanca, "I'm shocked, shocked!"
Yeah, life's not good for Dolphin fans. Last year you knew they were desperate when they turned to Fumblor and Joey Blue Skies to save their franchise. After Saban bolted, Wayne Huizenga essentially begged his fan base to help him pick a coach. And did you catch Cam Cameron's news conference after they skipped Brady Quinn to take glorified kick returner Ted Ginn Jr.? The natives are restless in Miami. It is shared grief like that that keeps Lions fans like me from slitting our wrists.
By the way, thanks for coming to my improv shows. What's that? You didn't. Oh, right. Screw you guys.
4/19 --
Uber-hot chick Alyssa Milano runs a blog about the L.A. Dodgers for some reason. I love looking at Alyssa Milano, yet hate baseball. What a quandary.
4/5 --
Darryl Stingley, a member of the Scott Sloan Memorial Phantom Team, died today. This is both tragic and hilarious.
3/23 -- The CLMFFL's own Mike Nicholson is the only thing standing between your pet and renal failure.
Pet-food recall spurs queries by pet owners here No animal illnesses reported so far by some local veterinarians
Kalamazoo-area veterinarians and pet-supply stores have been fielding a steady stream of questions from concerned pet owners following a nationwide recall of 60 million cans of dog and cat food.
However, none of those contacted by the Kalamazoo Gazette on Monday reported a local case of animal illness related to the recall.
The gravy-style pet food -- manufactured by Menu Foods, of Streetsville, Ontario, and sold in cans and pouches under dozens of brand names -- has been linked to the deaths of 10 animals and kidney failure in an unknown number. The recall was announced
Friday.
"Lots of people treat their pets like their children, and when they hear about something like this, they panic," said Mike Nicholson, manager of PetSmart in Oshtemo Township.
He said his store removed about four pallets of food from shelves and fielded numerous phone calls over the weekend.
"We did get calls from a couple of people who thought their animals were showing symptoms of renal failure, and we sent them to a vet," but it turned out those animals were fine, Nicholson said.
Symptoms of kidney failure include lethargy, disinterest in food and vomiting.
As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer after complaints that the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said Monday.
2/15 --
Ever wonder what happens to all those T-shirts and hats they make up at the Super Bowl, declaring the losing team as the champions? Wonder no more. If you don't want to register, this site will help you out.
2/11 -- I will carry this in my heart until kickoff in September. Thank you, Sean Taylor, for taking an exhibition game so seriously.
1/24 -- Woah!
Want your playoff cash? If so, shoot your address to the commish. Otherwise, it'll just roll over to next year to offset the entry fee.
1/13 --
This is what happens when your Commissioner has too much time on his hands. Not that he has too much time on his hands, but he allocated too much time to something utterly trivial.
In other news, the good TV Stephen (Colbert) appears to have his sights set on the '07 draft board.
1/10 -- Overheard on PTI's "Big Finish" today, "Lions coach Rod Marinelli had his hip replaced today. Who has more to look forward to, Marinelli or his old hip?" After Wilbon read that, he winced and said, "That's cold." Cold, but hilarious, sir.
1/8 --
What's worse, blowing a hold and losing a playoff game or blowing a hold, losing a playoff game and being mocked by a couple of drunken clowns?
Your commish hopes to get his act together and collate your prize totals shortly. Be cool.
1/1 --
Happy New Year!
Here's a quote from our new champion: I offer to the league my yam bag, in a box.
Classy. The win by Team Rafferty means that the Missiles are the only founding franchise never to have won a CLMFFL title. And if they couldn't do it with LT and LJ, they'll need somebody's team plane to crash to have a shot.
Here is next year's final first round draft order. Stay tuned to the HQ for more announcements in the days ahead.
12/30 -- Alright, knuckleheads - here are your Super Bowl/Toilet Bowl lineups. Your commissioner is in Portage - anybody getting together for Sunday afternoon action?
12/26 -- I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.
Just like last year, the Clan Longtin are in the Super Bowl against a division foe (and a fellow founding franchise). I have to root for the Yam Bag for a few reasons. 1) If the Thieves steal another title, they'll be the only team ever to repeat as champions. 2) If the Thieves win, they'll be only the second franchise to have won more than one title. 3) The Yam Bag knocked off this year's sure-fire winner, the Mighty Missiles.
But because Commishwami always assures a victory for the Longtins when picking against them, the Commishwami proudly declares that the Thieves will repeat.
Sorry, Hach & JJ. If you couldn't win this year, you'll never win.
12/21 -- To celebrate the second round of the playoffs, I present Justin Timberlake's only decent song ever. (Caution: Do not watch this at work or in the presence of the easily offended.)
I'm totally giving that for Christmas.
In other news, John Hach of the Missiles would like us all to know about the Hobo Museum. You can tell hobos made that website. Their crude hobo technology sucks.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" -- Female opinion "Unprofessional." -- An employer's opinion
