Gone Fishing and New Traditions!

So this is what the off season is like... 

After five years, we’ve all come to know each other…we’ve played, trash talked, even had our first live draft. This will be that group of guys fifteen years from now you’ll still be playing with simply because it’s always been that way. With that said, after five years I feel that we need our own traditions, sayings, and inside jokes that pertain only to this league. I, the Commish, hereby make a motion that these names be kept...forever

"Cripple Crawford Curse"

This unfortunate award will annually go the team that suffered the most setbacks. The "Sons of Thunder" season was so tumultuous via injuries we began to think that the poor guy was really cursed. How does one get this curse? No one knows...(maybe we should call it the Angel of Death) either way, I'm sure you guys will come up with your own myths, conspiracy theories and other superstitious reasons to explain this “your-team-is-just-going-to-suck-no-matter-what-you-do” phenomena...but for now, if you find your future team attacked by unknown reasons, let it be known as the "Cripple Crawford Curse."

"The Dempsey Snooze"
If you search Wikipedia you’ll discover that the "Dempsey Snooze" is when a GM oversleeps game day which results in a reckless attempt to prepare for battle…in three minutes. Symptoms include adding or dropping via mobile phone and/or browsing the top three available and then just adding them all. This is quite often confused with being a “genius” because you happened to pick up a guy you had no idea would do well…another sign includes not living up to the expectations of your team after draft (but rarely do the best teams on paper really win it all).

"The Reeced Award"

Several years ago my friends tried to invent a new word (using my name) to describe when someone vanished into thin air in the midst of a conversation or outing. This year, that award goes to "The Bane." Now I know some of our guys aren't known for their constant abuse of the message boards, but until he beat me the other week, I kind of forgot he was still in the league. It could be a result of a busy year, school, work, church, family (I said fifteen years, didn’t I?) either way the result is seeing them at draft and then seeing them no more… Reeced.

"Sick as Cali Award"

We all know them..."The Diplomats," "Greased Up Deaf Guys," "The Dream killers"...(there's enough names to start a “B” league) one hit duds. That guy who joined the league but didn't really do much besides fill a spot (with the exception of Texans Tea Party, but still, even he's gone...) Not everyone's cut out to be a part of "the Elite." This year, that award goes to..."Go For Gold." (It should be noted that, "the Rocket Scientist" formally known as "the Maven" has been the only person to climb out of this hole which is why I propose he change his name to "Comeback Kid" (but I'll explain that later...)

Anyway, those are just a few traditions or names that should be associated with the right circumstance to future results and decisions of GM’s. To those of you who are about to begin your offseason early, feel free in joining our beloved, former GM, Mike Polite as he spends the offseason whistling that famous Andy Griffith tune…see you next year, and happy fishing.  

P.s. The “gone fishing” picture should definitely become a tradition…