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The Fuzzy Memorial League |
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Baseball with an Attitude |
Oct. 1, 2019 |
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The FML Welcome to the Fuzzy Memorial League, one of the oldest Rotisserie-style fantasy baseball leagues in United States. Formed in 1984 at the now-defunct Turbot Restaurant on North State Parkway in Chicago, the FML is in its 36th year, as of 2019. Main Menu Other Links Contact Steve Marovich, Commissioner |
L.L. Beans Win Their 15th FML TitleRob Long and Paul Larson’s L.L. Beans won their 15th Fuzzy Memorial League title in 2019. The title was also their fifth in the last seven years. The Beans also won in 1984, 1996, 1997 (co-champions), 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
The Beans won this year’s championship with 65.5 points, seven and one-half points ahead of the second-place Blues City Bruisers at 58 points. The Bruisers, who won their only league title in 1993, finished second in both 2013 and 2014. The defending-champion Addison Lights finished third with 54.5 points, with the Brew Jays in fourth at 51.5 points.
Addison Lights Place Six First-Team All-StarsThe third-place Addison Lights placed a league-leading six players on the first team of the 2019 Fuzzy Memorial League All-Star squad. The six were catcher Gary Sanchez (.232-34-77-0), second baseman D.L. LeMahieu (.327-26-102-5), shortstop Xander Bogaerts (.309-33-117-4), outfielder J.D. Martinez (.304-36-105-2), starting pitcher Domingo German (18-4, 4.03/1.15) and starting pitcher Charlie Morton (16-6, 3.05/1.08).
The sixth-place Wa-Wa Two Sees scooped up two major post-season awards. Mike Trout (.291-45-104-11) was named the league MVP for the second time. Trout was named a co-MVP as a rookie in 2012.
Wa-Wa Two Sees teammate Justin Verlander earned “most valuable starting pitcher” with a 21-6 record, a 2.58 earned run average and a 0.803 ratio. Verlander won the 2011 award, also as a member of the Wa-Wa Two Sees. His ratio of 0.803 is second only to Pedro Martinez’ league-record 0.737 in 2000.
The Blues City Bruisers’ Roberto Osuna (4-3, 38 saves, 2.63/0.88) was named the “most valuable relief pitcher.”
Click here to see the complete list of post-season awards. The Record BookIn this year of home runs, it’s no surprise that the FML team record has been broken. The Addison Lights, with 376 round-trippers shattered the existing mark of 347 set by the 2017 L.L. Beans…Patton’s High Velocity won their third-straight stolen base title.
Rookie EligibilityThe following players lost their rookie eligibility in 2019: Danny Jansen, Addison Lights Brandon Lowe, Blues City Bruisers Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brew Jays Eloy Jimenez, Brew Jays Oscar Mercado, Brew Jays Yordan Alvarez, Karp’s High Ratios Thairo Estrada, Karp’s High Ratios Luis Rengifo, Karp’s High Ratios Myles Straw, Karp’s High Ratios Luis Arraez, Karp’s High Ratios Nicky Lopez, Karp’s High Ratios Josh James, Karp's High Ratios Jonathan Loaisiga, Karp’s High Ratios Michael Chavis, L.L. Beans Nate Lowe, Patton’s High Velocity Bo Bichette, Patton’s High Velocity Cavan Biggio, Patton’s High Velocity Aaron Civale, Patton's High Velocity Zach Plesac, Patton’s High Velocity Rowdy Tellez, Shoeless Sandmen Shed Long, Shoeless Sandmen Sean Reid-Foley, Shoeless Sandmen Kolby Allard, Shoeless Sandmen Trent Thornton, Shoeless Sandmen Christin Stewart, Three Stooges Dylan Cease, Three Stooges Kyle Tucker, Wa-Wa Two Sees Griffin Canning, Wa-Wa Two Sees
FML AccountsThe following teams owe money to the league, as of Sept. 23: Addison Lights, $128, no payment needed Blues City Bruisers, $91, no payment needed Brew Jays, $151, no payment needed L.L. Beans, $41, no payment needed Nordica Knucklers, $21, no payment needed Patton's High Velocity, $0, no payment needed Shoeless Sandmen, $10, no payment needed Three Stooges, $7, no payment needed Wa-Wa Two Sees, $17, no payment needed
2020 FML AuctionThe 2020 Fuzzy Memorial League Auction will be Saturday, March 21 at Noon, CDT at the home of Bill Levy in Deerfield, Ill. Major League Baseball Opening Day will be the following Thursday, March 26. The 15-player freeze list deadline will be the Tuesday prior to the auction or March 17.
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