The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

FMJRA 2.0: Franchises In Motion

— compiled by Wombat-socho So the Giants moved to Oakland and Montreal is spoken for, so that leaves San Francisco & Philadelphia up for grabs if any of you in the Commentariat aspire to be GM and manager in Pete’s League. Let him know tomorrow. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. The […]

FMJRA 2.0: Folders & Holders

— compiled by Wombat-socho What with all the hours I’ve been putting in on the county elections balancing board and other business, it’s a good thing Pete was feeling lenient, because it took me until yesterday to sort out my keepers list for the 1973 season. (The deadline was October 9.) Finishing as I did […]

FMJRA 2.0: No Expansion This Year

— compiled by Wombat-socho Pete posted on the league Slack that nobody stepped up to take any of the four possible expansion teams, but a couple of the existing teams may get new owners since the existing owners have been excessively quiet lately. There’s also an AL team that wants to move to the NL, […]

FMJRA 2.0: Preparing for the Winter Meetings

— compiled by Wombat-socho As I mentioned Friday, the 1972 season in Pete’s league is over (Yankees won) and we’re gearing up for the 1973 season. As mentioned here, there are four expansion teams available and the deadline to let Pete know you want one of them is November 2 – next Saturday. Pete’s looking […]

FMJRA 2.0: The God-Emperor Works A Shift At McD’s

— compiled by Wombat-socho This is without question one of the funniest episodes in this miserable election season: Donald Trump working the fry station and the drive-through at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. What Counts as ‘Misinformation’? (Hint: It Depends on Who Does the Counting) The Daley Gator […]

FMJRA 2.0: Annual Admiral Of The Ocean Sea Appreciation Post

— compiled by Wombat-socho It’s two! Two!! TWO!!! awesome posts in one! Since it is the actual Columbus Day (as opposed to the fake & gay Federal Columbus Day on Monday) today we’ll not only celebrate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (and link to some excellent books on the topic, previously covered here) […]

FMJRA 2.0: The Pleasure Is To Play

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD Regardless of how poorly my Senators did this year, I miss playing, and I am already poring over the cards of players who will definitely be available next year as well as looking at players from the playoff teams who will probably be available in the draft after those teams […]

FMJRA 2.0: Wait Until Next Year

— compiled by Wombat-socho The season ended with the Pirates sweeping the Senators at Three Rivers, finally putting the season out of its misery. We finished last in the Beta Division of the American League at 67-95, six games behind the A’s but still ahead of the O’s and Royals, who finished at 62-100. This […]

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