Sunday, February 1, 2009

Fantasy Madness Begins


Just back from the preliminary events of Red Sox Fantasy Camp. Quite an affair, as they rented out a huge ballroom in the hotel for an open bar meet-and-greet, with introductions of the coaches, followed by a Super Bowl party. They had the World Series trophy, along with championship rings from 2004 and 2007, which Adam and I are wearing above (forgive the horrible picture quality).

We met many Red Sox greats such as Luis Tiant, who informed us that he would be selling his brand of cigars in the dugout during games. Nice. The highlight of the meet-and-greet was Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who definitely lives up to his nickname. Adam and I got pictures with him and he had heard about us because we are a "package deal" when it comes to picking teams. He sized us up, admired our physiques (even telling Adam that he had a "nice body") and told us to "shit the bed tomorrow" during tryouts, so that he could pick us in a lower round. We told him it would be no problem for us to pretend to suck. One of the other campers who had been to fantasy camp before said there's a lot of wagering going on amongst the managers and coaches, so it gets very competitive for them. I hope we get picked by the Spaceman, though we are bound to disappoint him. We also met his wife Diana, who is a lovely lady and also attested to the Spaceman's competitiveness. I think we were able to persuade her to get Bill to draft us tomorrow night.

After a long night of being plied with free drinks, and watching the incredible Super Bowl finish, I'm off to bed with a little bit of headache and a 6:00 a.m. wakeup call. Good luck to me.

2 comments:

1526 said...

That is so cute that they managers get competitive about their fantasy week. I'm v glad to hear it sounds like they enjoy it as much as you guys do.

Strong Buzz said...

Sounds amazing!!! Glad Spaceman has his eyes on you guys and I hope you managed to suck enough to get on Spaceman's team today. Can't wait to hear more.