Background and Beginnings

Welcome to the first post of the first blog ever done about a baseball fantasy keeper league. Okay, that is probably not an entirely accurate opening sentence, but if you are going to question every thing I write in this blog, this relationship just isn't going to work.

That said, allow me to provide you with a little background for this blog, and, at the very same time, the league itself.

The fantasy keeper league in question is entering its third season, but this season will undergo a variety of changes. Long story short, one of the original league founders has, for reasons we will not discuss here, been booted from the league for, shall we say, conduct unbecoming a fantasy baseball player. We also booted his brother and one of his friends just because of the taint.

So, putting that nasty business behind us, we are starting the league anew. It is the same league, but also a different league. Items falling under "same" include the same categories (10x10, more on that later), nine of the same owners who have the option of keeping three of their same players, two (out of three) of the same league commissioners, the same entry fee (two hundy U.S.), and many of the same waiver and drafting rules that frustrate and annoy the majority of the league owners. Some of the "different" are three brand new owners, a new website (Yahoo), and one new league commissioner (yours truly). In short, there is a lot to look forward to.