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ENTRIES BEING ACCEPTED FOR OLD SCHOOL WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT - OCTOBER 18-22

The West Coast Fantasy Baseball Association will be sending at least two teams to this year's Old School Wood Bat Tournament in Tucson, Arizona from October 18th through 22nd, 2008.  Those two teams are:

• One team will be entered into the COMPETITIVE division in which real baseball rules will be played.  Anyone may ask to be considered to play on this team, but the final selection of the thirteen players will be made by an organizing committee.

• The second team (and any other teams that we add) will be entered into the FANTASY CAMP division where the rules are similar to what we see at fantasy camp.  Anyone may ask to play on this team(s).  If we end up with partial teams, the A's have ask if we would like to combine some players and Dave Henderson Baseball is also looking for players to fill out their team(s). 

Participant’s fee of $525.00 includes at least six games of play, full locker room and training facilities, tournament mementos, and more. 

All players must prove that they have been to a fantasy camp and that they are at least 38 years of age.

2008 Old School Wood Bat Tournament Signup Form

DENIS HORN INVITES 48 AND OVER PLAYERS TO LAS VEGAS IN OCTOBER 20-25

MIKE WEIR ANNOUNCES THE 2008 SAN DIEGO TOURNAMENT - JUNE 20-22

Mike Weir has announced the 2008 edition of the San Diego Tournament.  We will be playing once again at Point Loma Nazarene College.   Click here for the campus map.  Billed as "America's Most Scenic Ballpark", the baseball diamond has an ocean view.  This tournament features three Giant teams, two Dodger teams, and a Padres squad.  The Giants will take three teams or 36 players so get your signups in quickly.  In addition, make your hotel reservations quickly as we have a May 30th deadline before we lose our block of rooms at the quoted rate.  Use the links below to sign up and make your hotel reservations. 

NOTE : Entries Are Closed -

2008 San Diego Tournament Rosters and Schedule as of 6/13

2008 San Diego Tournament Hotel Information and Signup Form

2008 San Diego Tournament Rules

2008 San Diego Tournament Driving Directions

GIANTS DO WELL AT THE 2008 BARRY BERMAN MEMORIAL IN BAKERSFIELD - MARCH 21-23

Neil Adams of the Dodgers hosted the 2008 edition of the Barry Berman Memorial Tournament.  The Dodgers and Giants squared off at Sam Lynn Ball Park in Bakersfield from March 21-23.  The Giants brought three teams and the Dodgers brought two as attendance suffered on the Easter weekend.  For a sixth team, Dodgers and Giants looking for extra games combined to form a team. 

The Giants went 4-2 in the games between the Dodgers.  Michael Simon, Doug Penney, and Scott Lueders helped out in the coaching department.  Ruben Donig, Terry Lee, Brent Tetlow, and Keith Wilson all made their first trip to Bakersfield.

Thanks again to Neil for a fun weekend!

2008 FANTASY CAMP LEAGUE BEGINS PLAY IN MARCH

The 2008 Fantasy Camp League will commence play in March and continues on close to a bi-weekly basis into October. Six teams (four Giants and two A's) will play a 15 game schedule.  Those who wish to play full-time should respond to an email request in early February.  A draft will take place in late February to pick the teams.  Part-time or 'pool' players should respond to the pool coordinator's request by Thursday at noon of a given play week to get on the priority list. Open roster spots will be filled each week from these pool player signups.  See this year's schedule and rosters at the link below:

2008 Fantasy Camp Baseball League Page

The 2007 Fantasy Camp League completed play in October in San Rafael.  This year's champion was the Yomiuri Giants led by Mike Miller and Matt Schmuck.  They completed the season with a record of 14-1 and won the league by six and half games.  Other team members included David Chilcote, Mike Desjardin, John Haines, Lorne Johnson, Scott Lueders, Dave Montellato, Mark Travis, Carl Vargas, and Rich Weil.  See the season synopsis and read about the league structure at:

2007 Fantasy Camp Baseball League Page

2008 FANTASY CAMP TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

2007 PAUL E. ROMAN AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The 2007 Lodi Tournament served as the venue for the presentation of this year's Paul E. Roman award winners.  The award is given to the campers who most exemplify what we are trying to accomplish with these tournaments and league events.  Just as the Dodgers have their David Blakemore award, we will recognize some campers each year for their contribution to the events.  This year's winner was yours truly, Rob Weber. Thank you all for the recognition!

For those of you who didn't get a chance to meet Paul who passed away in 2002, get yourself a copy of his wife Jackie's book and you'll see why he was chosen to represent this award.  A web page has been created to honor Paul and all the award winners.  Each year, previous winners will be asked to select new award recipients.  Winners will be announced at the Lodi tournament each year and they will be awarded a certificate as well as have their names etched on a perpetual plaque. 

JIM "CHAINSAW" McCULLOCH PASSES AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

My former teammate and friend, Jim "Chainsaw" McCulloch, passed away after a long illness on September 18th, 2006.  Jim attended a couple of camps in the mid 90's and then played in several tournaments in the Southern California area where he lived.  My memories of Jim include the time he played in a game in San Diego while his then 10 year old umpired the bases.  Jim was always smiling and just loved being on the field.  Even during his illness, Jim lived vicariously through us by reading every email and web update we sent out.  He frequently sent me updates on his condition some of which I shared with you all from time to time.

Jim is survived by his wife, Karen, and their two children.  Karen emailed to thank us all for our support.  Pneumonia proved to be too much for his system.  Karen said he always wanted to get back on the field with us and that at his funeral, his Giants jersey was displayed.  She told those in attendance that baseball was his first love and that the jersey represented that.

If anyone would like to send Karen their condolences, you can email her at kmcc1129@aol.com.