1989-90 EFL Season
The draft this year
was held at Bruce Chaffee's house. As you can see, the league was unable
to afford the lavish accommodations of subsequent drafts. A stereo stand
covered by a blanket doubled for an official podium. Christmas tree lights
highlighted the draft board, a proxy for the halo spotlights used in subsequent
years. But the use of a mounted draft board was a step up from the piece
of paper on a table method used in the inaugural year.
The first (and last) league commissioner was elected when R. Scott Russell faced off against Zack the Wonderdog in a tight vote. The league would have had a "ruff" time and perhaps gone to the dogs had Zack prevailed, since not even a pharmacist could accurately decipher his paw prints. The selection of R. Scott Russell proved to be prophetically just in that Zack was subsequently indicted for stealing property from his owner. Zack attempted to cover up his act by eating the stolen property. Zack was sentenced to formal house arrest until the property was able to be retrieved by a stool pidgeon.
Guido congratulates Chris Maksym. Guido, considered a prophet
by many, predicted a second consecutive last place finish for the Combackers.
Chris was able to somewhat redeem himself, however, by finishing a not too distant
1,306 points out of first place, nearly 3000 points closer than the previous
year. Mike laughs, knowing he is in line for his 3rd straight victory,
although his margin of victory slid considerably. Wife Sheila concluded
the season by picking up 88 points on Mike. Alas, she needed 123 more to pull
out the victory. The league scoring average soared to 803 points per week.
Final Order of Finish
1989-90 Season |
|
Owner |
Points |
Mike Ryan |
13,569 |
Sheila Ryan |
13,446 |
Einar Tjolsen |
13,018 |
Bruce Chaffee |
12,869 |
Kevin Townsend |
12,748 |
Robert Wolk |
12,448 |
Cesar Alaniz |
12,376 |
Chris Maksym |
12,263 |