Trundles end season with a win

Last week's final round of regular season play in the CardBlog Yahoo! Fantasy League saw the Tribecards Trundles edge out Heartbreaking Cards 6-4 to end the season on a positive note. And, believe me, the Trundles needed one.

Overall, the Trundles went 56-144-10 on the season. They ended up 30 games behind their closest competitor, Heartbreaking Cards, and 68 games out of first place. Perhaps if they had another 200 games, they might have pulled out of last place, but the odds are in their favor. And, it's a moot point anyhow.

So now, the playoffs begin and the first round of fantasy baseball action looks like this:

Quarterfinal
(1) Pintadores de P.R.
(8) tastelikedirt

(4) Grabowski Shuffle
(5) Thoughts and Sox

(3) The Nennth Inning
(6) Chingones

(2) Roadrunners
(7) Jacobmrley's Chain

As mentioned previously, the Trundles plan on watching the playoffs from the bleachers, eating all the free hot dogs they can stand. Any home run balls hit their way will be collected and autographed then thrown back onto the field. The Trundles plan to spend the off season trying to figure out what their players' names are and just who will be returning next season at all - IF they return.

Of course, --David has been asked if he plans to manage a fantasy football team, but he has not made any public comment about such ventures as of yet. Perhaps for now, he is simply enjoying one of the few victories his team has had this season.

Trundles Secure Place in Playoff Picture

The Tribecards Trundles, participating in PunkRockPaint's Yahoo! fantasy baseball league, have effectively secured their place in this year's playoffs. And that place? The bleachers. As of August 25, 2009, the Trundles are 73 games out of first place and 32 games behind their nearest competitor. The question on fans' minds is whether or not the Trundles will be back next season.

Tribecards GM, --David, recently shuffled the team, following their real-life counterparts, hoping it might spark the fantasy team into a surge in scoring. So far, however, the move has done nothing to lift the Trundles from one of the worst fantasy league records in recent memory.

--David dismisses the speculations as rumor. "There is no reason I would not bring the team back next year, if we're invited," he said during a recent interview. "This is our first outing, and as I've said before, I am standing on the principles that founded the team in the first place - the Trundles are modeled after their real-life Indians counterparts. I'm just not as good at (setting the lineups) as Wedge," he added with his trademark smirk and a shrug.

At this point in the season, the team is just waiting out the end of the regular season. According to one player, the team has already secured their "Bleacher Bum" seats in anticipation of the post-season games.

Five teams have secured their place in the playoffs thus far:
*1. Pintadores de P.R.
*2. The Nennth Inning
*3. Roadrunners
*4. Grabowski Shuffle
*5. Thoughts and Sox

PEDs may be factor in Trundles seasonal slump

BREAKING NEWS!

In response to rumors and speculation surrounding the recent release of several Tribecards Trundles players, fantasy team manager, --David, held a press conference.

"There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that PEDs would have many any difference whatsoever for our team. I made the decision to be PED-free, and I stand behind that 100%," --David said to a group of reporters and angry fans.

He is, of course, referring to Lee's accusation that PEDs (Performance-Enhancing Duds) might be the cause for the Trundles last-place standings and awful appearance in this year's league play.

As the season first unfolded, --David appealed to league commissioner, PunkRockPaint, to let them wear only their skivvies during the season. It was a highly contested and controversial move that left many fans (and players) dazed and confused - though female attendance is up 248% this year.

"Our boys are strong, talented, and can take on anything without the need for PEDs," --David said during a press conference when the season began. Though many players and fans grew to accept, or flat-out ignore, the uniform choice, it was evident in the locker room recently that some frustrated players had had enough.

Not everyone is upset by the uniforms, or lack thereof, however. After the press conference, Hafner said, "I like playing in my undershorts. We have the support we need without feeling restricted in our movement." An informal survey showed he was in the minority among the other players regarding the lack of PEDs.

We are still awaiting word from the league commissioner on this developing story.

Trundles Retool as Real-life Counterparts Depart

Note: This article originally appeared in the fantasy league message boards. It has been reprinted here with permission from Trundles fantasy manager, --David.

Tribecards Trundles, who have struggling just as bad as their real-life counterparts, The Cleveland Indians, made several moves on Saturday that will once again fill the roster with an all-Indians team.

Manager --David says, "I had left things pretty well alone, as I often do in this league, but with all the changes to the Indians clubhouse, my fantasy team no longer resembled the boys in blue. It was an awful state to be in, but it is the principle upon which I built this team. I'm sticking to it."

Visibly shaken, players from the Trundles shared a few moments as teammates and friends said goodbye. "This was our fantasy team," Martinez said tearfully, "I hope some of the other guys get picked up. The Trundles will have a special place in my heart, but I know our beloved --David was only following the foundation that made this team in the first place."

The Trundles are currently 60+ games behind the leader, and sit in last place in the league. Will these changes help move the team up the chain? Is there any chance of post-season play for the Trundles? The cliche' is "only time will tell," but really, there is little doubt it will happen.

Editor's note: Starting pitcher Lee (still on fantasy team for now, real-life shuffled to Philly) was overheard to have said, "if he just would have let us wear some clothes...." Further investigation is pending.

It's all in the name...

Perhaps if I had chosen "Tribecards Tyrants" or "Tribecards Terrifics" or even "Tribecards Toppers," perhaps the Indians would not be where they are now. Perhaps I should have put clothes on them.

See, I chose "Tribecards Trundles" for PunkRockPaint's Yahoo! fantasy baseball league as a joke. I suck at fantasy sports but like to play anyway. So, when the invite came to join up, I decided I would keep my fantasy team as close to an all-tribe team as possible. Yeah, it's a risk putting all of one's fantasy eggs in one basket, but I was pretty sure I would do okay going that route. Much like the boys in blue, I was wrong.

The Trundles are currently 11th out of 12, barely hovering above Heartbreaking Cards. Oh, sure, I could start dropping players. In fact, I did drop a couple that are basically DL for much of the season. I suppose I could pick up some free agents from other teams and hope that turns my Trundles around. But, in the end, I decided that, like the Indians, these are my guys and I'll back them as much as I can.

In retrospect, however, I probably should have given more wide-reaching thoughts to the name I gave them. Call it self-fulfilling prophecy. Call it living down to expectations. Whatever you call it, it's fantasy imitating reality and/or vice versa. And it's not pretty.

It's Tribe Time Now... unfortunately, the clock seems to be a wee bit broken...