Giving to a good cause: In support of Fahmarr McElrathbey and his brother Ray Ray, we're trying to raise $100 to send the trust fund. If you'd like to help, you can send funds to me via my PayPal account. When we reach $100, we'll send it off! Thanks for your help, whatever the amount!

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 07:42 PM - 26 comments

LINK DUMP!!!!!!: I had to start it off with the first tidbit inside.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 01:14 PM - 68 comments

Link dump time again!: Hey, why not? These are some of my favorite threads in here, and I have a Sean Avery link with one of the greatest comeback quotes of all-time.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 01:21 PM - 97 comments

Why the hell not?: Seen anything funny recently? I think this is old, but Samuel L. Jackson as a hockey coach is worth sharing.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 11:04 AM - 14 comments

I need web site design help!: I have a new store opening in two weeks and a nearly finished web site -- but my guy has gone AWOL! It needs some alterations to the name and graphics, a little retouching and I need a tutorial on how to be able to change it myself later on. I also need help in hosting and registering the domain name. Hell, I don't even know if "web site" is one word or two. I would be willing to pay in either monetary funds or in sports memorabilia (as that's my business). One SpoFi member (who shall remain nameless unless he/whe wants to out him/herself) is already helping me with a logo -- anyone else? And thanks to the Pantheon for allowing me to make my desperate plea for help here. You guys rock.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 10:45 AM - 0 comments

Posting columns?: Did this discussion ever get settled? I'm wondering because I'm going to fire up my weekly NFL picks again this year (the first one has been submitted and is awaiting approval) and wondered how I should be submitting them. Pantheon thoughts? Peanut gallery? Also, I tried emailing the admins, but the email isn't working again.

posted by wfrazerjr to editorial policy at 07:05 PM - 0 comments

Duz speling cownt?: Given the number of grammatical and spelling errors creeping into FPPs, would it be wrong to ask the Pantheon to occasionally correct these mistakes? It makes me wince every time I see a player's name butchered or five commas, where one, would suffice, and it makes me wonder if people pop by the site, see these and head back out before looking deeper.

posted by wfrazerjr to editorial policy at 06:25 PM - 0 comments

Did we ever discuss this?: In some of the discussion of why in the hell Jim Gray merited a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, SpoFi was quoted on this web site. Nice line to the author. Do we have a collection of these mentions somewhere?

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 10:06 AM - 0 comments

Your attention please ... now available — the SpoFi Fantasy Baseball League! (ID 157524) I've started sending out e-mails to get people signed in. If you haven't given me your e-mail addy yet, please put it in this link or send it to me at frazer_not_crane AT yahoo DOT com Our draft time is 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 11.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 04:40 PM - 72 comments

Our buddy worldcup2002 (or the much daintier wc2k2) has decided he might be interested in following baseball this season. What advice can we give this man to make his first season as a diamond nut a more enjoyable one? Please follow the numbering system listed inside. I want to see how many we get.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 06:08 PM - 53 comments

Uhhhh ... did I miss a decision about the SpoFi Fantasy Baseball League (SFBL)? I think we're getting down to the point where we need to get a commish, set a draft date, blah blah blah ... how about this Friday as a drop-dead date?

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 02:31 PM - 148 comments

Thanks eversomuch to Jerseygirl for the absolute ass-whoopin' she laid on the rest of us in the SpoFi fantasy baseball league. Next year, she's commissioner and she's can't play. Nyah.

posted by wfrazerjr to navel gazing at 09:02 PM - 12 comments

Ok ... *sigh* I've tried e-mailing my column to the addy given. I've posted it at least twice through the columns posting - Thursday night and Friday, I think. Still no column. Do we HAVE to go through the editorial board here? Is it because there's no preview function? Am I doing something wrong? Just looking for some clarifications, as putting up an NFL column on Saturday night is pretty lame.

posted by wfrazerjr to editorial policy at 05:18 PM - 2 comments