Bad News Bears (1976) - Baseball

First of a trilogy of films takes an unflinching look at the underbelly of little league baseball in Southern California. Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent. Realizing his dilemma, Coach Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a former girlfriend, and Kelly Leak, a motorcycle punk who happens to be the best player around. Brimming with confidence, the Bears look to sweep into the championship game and avenge an earlier loss to their nemesis, the Yankees.

Both new and experienced fantasy league commissioners ultimately want the same things. Commissioners need tools, tools which are easy to use, reliable and can be customized. And they need reliable service, which will keep their team owners happy and coming back.

In the commissioners shopping list, you will be looking for:
1. Economical league hosting.
2. League management software that works and is reliable.
3. Software that is easy for commissioners to use.
4. Set up league schedule, which can be done automatically or manually.
5. Live scoring updates for team owners
6. Flexible scoring rules which can be customized to your wishes.
7. Ability to have drafts online or offline.
8. Support for Keeper and Dynasty Leagues; Survivor and Roto Leagues
9. Ability to customize the look of your league with multiple layouts and color selections.
10. Fast, reliable e-mail support for any technical support questions or issues
11. Many report options for your team owners
12. League accounting tools for tracking who has paid their annual fee. Also gives you the option to charge for adds, waives, trades, IRs, sending to the Minors, and activating a player. This can add to the commissioners bottom line!
13. Private message board and league news for your league only.
14. Salaries & Contracts
15. Auction/Worst To First
16. Prerank Players
17. NO SPAM EMAIL!

And for your team owners, you will want to have available:

1. Software which is easy for new team owners to use
2. Live stats and scores.
3. Automatic scoring and league results
4. Many reports options.
5. Private message board and league news for league only. Ability to upload pictures with news postings.
6. Player News
7. Mobile Phone Team Manager
8. Pre-Rank Players
9. NO SPAM EMAIL!

This may look like a daunting list of criteria. There are lots of commissioner fantasy league sites out there, and many are very good. Check out the features they offer, and test drive the league setup and rule customization. Test their customer support by emailing them some questions. Do they respond quickly and courteously?

Once you do some careful searching, you should be able to find a good home for your fantasy sport league. One good home for your fantasy sports league is NutCupSports.com. They offer fantasy leagues for football, basketball, hockey, baseball and NASCAR. The owners of NutCupSports.com have been involved with fantasy sports leagues for over 20 years. They are dedicated to providing you with a fun, reliable fantasy league home.

S. Hanson writes and manages the Sports Nuts Blog About blog site for http://www.NutCupSports.com

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Cubs Forever: Memories from the Men Who Lived Them

For 60 years, WGN-TV has been taking you to the ballpark. And not just any ballpark, but Wrigley Field, with its ivy-covered walls, its Chicago-style hot dogs, and the lovable, occasionally heartbreaking Chicago Cubs. Your couch became your personal bleacher seat as you cheered along with Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Len Kasper, and Bob Brenly. Now, go behind the scenes with WGN and the Cubs as they celebrate 60 years of broadcasting triumphs with the people who've made you exclaim "Holy Cow!"

Exclusive interviews with former Cubs greats such as Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, and Ryne Sandberg; celebrity Cubs fanatics like Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Garlin, and Mike Ditka; and Cubs faithful like the Lakeview Baseball Club and Cubs historian Ed Hartig fill the pages with magical memories from on and off the field. Get behind-the-scenes perspective and learn what it takes to get the broadcast, the locker room, and the field ready for game day from the WGN crew and ballpark employees. Relive some of the best Cubs moments from the past 60 years with interviews from the players who made them happen, including Greg Maddux, Andre Dawson, and Glenn Beckert. Finally, enjoy the accompanying DVD packed with more interview footage. Cubs Forever comes with a special DVD containing interviews with key Cubs and their fans of the past 60 years. Their unique insights, stories, and humor add a dimension that cannot be covered in the book alone.
Customer Review: Book: Cubs Forever
Cubs Forever: Memories from the Men Who Lived Them I bought this book for my sister as a birthday present and she "loved it". Our family has been Cubs fans forever. This book was even more than I expected because of its size and beautiful pictures. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone, especially Cubs fans...they are the greatest fans on earth.
Customer Review: Every Cub's Fan needs to own this gem.
Everybody who is now or has ever been a Chicago Cub's fan needs to own this book, which comes with a great video of exciting moments in Cub's history. The stories and photos are priceless. A special tribute to WGN Chicago for their T.V. coverage of Cub's Baseball for the last 60 years.

Autographed sports memorabilia collecting either vintage or modern, comes down to a few factors which are amount of money available and amount of space available.

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