2021 Divisional Draft Recap
The following is an edited transcript from this year’s divisional draft, which was held on August 30, 2021.
The Executive Director: Welcome all to the 2021 FMFL Divisional Draft
The Executive Director: Some of you have been here before – welcome and congrats on winning your division last year. This is a snake draft, with the order Bud Fox, Boss Hardigan, Rick Moranis, The People’s Champ – then the reverse for the next round.
The Executive Director: Bud Fox is on the clock
Bud Fox: Good ole Judge Smails
The Executive Director: The venerable Judge Smails goes first
The Executive Director: Boss Hardigan, over to you
Boss Hardigan: Shecky
The Executive Director: Over to Rick for his first pick
Rick Moranis: Bayonnaise!
The Executive Director: Rick takes the Naise and now The People’s Champ with two picks
The People’s Champ: Easy picks for me- The Notorious ABT & Mr. Marbles
The Executive Director: Be careful what you wish for…
The Executive Director: Back to Rick for his next pick
Rick Moranis: Biff, welcome!
The Executive Director: Biff Tannen the expansion franchise is taken. Over to Boss Hardigan.
Boss Hardigan: Blossom Russo
The Executive Director: Back to Bud Fox for two picks
Bud Fox: Don Mattingly & Big Hurt
The Executive Director: Two beleaguered franchises are now off the board. Back to Boss Hardigan
Boss Hardigan: Chalky Studebaker
The Executive Director: Back to Rick for his next pick
Rick Moranis: Lex Luther
The Executive Director: Ha Luther Lavay, I presume?
Rick Moranis: Indeed
The Executive Director: Over to The People’s Champ for two
The People’s Champ: Let’s keep the Greyhound theme going and take OJ…..and then I’ll snap up Donnie Jefffcoat
The Executive Director: Sounds good – back to Rick
Rick Moranis: Simply…Hungus
The Executive Director: Karl Hungus off the board. Boss, you’re up
Boss Hardigan: Yaz
The Executive Director: Back to Bud Fox for two picks
Bud Fox: Kenny Powers and T-Ferguson
The Executive Director: Kenny and T-Ferg gone — back over to Boss Hardgian
Boss Hardigan: The Beard of Zeus
The Executive Director: Rick is up – 10 franchises left
Rick Moranis: Is Thunder Lips available?
The Executive Director: Long gone after the 2008 season
Rick Moranis: If not, Waldo Geraldo Faldo
The Executive Director: Waldo is available and he’s yours. Back to The People’s Champ for two picks
The People’s Champ: Let’s go with Babe and Larisa Oleynik
The Executive Director: Back to Rick
Rick Moranis: Gord’s Gold
The Executive Director: Gordon Bombay is gone – over to the Boss
Boss Hardigan: Kiko Garcia
The Executive Director: Kiko is gone and Bud Fox make your last two picks
Bud Fox: Bateman and Neon
The Executive Director: Patrick Bateman and the 2020 winner are off the board
The Executive Director: Boss your final pick?
Boss Hardigan: Chris B. Corey
The Executive Director: And Rick – your choice between Karl Farbman and Thine
Rick Moranis: Oh this is juicy
The Executive Director: Sophie’s Choice one would say
(dramatic pause)
Bud Fox: Do it
Rick Moranis: Farbman, thus making Thine – Mr. Irrelevant
The Executive Director: Thine goes to The People’s Champ
The Executive Director: Any parting words?
Boss Hardigan: Good Luck to all and may we all meet again same time and place next year!
Bud Fox: See you next year
Rick Moranis: In the words of the ED, “Good luck.”
The Peoples Champ: Well done boys- T.E.D or “ED”- thanks for organizing
The Executive Director: Thanks all
