Anderson let go as Children of the Corn manager
Children of the Corn owner and general manager Richard Anderson has announced that he is relieving himself of his managerial duties effective immediately.
Children of the Corn, out of the Yahoo Public 293730 fantasy sports baseball league, is languishing in eighth place out of 12 teams in the 14th week of the season. The Children, after challenging for the title the last three seasons, are just 57-66-7 this season, 19.5 games behind the front-running Mets.
Last week the Children just got past last-place ItsHighltsFar 5-4-1. It should be noted that ItsHighltsFar has several players on the disabled list in the lineup, which usually means its owner has given up on the season.
The straw that might have broken the camel's back was when Anderson mistakenly forgot to put White Sox utility player Paul Konerko back in the lineup after an off day on Monday. On Tuesday, all Konerko did was hit three home runs and finish with seven RBI.
Children of the Corn is trailing the Mets 6-3 after two days of play this week and those three lost home runs would have, at the very least, made it a 5-4 score and a much better chance to winning the weekly head-to-head series.
Anderson also forgot to insert starting pitcher Mark Buehrle back into the rotation and Buehrle picked up the win against the Indians on Tuesday.
"With the season at the half-way mark, for Children of the Corn to make any type of move in the standings, it has to get going," Anderson said. "Leaving two of your best players out of the lineup, for whatever reason, is inexcusable. The lack of offense has been the biggest problem this season, and we need a manager to bring the best out of his players. I feel I'm just not in a position this year to do exactly that."
Konerko, who is hitting .301 with 16 home runs and 57 RBI this season, was shocked when he found out that he was on the bench and not in Children of the Corn's lineup.
"I'm coming off one of my greatest nights offensively in my career, then I find out Children of the Corn had me on the bench," Konerko told a local Yahoo Sports! reporter after the 10-6 win over the Indians. "I guess that tells you why Children of the Corn can't be considered a threat this season. It's too bad, because Richard Anderson has always had a keen eye for fantasy talent and this mistake is puzzling. Maybe he should just stick to fantasy football."
Anderson, the general manager and owner, quickly inserted Konerko back in the utility position for tonight's game with the Indians. Asked who would manage the team for the rest of the year, Anderson said he didn't have a clue.
"If I cant handle it, I don''t know who can," he said.
Anderson admitted that he had been relatively silent in the last few weeks on the free agent wire, and he should have been a little more active right after the computer draft to begin the season.
"You know, these weren't all of my players. I gave them some time to get going, but I can't hit for them, I can't pitch for them. They're Major Leaguers, for gosh', darn sakes. All I can do is make sure that they are in the lineup. That's where I failed, I guess."
Despite his struggles this season, Anderson said it hasn't soured him on managing in the future.
"I'll be back," he said. "I have no ill feelings towards Children of the Corn or the owner and general manager. They're all good people. In the meantime, I'll just lay low the rest of the season and see what is on the table for next year. Maybe this is a good time to get ready for fantasy football. It's never too early, as they say."
Children of the Corn, out of the Yahoo Public 293730 fantasy sports baseball league, is languishing in eighth place out of 12 teams in the 14th week of the season. The Children, after challenging for the title the last three seasons, are just 57-66-7 this season, 19.5 games behind the front-running Mets.
Last week the Children just got past last-place ItsHighltsFar 5-4-1. It should be noted that ItsHighltsFar has several players on the disabled list in the lineup, which usually means its owner has given up on the season.
The straw that might have broken the camel's back was when Anderson mistakenly forgot to put White Sox utility player Paul Konerko back in the lineup after an off day on Monday. On Tuesday, all Konerko did was hit three home runs and finish with seven RBI.
Children of the Corn is trailing the Mets 6-3 after two days of play this week and those three lost home runs would have, at the very least, made it a 5-4 score and a much better chance to winning the weekly head-to-head series.
Anderson also forgot to insert starting pitcher Mark Buehrle back into the rotation and Buehrle picked up the win against the Indians on Tuesday.
"With the season at the half-way mark, for Children of the Corn to make any type of move in the standings, it has to get going," Anderson said. "Leaving two of your best players out of the lineup, for whatever reason, is inexcusable. The lack of offense has been the biggest problem this season, and we need a manager to bring the best out of his players. I feel I'm just not in a position this year to do exactly that."
Konerko, who is hitting .301 with 16 home runs and 57 RBI this season, was shocked when he found out that he was on the bench and not in Children of the Corn's lineup.
"I'm coming off one of my greatest nights offensively in my career, then I find out Children of the Corn had me on the bench," Konerko told a local Yahoo Sports! reporter after the 10-6 win over the Indians. "I guess that tells you why Children of the Corn can't be considered a threat this season. It's too bad, because Richard Anderson has always had a keen eye for fantasy talent and this mistake is puzzling. Maybe he should just stick to fantasy football."
Anderson, the general manager and owner, quickly inserted Konerko back in the utility position for tonight's game with the Indians. Asked who would manage the team for the rest of the year, Anderson said he didn't have a clue.
"If I cant handle it, I don''t know who can," he said.
Anderson admitted that he had been relatively silent in the last few weeks on the free agent wire, and he should have been a little more active right after the computer draft to begin the season.
"You know, these weren't all of my players. I gave them some time to get going, but I can't hit for them, I can't pitch for them. They're Major Leaguers, for gosh', darn sakes. All I can do is make sure that they are in the lineup. That's where I failed, I guess."
Despite his struggles this season, Anderson said it hasn't soured him on managing in the future.
"I'll be back," he said. "I have no ill feelings towards Children of the Corn or the owner and general manager. They're all good people. In the meantime, I'll just lay low the rest of the season and see what is on the table for next year. Maybe this is a good time to get ready for fantasy football. It's never too early, as they say."
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