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Bleacher Features - 'Sanford & Son Syndrome'
Earl Bench is in his fourth year of Fantasy baseball. His league uses an unusual, but effective plan for avoiding the Sanford & Son Syndrome.
In my league, we have a trade commission and we also revise the rules annually.
Neither of these have been very effective to combat the Sanford and Son
Syndrome. We did discover an alternative method, which puts the competition
back into Fantasy sports. Keep in mind, our league is comprised of a close
group of friends, and our rule wouldn't work with poor sports. This year, we
inacted a loser's clause, which has everyone scared to death of finishing last.
It is very simple. The last place owner is the Spatula Boy. He will be
responsible for cooking burgers during one game of the World Series. Every
other owner is invited to watch the game while the last place owner is the
cook and servant. Not only must the Spatula Boy cook, he must also serve food
and drinks upon demand for the duration of the game. It is absolutely great
to see losing teams do whatever it takes to get their team out of the celler.
Honestly, we are almost half way done, and no one has given up. To make it
more fun, we have a shiny spatula, which circulates around the league. It gets
passed from celler dweller to celler dweller. If someone gets out of last,
he'll drop it in the new loser's mail box. It's sort of like passing the
spatula torch!
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