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Comments
– Editor – The league considers upgrading to APBA BBW Version 6 but chooses not to make the change due to compatibility issues with existing league activities. Notes: LJ Honeycutt, Joe Elinich and recent recruit David McGee all exit from TCBA activity, due to health-related issues. One-season manager Phil Silverman also departs, leaving the Atlantic Division with only three active teams. Craig Musselman joins the league as the Monkton Marauders, replacing West Coast. Score one for the Atlantic Division. LJ Honeycutt rejoined the league in time for the 2025 season. Joe Elinich - I want to thank all of you for the nice things you have said about my short time in the league. It is very touching.
Given my age, and I suspect some of you are 77 (or older) also, health issues are not unexpected. I have a good team, award-winning actually, and the Hillman Cancer Center is rated one of the best in the world. Elsie Hillman was one of the giants in this area and she and Mario Lemieux are virtual saints in Western PA for their charitable work.
My medical team says I can deal with this although there were times when I had my doubts as chemo is not fun. Thanks again for letting me back into the league and best wishes to all of you this holiday season. Frank Tedeschi – Other than Marty bailing out as TCBA Commissioner (after only 2 decades at the helm), we have had a very stable leadership group within the TCBA. Jim McEneaney’s 4-decade reign as the Player Control Agent is coming to a close, and we have an opening for someone to take over that position starting after this year’s drafts in Harrisburg. Marty Fiehl - Mac… you’ve probably had the LONGEST service of any officer in the league since its inception, taking over for Anthony, if memory serves, as Player Control. (those were the good ol’ days when I was able to have 48 players on my roster, and Anthony would never notice!) J
I always thought Player Control was one of the hardest jobs, keeping all the rosters, all the players, all the cash and Caps, and all the trades straight. With the pinochle of achievement coming in Lancaster/Grantville/Harrisburg, when you generally ran the auctions and afterwords had 23 other teams coming to you en masse to Cut, while announcing trades, and more cuts, all in preparation of the Free Agent Draft sometimes beginning a mere 8 hours hence!
Just superb work and effort thru all those years, keeping the books straight. Its like the old adage of: who was the better dancer? Fred Astaire or Ginger Rodgers? And the answer is Ginger. Because she had to do everything that Fred was doing… only do it in high heels and a dress.
Well, all that spreadsheet work you do along with the paperwork to keep us all on the straight and narrow year after year is impressive as all hell, but you do it all on the keyboard using just ONE FINGER! (I’m not sure if you’re wearing high heels and a dress while you’re typing... but that’s beside the point!)
Your finger deserves a break, it deserves a rest. Whoever takes your place will have big shoes to fill... (actually cowboy boots) and hopefully you can serve as Player Control Emeritus to pass off all your knowledge, experience, and mechanics of the position to whomever steps forward.
Well done, my friend! The League could not have existed for all these decades without you!
Bob Braun - I'm not sure if even Jim remembers this, but Mac was elected and served for a year as President (Commissioner) of a combined AL/NL TCBA in late 1988. He would be the last member to do so. "Plans for separating from the National League began in February of 1989. Tremendous tension existed during the Winter Meeting between the two leagues, especially during a widely attended business meeting chaired by league Commissioner Jim McEneaney. Bickering between members and a myriad of proposals designed to prevent cheating were prevalent." Those events led to the Great Schism... And opened the door of opportunity for Mac (who admittedly was uncomfortable in his role as Commissioner), to settle in as Player Control Agent in 1990. The shrewd operator that he is, Mac discovered the pre-Internet advantages of maintaining the Free Agent Wire, with quick claims and exchanges tending to fall in Long Island's direction a bit too often. At least, a bit too often for Anthony Orlando's liking. At some point in the mid-1990's, he challenged Mac and won election as PCA. That experiment thankfully only lasted one season. The league wisely reinstated a somewhat chastened Mac the following season. He has been the Player Control Agent ever since. Not only did Mac handle the rosters and waiver claims, but he also was responsible for the Rookie Auction, a mail-in process until 1992, when the league switched to the live auction format. Except for that one tumultuous season with Anthony Orlando, Mac has handled the PCA duties for... 36 years! That is surely a record that will never be broken. There is no doubt that the league's survival is tightly tied to Jim Mac's 36-year effort to keep things organized. And there is also no doubt that Mac deserves to retire from those responsibilities he has carried for so long. We owe him that much. Take off those snake-skin boots, put up your feet, and enjoy the rest of the ride, Mac! We thank ye for all you have done!
Tom Meade - Thanks Mac for all you have done for the TCBA. Your boots will never truly be filled.
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