In Meme-oriam
In the fifteen year's that TFL has existed it's membership has remained fairly stable. By the league's fifth year the group that you enjoy watching today was mostly in place. A former member has never won a championship, but some have come close. Our reporters have poured over historical TFL data reviewing all of the data from league, some names popped up that no one has seen in a long time.
Let's take a moment to review our former members who made their mark by playing, losing a lot of games, and then giving up.
ONE AND DONE
Josh (2010)
Steve's former roommate, Josh, wanted in, and he did pretty well. In his only season he made it to the championship game, against Steve if you can believe it. Was he so butthurt over the loss that he didn't want to continue? Was he so busy chasing tail that he forgot to renew? No one knows. But he's made it to the finals once, so wherever he is, he can still talk about the time he almost won the championship.
Jerry (2010)
Jerry was friends with Billy and hung out a lot with Steve. He finished his only season with a record of 6-8, with four of those wins over people with the last name Fuga. I have no idea why Jerry didn't play in the next season but I'm going to guess it's because Steve made him feel uncomfortable with how pervy he used to talk back then.
Kayla (2010)
Mike's ex helped round out the first season of the league by joining up. I don't remember if she actually wanted to play, but she ended the season in 6th place and embarrassed Tristen twice in the same season. She also finished with a better record than Mike. Now she's doing better things with her life than hanging out with us degenerates, so cheers to Kayla.
Katie (2011)
In 2011, Billy tried to steal Mike's idea of bringing in his spouse to help increase his household odds of a championship. It didn't work, and he was also bested by his spouse, who ended a few spots ahead of him in 6th place. In her free time, Katie enjoys arts and leisure activities with people that aren't in this fantasy league.
FIVER
Stack (2011-2015)
For five years Michael Stack was a force to be reckoned with. He finished in last place twice and also used a new Yahoo account every year because he couldn't log in to his old one. That last part has made it a pain in the ass to pull all of this data for these stupid stories. But on a positive note, we had a lot of fun and he's still out there doing professional things that are better than fantasy football.
QUINCEANERA
Tristen (2010-2023)
Over his storied career of 15 years as a manager in this league, Tristen made it to the championship once and finished in third place four times. In his last two years with the league he finished in last place, so it was clear that his heart just wasn't in it anymore. Did having a baby suck the energy from his soul? I like to think that, like an aging athlete, he realized he was past his prime and that he felt like his shot at winning a title had passed him by. He did the graceful thing and retired, hanging up his keyboard and riding in his four door sedan with a baby seat off into the sunset. Go get 'em, cowboy!
Believe it or not, that's it. In 15 years of play, we've only lost a handful of people. Thanks to everyone else who has stuck it out even when they've had bad years. Best of luck to you in the next season!