LetsPlay3 History

Little is known about the Greedo league and its participants. Fantasy archeologists continue to dig and probe the past of this mysterious group.

Champion: Jennas, Owner: unknown

6 Teams: Topes, Chewies, Homos, Jennas, M-Birds, and G-Boyz

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2002

The history of the Fenway Fan league is equally murky. Somehow, I've lost some of the stuff from the web pages of this season. Just minor things like who won that year. (dop)

Champion: unknown, Owner: unknown

8 Teams: Homowners, Chewies, Jennas, Teds, Mackey, Hammers, Chitown, Outfit, HOMESTAR, Topes

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2003

The thing I remember most about the 2004 season... our champion was an utter and complete fantasy baseball noob. Jerry and the La Grange Spots marched to ultimate victory in the first year of LetsPlay2. I guess it was sort of fitting... new league, noob champ.

Champion: La Grange Spots, Owner: Jerry Kee

8 teams: Naperville Homowners (Bill), Westmont Pelicans (Danny), Coocheyville Cameltoe (Denise), Gotham City Golems (Tommy), Hilo Storm (Steve), La Grange G-Spots (Jerry), WhiteSharks (Angelo), KY Jellies (Ian)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2004

It was very early in our history, but the 2005 championship still stands as the closest finals ever. The Golem defeated Naperville by the method that Yahoo uses to round the floating point numbers for Whip. Yow!

Champion: Gotham City Golem, Owner: Tommy Dieboldt

8 teams: Vatican City Popes (Eric), Gotham City Golems (Tommy), Ukraine Pelicans (Danny), Naperville MagicCup (Bill), LG Spots (Jerry), Coocheyville Cameltoe (Denise), Whitesharks (Angelo), Hilo Storm (Steve)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2005

The aux website theme in 2006 was Kool cigarettes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em boys. (HA!)

Champion: Naperville Turtles, Owner: William T Krieger

12 teams: Plano Tiburon (Angelo), Northsiders (Lisa), Maui Waui (Steve), LaGrange River Rats (Jerry), The Hills Have RBIs (Rob), Coocheyville Cameltoe (Denise), Vatican City Popes (Eric), Gotham City Golems (Tommy), Southern Lumber (Bailey Boys), Naperville Turtles (Bill), Wicker Park Winos (Danny), Brooklyn Soup Nazis (Ed)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2006

The first year of LP3. All good.

Champion: Vatican City Popes, Owner: Eric Schoonover

12 teams: The Hills Have RBIs (Rob), Lisle Larrys (Kurt), Palatine Rookies (Daryl), Hilltoppers (Greg), sweet georgia brown (Brian), Plainfield Cougars (Mark and Moz), Killer Maltese II (Brad), Kelly Green Guys (Chris the commish), Pearland Pacifiers (Sue), Cryogenic Teds (Jay), Vatican City Popes (Eric), Naperville Claws (Bill/Me)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2007

I tried a blog for my aux stuff in 2008. Didn't work out too well. (dop)

Somebody didn't show up for the draft. Can't remember who, but a pox on them. (ha) So, the kids (Justin, Myles, and TY) jumped in and drafted their first team, the Chicago Cubs. We adults chortled at their silly draft choices... until they were in first place at the All-Star break. The kids' Cubs faded in the second half, but it was a great run.

Champion: Naperville Planets, Owner: William T Krieger

8 teams: Naperville Planets (Bill), Spitzer's Nine (Chris), Vatican City Popes (Eric), Killer Maltese III (Brad), Hilltoppers (Greg), Chicago Cubs (Justin, Myles, Ty), Fighting Illini (Jeremy), Cryogenic Teds (Jay)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2008

2009 featured the first KGG-Naperville finals... the first of many! It was the beginning of the greatest rivalry in LP3 history.

Champion: KGG Nine, Owner: Chris "Commish" Martin

12 teams: Naperville BlackCat (Bill), Hilltopper (Greg), KGG (Chris), DuPage Devil (Justin), CryoTed (Jay), Dallas Destroyer (Myles), Naperville Platinum (Ty), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Fairydust Kitten (Bobbie), Rookie (Daryl), Killer Maltese (Brad)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2009

I always think of 2010 as the Tulo Title year. TULO went absolutely berserk in the playoffs and led Justin to the first LP3 title by a kid.

Champion: Mini-Commishes, Owner: Justin

12 teams: FIERCE FRENCH FRY (Myles), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Mini-Commish (Justin), Vatican City Poap (Eric), Naperville Platinum (Ty), Rookie (Daryl), Maywood Masher (Woodridge Eric), Taylormade (Kevin), CryoTed (Jay), Killer Maltese (Brad), Naperville Watchmen (Bill), KGG 2010 (Chris)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2010

Year 5... the KGG repeats.

Champion: KGG 2011, Owner: Chris "Commish" Martin

10 teams: Steamboat Matrix (Ty), Vatican City Poap (Eric), Killer Maltese (Brad), FIERCE FRENCH FRY (Myles), Naperville Oriole (Bill), The Hills Have RBI's (Rob), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Cryogenic Ted (Jay), KGG 2011 (Chris), Mini-Commish (Justin)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2011

This was the year we discarded the silly snake draft format. We've happily used a straight draft ever since.

Champion: Naperville Rebellion, Owner: William T Krieger

14 teams: Cryogenic Ted (Jay), Mini Commish (Justin), FIERCE FRENCH FRY (Myles), The Nugget Biscuit (Ty), Vatican City Poap (Eric), Killer Maltese (Brad), Vaunted Ventura (Kyle), Tomahawk Chop (Jeff), Ry's Rebel (Ryan), Jax Sun (Tom), The Hills Have RBI (Rob), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Naperville Rebellion (Bill), KGG 2012 (Chris Commish)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2012

Naperville becomes the first back-to-back champion in LP3 history.

Champion: Naperville Critter, Owner: William T Krieger

14 teams: Jax Sun (Tom), Aperture Mantis Men (TY), Killer Maltese (Brad), KGG 2013 (Chris Commish), Flying Penguin (Nick Carbs), Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Call of Baseball (Jack), Brook Bombers (Lowell), The Hills (Rob), Bay City Brawlers (Janny), Danks for Nothin (Kyle), Vatican City Pope (The Poap), Cryogenic Ted (Jay), Naperville Critter (Bill)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2013

Naperville threepeat! These are dark days for many LP3 owners... except one. (ha!)

The 2014 website is one of my favorite website themes. It has sort of an iPhone look to it.

Champion: Naperville Lunchbox, Owner: William T Krieger

14 teams: Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Bay City Brawler (Janny), jax sun (Tom), The Lazy Robot (TY), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), Plainfield Shutout (Mark), Bayside Tiger (Nick), RBIs all day (Ryan), Vatican City Poap (Eric), The Hills Have RBIs (Rob), Killer Maltese (Brad), The Flying Penguin (Nick), KGG 2014 (Chris Commish), Naperville Lunchbox (Bill)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2014

We slipped to 12 teams... and one of those was a robo-team. I can't remember why. I do remember a bit of panic when it looked like the robo-team was going to make the playoffs. (ha)

I really like the index card website design. Even though it doesn't work on a small screen.

Champion: KGG 2015, Owner: Chris "Commish" Martin

12 teams: Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Bay City Brawler (Janny), The Giant Squid (TY), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), Plainfield Shutout (Mark), RBI all day (Ryan), Vatican City Poap (Eric), Winterfell Beardsmen (Rob), Killer Maltese (Brad), KGG 2015 (Chris Commish), Naperville Lunchbox (Bill), Prague Yahoo (auto-draft robo-team)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2015

Vatican City won in 2016. This broke a long streak... the KGG or Naperville had won 7 of the last 8 LP3 titles.

Champion: Vatican City Popes, Owner: Eric Schoonover

14 teams: Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Plainfield Shutout (Mark and Jax), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Notorious Beard (Rob), RBI All Day (Ryan), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Killer Maltese (Brad), Boston Poindexter (Ed), The Okay Team (Tom H), The Legit Team (Luis), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), Savannah Bannana (TY), Naperville Flower (Bill), KGG Baseball 2016 (Chris Commish)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2016

The Poindexter title in 2017 marks our first international champion. Sir Edward Thomson is located in Cambridge, UK.

Champion: Boston Poindexter, Owner: Sir Edward Thomson

14 teams: Plano Tiburon (Angeero), People of Plainfield (Mark and Jax), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Notorious Beard (Rob), RBI All Day (Ryan), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Killer Maltese (Brad), Boston Poindexter (Ed), The Okay Team (Tom H), The Legit Team (Luis), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), The Planet Bandit (TY), Naperville Roses (Bill), KGG Baseball 2017 (Chris Commish)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2017

It was a classic Naperville-KGG finals. KGG win!

Champion: KGG Baseball, Owner: Chris "Commish" Martin

14 teams: San Antonio Kindness (TY), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), The Okay Team (Tom H), RBI All Day (Ryan), Killer Maltese (Brad), KGG Baseball (Chris Commish), PTBNL (Troy), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Naperville Meerkat (Bill), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Notorious Beard (Rob), Boston Poindexter (Ed)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2018

Boston wins his 2nd title in three years in a dominant performance all year.

Champion: Boston Poindexter, Owner: Sir Edward Thomson

14 teams: SATX Elephant (TY), CRYOGENIC TED (Jay), RBI All Day (Ryan), Killer Maltese (Brad), KGG Baseball (Chris Commish), PTBNL (Troy), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Plano Tiburon (Angeero), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Naperville Jellyfish (Bill), Bay City Brawler (Janny), Notorious Beard (Rob), Boston Poindexter (Ed), Killer Rabbit (Bob)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2019

This was our craziest season ever! Combatting the pandemic, MLB 2020 was reduced to 60 games, and LetsPlay3 rolled with a Roto format instead of head-to-head. It was a wild ride but both MLB and LP3 ended up being a wonderful success in 2020. (smile)

Champion: Naperville Cactus, Owner: William T Krieger

14 teams: Bay City (Janny), RBI All Day (Ryan Busboom), Plano Tiburon (Ange), PTBNL (Troy), Bexar Fox (TY), Notorious Beard (Rob), Vatican City Pope (Eric), KGG (Commish), Naperville Cactus (Bill), CRYO TED (Jay), Killer Maltese (Brad), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Killer Rabbit (Bob), Boston Poindexter (Sir Edward)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2020

This was our second roto season. It was very competitive and very fun.

Champion: Bexar Copperheads, Owner: TY Krieger

14 teams: Bay City (Janny), RBI All Day (Ryan Busboom), Plano Tiburon (Ange), PTBNL (Troy), Bexar (TY), Notorious Beard (Rob), Vatican City Pope (Eric), KGG (Commish), Naperville (Bill), CRYO TED (Jay), Killer Maltese (Brad), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Killer Rabbit (Bob), Boston Poindexter (Sir Edward)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2021

Back by popular demand, we returned to head-to-head format this year.

Champion: Naperville Sixty, Owner: William T Krieger

14 teams: Bay City (Janny), RBI All Day (Ryan Busboom), Plano Tiburon (Ange), PTBNL (Troy), LA Raindrop (TY), Notorious Beard (Rob), Vatican City Pope (Eric), Kelly Green Guys (Commish), Naperville (Bill), CRYO TED (Jay), Killer Maltese (Brad), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Killer Rabbit (Bob), Boston Poindexter (Sir Edward)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2022

BIG changes for LP3 this season:

• The league expanded to 16 teams by adding two new (young!) owners: Friday Night Max and Ronsby Anthony.
• For the first time in a long time, we made some changes to our scoring cats. New cats are in blue. Hitting cats are now: Run, Home run, Rbi, Obp, and Net Sb. Pitching cats are: K, Era, Whip, Quality start, Net Save+Hold.
• In a cost-cutting move, the league offices moved from Naperville to Downers Grove.

Champion: DG Revolution, Owner: William T Krieger

16 teams: Bay City (Janny), RBI All Day (Ryan Busboom), Plano Tiburon (Ange), PTBNL (Troy), Philly Sun (TY), Breaking Beard (Rob), Vatican City Pope (Eric), KGG (Commish), DG (Bill), CRYO TED (Jay), Killer Maltese (Brad), Southern Rocket (Kyle), Killer Rabbit (Bob), Boston Poindexter (Sir Edward), Friday Night Starter (Max), Ronsby Swanson (Anthony)

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2023

Two long-term owners (and friends) retired from LetsPlay3: Plano Ange and RY RBI.

Champion: ???, Owner: ???

16 teams: Coming soon...

Aux website: williamt.com/fantasy/baseball/season2024