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Fans to manage minor league team for second half

By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Now this is really fantasy sports. The Schaumburg Flyers, an independent baseball team located 30 miles from Chicago, have agreed to turn over to fans the managerial decisions such as the batting lineup, fielding positions and the pitching roster for the second half of the club's season. "If this is done well, our players are going to be as well known as some Major League players." Rich Ehrenreich, Schaumburg Flyers owner The project, called "Fan Club: Reality Baseball" is the result of a ...

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