Larry Schechter has won Tout Wars five times (Mixed Auction X 3, AL X 2), more than any other living human. He writes:
Why Tout Wars is Like the Mafia
I was recently editing my upcoming book, Winning Fantasy Baseball, and I got to this section:
“In March, 2005, I was invited to join the Tout Wars expert’s league (www.toutwars.com). They traditionally had an AL-only and an NL-only auction league, but for 2005 they added a 12-team mixed auction.
“I had never been in a mixed auction—and I only had one week to prepare—so this was very problematic. But I wasn’t going to pass up the chance to join the renowned Tout Wars, so I said yes.â€
When reading this, it occurred to me that being invited to join Tout Wars is such an honor that anything short of my own wedding or the funeral of a parent wouldn’t be a sufficient reason to decline. In other words, when Tout Wars invites you to join, they’re making you an offer you can’t refuse.
That makes Tout Wars like the Mafia. And, of course, that means Ron Shandler is the godfather.
More about Larry’s book at Winning Fantasy Baseball.