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JadziaDax · 09-10-2003, 01:54 AM

The Word of the Day for September 10 is:

rotisserie • \roh-TIH-suh-ree\ • (adjective) of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players

A little more information about today’s word:
Fantasy sports such as rotisserie baseball have become popular even among lukewarm sports fans. First invented in 1979 by publishing consultant Daniel Okrent, rotisserie baseball allows fans a way to follow their pastime interactively by compiling teams of real-life players and rating the success of their team based on those players. We can attribute this new sense of the word "rotisserie" to La Rotisserie Francaise, the now-defunct Manhattan restaurant where Okrent and his fellow rotisserie buffs first gathered to perfect the rules of the game and to compare statistics. Variations of the game have since spread to a number of other major sports (including football and basketball), and the word "rotisserie" is applied to these games as well.

My sentence:
Miguel watched the game intently, rooting not only for the home club but also the players on his rotisserie team.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition.

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09-10-2003, 01:54 AM	#38 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day September 10 The Word of the Day for September 10 is: rotisserie • \roh-TIH-suh-ree\ • (adjective) of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players A little more information about today’s word: Fantasy sports such as rotisserie baseball have become popular even among lukewarm sports fans. First invented in 1979 by publishing consultant Daniel Okrent, rotisserie baseball allows fans a way to follow their pastime interactively by compiling teams of real-life players and rating the success of their team based on those players. We can attribute this new sense of the word "rotisserie" to La Rotisserie Francaise, the now-defunct Manhattan restaurant where Okrent and his fellow rotisserie buffs first gathered to perfect the rules of the game and to compare statistics. Variations of the game have since spread to a number of other major sports (including football and basketball), and the word "rotisserie" is applied to these games as well. My sentence: Miguel watched the game intently, rooting not only for the home club but also the players on his rotisserie team. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition. Next sentence?