Carl's Jr. founder and Tomorrow's History mid-round draft pick Carl Karcher is quickly making a strong bid to be the sleeper of the 2008 Death Pool draft, as he has been listed in critical condition at St. Jude's Hospital with a bout of pneumonia. Karcher, 90, was once considered a sure first-rounder after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2004, and suffering the loss of his longtime wife in 2006. However, Karcher appeared healthy and happy in 2007, and slipped to the third round as general managers passed him over for riskier, flashier picks.
However, Karcher's bid to be the first celebrity on the board will not come without controversy. Already rumors are flying around the league about possible tainting of the game. One league general manager who wished to remain anonymous wondered if Karcher had possibly received illegal illness enhancers, noting that Tomorrow's History manager Bruce Carlisle himself had pneumonia in 2007, and openly wondering if there was a correlation.
Carlisle, citing league rules, refused to openly wish ill upon Karcher before any final destination had been reached, but denied any allegations of tampering. He did comment, "I will be very interested to see what happens from here."
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Bruce...sounds like you did your research, but missed an important CVHS-Carl Karcher connection! 3 of his grandkids are CVHS grads. One of whom I graduated with...she was nice but never gave me free Carl's Jr.
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