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It was lonely on top

WASHINGTON (AP) -- News wires were abuzz yesterday with a story that is sure to be the first of its kind.

Ryan Hughes, manager of the 90-50 Cornballers in the Lucid Dream fantasy baseball league, received a call up from the California class A Mavericks, marking the first time that a fantasy manager has made the jump to real-world baseball.

"The internet really levels the playing field," said Bobby Brett, owner of the Mavericks. "In the same way that the media had to adapt to blogging, podcasting, and YouTube, we’re really starting to look at fantasy baseball as a way of recruiting talent that would otherwise go unnoticed. I think we’re on the cutting edge of something huge."

But not all fantasy managers should stay waiting by their phones.

"With fantasy leagues as competitive and as realistic as Lucid Dream Baseball, we’re able to evaluate the top talent and offer someone like Ryan a new challenge," added Brett. "There aren’t many leagues out there like that, though."

For his part, Hughes was excited about the prospect.

"I’m definitely pumped about it. It’s a new and exciting challenge, and the team is really close to home," said Hughes. "My dad works just a stone’s throw away from Stater Bros. Stadium."

Other managers in LDB might expect to make similar transitions.

Rumors have been circulating that several Major League Baseball teams are competing to sign Vijay Ganesh, LDB manager of the 81-59 Medecins Sans Rubers, as head sabermetrician.

Sources close to Mississippi class AA Braves tell the Associated Press that Matt Starr, LDB manager of the 83-57 Your Little Hoodrat Friends, was on the short list of prospects to replace manager Phillip Wellman. However, the Braves decided to settle on a candidate who would get ejected from fewer games than Starr.