I ain’t even late yet and you ingrates are complaining. Looks like I’ll be imposing sanctions just in time for my holiday shopping. Anyway, copying last week, our last 2 survivors survived…BORING actually not so much, Good Teams are running out and this is getting interesting! I feel we will have our first check printed within the next 2 weeks. The rankings… What a week, 5 teams tied for the best record but is anyone tied in the rankings? Up to now we’ve had a tie every week. Let’s see what we got….
- Drake Me Off
It is a true testament to your shittyness, young man, when the team below you basically didn’t set a roster and you still couldn’t leap frog him to get out of the basement. You took the L to The Mint and he didn’t even do that well. Right now the only interesting thing about DMO is looking to the future to see who the lucky bastards are that get to play you on their road to the playoffs. Good day sir!
- Dolphin’s Country
Roster wasn’t set and I understand why. You can’t find a more snake bit franchise in this fine league than Dolphin’s Country. If you had set your best roster you would have got the win against an underperforming Dixon Yamada. Looking ahead to week 10 you’ll see a surging Mint squad hell bent to make the playoffs and you’re standing in his way.
- Cuchillos y Gallos
The closest game of the season found you on the losing side. To make things worse, you would have won it last year and pending a vote, maybe even next year. This match was exactly why I hate fractional scoring and had I known this was the case, I would have never moved us over to Sleeper. Moving on to 10 you face against…
- Quinshon and Friends
Yup these guys and it’s a soft week for this bunch. Q&F is the most likely team to drop in next weeks rankings. May even drop all the way down to 13th. That’s where you deserve to be after losing to the likes of EbarMedia. Today you have reached the lowest of lows, but your record still gives you a chance to make it to the show. Only time will tell with this one.
- Team EbarMedia
You beat my boy. Not worse than what Carlos has been trying to do to him since his 2nd Birthday. But bad none the less. You are like Pinocchio you’re just trying to be a real boy but in this case a real fantasy football team. You’re getting there. What a world this would be if you actually made the playoffs. Better than your week 9 win is your week 10 opponent, Drake Me Off. But you’re such a Jekyll and Hyde team that I can see you losing to that jobber after you’ve taken down some big dogs. This week is your playoff statement. If you win like you should you’ll have a chance but if you lose I’m counting you out. Wait what? The Cowboys are on Bye Week? Drake Me Off welcome to 2 and 8.
- Kekambas
Kekambas are the Kryptonite to Cobra, The antivenom as it were to be. You were our top Bulldog of the week at 173.91 points and boy howdy did you need it because your nemesis was the second highest scoring team of the week. Incredible match and I quote the late great Jerry Orbach from Dirty Dancing when I say, “When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong” I said your win would be dependent on Amon Ra going off. He ended up being your lowest scoring player that isn’t a kicker or defense. Your boys stepped the fuck up when you needed them. And you’re going to need them to do it again as you face off in week 10 against the most beloved team of all, league darling The Visitors. Should be a good one.
- Team TheMint1
Not really a great win but a win none the less. You are in the middle of back to back matches against our two 1 win teams and will come out of it sniffing at the feet of the best record holding teams. Nothing exciting to write about here because you should have a sure win if Dolphins Country has truly and understandably given up. We’ll see what Sunday brings.
- Dixon Yamada
You lucked out against a decimated team so let’s move on to week 10, not so lucky this time. You are the lowest ranked of the 5 of us with the best record. And you’re one of the 2 matchups featuring two 6-3 teams. And your mate is Electric Boogaloo who’s finally getting Bucky Irving back. He survived the injury and is coming after you. EB doesn’t even have Bucky in yet and they’re still projected to stomp by 20 points at the time of writing. One of you will not be part of our best record club and right now, it feels like Dixon Yamada all night long.
- The Visitors
Very close but big win for The Visitors over one of the 6&3’s Electric Boogaloo. Things are shaping up nicely here and The Visitors are on a road that is leading to a playoff spot. That’s all I need is a place at the table. This week as I mentioned is my chance at the Kekambas, projections mean nothing but right now it’s looking good for out other worldly club.
- Marion Cobra Cobretti
You know, it was in your ranking last week where I predicted Cuchillos/Matata as the Game of the week and it ended up being our narrowest margin of victory this year, albeit controversial. I also said you and Kekambas was a close second and it ended up being the first time this year that our top and second highest scoring teams of the week were pitted against each other. I know my stuff. I’ve said enough about your defeat but man, that scoring kept you right up in the top quarter of the rankings. I’d like to talk 10 but I’m not sure what team we’re going to see with the pending trade between you and Mint. I will say this though. You are, again, a practical 50/50 projection this week. The last 2 times I wrote that, your opponent ended up being the top scoring team of the week. Your opponent this week, is the highest scoring team of the Year, Nakua Matata. I’ve said enough. GAME OF THE WEEK
- Electric Boogaloo
Quick dip from 1 to 2 after falling to my Visitors. But you have a great chance to get back on top as you are currently the highest projected chance to win in week 10. Well highest other than the Bye Week Proxy Cowboys that is EbarMedia. You share the top record and I couldn’t imagine a world where you and our next team don’t make it to the playoffs but I never imagined a world where five teams shared the best record IN WEEK 9!!!! If you can stay somewhat injury free from here on out, your ticket is stamped.
- Nakua Matata
Controversey be damned you’re back to number one! You have one of the 2 matchups of 6-3 teams as you face off against Cobra this week. There will definitely be 2 teams losing that top record. I’m hoping The Visitors will pull it off and make it three but if not, there may be as many as 5 teams sharing the second best record of 6-4 next week. Will you be part of the 7 and 3 trio or duo, or slum it with the 6 and 4 quartet or quintet. We’ll find out. Great week men, first week without a ranking tie but the first time I’ve ever seen a 5 way tie for first entering double digit weeks. Let’s have another great week. Commish Out!