Hi All,
It’s been a roller-coaster week, filled with slow, nerve-twisting climbs and stomach-dropping, plummeting falls. If you haven’t caught up with everything that’s happened with our first round in our playoffs, hold on to your shorts!
For a good hour or so, I stood in shock with my jaw scraping the ground. I mean, can ya believe it?! The Token Chick with nothing to say?! On Tuesday night before the Commissioner’s Office shut down for the night, the Highway Hawgz (formerly known as the Red Hot Skillet, formerly known as the Highway Hogz) had seemingly beaten the Texas Twisters in a close game, 99-98. Both team managers were on the phone with the Commish throughout the weekend, wondering what the tie breaker might be if they should happen to tie. On Wednesday morning, we quickly learned what it was. The FF/Yahoo Gods decided to adjust some scores, and some of those were in the Twisters’ favor. And just like that, BAM, the game was tied, and then WON by the Twisters.
A moment of silence, please, to let it all sink in.
So the team that has dominated since Week 1, that finagled a quarterback when he didn’t draft one that he could rely on, that made me seriously rethink my consumption of pork products… Gentlemen, the Mighty has fallen.
My condolences, Bobbo. While we’re certainly happy to see the Twisters in the next round of the playoffs, it’s a shame to see you go. It’s not so easy to get into first place, but it’s even harder to remain in first place. Good job, Bobbo, on a season well played.
On the upside, Timmy the Greek went 4-for-4 with his predictions last week. Amazing! Maybe the voodoo curse is wearing off. Chicken bones and goat’s blood do have a limited shelf life, ya know. Or maybe it was just the new and improved varieties of mystery, direct and indirect voodoo. I’ll have to leave it to Timmy to explain.
So the Nitwits, Gougers, Twisters and Slackers advance to the next round. Pay attention to your schedules, folks, because we have games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. (Sheesh, he’s never gonna let me change the channel now!) For the Hawgz, Boozers, Maulers and Hoosierblue there are consolation games to be played. So, good luck, All. May your players be healthy and your teams enjoy a whammy-free zone!
The Football Widow
