Wednesday, September 16, 2009
One way or another
As Dad always says, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
I came close to winning both my leagues last week but ended up losing everything in the end. I was tied for the top in my NFL Pick Em league and the tiebreaker went down to total points in the late Monday game. When I set my picks over a week ago, the random number generator in my head thought, “hmmm, 56 seems like a nice, solid number.” I mean, it’s a great temperature for sweaters and scarves, if you add the digits together you get 11 which was my longtime soccer number, AND the numbers are right next to each other on the computer and I’m lazy. SOOO I picked 56 and it ended up losing me 20 bucks to the jerk who hit 44 right on the head. Stupid palindromic numbers. On the bright side, the Broncos pulled it out in the end, making me look like a genius, and the Vikes are undefeated!
As far as fantasy goes, my guys played well but were no match for the late-game heroics of Tom Brady. I’ve got to hire my buddy Michael Strahan to get back on that field and take him out. Vikes defense got me a solid 10, Matt Ryan was steady with 2 TDs and 0 picks and Larry Fitzgerald got off to a good start. Clinton Portis was a bit of a disappointment, but I’m going to blame the Giant’s D, keep him in for next week, and bench Barber in place of Ryan Grant. It’s a gamble, so I’m crossing my fingers.
Oh No!
ReplyDeleteFirst, Tom Brady is not only incredibly sexy but he is also one of the best football players EVER. Never mind that fact that he hails from the glorious University of Michigan, or draft story (6th round), but he has won like how many Super Bowls?
Second, Don't ever bench Barber! He is from the University of Minnesota and went to a high school close to you... Wayzata (if you know how to properly say that town... then you know you are a true Minnesotan :)
Third, I love your number theory! A fabulous twist of mathematics, fashion, and football!