Read it online here:
http://cebfl.blogspot.com/
or for those that are too lazy to even click:
Week 3 is done and my thesis of "The Excellence That Is All Things Fusco" continues to be supported by the data coming in. I'm sure you will all continue to be fascinated to see the journey and to read my paper on the subject once it is published. And now, onto the summary:
Three teams managed to score over 110 pts this week as Fusco, Gregor, and a surprising Eric/Pat/Sunny all surpassed the magical mark.
Average score rose to 92.3 pts compared to last week's 89.7 pts. The average margin of victory narrowed to 24.9 pts from last week's 29.1 pts as the blow outs weren't as large and scores weren't nearly as awful as some posted in the first 2 weeks.
Performer of The Week:
Gregor Davidson, 119.7 points. In yet another case of new(ish)-guy-on-new(ish)-guy crime, he also posted the biggest margin of victory (46.4 pts) against Jeff Alls. Jeff, by the way, has yet to apologize for missing watching TV on giant football screens due to his parents not leaving.
Honourable mention to your beloved commissioner, and his 113.4 points. Both still remain short of the season's high water mark of 127.1 also set by the same, beloved commissioner.
Senorita Of The Week:
Mike D, 68.6 pts. That's 2 weeks in a row, Mike. Plus, you suffered a 44.8 point beating at my hands. Might I suggest maybe a little less time with the cheese tray and open house crowd and a little more time at the bar with your friends and the giant TVs.
The "Close-But-No-Cigar" Match (es) of The Week:
Just two matches decided by less than 10 points: Kevin played the part of man with a broken down van waiting in the alley (wait - this description will pay off shortly) as he nipped Devo by 6.9 pts. And Lance fell victim to the train wreck that is Eric/Pat/Sunny by a margin of 7.2 despite the fact that they started Reggie Bush and his broken leg even though they were warned by email and in person of his condition and not to start him. Fools.
3-0 Club:
Ah...yes, the herd continues to be culled and the club's exclusivity rises as Lance fell victim to the surprising ineptitude that is Eric/Pat/Sunny and the guest list now has but two names on it - Fusco and Ashby. And we all know what shaky ground / thin ice Ashby stands upon.
The Jason Madge Memorial "Why Didn't I Start THAT Guy" Fantasy Player of The Week:
Once again, Madge could have used Benson's 19 and Charles' 14.
Devo needed Bowe's 13, Lance could have used Spiller's 15 pts, and Hauser wishes he started Keller and his 21.
Had Fusco started Collie and his 30.6, Mike D. might have simply started his car in his "spacious two-car garage with the convenient automatic door" closed.
State of the League:
Week 3 has brought a new-and-improved 4-tier classification system:
1) Enveloped In Excellence: Fusco. And to a lesser extent, Ashby. I mean, look at the PF/PA ratio, the comparison almost isn't fair.
2) Mired In Mediocrity: .667 is better than .500. Just. Lance, Gregor, and Kevin at least have winning records for all you silver-lining types.
3) Drowning In Disappointment: This plunge pool, is six deep: Hauser, Harris, Eric/Pat/Sunny, Madge, Alls, and Mike D. Shame on you all.
4) Alone In The Well In The Commissioner's Basement: Devo, I think we all know what's next - She puts the lotion in the basket.
Still in Toronto, and football at Real Sports Bar again this Sunday for those that can make it. The enjoyment of watching your fellow competitors stress about their fantasy teams in person knows no equal. I recommend it highly. Just don't bother with the pulled pork sandwich.
Commissionarily Yours,
Your Commissioner
Commissioner's Office, Suite 2200
New Commissioner's Plaza
100 Mbeki Tutu Mugabe Blvd.
Nairobi, Kenya
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Week 2 Summary - 2 Big Beatings, Madge Sucks, A 3-Layer League
Read it online here:
http://cebfl.blogspot.com/
or for those that are too lazy to even click:
Week 2 is in the books and while two data points may not make a trend, I see/imagine a number of salient themes emerging this year. These themes will be written down and stored in my safe and revealed at the end of the year in a live, 1 hr pay per view special to air just before the 14 hours of Super Bowl pre-game. Onto the summary:
Three teams managed to score over 100 pts this week as Hauser, Kevin, and his blood-feud enemy, Gregor all surpassed the magical mark.
Average score came in at 89.7 pts compared to last week's 85.4 pts. The average margin of victory was an even bigger than last week 29.1 pts.
Performer of The Week:
Jay Hauser, 123.2 points. I believe that is called "Giving Madge The Business".
Honourable Mention to Kevin and his 120.8 pts. However, both still fell short of the season's high water mark of 127.1 set by, me, your beloved commissioner.
Senorita Of The Week:
Mike D, 57.1 pts. And he took a beating at the hands of fellow original 905er, Kevin. A 63.7 pt loss is bad. Even worse than Kev's beating last week. Dis-honourable mention to Madge and his 61.6 pts and his 60+ pt loss to Hauser. Those are serious blow-outs.
The "Close-But-No-Cigar" Match (es) of The Week:
Just two matches decided by less than 10 points: Jeff Alls and Lance Richter were in a holy-war-death-match-squeaker-tighter-than-a-tiger battle going into the Monday night game at 87.3-87. But this morning's scoring update shows a swing as Pierre Thomas' 9 points swung the victory to Lance. In the other close one, Ashby clipped Harris by 9.8 pts.
2-0 Club:
Ah...now that feels much better. The herd has been thinned, and I only must share this rarefied air with two others. Welcome Lance and Ashby to the promised land. Don't get too comfy, though and hands off my coat check girl, Ashby. You can look, but don't you dare touch. I can already tell you she isn't wearing a "Hello Kitty" thong.
The Jason Madge Memorial "Why Didn't I Start THAT Guy" Fantasy Player of The Week:
It is always nice to see the namesake take the award as Madge left Jahvid Best and his 43 points on the bench. Although this wouldn't have changed the outcome, it would have resulted in Madge getting A LOT less ink in this week's summary.
Alls and Harris could have used Hightower's 17 and McNabb's 34.8, respectively.
State of the League:
While it is only Week 2, I'm supremely confident in the following 3-tier classification system:
1) Enveloped In Excellence: Fusco. And to a lesser extent, Ashby and Lance. I mean, look at the PF/PA ratio, they are really JUST there....
2) Mired In Mediocrity: .500 sucks. And so do Hauser, Madge (ugly loss this week), Kevin, Gregor, Alls, and Mike D. (I knew a winning record would be too much for him to take).
3) Drowning In Disappointment: And then there were you three - Harris, Devo (oh how the mighty have fallen) and the 3-headed monster of Pat/Sunny/Eric.
Back in Toronto on Friday evening - still looking for more hearty souls to watch football with on either of the next 2 sundays...don't be shy, get your Fusco face-time while you can.
Commissionarily Yours,
Your Commissioner
Commissioner's Office, Suite 2200
New Commissioner's Plaza
100 Mbeki Tutu Mugabe Blvd.
Nairobi, Kenya
http://cebfl.blogspot.com/
or for those that are too lazy to even click:
Week 2 is in the books and while two data points may not make a trend, I see/imagine a number of salient themes emerging this year. These themes will be written down and stored in my safe and revealed at the end of the year in a live, 1 hr pay per view special to air just before the 14 hours of Super Bowl pre-game. Onto the summary:
Three teams managed to score over 100 pts this week as Hauser, Kevin, and his blood-feud enemy, Gregor all surpassed the magical mark.
Average score came in at 89.7 pts compared to last week's 85.4 pts. The average margin of victory was an even bigger than last week 29.1 pts.
Performer of The Week:
Jay Hauser, 123.2 points. I believe that is called "Giving Madge The Business".
Honourable Mention to Kevin and his 120.8 pts. However, both still fell short of the season's high water mark of 127.1 set by, me, your beloved commissioner.
Senorita Of The Week:
Mike D, 57.1 pts. And he took a beating at the hands of fellow original 905er, Kevin. A 63.7 pt loss is bad. Even worse than Kev's beating last week. Dis-honourable mention to Madge and his 61.6 pts and his 60+ pt loss to Hauser. Those are serious blow-outs.
The "Close-But-No-Cigar" Match (es) of The Week:
Just two matches decided by less than 10 points: Jeff Alls and Lance Richter were in a holy-war-death-match-squeaker-tighter-than-a-tiger battle going into the Monday night game at 87.3-87. But this morning's scoring update shows a swing as Pierre Thomas' 9 points swung the victory to Lance. In the other close one, Ashby clipped Harris by 9.8 pts.
2-0 Club:
Ah...now that feels much better. The herd has been thinned, and I only must share this rarefied air with two others. Welcome Lance and Ashby to the promised land. Don't get too comfy, though and hands off my coat check girl, Ashby. You can look, but don't you dare touch. I can already tell you she isn't wearing a "Hello Kitty" thong.
The Jason Madge Memorial "Why Didn't I Start THAT Guy" Fantasy Player of The Week:
It is always nice to see the namesake take the award as Madge left Jahvid Best and his 43 points on the bench. Although this wouldn't have changed the outcome, it would have resulted in Madge getting A LOT less ink in this week's summary.
Alls and Harris could have used Hightower's 17 and McNabb's 34.8, respectively.
State of the League:
While it is only Week 2, I'm supremely confident in the following 3-tier classification system:
1) Enveloped In Excellence: Fusco. And to a lesser extent, Ashby and Lance. I mean, look at the PF/PA ratio, they are really JUST there....
2) Mired In Mediocrity: .500 sucks. And so do Hauser, Madge (ugly loss this week), Kevin, Gregor, Alls, and Mike D. (I knew a winning record would be too much for him to take).
3) Drowning In Disappointment: And then there were you three - Harris, Devo (oh how the mighty have fallen) and the 3-headed monster of Pat/Sunny/Eric.
Back in Toronto on Friday evening - still looking for more hearty souls to watch football with on either of the next 2 sundays...don't be shy, get your Fusco face-time while you can.
Commissionarily Yours,
Your Commissioner
Commissioner's Office, Suite 2200
New Commissioner's Plaza
100 Mbeki Tutu Mugabe Blvd.
Nairobi, Kenya
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
'10-'11 Season - Week 1 Summary - Sweet, Sweet Football. It Is Good To Be Back.
By the way, a good deal of this was written earlier than sent - I had to wait for the scores to come back online on the ESPN site (for some reason they went all to zero for a few hours), and then I had to wait for one of Nairobi's "occasional" black outs to end before I could hit send. So maybe you won't be getting it for your morn
Before we get into it, a note about being 7 hours ahead of the rest of the league: It isn't all bad, if I get up at 5am, I can watch a replay of some games. OK, so it really blows. At least there is Fantasycast - I'm starting to see how people used to gather 'round the radio in the old days - when you have no choice, you take what you can get. At least the time difference allows me to get the summary out for your morning commutes. That's right, once again, your commissioner is thinking about you.
All I ask is that when you speak of me, please speak of me well. To the summary:
Read it online here:
http://cebfl.blogspot.com/
or for those that are too lazy to even click:
The good news, 6 teams won. The bad news, 6 teams lost. What? Yes, that does happen every week, but this is the first time it has happened in many, many months and my excitement is just too much. The worse news, 3 teams had HORRIBLE performances of 66 points or less. You know who you are, but if you don't, it was Kevin (56.9 pts), Eric/Pat/Sunny (59.7 pts), and Gregor (66 pts). Way to start off strong, fellas.
In the glass is half full, category, just two teams managed to score over 100 pts during this most important of weeks - Madge and yours truly, Matthew J. Ngong-Fusco.
Average score came in at 85.4 pts. This is low compared to last year's usual low-to-mid 90's averages. I blame Kevin, Eric/Pat/Sunny, and Gregor. The average margin of victory was a big 27.7 pts. Contributing to this rather large number was my 70.2 pt shellacking of Kevin.
Performer of The Week:
Matthew Fusco, 127.1 points. I'm here in Kenya spreading the message of fantasy football to the wild savages. I see a few major challenges - they don't know what NFL football is, or why there exists a fantasy version of it; and computers with internet access are tough to come by in the bush. We shall overcome. Michael, row the boat ashore.
Honourable Mention to Madge and his 117.4 pts. Too bad at least 5 teams believe you will finish in 2nd last place according to a recently published poll.
Senorita Of The Week:
Kevin Andrachuk, 56.9 pts. See "shellacking", "beat-down", "bitch slap" for further clarification. Perhaps parenthood has taken Kevin's fantasy mojo and wrapped it up in a used diaper and discarded it with the Baby Einstein dvds???
The "Close-But-No-Cigar" Match (es) of The Week:
Two old foes (and I mean old - look at their birth certificates) faced off in yet another grudge match and some naked dock wrestling as Hauser fell to Ashby by 7.5 pts in the only close one this week.
1-0 Club:
Crowded and feeling rather less than exclusive. Table for 6, please. Fusco, Madge, Mike D, Ashby, Alls, and Lance are all here. Mike D. is definitely the fish out of water. What does victory taste like, Mike? Napalm?
The Jason Madge Memorial "Why Didn't I Start THAT Guy" Fantasy Player of The Week:
Kevin Andrachuk had Wes Welker on the bench. Too bad his 18 points would only have changed your beating to severe from horrendous.
Devo could have used Hakeem Nicks' 25 pts, but instead became Mike D's prison, um, girlfriend in the only instance where the outcome could have been different.
State of the League:
I'm just happy to be back. Please note the league's new mailing address below.
Commissionarily Yours,
Your Commissioner
Commissioner's Office, Suite 2200
New Commissioner's Plaza
100 Mbeki Tutu Mugabe Blvd.
Nairobi, Kenya
Before we get into it, a note about being 7 hours ahead of the rest of the league: It isn't all bad, if I get up at 5am, I can watch a replay of some games. OK, so it really blows. At least there is Fantasycast - I'm starting to see how people used to gather 'round the radio in the old days - when you have no choice, you take what you can get. At least the time difference allows me to get the summary out for your morning commutes. That's right, once again, your commissioner is thinking about you.
All I ask is that when you speak of me, please speak of me well. To the summary:
Read it online here:
http://cebfl.blogspot.com/
or for those that are too lazy to even click:
The good news, 6 teams won. The bad news, 6 teams lost. What? Yes, that does happen every week, but this is the first time it has happened in many, many months and my excitement is just too much. The worse news, 3 teams had HORRIBLE performances of 66 points or less. You know who you are, but if you don't, it was Kevin (56.9 pts), Eric/Pat/Sunny (59.7 pts), and Gregor (66 pts). Way to start off strong, fellas.
In the glass is half full, category, just two teams managed to score over 100 pts during this most important of weeks - Madge and yours truly, Matthew J. Ngong-Fusco.
Average score came in at 85.4 pts. This is low compared to last year's usual low-to-mid 90's averages. I blame Kevin, Eric/Pat/Sunny, and Gregor. The average margin of victory was a big 27.7 pts. Contributing to this rather large number was my 70.2 pt shellacking of Kevin.
Performer of The Week:
Matthew Fusco, 127.1 points. I'm here in Kenya spreading the message of fantasy football to the wild savages. I see a few major challenges - they don't know what NFL football is, or why there exists a fantasy version of it; and computers with internet access are tough to come by in the bush. We shall overcome. Michael, row the boat ashore.
Honourable Mention to Madge and his 117.4 pts. Too bad at least 5 teams believe you will finish in 2nd last place according to a recently published poll.
Senorita Of The Week:
Kevin Andrachuk, 56.9 pts. See "shellacking", "beat-down", "bitch slap" for further clarification. Perhaps parenthood has taken Kevin's fantasy mojo and wrapped it up in a used diaper and discarded it with the Baby Einstein dvds???
The "Close-But-No-Cigar" Match (es) of The Week:
Two old foes (and I mean old - look at their birth certificates) faced off in yet another grudge match and some naked dock wrestling as Hauser fell to Ashby by 7.5 pts in the only close one this week.
1-0 Club:
Crowded and feeling rather less than exclusive. Table for 6, please. Fusco, Madge, Mike D, Ashby, Alls, and Lance are all here. Mike D. is definitely the fish out of water. What does victory taste like, Mike? Napalm?
The Jason Madge Memorial "Why Didn't I Start THAT Guy" Fantasy Player of The Week:
Kevin Andrachuk had Wes Welker on the bench. Too bad his 18 points would only have changed your beating to severe from horrendous.
Devo could have used Hakeem Nicks' 25 pts, but instead became Mike D's prison, um, girlfriend in the only instance where the outcome could have been different.
State of the League:
I'm just happy to be back. Please note the league's new mailing address below.
Commissionarily Yours,
Your Commissioner
Commissioner's Office, Suite 2200
New Commissioner's Plaza
100 Mbeki Tutu Mugabe Blvd.
Nairobi, Kenya
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