Those who are familiar with his rant remember when Jim Mora, then head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, was asked about the playoffs after his team lost a game where they turned the ball over 5 times. I believe the exact quote was "Playoffs? Don't talk to me about playoffs. I'll just be happy to win a game." And while my teams have fared better than his Colts did on that given Sunday, the truth remains, don't talk to me about playoffs, I just want to win a game.
With that being said, or typed, it is time to look at how my fantasy teams did this weekend.
Fantasy Football
Work League - A 119.18 - 72.62 win, pushing my record to 6-4 and extending my winning streak to 5 games. Based on that win and other results in the league I am currently in 4th place, with the top 4 teams making the playoffs. Up next is a matchup with the 3rd place team, who has the exact same record as me at 6-4 but holds the tiebreaker in this league due to beating me in week 2 of the season.
Swagbucks league - A 140.00 - 78.64 win, and now I sit at 8-2 and still in first place. There is one other team with an 8-2 record, but in this league the tiebreaker is points scored and my 140.00 points this week was the highest score in the league this season, meaning I actually extended my lead by 10 points (the other 8-2 team scored 130 this week). The total difference between the two teams is 69.5 points, or about 7 points a week. With 4 weeks left in the regular season I have a three game lead on 5th place, and since the top 4 teams make the playoffs, I am not guaranteed a playoff spot but if I consult my Magic 8 Ball I am sure it would say "Chances Are Very Likely".
Fantasy Hockey
My league - A 6-2-3 week leaves my record for the year at 23-13-8, good for 5th place in the overall standings. I am still trying to dig my way out of that horrible week 2 mess that buried me. I do have the best team in the league in two categories, assists and shutouts, it's the other 9 categories that count that I seem to falter in. My opponent this week is in 6th place overall, but actually has won one more game than me (24-15-5), so climbing up further in the standings this week will not be easy.
Radio league - I still don't understand it, chances are I will never understand it. I have already mentioned the Jakub Voracek conundrum last week, 2nd in the NHL in points (22) yet ranked 33rd in fantasy points. Compare that too Dion Phaneuf, who has 7 points on the season (1 G, 6 A) yet is somehow ranked 4th in fantasy points. It just makes no sense and anyone saying it does must smoke a lot of crack. So to say I am in last place, despite having on my roster the guys that rank #1, #2 and #6 in scoring in the NHL should come as no surprise. Apparently it is more important to block a shot or win a faceoff than it is to actually, you know, score.
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