Women's tennis: I glanced at the final tournament Lyons picked for the year. It turns it it's one of those newfangled weird year-end tournaments where only the top eight players are invited. So far, Safina (Bussmann), Serena (Matt), Kuznetsova (Scallet), Wozniacki (unowned), Dementieva (Campbell), Azarenka (Pat), and Venus (Zig) are in. Either Jankovic (Ben) or Zvonereva (unowned) should get the last available spot. The format seems to mean that Serena's ceiling is a bit less than it had been. It's also possible she's still facing a suspension for threatening to ram that ball down the line judge's fucking throat.
MLB: It turns out that there's a ton of points in the setup here, so whoever wins is going to make a huge move. Consequently, Matt can ice the league (if he hasn't already) with a Yankees championship and the Yankees/Angels series is now huge. #2 Ben or #3 Hermann can cut Matt's lead in half with an Angels or Dodgers championship, respectively. Whoever wins the World Series will slide in behind Serena as #2 in the value list.
College Football: Everyone sucks except Alabama (Pat) and Florida (Campbell). No news there. Pat is looking very good with Alabama and Boise St. both very likely to make BCS bowls. Matt's TCU is undefeated and probably better than Boise, but faces a tougher schedule.
NFL: Who the hell knows. I'm only willing to declare two teams any good and they're the Giants (Ben) and the Colts (Pat).
Zoooonnneeeee: Power rankings based on record and roster:
First tier:
1.Mr. Mystery (Scallet) - only 3-2, but leads the league in points and has a devastating roster: Big Ben, both Steve Smiths, Welker and AP.
2. Founder (Hermann) - Not a great lineup, but has a 2 game lead in his division and that's worth a lot. Good WR depth, but his #1 RB is Ryan Grant or a banged up Barber.
3. Jorts (Ben) - A very deep team. Lacks a real star (not convinced on Turner), but has strong performers everywhere. Relying a bit too much on Schaub, maybe.
Not good, but doing something right:
4. Swank (unowned) - Has an underwhelming points score, but is 4-1. Has an intriguing lineup with Peyton, SJax, and Ray Rice. Relying on T.O. and Mario Manningham is a bad sign.
5. Praise Jesus (Brian) - Just respect for putting up 501 points. Only a 2-3 record and in this case, I think the record is more telling. Needs to trade Warner or Flacco for a 2nd RB. The mystifying Slaton for LT trade is crushing.
Very flawed:
6. Fancy Lads (unowned) - Unimpressive 2-3 record and hasn't put up too many points, but has 3 strong RB in Slaton, Brown, and Moreno and has the best performing WR duo in the league in Fitz and Bowe. (Favoritism)
Throw out the records:
7. Heater (Campbell) - Classic waiver team. 1-4 record has given him the first pick every week and he's made the most of it: Mendenhall, Driver (due to Coffee pickup), Saints (#1 D), and Celek. Three other guys are looking red hot: Pierre Thomas (if healthy), Braylon, Brandon Marshall. And he has Megatron. If Brady gets it together, this is the best team in the league. If not, it's second. Is still 3 games back of Founder.
8. Scissor Gang Mafia (Zig) - Is 3-2, but is lucky to be there. Has Rivers and Wayne, but Deangelo Williams is a question mark splitting carries and no one else has stepped up.
9. B+G (Pat) - Only down here for the 1-4 record. Is fourth in points and has a bunch of guys who should play better in the future: Forte, Jennings, Hester, and TonyG. If he had ay RB depth, would take this team over anyone aside from Graham and Campbell's going forward.
10. Heavily Favored Gangsters (Matt) - Is also 3-2, but has the second fewest points in the league. Still, if Mike Sims-Walker is a #1, has no holes, but only one top player in Andre Johnson.
Dregs:
11. Glory Holes (Bussmann) - On paper, I would take his best 3 guys against anyone in the league: Brees, Gore, and Vincent Jackson. In reality, he has started Cadillac Williams and Mewelde Moore two straight weeks.
12. Conatus (Lyons) - Will likely shatter the record for most times dwelling in the cellar. Has MJD, but I think 2/3 of his lineup was on the waiver wire at some point over the last week (not kidding - Garrard, Austin, Nate Washington, Feely, the Jags, and Visanthe "Junk" Shiancoe).
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