In other action, Dan T. clinched second place with a close but hard-fought win over Tom. Marques Colston did most of the damage to cap off a solid season for Dan. It was a disappointing year for Tom, the Commish's choice for pre-season favorite but who finished in the lower half of the standings. Jeremie needed a win to remain in contention, but sadly, Dan L. had his way with him. Good scores from Devin Hester and Nate Burleson allowed Dan to treat Jer like some hulk of a man is probably treating Scott Peterson right now. And that's just the way Dan likes it. Jeremie finished a respectable fourth just behind Uncle Joe, who's defeat of Kevin behind Pierre Thomas proved you never know what will happen in the last week of the season. Another great season for Uncle Joe, and congratulations to Kevin, who was in title contention for much of the year. It may not have been a great year for Eddie, but at least he didn't come in last place as he and Carson Palmer knocked the stuffin' out of Sean's Egg McMuffin. A disappointing season for Eddie, but there's will always be next year. Sean meanwhile finished 2-2 as a relief pitcher and the Commish is glad to report Sean has accepted an invitation to return to the league next season. And last but not least, Marc and Dennis turned in a surprisingly good game as Marc and Brandon Marshall handed Dennis another defeat in what was a tough season for both. Good season everyone!
THIS WEEK'S $20 WINNER:
Paul, 153 points
HIGHEST SCORING PLAYER:
Chris Redman (Paul), 35 points
SCORES:
Paul- 153, Nick- 60.5
DanT's Inferno- 117, Tom- 113
Dan L.- 114.5, Jeremie- 105.5
Marc- 106.5, Dennis- 102.5
Eddie- 114, Sean- 97.5
Uncle Joe- 102.5, Kevin- 74.5
STANDINGS (Records):
1. Paul (13-4)*
2. Eddie (12-5)
3. Uncle Joe (11-6)
4. Jeremie (11-6)
5. Kevin (9-8)
6. Sean (9-8)
7. Dan L. (8-8-1)
8. Tom (8-8-1)
9. Marc (6-9-2)
10. Eddie (5-12)
11. Dennis (5-12)
12. Nick (5-12)
*= Records champion.
STANDINGS (Points):
1. Paul (2055)*
2. Uncle Joe (1958.5)
3. Jeremie (1945.5)
4. Dan T. (1934.5)
5. Tom (1887)
6. Marc (1872)
7. Kevin (1868.5)
8. Sean (1793)
9. Eddie (1740)
10. Dan L. (1561)
11. Dennis (1549)
12. Nick (1520.5)
*= Points champion
LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES:
-The only rule change currently in store for next season is the elimination of ties. Not sure yet how we are going to decide the tiebreaker, the Commish liked the idea of whoever's bench scores more points wins, but that won't work in bye weeks. So it will probably go to who has the highest scoring single player. The Commish will consider all options and let you know what they are, perhaps submit it to a vote. But we will have a tiebreaker system in place next season.
-As you all remember, the draft order for next year will be determined randomly. What will probably happen is that sometime in the summer those owners living in Vegas will get together at a bar and draw random names out of a hat. We will then email the results to all of you. So if Eddie, Nick, and Paul end up with the top 3 picks, you guys can cry "conspiracy." But as reigning champion, Paul cannot get the #1 pick. If his is the first name drawn, he gets the #2 pick and the second name drawn will get #1.
THE "POOP LIST"
The Commish is not going to generate a poop list this week. There were just too many last-minute scratches, and admittedly, Yahoo did a less-than-spectacular job of informing us of them.
Again, congratulations to Paul Shindelus, our 2007 records and points champion!