Yeah, so I fell way behind this past week in posting my team's update. I guess it was part business, part just sulking over the steady decline in the fantasy team's overall performance.
The Trouncers fell last week, stretching their streak to a L3 - that is Lost the last three. Ouch. In week 6, the Trouncers fell to 8th place out of 10, and since the team I am playing this week already beat me, it is safe to say the Trouncers will drop another place to 9th. That depends on how the teams below my team do, but I am not holding out hope.
I was hoping the football fantasy team would fair better than the baseball one, but it is not looking so good. Of course, I am not THAT involved or else I would swapping people around, dropping bum players, etc. Instead, I barely think about the thing until Sunday rolls around and sometimes it is too late by then to make any changes.
I'll let you know the official standings some time after the Monday Night Football game tonight.
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Oct 26, 2009
Oct 18, 2009
Tribecards Trouncers (Week 5)
Yes, once again, I am updating you on my fantasy football team on the day the new week starts. I am really going to have to work on that.
The Trouncers fell to the Cardiff Giants in Week 5. It looked close for a while there, but in the end, the Trouncers couldn't pull it off. This drops the team to 7th place with a 2-3-0 record. There are four teams in the league with the same record, but since points matter, the Trouncers sit squarely near the bottom of the pack.
The Cardiff Giants and the Turkey Buzzards remain the only two undefeated teams in the Super Secret League, while NABALY remains the only team yet to win a single game.
This week, the Trouncers face the Seymour Bengals. The Bengals are 1-4-0 and are in ninth place in the league. They are picked to beat the Trouncers, but Tribecards is hoping to grab a win here and help move themselves up the list.
Only time will tell. And hopefully this week, I'll do better at posting an update. I wouldn't bet on it, though.
The Trouncers fell to the Cardiff Giants in Week 5. It looked close for a while there, but in the end, the Trouncers couldn't pull it off. This drops the team to 7th place with a 2-3-0 record. There are four teams in the league with the same record, but since points matter, the Trouncers sit squarely near the bottom of the pack.
The Cardiff Giants and the Turkey Buzzards remain the only two undefeated teams in the Super Secret League, while NABALY remains the only team yet to win a single game.
This week, the Trouncers face the Seymour Bengals. The Bengals are 1-4-0 and are in ninth place in the league. They are picked to beat the Trouncers, but Tribecards is hoping to grab a win here and help move themselves up the list.
Only time will tell. And hopefully this week, I'll do better at posting an update. I wouldn't bet on it, though.
Oct 11, 2009
Trouncers Fantasy Football Update (Week 4)
Been a long week for Trouncers Manager --David, so this update (Week 4) comes just in time for this week's games to begin for Week 5!
Basically, nothing changed (or very little) in the way of standings. The Trouncers are still in the middle of the pack at 2-2-0 in fifth place. The league has two teams that are 3-1-0 (Leprechauns and "!"), while only two teams are undefeated (Giants and Buzzards).
As fate would have it, the Trouncers are playing the Giants this week, hoping to add a loss to the Giants record. The Trouncers are predicted to win, so we will see how things unfold during the day.
The Buzzards, the other undefeated team, are playing against the Leprechauns. The Buzzards are also predicted to lose, so we could see the two undefeated teams fall away this week.
If the Trouncers can pull off the win, they might be able to shift up to the fourth position in the league, but the top three are pretty well set this week. A lot of it depends on what the "!" do, though, and just how many points the Trouncers can rack up.
The Trouncers are actually in bad shape when it comes to the points. If the league were based solely on points, the Trouncers would find themselves currently in 7th place (out of 10) instead of 5th!
Here's hoping this week brings some big points from Big Ben, helping the Trouncers grab some of those coveted fantasy points and a big win.
Basically, nothing changed (or very little) in the way of standings. The Trouncers are still in the middle of the pack at 2-2-0 in fifth place. The league has two teams that are 3-1-0 (Leprechauns and "!"), while only two teams are undefeated (Giants and Buzzards).
As fate would have it, the Trouncers are playing the Giants this week, hoping to add a loss to the Giants record. The Trouncers are predicted to win, so we will see how things unfold during the day.
The Buzzards, the other undefeated team, are playing against the Leprechauns. The Buzzards are also predicted to lose, so we could see the two undefeated teams fall away this week.
If the Trouncers can pull off the win, they might be able to shift up to the fourth position in the league, but the top three are pretty well set this week. A lot of it depends on what the "!" do, though, and just how many points the Trouncers can rack up.
The Trouncers are actually in bad shape when it comes to the points. If the league were based solely on points, the Trouncers would find themselves currently in 7th place (out of 10) instead of 5th!
Here's hoping this week brings some big points from Big Ben, helping the Trouncers grab some of those coveted fantasy points and a big win.
Sep 29, 2009
Fantasy Football Update - Week 3
The Tribecards Trouncers managed to eke out a win this week in the Super Secret League in fantasy football. They bested the "!" with a score of 57.27 to 53.94. This moves the Trouncers to dead center in the league at 5th place so far this season. With a record of 2-1-0, they are in a three-way tie for 2nd place with "!" and "The Lucky Leprechauns."
The star this week for Tribecards by far and away was Big Ben, who netted 15.67 points. In a move that manager --David now regrets, the Trouncers had opted to put Julius Jones in the game in favor of sticking Joseph Addai on the bench for the week. It was a costly lapse in judgment. Addai put 9.55 fantasy points on the board, while Jones amassed a whopping 1.10 points. Luckily for --David, what really counts in this league are the wins and losses, though points do matter when the records are tied - like this week.
The Trouncers were also hoping Santonio Holmes was going to be a big star for them in Week 3, but that didn't happen either. His measly .90 points were overshadowed by Jerricho Cotchery's 11.40. The Trouncers are heavily weighted with Steelers, and so far that seems to be a hindrance rather than a help.
Leading the league in a two-way tie are "Cardiff Giants" and "Turkey Buzzards," each sowing incredible stamina going undefeated in the first three weeks!
Next week, the Trouncers take on the "Orlando Sharks," who are currently tied for last place with "NABALY." Neither of which has managed to win a game so far. The Trouncers are hoping to keep the Sharks on the losing side of things, while also hoping to change the "Streak: W-1" to "Streak: W-2." --David has tentatively swapped Holmes and Cotchery and also swapped Jones with Addai.
We'll see if the manager keeps those changes, and if so, how that affects the Trouncers in Week 4.
The star this week for Tribecards by far and away was Big Ben, who netted 15.67 points. In a move that manager --David now regrets, the Trouncers had opted to put Julius Jones in the game in favor of sticking Joseph Addai on the bench for the week. It was a costly lapse in judgment. Addai put 9.55 fantasy points on the board, while Jones amassed a whopping 1.10 points. Luckily for --David, what really counts in this league are the wins and losses, though points do matter when the records are tied - like this week.
The Trouncers were also hoping Santonio Holmes was going to be a big star for them in Week 3, but that didn't happen either. His measly .90 points were overshadowed by Jerricho Cotchery's 11.40. The Trouncers are heavily weighted with Steelers, and so far that seems to be a hindrance rather than a help.
Leading the league in a two-way tie are "Cardiff Giants" and "Turkey Buzzards," each sowing incredible stamina going undefeated in the first three weeks!
Next week, the Trouncers take on the "Orlando Sharks," who are currently tied for last place with "NABALY." Neither of which has managed to win a game so far. The Trouncers are hoping to keep the Sharks on the losing side of things, while also hoping to change the "Streak: W-1" to "Streak: W-2." --David has tentatively swapped Holmes and Cotchery and also swapped Jones with Addai.
We'll see if the manager keeps those changes, and if so, how that affects the Trouncers in Week 4.
Sep 22, 2009
Fantasy Football Update - Week 2
The Tribecards Trouncers had a rough go of it this week. The boys on the field of fantasy of football slip to sharply to seventh place.
On the week, the Trouncers beat just one team: NABALY. We scored on 46.92 points this week, partly because of Jeff Reed's missed field goals, partly because the other teams in the league kicked serious butt.
Here are the standings this week:
On the week, the Trouncers beat just one team: NABALY. We scored on 46.92 points this week, partly because of Jeff Reed's missed field goals, partly because the other teams in the league kicked serious butt.
Here are the standings this week:
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | Pct | Pts | Streak |
| 1. | ! | 2-0-0 | 1.000 | 165.38 | W-2 |
| 2. | Cardiff Giants | 2-0-0 | 1.000 | 153.33 | W-2 |
| 3. | Turkey Buzzards | 2-0-0 | 1.000 | 136.03 | W-2 |
| 4. | Seymour Bengals | 1-1-0 | .500 | 158.66 | W-1 |
| 5. | Lucky Leprechauns | 1-1-0 | .500 | 140.43 | L-1 |
| 6. | Florida Vikings | 1-1-0 | .500 | 134.25 | W-1 |
| 7. | Tribecards Trouncers | 1-1-0 | .500 | 121.93 | L-1 |
| 8. | Orlando Sharks | 0-2-0 | .000 | 130.78 | L-2 |
| 9. | wavier wire rejects | 0-2-0 | .000 | 122.60 | L-2 |
| 10. | NABALY | 0-2-0 | .000 | 122.22 | L-2 |
Sep 18, 2009
Fantasy Football Update
I was invited to join an exclusive fantasy football league (the Super Secret League), and I tried to let the commissioner know that I was none too good at these fantasy sports things (did he not see my posts about my Indians-centric fantasy team that ended up dead last??). Alas, he would have none of it, thus the Tribecards Trouncers were born.
Now, before I get too far, my football team is *not* based on any one team. I decided that since that did not work out too well in baseball, I would try the 'mix-and-match' flavor for football. Having said that, I do have some key Steelers on my team (Big Ben, Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Jeff Reed).
The first week turned out to be a winning week for the Trouncers. I got 75.01 'fan points' (as Yahoo! calls them), which put me in 3rd place in the league! I won't get too excited though, even the Tribecards Trundles started out strong.
I've moved some players around and dumped others that managed to find themselves on the DL list after one week of play. Really? You can't even last one whole week in the sport you are paid millions to play? There is something wrong with this picture. and, speaking of DL, I have a problem with players who have a "sprained toe" that cannot play the game. Again, Really?? Your toe hurts and you can't play football? Look, if I hurt my toe, that's one thing - I am not an athlete. Then again, if I hurt my toe, it would not stop me from doing things like... oh, I dunno... WALKING! To me, that's a bit like a NASCAR racer hurting his pinky and then complaining that he can't race. Seriously? I don't think so.
Where was I? Oh yeah, my fantasy team. I'll be posting updates on the team throughout the season. I wouldn't count on the updates following any kind of pattern, though. I'll do it when the idea pops in my head.
This week's match-up pits the Trouncers against the Turkey Buzzards. The Buzzards are favored to win by 8 points. Let's see if the Trouncers can prove the skeptics wrong!
For the record, Blogger spell-check doesn't know the word 'pinky.' How is that even possible?
Now, before I get too far, my football team is *not* based on any one team. I decided that since that did not work out too well in baseball, I would try the 'mix-and-match' flavor for football. Having said that, I do have some key Steelers on my team (Big Ben, Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Jeff Reed).
The first week turned out to be a winning week for the Trouncers. I got 75.01 'fan points' (as Yahoo! calls them), which put me in 3rd place in the league! I won't get too excited though, even the Tribecards Trundles started out strong.
I've moved some players around and dumped others that managed to find themselves on the DL list after one week of play. Really? You can't even last one whole week in the sport you are paid millions to play? There is something wrong with this picture. and, speaking of DL, I have a problem with players who have a "sprained toe" that cannot play the game. Again, Really?? Your toe hurts and you can't play football? Look, if I hurt my toe, that's one thing - I am not an athlete. Then again, if I hurt my toe, it would not stop me from doing things like... oh, I dunno... WALKING! To me, that's a bit like a NASCAR racer hurting his pinky and then complaining that he can't race. Seriously? I don't think so.
Where was I? Oh yeah, my fantasy team. I'll be posting updates on the team throughout the season. I wouldn't count on the updates following any kind of pattern, though. I'll do it when the idea pops in my head.
This week's match-up pits the Trouncers against the Turkey Buzzards. The Buzzards are favored to win by 8 points. Let's see if the Trouncers can prove the skeptics wrong!
For the record, Blogger spell-check doesn't know the word 'pinky.' How is that even possible?
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