'Dog day afternoon
We had a feeling some underdogs would come through today for players in our charity pro football prognostication game. And we were right -- five 'dogs prevailed, and 11 of our players scored as a result. Here are the revised standings, with seven players (those with asterisks) going for 8 points on Da Bearss tomorrow night:
PDXileinOmaha 26.5*
Michael K. 26
AKevin 25*
jmh 21
John Ch. 20*
Weavmo 20
Larry Legend 19.5*
mna 19.5
Pete Rozelle 17.5
Annie 17
Gordon 16.5
Drewbob 16
John Cr. 16
Tommy W. 16
Eric W. 15.5
Gary 14.5
genop's gal 14.5
john dull 14.5*
genop 14
Usual Kevin 14*
Carol 13.5
Grizfan 11.5
Bob 9.5
Biggest Cubs Loser 9
umpire 9
Paul 8.5*
Rudie 8.5
Bad Brad 8
Money Maker 6
Bayou Baby 5
Broadway Joe 0
NoPoGuy 0
Ricardo 0
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Comments (5)
I know it's nervy trash-talking when you're sitting here with nine pathetic points, but you know what really hurts is losing to something called "genop's gal." And what the heck is a "Weavemo" anyway? At least I'm beating the pants off my buddy with the most ironic misnomer in Underdog Pool history-- "Moneymaker". Hey Jack, is it too late to ask for a refund?
Posted by Biggest Cubs Loser | November 6, 2011 9:38 PM
It's still early. We've got eight regular season weeks and three playoff weeks to go. One big 'dog and you're right back in this thing.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 6, 2011 10:07 PM
Re: "...is it too late to ask for a refund?"
BCL,
Good times are just around the corner:
"'To me, baseball is better with tradition, baseball is better with history, baseball is better with fans who care, baseball is better in ballparks like this, baseball is better during the day. And baseball is, best of all, when you win,' Epstein said during a packed Wrigley Field news conference."
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7147573/chicago-cubs-introduce-theo-epstein-president-baseball-operations
But don't expect an instant miracle: "sheer plod makes plow down sillion shine." The AFL East is enough to keep a player busy this entire season.
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | November 7, 2011 10:53 AM
Hey Gardiner, don't go all intellectual on me now...remember, I'm a freakin' Cubs fan, which means I'm not too smart.
Posted by Biggest Cubs Loser | November 7, 2011 11:01 AM
8 points for the asterisks...rack it!
Posted by Usual Kevin | November 7, 2011 8:54 PM