Week 7 - 2008 Recaps!

Gypsy Cats vs the OBSR

Coming into Week 7, this game was the easiest to call. At 4-2, the Surf Riders were once again showing that they were one of the elite clubs, leading the Bloods Division and jockeying for a First Round bye. At 1-5 with the lowest point total of any team, the Gypsy Cats were the Cincinnati Bengals of the MMFL—slightly dazed and trying to figure out how this promising season had gone oh so wrong so quickly. Going in, I would’ve given Glen a 30pt spread on this game.

Which goes to show, I shouldn’t quit my day job to start wagering on sports.

So not only did Pete win, he thoroughly spanked Glen. This is one of those stars aligning moments—Pete manages to come up with the high score of the week in a week where Glen ekes out the lowest point total. Pete had a solid lineup, led by Steven Jackson (44), and 3 players at 25 (Calvin “Don’t Call Me Ocho” Johnson, Bears D and Willis “What You Talkin’ About” McGahee). Glen was dragged down Tony Romo being hurt and by Marvin Harrison w/1 pt. I remember saying at some point that Starvin’ Marvin was going to kick it into high gear at some point, but with the season almost halfway over, it may not be fast enough to save Glen.

- Sei

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Bay City Steamrollers flatten Sunnyvale Slayers (168-117)

The Steamrollers gained sole possession of first place in the Bloods Division thanks to a high scoring, balanced attack in Week 7 and one serious weakass performance by division rivals OBSR. Coach Lee's wrecking crew was led offensively by its RB tandem of Chris Johnson and Adrian "Should Have Traded for Me" Peterson. Johnson ran all over the KC Chiefs on his way to 168 rushing yards, a TD, and a career day. Meanwhile, Peterson shook off pre-game rumors that Coach Lee was shopping him around for a starting QB and turned in a 121 yard, 2 TD, 31 point performance. The Steamroller receiving corp followed up this onslaught with a bitch slapping of their own. Andre Johnson, Lee Evans, and Bernard Berrian combined for over 300 yards, 2 TDs, 21 first downs, and 63 points.

On the other side of the gridiron, the Commish just couldn't muster enough firepower from his gang of Sarah Michelle Gellar-worshipping, vampire-hunting killers. LaDainian "Ouch My Toe" Tomlinson hobbled his way to a mediocre 10 point performance, while Reggie "Right About Now I'll Take Eli" Wayne could barely manage 3 points. RB Thomas Jones and QB Matt Schaub tried their best to secure a win for Scott, amassing 429 yards, 2 TDs, and 41 points. Alas the rest of the Slayers were too busy catching up on reruns of Buffy to make a game of it. As for Jerrico Cotchery, not sure what he ate for his pre-game meal, but it produced one steamin' pile of jack shit.

Still no need to fret over whether Scott will get this week's COTW. I've got that clearly sewn up . . .

- Glen

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Joe's Mother Tuckers 101 The Nelsons 139

Pity the Nelsons. They have the highest point total in the Sanguine Division, but they are in the basement in the standings. This week, they begin to show some life, with Brandon Jacobs, Clinton Portis and Randy Moss (yes, Randy Moss) firing on all cylinders. Kanako showed excellent coaching ability, leaving only a few points on her bench. Meanwhile, the Mother Tuckers need to be very afraid of an angry, hungry and resurgent Bobcats crew. The MoTus only lacklusterly crossed the century mark, with Roy Williams proving to be an exceptionally bad choice to fill the flex position. As week 8 approaches, are we about to see a radical realignment of the standings in the Snoop Dog Division?

- Peter Schoewe

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The Sluts defeat the Annihilators (139-120)

I hate repeating myself, but to re-quote Bill Shakespeare, “the woman doth protest too much.” Saturday night I was discussing FF with Melissa while slicing fresh mozzarella courtesy of Toby (who is awesome, btw). Melissa was dismissive of her chances of winning. I’ll paraphrase what she said: “it doesn’t matter, I’m not going to win because I’m playing Christine.” For that fact alone, I should exercise my power as Commish and give Christine the win – it was almost like conceding the match. No matter what a coach might think in his/her heart, one should always present an aura of confidence . . . not only to the players, but to the other teams they are competing with. So next time I ask any of you what you think your chances are, optimism is a recommended response.

Perhaps I am not giving Melissa enough credit – she could have been using a reverse curse or bizarre jinx. I dunno. Anyway, she put up 139 points behind stellar performances from waiver wire RB Rhodes (30), Steve Smith (23), and 18 points a piece from Marshawn Lynch and Jake Delhomme (I couldn’t have made up better names if I tried). Christine received a solid 40 points from Mewelde Moore (yet another great name!) and 20 from Marion Barber (the great names continue). The 3 points she got from Peyton Manning didn’t help matters, not to mention the fact that she started Marques Colston who I don’t believe was even suited up for this game. That being said, if you look at her bench, she had a ton of players on a bye week. But couldn’t she have dropped someone for a wide receiver? Glen thinks he deserves the COTW, but I’m going with Christine (sorry Christine!).

- Scott