Musings As I Watch the Dodgers Choke Away the NL West
It was 2-0, Colorado, in the top of the first inning when I turned off my TV. It was 4-3, Colorado, when I turned it back on. Then I saw Andruw Jones strike out for the fourth time in the game.
(Wait. That wasn’t Andruw Jones? That was MANNY RAMIREZ???)
And to think, I thought the Ung-hex was losing its powers.
I read on Yahoo! Sports earlier today that the Dodgers need but one win to not only win the NL West, but to clinch home field advantage throughout the NL playoffs. And you know what? As a true Dodger fan, I want them to choke the division crown away! If they are going to play like absolute crap for the last week of the season, they don’t deserve home field advantage.
One last thought: how did Colorado only manage two runs in the first inning?
- No, I have not watched yesterday’s episode of The Office. I know, I know; I should turn in my Office Fan Club card.
- Fantasy Football updates: I came back to win both league games, and now I’m 2-0 in both leagues. However, my decision to bench Peyton Manning in Week 2 might prove to be costly. In league #1, I’m ranked #1 via tiebreaker—total points scored—but I could have had a much larger lead had I not benched Manning. Oh well. I’m second in league #2, only because of the tiebreaker.
Fun fact: I usually handcuff my star running backs in every Fantasy Football draft I do. I don’t recall ever having to use the handcuff, though.
(For you non-FFB players, handcuffing a running back means to draft his backup, just in case the star gets injured.)
Of course, last week Marion Barber goes down, and Felix Jones slid comfortably into Barber’s spot in my starting lineup. Then of course, Jones goes down, and fortunately I had a high enough waiver priority to handcuff him with Tashard Choice.
I gotta ask, though. Who is Tashard Choice’s backup?
I’ve been battling a toothache this past week (that super duper large Mexican funnel cake I shared with my sisters at the Fair last week probably didn’t help), so I’ll leave it at that. Until next time.