On Top

Week 3:

Captain Ryan Karns’ ‘They’re Teal & They’re Spectacular’ is not just a solid on-theme nod to a famous Seinfeld line about genuine…assets, but also a fitting (just barely…am I right) moniker for a team that has some genuine assets of their own. Teal have been filling out the scoresheet nicely (nine goals in three games), while also keeping things VERY skimpy (two goals allowed). Captain Karns himself had a sweet pair (giggity) of points in a 2-0 win over Grey to keep his team sitting pretty and perky on top…for real.

The Best Package

Week 1:

Costanza body double and Front Page model Pope is out this week & asked for a sub writing the frontpage and recaps so I’m honored to pirate this ship for a week. After quite possibly the longest season in League history that saw just about everything, it’s only fitting that the Summer Season’s theme revolves around nothing, except the first week DID have a little something – make that a LOT of something – a twine tickling THIRTY EIGHT total goals! Its understandable given the multiple outstanding performances this week to already have Cup favorites, but Championships aren’t won in week one, summer absences have a tendency to tilt the Blue Line, and Captains are working to change defensive strategy to curb your enthusiasm. Which Captain has put together the best Package (S8 E05 for the naive) of enticing picture perfect draft picks that will endure the season and hoist the Cup in the final? As the legendary philosopher Chris Berman always says, “That’s why they play the game”.

Hidden Figures

Playoffs Week 4:

For every shocking upset and Cinderella Cup run there are at least as many ho-hum mathematical marches to the promised land. Such is the case this season, as #2 Charcoal survived the Losers’ Bracket gauntlet to find themselves in the Final ring against #1 Silver. While perhaps lacking in ‘storybook’ underdog-makes-good energy, this Final has no shortage of great storylines (Perks v Perks being the one I’m paying to watch), and while Silver has the upper hand as I type, this season could absolutely have a ‘big twist ending’, with the wire to wire wrecking ball finally meeting (and losing to) their match…