Striking
the balance between a suitor and a stalker is a fine line, or is it?
Do I, should I, go after a player I want (e.g. Connor Barth)
post-elimination? "But, there's still next year!" Well, General, you
are stalking fantasy football.
I don't know if you agree,
but it takes adjustments. Not sure feasting with family and friends is
the solution. At least, it'll be soothing. Except that there'll be
like eight games of football throughout the day, and then once Black
Friday kicks in around 4 pm Thursday, I'm going to get me a PS4/Madden15
bundle and the rest will be history. Heartache is hard to heal.
Ok,
so this is it. It's the regular-season finale, Week 13. I haven't
really thought about what happens next week or thereafter once
post-season starts. Stock market and casino will probably close doors,
although the yakuza may keep hosting, milking, your waiver budgets for
whatever purposes they got. I'll continue to write a little preview
piece each week. Arbiter or I will also do a regular-season award
eventually. Just want to say, it was a pleasure. I saw a positive
graffiti yesterday in JSQ
that read "don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened," so that's the
note I want to begin this final regular-season edition of weekly stock
market previews. If you are traveling today, safe travels! Just in a
rare case you are moving your apartment on the day before Thanksgiving,
be safe also! Rain has changed to snow outside here in JC as I cut and
paste the next 8 lines for the last time this year.
The payout schedule for each 5 bankerbitez bet is as following.
Blue Chip Market Performer Junk
Blue Chip (#1-4*) 5 3 2
Market Performer (#5-8*) 10 5 3
Junk (#9-12*) 15 10 5
*Based on weekly Power Rankingz. In case of a tied rank, commissioner's ruling will be published here.
The Guide
It's a strange Week 13 as the separation created a regular-season finale with not as much at stake. It's unfortunate in a way since five of six matches feature teams that haven't faced each other this year. No more teams on bye, and
there are three NFC games scheduled on Thursday. Curiously, CT teams
have more of the Thursday players, so we'll be entertained from the
get-go at least in otherwise relatively calm Thanksgiving week. But,
historically Week 13 never is short of surprises, so we could very well
be talking about something crazy at this point next year.
(1) AEthernauts 10-2 (5 bb) vs (3) TakingTigerMountain 8-4 (5 bb)
In
this playoff preview game, two participants are projected to meet next,
if everything lines up correctly, in the finals. Meeting for the first
time this year and not sure much is at stakes here, but projections are
head-to-head and, with no Thursday plays for either teams to speak of,
this will be the game to watch for the weekend. Nauts win won't change
much of playoffs picture, but TTM win could put both of these teams in
the same bracket, creating a possibly Week 15 rematch. Nauts have the
first-round bye locked.
(2) PhatGirlz 9-3 (2 bb) vs (9) ThePelicanBrief 4-8 (15 bb)
Girlz
are trying to secure the final first-round bye with a win over the
dissapointed Pelican, but the last of Mohegan won't go down easily as
the Grishamites are still within reach of the coveted Moral Victory.
Arguably the best double-titration of 2014 (though CCC will beg to
differ) will face the newest D-T in Brady-Wright. Teams will be
fighting separate battles in the same game, points (for Pelican and
somewhat for Girlz if they lose) and outcome (Gilrz) will still matter
here.
(4) Dijonnaise All-Stars 8-4 (3 bb) vs (6) SanFranciscoFerries 7-5 (10 bb)
Another
possible playoffs preview with neck-in-neck projections can become a
high-scoring affair kicked off by kicker-defense duel dual on Thursday.
Outcome may or may not change much of post-season picture as both teams
are long-shot or out of first-round bye race.
(5) BuildingDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng 8-4 (3 bb) vs (10) Shock_Pix 4-8 (10 bb)
Could
have sworn these two teams have met this year, but yahoola says no so I
guess not. BDT is far out-scored by the Girlz to really have a legit
chance for the first-round bye and Shock is far out-scored in the Moral
Victory. So, if it seemed the autopilot indicator was full of *shock*
this season so far, you might be in for a disappointment this week.
Well, I mean psych dog don't have to really do shit here this week
anyways. Regardless, this will be a good match.
(7) HomeSpunNeckBloodz 5-7 (3 bb) vs (11) Trichotillomaniacs (10 bb)
Yeah,
right. No team is more lame-duck than the Bloodz right now, as they
are out of both playoffs and moral victory while holding onto the
dreaded consolation first-round bye but not clinching it. That means
there's like two weeks of meaningless football before more meaningless
football. At the end of that long run, there are some draft budgets for
next year. How *depressing* is that. At least, the Trichs are still
in Moral Victory and they are historically the most motivated team in
Consolation history as seen by their dominance there two seasons ago.
Yeah.
(8) The Old Future 4-8 (3 bb) vs (12) Polk High Panthers (10 bb)
The
heart of Moral Victory race is right here in the Hot-lanta rematch.
The Week 2 first-round was a sponsored blow-out win by the Timewarp, and
the rookies will like a repeat of that feat, or at least a double-digit
win, as they are behind Bundys by seven points in Moral Victory.
Derivatives
Celebrity Jeopardy: Future win and Trix win (20 bb)
freebies:
Babylon: Girlz, Dijon, and BDT win (15 bb)
Upsetters: Pelican and Shock win (25 bb)
