2008 Woodie Awards
Fantasy Football Journal
Challenge issued: Robinson vs Scott
Marlon Scott and Devon Robinson
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: Sports
Dear Diary,
I can quote a dozen different proverbs extolling the virtue of accepting losses gracefully. However, I am still angry about losing the championship game of my fantasy football league last season by one point. Walls have been punched, curses have been sworn and sleep has been lost. Eventually, I will need therapy.
This season is going to be different. As I put together yet another diabolical GridIronGovs team, I will also be noting how well Facebook does fantasy football. Will they be able to steal some of the perennial fantasy players who use ESPN.com, NFL.com or Yahoo?
I plan to keep smiling all the way to the championship. Last season's loss was a fluke. I am destined for fantasy greatness and this season I will climb to the title of fantasy football guru over the crushed ego of my colleague, Devon Robinson.
Robinson was foolish enough to join the same fantasy league I am in. Even if by some miracle I don't win the championship this season, I will be just as happy to finish the season with more wins than Devon. The only thing better than smack talking online, is rubbing it in live.
I suppose, theoretically, there is a possibility Robinson could beat me. After all, I live in a world where Brett Favre plays for the Jets. But, like the New England Patriots, my ego has taken as much punishment as it can handle. This season it's personal.
I have done the research, gathered the data and made my draft strategy. Like millions of fans across the country, I can't wait until the first game of the season.
Soon the new GridIronGovs will be born and the battle for fantasy football supremacy will begin. When the dust settles at the end of the season, some will be looking at the sky screaming with tears running down their faces. Others will have both hands in the air signaling the field goal was good, reveling in their own brilliance.
I swear by Peyton Manning's arm, this season will not end like last season.
I can quote a dozen different proverbs extolling the virtue of accepting losses gracefully. However, I am still angry about losing the championship game of my fantasy football league last season by one point. Walls have been punched, curses have been sworn and sleep has been lost. Eventually, I will need therapy.
This season is going to be different. As I put together yet another diabolical GridIronGovs team, I will also be noting how well Facebook does fantasy football. Will they be able to steal some of the perennial fantasy players who use ESPN.com, NFL.com or Yahoo?
I plan to keep smiling all the way to the championship. Last season's loss was a fluke. I am destined for fantasy greatness and this season I will climb to the title of fantasy football guru over the crushed ego of my colleague, Devon Robinson.
Robinson was foolish enough to join the same fantasy league I am in. Even if by some miracle I don't win the championship this season, I will be just as happy to finish the season with more wins than Devon. The only thing better than smack talking online, is rubbing it in live.
I suppose, theoretically, there is a possibility Robinson could beat me. After all, I live in a world where Brett Favre plays for the Jets. But, like the New England Patriots, my ego has taken as much punishment as it can handle. This season it's personal.
I have done the research, gathered the data and made my draft strategy. Like millions of fans across the country, I can't wait until the first game of the season.
Soon the new GridIronGovs will be born and the battle for fantasy football supremacy will begin. When the dust settles at the end of the season, some will be looking at the sky screaming with tears running down their faces. Others will have both hands in the air signaling the field goal was good, reveling in their own brilliance.
I swear by Peyton Manning's arm, this season will not end like last season.
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