Let me know when bronze becomes valuable, I'll buy some...

*Ahem* Buffy actually started ONE day late, but then again, Geoff had a one day head start on the rest of us and had garnered 83 points before Buffy even played.

(I love a good free-for-all).

No man, she missed the first two days Everyone except HH and myself missed the very first day... see?

What're we still doing up?

Just taking my time, Buffy, taking my time! :p Everyone knows this game begins in the 2nd half!

In any case, here are my thoughts on the first half:

- MVP: Plaw. Congrats on your fine play this first half. You managed to avoid most curses and able to find gems in your line-up. I believe your players were corking their bat though!

- Comeback Player: Bad Daddy. His rise from the basement was pretty impressive. And to think about it, did you all know he started 10 games late? Think of all the negative points he could have gotten! Too bad about the curse though.

- Trash Talker Award: Tie- Buffy and Pork (in that order since Pork has an asterisk!) You two are pros at talking trash. I think the back and forth at the end of the season helped your cause. Honorable mentions go to Plaw, Bad Daddy and Bethie. I am admittedly an amateur.

- Rookie of the Year: Tie- Basement Bethie and Fatherson. You two can stop carrying our bags in the second half!

- Player Most Likely to Play with an Injured Player for a Week: Our consigliere, SC. You shouldn't have let him know, JG! :p

- Potential Surprise Player for the 2nd Half: Watchout for JJ. He might do a couple of things- which might amount to a 6th or 7th place finish, but still- surprising. :p

- Other than myself, Player Most Likely to Win 2nd Half: Plaw. Until you knock him out, it's still his game to lose. Watch out for the first loser and second loser of the first half though- JG and Buffy could pull it out.

Ok Douche Man, what booby prize do I get for being rookie of the year, after all, I did start 10 weeks late. And trash tawker? Gotta get the pipes good and rested cause now I'll have 9 people to contend with, instead of 1. Where is Fathersson? Couldn't handle that I didn't stay down as he predicted? He shouldn't be mad, he still has he knee caps.

Booby prize?! Didn't think you needed one (or two)... How about a new pair of pon-poms?!

I forgot to congratulate JG for winning week 15. I sat comfortably in second place for the week.

Don't worry I will be there for the next half.I can now take my Shine Guards off as Bethie is out of the beasment!

Win, or lose I will be there. Who would want to miss all the trash talk each and every day.

This is the one thread without the jerks and grade schoolers looking for trouble!

Let us hope that it stays that way!

But the way i was out there getting a haircut and a trim. I have to look my best for the 2nd half, now don't I.

By the way great game everyone- I wished I had started sooner, but the few weeks practice will help for the nexxt game.

Anyone else feeling the effects of withdrawal??

Last night, I didn't have to tweak my roster. Oh, the spare time I had!

This morning, no scores to check. No veiled insults to hurl. Well, I could, but they would not be related to playing baseball

I might actually GO OUT to lunch instead of staying in checking probables.

Addicted you say? Talk me down. I must prepare for when baseball overlaps with football.

Me.

I've had a sinking feeling since last night that I forgot to do something important. First day back at work from vacation, and here I am still checking this thread.

Can't wait until Wednesday when I can pick a roster again and begin the defense of my title.

I was actually hoping the OFFICIAL results changed last night and leaned in my favor. Crazy that I was actually vying for 2nd place all that time. :rolleyes:

I think I should get the award for most driven player. At times, I really think I may get cut out of the will. I have a condo with a short lease picked out just in case

Wow, sounds like a tuff case! and they say it is only a game!
So do we have to form another group with the remaining players? Or are we just going to rework our team in the format that we are in now?

Morning pee break ????

:p

Jeezes Buffy, you got a bad omen with vacations don't you. Didn't you skin your knee at a Mcdonald's parking lot the last vacation? But I've got no room to talk. I got beat up by a squirrel. No worries though. Next time I'm there I'm hunting that bird flipping squirrel down and his nuts will be mine.

Hey FS - I think she might mean you

Make sure you straighten the basement up for the second half please.

Yes Bethie, I have had a number of Griswald vacation moments. The split open knee was worth $150 to McDonald's corporation for me not to begin litigation. I would just much rather not be scarring up the goods

Imagine having "Rawlins" embedded on my calf and then not even being able to keep it as a souvenir! It's a nice purplish color today, matches my skirt Legs still look good from the right side, thank goodness!

Me. [/b][/quote]Just wait for the Fall when you have to wait 5 months 'til the next season. Thank goodness for football to distract for a couple months...

I play a lot of the ESPN games just to keep going year-round -- basketball, hockey, horse racing, car racing, golf -- whether I know the sport or not

I didn't enjoy last year's baseball postseason game, though... you had to buy teams (no big deal), but I loaded up on everyone BUT Anaheim and was out the first week because all players were locked in through the world series!

Anyway, good show this first half. Buffy can have Honorary 2nd Place... She and PL better watch their backs next half, though!

I liked it better when YOU were in a position to watch my back

Ok, am I the only one here feeling cheated? The ending came fast and feels seemingly anti-climactic. After all that incessant crowing, PL isn't even gonna grace us with one of his infamous "newspaper clippings" declaring his victory? Maybe I am just coming down from not fully appreciating his "you-call-that-dancing-" victory dance.

Pork making me "honorary" 2nd place? God, can you feel the love in this place??!! :rolleyes:

Good sportsmanship is great. Good job everybody. High Five and smack butts and all that....Just make sure I am pissed off or at least annoyed with most of you by the time Wednesday rolls around....

I have to admit it did end on somewhat of a 'mushy' note. All the battle for second and third and today Geoff gives second place to Buffy - what a freakin Wussy :p . Hell with all the love today, I felt like it was almost all girls in this except for the 1 1/2 half that we actually had . And such little gloating from PL - I am disappointed in you - hey knowing where your GF grew up she can certainly give you pointers in gloating and boasting - although you had little problem with it up to today.

And speaking of fighting for second and third - who really cares who is second anyway - you two should have been fighting for first - instead you concerned yourselves with the other giving PL a free ride. Of course all that will change - because thank goodness we are not gonna have to listen to BB and FS complain how they had to start 10 weeks late - was I the only one tired of hearing that lame ass excuse??

This should be interesting.

I'm waiting.

Pork might be peeved that you called him only HALF a girl.....

Actually I had Pork at 1/4 and PL as a 1/2 if you must know. :p

Waahhh, Waahhhh, Wahhhh Cupcake Bad Daddy. Starting this week no more crying about starting 10 weeks late, 10 days late, 2 minutes late, the Rip Van Winkle excuse. This will separate the men from the, what's that word, "girls". Bad boy, bad boy, what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when I come for you?

Free ride? Free ride? We gave PL nothing - he just TOOK it!

How come I KNEW that Bad Daddy would be the FIRST one to annoy me for Wednesday

I don't see any scratch or bite marks on you from any fighting. Even the DoucheMan tried to claw his way away from you.

Chicks dig battle scars. Half-chicks too.

So I was the first to annoy you - wow that is so hurtful I don't imagine I'll be able to sleep tonight now.

And regarding half-chick - you might be giving yourself too much credit. :p

And BB - you enjoy your little journey into the sunlight while you can. I understand FS is cleaning up the basement nicely for you. You know you might want to think of winterizing it also. Can get mighthy cold down there.

Pulll-eeeeeze. I am ALL chick and then some. But then most normal people already know that

I have a feeling you and I are gonna bump some major heads this next game. Quick wit, I will give you that - but can you pick players?

Here are my predictions for the 2nd half:

Player Most Likely to Fizzle and Burn: Plaw. After his deal with the devil to get JKidd back, I predict a 5th place finish for . Go Nets!

Player Most Likely to Have a Curse Named After Her: Bethie. The first half, the Bethie curse really didn't do any damage, save a few points here and there. Come second half, we will all see the full brunt of this dreaded curse. As Kurtz said, "The horror... The horror..."

How Many Days it will Take Bad Daddy to Complain About Picking the Wrong Pitching Staff: 2

How Many Days it will Take Pork to Complain About Picking the Wrong Pitching Staff: 1

How Many Woody and Wood References We Will Have in the 2nd Half: 342

How Many Times Plaw will complain about the innuendo: 2

Player Most Likely to Invite the Youngsters into the Game: Fatherson

Temperature in Hell Once Fatherson invites Vercetti into the Game: 0 degrees Kelvin

Player Most Likely to Lose His Curse in the 2nd Half: SC. I see SC spending Plaw-esque amount of time in this game for the second half.

Bad Daddy should know... :p

Yes you are all chick probably - can't even catch a fly ball at the game - instead you let it hit your leg and get a bruise. :rolleyes: Sissy-girl.

And 'goad' this :p

Thank you Douche-Man aka Nostradamus!!

Too funny

You are probably right on with all those. Add:

Times Douche Bigalow distracts himself with talk of pom poms and nice backsides: 50+
Can't call HIM a girl!

BDD - I didn't attempt to CATCH the ball, because I didn't WANT the ball. What the HELL would I do with an old dirty baseball?

Although I could think of ONE thing to do with it at this very moment. Too bad BDD, you are so far away....

2 ?? Only two - damn Daddy dearest will correcting us at least 2 times on the first day alone probably.

What was that quote in Shallow Hal... oh yea, I remember...

Gwenyth Paltrow: "Huh...I never read that book."
Jack Black: "What book?"
GP: "Things Losers Say"! :p

C'mon Buffy, you can't fool us. If you caught that ball, you would be absolutely whoopin' it up right now and somehow linking how catching the ball means you are destined to win the 2nd half! :p