They said it couldn't be done.
"It'll never happen", they predicted. "Impossible", they claimed.
Well, it happened. Finally. The coyote caught the roadrunner. Everest has been conquered.
I know! I couldn't believe it either.
Flash Dem TD's finally beat Chief Sticky Balls on the road.
No, really. It's true. They've never beaten the Balls on their own turf before. Until this week.
Oh, and there is that one other small milestone that was reached this week. You know, the one where Blue Ribbon broke the league record for the highest weekly score and became the first team to ever reach 200 points.
I, for one, thought that was one of the few league records that would stand longer than any. A 200-point week is incredible. To achieve it requires a perfect starting lineup selection and each one of those players needs to have a big game. Unless you're Blue Ribbon. Then you can afford to have Stefon Diggs to lay a dud and still topple the record. Impressive, Blue Ribbon. Congratulations.
And it comes just days after I posted the League History section on the site. Which meant that I immediately had to update it. Well played.
On the other side of that record-setting performance was Badazz Bri who, for the second week in a row, fell prey to the only team that could beat him. And, once again, they were the other team that will go down in infamy - as the losing opponent to the highest scoring team.
It should be noted that the previous high score (Thundabuddies, 199 pts) also came in week 3 of the season. I have now opened up the bidding for owners who would like to play Badazz Bri in week 3 of the 2020 season.
As for the rest of the league: you've got some work to do to.
Sure, Who Is You and Hein!!! both remain undefeated, but it's not like they're crushing the competition. Heck, Who Is You would've lost to any other team in the league save for the one they played. And Hein!!!'s 111-point performance was nothing to write home about either. They would've fallen to half the league. Mediocrity wins again.
Congrats to Los Perros Locos on getting their 1st win of the season. It only took 3 weeks. Nice work. At this pace, maybe they'll get a 2nd victory before the playoffs start.
RamRod, Badazz Bri and Baby Got Dak: keep up the stellar work. You'll get that 1st win soon. But as New Brian Jardine would point out, all those matches have all been moral victories, right?
Pork Chop Express? Sure, they looked pretty good finishing with almost 130 points. But, I expect they'll follow up next week with another 90-point game as is their habit.
Lastly, the other reason for the title of this article was because I just read a piece about Calvin Johnson getting involved in the cannabis business. But what stuck with me was the headline to the article pointing out that "he smoked weed after every game to deal with playing for the Lions." He was always so quiet and reserved that I never realized how miserable he was playing for them. But if I concentrate hard enough, I can probably think of a few teams in this league that have that same effect on their players.
Another 3-3 week for the Commish's Picks leaves me at 10-8 on the season, but I feel like the tide will turn now that we're into Inter-League territory.
Congrats to Blue Ribbon who was the only team to beat the Waiver Wire Team this week. I've mentioned before; I believe it's only been done 3 or 4 times in the past.
Good luck in week 4!
-- Commish
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