Draft is over. We had about half of the Nation logged in for the live drafting. Props to Marshall for drafting all the way over in Europe, Norway no less. I didn't even know Europe had the internet, but one is never too old to learn something new, is one? And now thanks to Marshall, the ChopStar Nation is blowing up over there over the Atlantic. We are viral. I am in talks about getting this here blog translated into whatever language they all speak over there. But note: the talks are going very slowly, as I only speak English, and they all speak English too, but in some very thick accents, so I have to get everything translated anyway. Details, details, details. The story is they love us and want to love us more. We will make that happen. We will be global. On it goes.
Smaller props to Thunderhorses for valiantly trying to draft their team on their iPhone while roaming the Oregon back roads. Oregon ain't Europe, but it is kind of close (read: not that close at all). Just knowing the Nation is out in the deep woods of Western USA puts a smile on our face. Not a Norway sized smile, but a smile nonetheless.
Now on to something new in this Yahoo Fantasy Football world. They are now grading our draft results and predicting where each team will end up at the end of a long grueling season. Assuming that no one will drop or add a player or no injuries will occur, a terribly big assumption. Here are grades they gave us:
Draft Grades
God Hearts SackBag - A Here we would have to point out a little bi-polarishness on the part of Yahoo and their love/hate relationship with their own autopicking. God Hearts SackBags autopicked. As well as The Mayhem! Yahoo gave the Sackbags an "A" for their own picking efforts, while giving The Mayhem! a "C+". Nice to be a Sackbag. Shitty to be a Mayhem! Right? We would argue no. To our minds over here in HQ, the Sackbags team borderline kind of sucks with its aging WRs and thin RBs and unheard of backup wide receivers. They even got autopicked a backup kicker. Who the hell needs a backup kicker? Meanwhile, The Mayhem!'s starting roster seems a bit more well-rounded and solid for a long sixteen week season. Don't get us wrong, both these teams, along with all the other autopicked teams (and some not autopicked: are you reading this Ex Presidents? how about you SwineFlu?) need some early finessing. They need some ironing. Some massaging. Whatever metaphor you'd like to use, they need it. But, lesson is learned: fuck Yahoo and their draft grades. I mean who in their right minds would put not one but three autopicked teams over The Buck Nasty? No one, that's who.Anyway. Off we go. Football starts Thursday night this week, so be sure to get your roster all set and pretty.
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