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Tuesday, November 12, 2002
WEINKOPF.COM FOOTBALL POOL WEEK 10 UPDATE: JERSEY MADE 
Never did I imagine that I would one day post the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey on this page. WELL, last week I recommended putting the picture of Jersey Girl Cris on the side of a milk carton, so lackluster had her performance been in this year's Weinkopf.com Football Pool. But the defending champion rose to the challenge in grand style, doing the Garden State proud with a stunning 90 points for first place on the week, and rocketing her up four spots from eighth to fourth place overall. One more performance like that, and she could easily become the pool's One to Watch -- but not yet. For the time being, that title still belongs to brother-in-law Bob "When's Baseball Season Start?" Smiley. The hex did its job last week, with Bob tying Cappuccino Commando Charles for last place with a dismal 25 points. But Bob continues to hold his own at second place overall, between WildStyle75 Stacey and New York Lancers Dave. And until his flukey, randomized-picking scheme is thoroughly debunked, he deserves a close watching. The contenders After Jersey Girl, there were some other impressive performances on the week that merit a mention. Flipper Lynn, the smack-talking bully of the bulletin board, scored 73 points and would have won the week if the Broncos hadn't self-destructed against the Raiders on MNF. But despite having only one sub-par week all year, Flipper is the only member of the Top 5 not to win a week yet this season. Could her time be at hand? One interesting note: Flipper is a better picker than she is a fan. For Sunday Night Football, she wisely chose the J-E-T-S, JETS!, JETS!, JETS! over her beloved Fish. Then there's Brother Barrio Bravo Matthew Rubush, who also scored 73, and who described his performance as a "break-out week." So enthusiastic about his prospects was young Matthew that on Monday, he even sent me the link to a picture I should post in his honor. Nice try, Barrio, but to get a picture, you actually need to win. Readers who want to see his graphic can do so here. Padawan Ebin rocked the pre-school world with a 66-point week, but more on that later. Most notable of all of this week's also-rans is Elizabeth "At Least I'm not a Zebra" Scagel. Once again, the One Not To Watch honor worked its magic, as Mrs. S tripled her score from week 9, going from 24 to 73 points. Say goodbye to that rabbit's foot And so Mrs. Scagel is hereby being stripped of ONTW honors, which will now be passed along to ... Steel Man Joe. Oh how we can only pity the Steel Man. In the last three weeks, he has scored 34, 0 and 38 points, for a cumulative total of 72 -- one point less than he scored in week 7. Worse yet, he's fallen to 19th place overall, behind the ascending Bruiser Tim and ahead only of the perennially bottom-dwelling Zebra. Joe needs all the help -- and as little attention -- as he can get. Cranial malfunctions I never would have thought that the mere act of turning in picks each week could be so difficult -- after all, there's a three-year-old in our pool who manages to do it quite reliably. But for some of us, it seems to be a real challenge, indeed. For the second time in three weeks, Blitzburgh Burnout Ben Kepple neglected to get in his picks. It's a shame, because if you take away his two goose eggs, he would easily be in top ten. But Ben pulled the same vanishing act last year, proving once again that for all his preseason smack talk, he lacks the staying power to hang with the big boys (and -- yes, Flipper -- the big girls). Pathetic, Benny. Pathetic. But I'm grateful, the Brawler's collapse and my ho-hum 50-point performance have allowed yours truly, the Mighty Mighty Pats Fan, to hang on to 14th place, just a short distance from the Top Ten. Joining Blitzed-burgh in the incompetence league is Schizophobes Glen, who seriously jeopardized his championship aspirations by waiting until 10:30 (ET) Sunday morning to make his picks. Um, Glen, the games started at 10 -- like they do every week. And finally there's the Cappuccino Commando, who got in all his picks, but couldn't bring himself to pick a winner in the New Orleans v. Carolina game, although he did assign it 8 confidence points. Go figure. A note to the inept: For the umpteenth time, go make your picks for the season now, then update them later. That way, if you forget, you're not left with a goose egg. While you're at it, go sign up for the weekly Yahoo! reminders. Got that already? On the rise Bruiser Tim, who spent a long time in our cellar, has jumped a spot for the second straight week and now sits at 18th place. He can move up another spot by outscoring NevadaNiner Jason by 21 or more points next week ... Padawan Ebin, boy genius, scored 66 points this week, marking the fifth time in six weeks he's cracked 50. With the Brawler's collapse, Ebin has also moved up a notch, to 15th overall. All in the family Padawan Ebin (66) continues to dominate his old man, NevadaNiner Jason (51), increasing his season lead to 7-4. Yours truly, the MMPF (50) has inched closer in his battle with Brother Baseball Bob (25), bringing the season total to Bob: 6, MMPF:4. Barrio Bravo's 73 points were enough to lay the smack down on Brother "Hail to the Redskins" Scott Rubush (48), and even the season score at 5 wins apiece. And Mrs. Zebra (66) has kept her dim season hopes alive by besting husband Grogan's Heroes Kenny (61), whom she trails 7-2 on the season. Follow-ups To answer three questions I posed last week: Has the Brawler punched himself out? Sure looks like it. Is Flipper sinking with her beloved Dolphins? Clearly not, but the Dolphins are sinking, LOL. Is Spurrier Fan suffering from some sort of mental QB controversy? No, Cris returned to form this week, scoring 58 points -- his 5th post-50-point performance in the last six weeks -- and clinging on to the coveted last spot in the Top 10. Some new questions: Will Wildstyle75 continue her roll? Will Schizophobes Glen bounce back? Will Barrio Bravo, who has not scored less than 49 in six weeks, ever get his picture posted? Stay tuned for the answer to these questions and more in next week's Weinkopf.com Football Pool update! Yours, Chris, the Mighty Mighty Pats Fan |
