Legit Domination – Week 12 Wrap/Week 13 Preview

As is befitting the approach of a season's end, nearly all of the play-off contenders notched a win last week, with the sole exception of division-leader Rage Blackout. Aside from Courtney's loss to a charging NGC's Shamrock Shake squad, each of the top seven teams in the league won, leaving the bottom five squads crushed, heartbroken, and unable to make the play-offs. As a reminder, after this weekend's game we head into the PLAYOFFS, with the top two squads earning a first-round bye. Game on.


Shamrock Shake 160 (7-5) – Rage Blackout 110 (9-3)

With her play-off hopes on the line, the NGC drops a truck on the league leaders, rolling up the second highest score of the week. Shamrock's 160 point explosion came in large part from her two QBs – Eli Manning (21 pts, NYG) and Kyle Orton (31 pts, Den) – along with an impressive 39-point day from who-dat running back, Peyton Hillis (Cle). [BTW, did you know that Peyton Hillis used to be on Denver, before being traded away by Josh “Where's the frat party” McDaniels? Now you do.] Not content to let this game be at all close, another 24 poitns were added by the SD Chargers Defense. Nice. On the other side of the ledger, Rage's two quarterbacks both had underperforming 6-point days (Peyton Manning, Ind and Donovan McNabb, Was). The lone real bright-spot for Bongiolatti's team came from Rashard Mendenhall (RB, Pit), who put up a 21-point performance. Despite this loss, Courtney's team still control's its own destiny heading into the last week of the regular season.

Shamrock Bench: None of note
Rage Blackout Bench: TE Kevin Boss (13 pts, NYG)


Laser Sounds 142 (8-4) – Gin in the Gatorade 80 (3-8-1)

It finally happened. Jen Adams turned into the first fantasy corpse of the season. Her squad, Gin in the Gatorade, left in Tony "my shoulder's been busted for several weeks" Romo in as starting QB, we he exactly achieved his projected zero total points. Though Gin managed to make a decent showing based on 17 points from The Law Firm BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RB, NE) and 13-point days from Maurice Jones-Drew (RB, Jax) and Matt Pratter (K, Den). Zombie Gin's 80-points, while better than the Commish's day, didn't come close to besting Laser Sounds and his cornucopia of quarterbacks. (Note: See bench.) In the end, New Guy Josh posted his big score thanks to 30 points from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB), a pair of 23-point days from running backs Arian Foster (Hou) and Fred Jackson (Buf), and four other players scoring in double digits. While the performance of his TE Aaron Hernandez (1 pt, TE, NE) remains troublesome, Laser Sounds seems to be peaking at the right time for the play-off push. The question becomes, though, who does Josh trust: Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) and his 11-point game or Sam "Put me in coach" Bradford?

Laser Bench: QB Sam Bradford (31 pts, Stl)
Gin Bench: QB Phillips Rivers (5 pts, SD); TE Brent Celek (11 pts,  Phi)

He's Heating Up. 166 (8-4) – Shananimals 102 (2-9-1)

Patch Eakin's squad heated up all over Shananimals face this week, as her 100+ day went unrewarded thanks to the eight-score day Eakin had. For the winners, the QBs dominated the day, with Tom Brady (NE) brining home 39 points of bacon on Turkey Day, and Matt Cassel (KC) contributing 35 points of his own. With 74 points already in the bank, all He's Heating Up needed to secure victory was a 23-point day from RB Jamaal Charles (KC) and a three other 10+ point days from lesser known players. For the heartbroken Shananimals, Jay Cuter pulled down 30-points (QB, Chi) and Ricky Williams (RB, Mia) bounced back for a 15-point performance. This was not near enough to wrest victory from the jaws of Eakin, however, as zeros were registered by Malcom Floyd (WR, SD) and Rob Bironas (K, Ten), and few other players on her squad came to play.

The Hot Bench: WR Hines Ward (12 pts, Pit)
Shananimals Bench: None of note


My Vick in a Box 112 (8-4) – Jager bombs 67 (2-9-1)

The defending champion of Legit Domination, one E. Matt Lamb, continued his brutal take down of the Commish, embarrassing Miller on the back of a 24-point night from namesake Mike Vick (QB, Phi) and a 19-point game from Michael Turner (RB, Atl). To be fair, the Bombs put up very little fight, with only two players bothering to crack double digits -- Drew Brees (17 pts, QB, NO) and Jacob Tamme (12 pts, TE, Ind). In fact, the Jager side was so bad, that Lamb easily overcame a -3-point performance on Thanksgivign Day by the Detroit defense to power to victory. In total, MViaB had six players in double digits, a great showing as his team get ready to charge headlong into the play-offs.

Whose Vick on the Bench: None of note
Jager bench: None of note

Get-er-Done 113 (7-5) – Shower Beer 86 (5-7)

Shower Beer got rick-rolled right out of playoff contention this week, as Cason overcame a zero-point day from Carson Palmer (QB, Cin) to somehow will his team to victory. Interestingly, it was a workman-like performance by the Get-er-done side, with only Wes Walker (WR, NE) breaking the 20-point barrier (21 pts). Instead of one or two mammoth days, Cason won thanks to having seven players in double-digits, including a 12-point day from Devin Hester (WR, Chi) and a surprise 13-point performance from Todd Heap (TE, Bal). For Shower beer, very little went right this week, as evidenced by Bond's best performance of the week – a 19-point game – came from his Kicker, Dan Carpenter (Mia). Fewer other good pieces of good news rolled in for Bond, though Matt Schaub (QB, Hou) did manage to have a 17-point performance, outdoing his predicted points by 5.

Get-er-Benched: None of note
Shower Bench: None of note

T.O.'s Bacon 117 (7-5) – Righteous Tugboat 64 (4-7-1)

Starting non-starter Colt McCoy (QB, Cle) was just the start of the bad news for Righteous Tugboat this week, and only two players cracked double digits, and both McCoy and Chris Johnson (RB, Ten) notched big old goose eggs. The only bright spot for the Tugger was probably Mike Tolbert (RB, SD), who stacked up 19 points as the Chargers rushed the Colts. For T.O.'s Bacon, the quarterback position was likewise problematic, as Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger combined for a total of nine points. Luckily for Bacon, who-dat running back Dwayne Bowe (KC) dropped a 37-point truck right on Righteous Duck's head. Damn. Only three other players broke the 9-point barrier for Ted, as the Minnesota D (10 pts), Andre Johnson (11 pts, WR, Hou) and Brandon Lloyd (19 pts WR, Den) provided enough stream to push the Canadian to victory. Whether or not a similar formula will work to power Ted into the play-offs this weekend reamins left to be seen.

Canadian Ted's Bench: None of note (though QB Rusty Smith had a -8-point day for Ten)
Righteously Tugging Bench: QB Chad Henne (20 pts, Mia)

End of the Regular Season

And so the end is upon us. The regular season for Legit Domination concludes this week, and six teams will be going home unhappy. So far, only a single play-off spot has been locked up, as half the league is mired at 8-4 or 7-5, and are fighting for the last five spots.

Here are where teams stand heading into the last week of competition, along with who they are playing:

1. Rage Blackout* (9-3)  vs. Gin in the Gatorade
2. Laser Sounds (8-4) vs. Jager Bombs
3. My Vick in a Box (8-4) vs. He's Heating Up.
4. He's Heating Up(.) (8-4) vs. My Vick in a Box
5. Shamrock Shake (7-5) vs. Get-er-Done
6. Get-er-done (7-5) vs. Shamrock Shake
7. T.O.' Bacon (7-5) vs. Shananimals
8. Shower Beet (5-7) vs. Righteous Tugboat
9. Righteous Tugboat (4-7-1) vs. Shower Beer
10. Gin in the Gatorade (3-8-1) vs. Rage Blackout
11. Shananimals (2-9-1) vs. T.O.'s Bacon
12. Jager Bombs (2-9-1) vs. Laser Sounds


And actually, even though Yahoo! claims that only Bongiolatti is assured of a play-off birth, by my count, all of the 8 win teams are in too, as Shamrock and Cason play a blood-duel of 7-5 teams, meaning one must lose (or both tie). Hmmm... Regardless, a fun last week of action as upon us, as those of use going down with the ship hope to take a few play-off hopefuls with us!

MNF -- we came, we saw... we played one-on-one cups

This past monday night, several members of Legit Domination rallied to the Commish's apartment to watch a little prime time football. In attendance were JenAdams (Gin in the Gatorade), Commish Miller (Jager Bombs), Jay Cason (Get-er-Done), the NGC Christine Smith (Shamrock Shake) and defending champ Matt Lamb (My Vick in a Box). Interestingly, this was the first time Lamb had been seen by any member of the division in the previous three months.

The night involved several rounds of Island Cups by the boys, while the girls drank at a more moderate pace, one perhaps more fitting for a Monday Night. The game itself was a bit of a beating, htough one that Cason enjoyed thoroughly, and Miller failed in his quest to upset Lamb (all he needed was a 50+ point night from SF QB Troy Smith). Good times were had and light mocking enjoyed by all. Erick Bond called in drunk to a monday night drinking event, which was weird, and Ms. Bongiolatti turned into Bad Ice Cream by simply not showing up, but overall everyone had a great time. As we head toward the playoffs and the end of a second successful season of Legit Domination, we will try at least one more to get all the members of the division together in one place for a night of revelry, drinking, cursing whoever wins the regular season crown, and pointedly asking New Guy Josh what sounds lasers do actually make.

Week 11 Wrap-up

Note: Sorry this is a week late. I hate it when life gets in the way. Look for up-to-date posts today (Friday) and tomorrow. 

If there's one thing that your dear commish regrets this season, it's not that his team is mired in a tie for last place. It's not that the division is being led by Courtney's team, a team that has a dog nawwing on a football for its mascot. It's not even that I got doubled up by his girlfriend's team in Week 9, by a score of 119 – 61. No, the biggest regret this commissioner has is that I woke up the sleeping giant that was defending champion Matt Lamb. Not content to let sleeping dogs lie, I repeatedly called the champ out in the early weeks of the season, which looked like a good plan when Mr. Lamb was a mere 1-4. Since then, however, the beast of Grammercy has roared back with a vengence, winning six games in a row against all comers, and now sits in third place. Clearly, this resurgence on the back of Mike Vick is not what I intended when I suggested that My Vick in a Box actually should pick up Mike Vick. To add insult to injury, Mr. Lamb has been riding Buffalo Bills offensive leaders Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson to his current second place position. As the playoffs approach, My Vick is looking to add his name to the list of teams getting a first round bye. Currently, only one team is IN for the play-offs – Rage Blackout at 9-2 – with a log jam at second place for those with a 7-4 record. How will it shake out and who will be left watching the playoffs from the outside (aside from Shannon and me)? Only time (and the final two weeks of the season) will tell.

1. Rage Blackout (9-2)

2. Laser Sounds (7-4)

3. My Vick in a Box (7-4)

4. He's Heating Up. (7-4)

5. Shamrock Shake (6-5)

6. Get-er-Done (6-5)

7. T.O.'s Bacon (6-5)

8. Shower Beer (5-6)

9. Righteous Tugboat (4-6-1)

10. Gin in the Gatorade (3-7-1)

11. Jagerbombs (2-8-1)

12. Shananimals (2-8-1)

Rage Blackout 120 – Shower Beer 88

Shower Beer's late season play-off push was interrupted this week by the number one team, as Bongiolatti laid the hurt on poor Mr. Bond thanks in large part to a 30-point weekend from Peyton Manning (QB, Ind). Two other players raked in 20+ points for Good Icecream, with Marques Colston (WR, NO) scoring 25 and LeSeason McCoy (RB, Phi) bringing in 21 points. All told, it was enough for Court to survive 0-point days from Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, NYG) and the Oakland Def. The reason those goose-eggs didn't hurt the division leader, of course, was that Bond's squad had a rough day, starting with 0 points from his kicker (Dan Carpenter, Mia) and a 4-point evening from 2^nd-string QB David Garrard (Jax). In fact, Shower Beer had only four players crack double-digits on the day, with the biggest two scores posted by Matt Schaub (15 pts, QB, Hou) and Danny Amendola (16 pts, WR, Stl).

Rage Bench: Miami D 6pts

Shower Beer Bench: None of note

Laser Sounds 184 – Shamrock Shake 98

With Shamrock Shake exactly meeting her projected point total, it was up to the Laser Sounds squad to meet or exceed expectations. And that they did, posting a massive 184-point week. With six players scoring 20+ points, including an impressive 38 points from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB), it's no surprise that New Guy Josh's squad was able to survive a -1 point day from the St. Louis Defense. Big performers on the Laser side of the ledger included Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) with 24 points, Arian Foster (23 pts, RB, Hou), Fred Jackson (26 pts, RB, Buf) and Santonio “the Jets got me for a 5^th round pick” Holmes (26 pts, NYJ). In fact, Laser Sound's day was so dominant that he got 22 points from the Cleveland Defense. Yes – Cleveland, OHIO. For Shamrock, meanwhile, the RBs stepped up while the quarterbacks let her down. Big games – though not Laser-big – were had by Peyton “Who Dat” Hillis (RB, Cle) and Knowshon Moreno (RB, Den), who had 19 and 17 pts, respectively. Balancing that out (and not in the god way, Eli Manning (QB, NYG) and Kyle Orton (QB, Den) both had only 5 points. Ouch. Luckily for Shamrock, it looks like she will rebound nicely this week with a strong showing against #1 Rage Blackout.

Laser Bench: A few Qbs b/c Laser sounds has too many; no others of note

Shamrock Bench: None of note

My Vick in a Box 153 – Gin in the Gatorade 82

Domination. Wood shedding. Beatdown. Any of these words can apply, as the defending champ continued crushing dreams and taking names as his team wrecked poor JenAdams2000's squad by a mere 71 points. With his team's namesake putting up only 16 pts, My Vick brought the pain thanks to an improbably 31-point game from Jon Kitna (QB, Dal) and 35 points from who-dat WR Greg Jennings (GB). Throw in a 20-point day from Michael Turner (RB, Atl) and 19 points from the Pit D, and the route was on, despite zeros from WR Anquan Boldin (Bal) and Reggie Bush (RB, NO). The beating was so severe that the 64 Bills-generated points that E. Matt Lamb left on his bench were scarcely missed. For Gin in the Adams, her lack of caring clearly set her back, as Tony Romo and his busted shoulder were in the starting line-up, while popular west coast heart-throb Phillip Rivers was on the bench. Even beyond that, Jen had a rough day, with the only real quality day posted by Maurice Jones-Drew (23 pts, RB, Jax). Only two other players for Adams were in double digits, with the meat of her squad generating only 28 points across eight players. Ouch.

My Vick Bench: Steve Johnson 33pts (WR, Buf) Ryan Fitzpatrick 31 (QB, Buf)

Gin in the Bencherade: Phillip Rivers 28 pts (QB, SD)

Jagerbombs 109 – He's Heating Up(.) 98

Your league Commissioner Miller was able to notch a rare win this week, as the Heating Up Eakin squad left the points on the board. Only seven of 11 starters for Eakin posted 10+ points, with only his QB duo really carrying their weight with an 18-point day (Tom Brady, QB, NE) and 19-point day (Matt Cassel, QB, KC), respectively. For Jager Bombs, a -1-point day from Troy Smith (QB, SF) and a big fat zero from Randy Moss (WR, Ten) were not enough to slow him down. Instead, big days from Drew Brees (34 pts, QB, NO) and his two defenses (20 pts TB & 23 pts Bal) were enough to power him to victory. Miller saviors this 'W,' as it pulls him out of the cellar, at least for one week. Next week, Miller will tackle his nemesis, My Vick in a Box – with both knowing it could get ugly.

Jager Bench: Darren Sproles 17pts (RB, SD); Marc Mariani (WR, Ten)

He's Benching Up(.): Santana Moss 18 pts (WR, Was)

T.O.'s Bacon 125 – Ger-er-Done 108

Cason was a bit of a hard luck loser this week, with his 108 points unable to crack through T.O.'s strong week. For Ted's Canadian Bacon, the biggest day was put up by Ben Roethlisberger (QB, Pit), whose 38 points were one of the biggest days by any player in week 12. Ted also got a 24-point performance from Dwaye Bowe (WR, KC) and 18 from the Chicago D. These combined were enough to overcome a 3-point day from Old Man Favre (QB, Min) and a coach-firing showing by the Minnesota D (2 pts). On the other side of the ledger, Cason was able to crack the century mark despite having no players break through the 20-point plateua. Instead, big games by Cason were put in by Thomas Jones (19 pts, RB, KC) and Matt Bryant (16 pts, K, Atl). Not enough points were generated by the Get-er-Done defenses, however, allowing Ted to win and improve his chances of making the play-offs.

T.O.'s Bench: Cedric Benson 20 pts (RB, Cin); Brandon Lloyd 13 pts (WR, Den)

Get-er-Done Bench: Nate Washington 13 pts (WR, Ten); Steve Breaston 12 pts (WR, Ari)

Righteous Tugboat 124 – Shananimals 104

In our final game of the weekend, Shannon's Shananimals got bested by Duck's Tuggers in part because of crushing one-point days by her starting QB Jay Cutler (Chi) and RB Ricky Williams (Mia). On the plus side, Matt Hasselback (QB, Sea) showed signs of life for Shan, scoring 24 points playing against NO. In addition, Ray Rice (RB, Bal) put up 18 points for the losers. For the Righteous victors, meanwhile, the Sanchize (Mark Sanchez, QB, NYJ) has a strong 28-point day and Reggie Wayne (WR, Ind) picked up another 18-points. Thanks in part to 20 points from Mike Wallace (WR, Pit) and 15 from Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Ari), Righteos was able to overcome a -1-point day from the Arizona D and 4 points from Tony Gonzalez (TE, Atl).

Tugboat Bench: Mike Tolbert 23 pts (RB, SD)

Shananima-bench: Cincinnati Def 7pts

Week 9 MNF -- Time to make a Legit Scene?

Friends. There's a motion on the floor to hold a Mid-Season Legit Domination Party either next week or the week after for Monday Night Football (the 8th or the 15th).

I think this is a great idea. We can either gather at my apartment or go a few blocks from my apartment and dominate the Pine Tree Lodge... or we can do something completely different, like go ransack the 14th Step in the East Village.

So what say ye? Shall we have a gather? Drop the Commish a line and let me know...

Week 8 Recap

Hello Legit Domination Fans!

Another week is in the books, and Doug the Commish is still languishing in last place. By himself. Despite putting up almost 120 points in Week 8 -- enough to beat 9 of the 11 other players in LD Football -- Miller ran into a suddenly potent Shower Beer, and took the loss. Hilarity did not ensue (for Miller). In other match-ups, Rage Blackout barely avoids a second straight loss, while Shananimals takes a beating from Laser Sounds. As has been the theme throughout this season, Rage stands alone at the top of the division, with most teams muddled in the middle with Bongiolatti now two games clear of the pelaton, she's the clear driver at this point.

The full standings after 8 week are as follows:

1. Rage Blackout         7-1
2. Shamrock Shake      5-3
3. Laser Sounds           5-3
4. Get-er-Done             5-3
5. He's Heating Up.     5-3
6. My Vick in a Box     4-4
7. T.O.'s Bacon             4-4
8. Shower Beer              4-4
9. Gin in the Gatorade   2-5-1
10. Shananimals              2-5-1
11. Righteous Tugboat    2-5-1
12. Jager bombs             1-6-1

The games:


Rage Blackout  104 -- Righteous Tugboat  86

Righteous Tugboat looked to be in a good position to pick up the win, until league sources revealed that the last player to play for Rage Blackout was going to be Peyton Manning (QB, IND) on Monday Night. Peyton did not disappoint, starting with a TD throw in the first quarter and never looking back. In addition, Bongiolatti's squad got big contributions from LaRod Stephens-Howling (19 pts, RB, TB) and RB Rashard Mendenhall (13 pts, Pit), and Marques Colston. For Devaney's Tugboat team, a 19-point performance from Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Ari) led the way, along with 14 points from the Arizona Defense, and another 14 from Mike Tolbert (RB, SD). In the end, the Tugboat was undone thanks to a BYE week for Tony Gonzalez (TE) and a total of only 4 points from the QB slot (Chad Henne, Miami and Trent Edwards, Jax).


Rage bench: Raiders Def (17 points)
Righteous bench: Marion Barber (7 pts, RB, Dal)

Shamrock Shake 97 -- Gin in the Gatorade 91

An 18-point day for Terrell Owens (WR, Cin) was the NGC's big performance of the day, and the Colts Defense on Monday sealed the deal by scoring more than 10 points. In total, Shamrock had six players in double digits, though none eclipsing 20 points, and the even contributions from players as diverse as Mason Crosby (13 pts, K, GB) and Beanie Wells (12 pts, RB, Ari) helped the NGC get the job done. Oh, and a decent performance from her main squeeze Kyle Orton (14 pts, QB, Den) across the Pond didn't hurt either. For the hapless Gin in the Hey-Now, her team's performance was adversely effected by her trip out of the country, and more importantly, by her failure to set her fantasy team prior to leaving. (Doh!) Despite the oversight of leaving three players in her starting lineup that were on the BYE, the JenAdams 2000 still almost pulled out the upset victory on the strength of 22 points from Phillips Rivers (QB, SD) and 26 from the Law Firm of BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RB, NE). Of course, Jen didn't really leave anyone useful on the bench, and would have needed to make some aggressive Drop/Adds to vastly upgrade her team.

Shamrock Bench: None of Note
Gin in the Gatorade Bench: None of Note


Laser Sounds 127 -- Shananimals 92

With Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB) putting up only 4 points for Laser Sounds, New Guy Josh was going to need to get some big scores from unorthodox places in order to keep moving up the rankings. Lucky for him, his team came through. Led by 30 points from Calvin John (WR, Det) and another 24 chipped in by all-world RB Arian Foster (Hou), Josh rolled to an easier-than0expected victory. A huge day from the St. Louis Defense (15 points) and the mercurial Sebastian Janikowski (K, Oak) didn't hurt either, as they allowed the Sounds to roll past Shannon, despite having once defense (Cle) on a BYE and getting only six combined points from Aaron Hernandez (TE, NE) and Felix Jones (RB, Dal). On the short end of the final score, Shananimals season-long woes continued, starting with a -6 point day from Matt Hassleback (QB, Sea). It's never a good day when one QB puts up less than a goose egg. Her other QB, Matt Stafford (Det), tried to pick up the slack to the tune of 29 points, but it was not enough. In the end, Shananimals had seven plays record in the single digits or less, a sure recipe for disaster. While a nice day was turned in be Marcedes Lewis (TE, Jax), most everyone else on the Shananimals side of the ball put in a sub-par performance.

Laser Bench: Sam Bradford (17 pts, QB, StL)
Shananimals Bench: None of Note


He's Heating Up(.) 100 -- Get-er-Done 81

The battle of the gold helmets (seriously, these two teams have the same helmet icons for league play) came down to one player -- Jamaal Charles (RB, KC), who put up 25 pts on the ground against the Buffalo Bills. (Ouch!) That player made the difference for Patch Eakin's difficult to predict team. Aside from the man with 1/4 of his points, He's Heating Up(.) received 15-point days from Tom Brady (QB, NE) and Percy Harvin (WR, Min), while also posting zeros from Clinton PortisCason-er-Done side, his run towards to top of the division was undone by the BYE week, with Joe Flacco (QB, Bal), David Akers (K, Phi) and the Atlanta Def all having no chance to post points this week due to not playing anyone (and yet being in the starting line-up). Among those players that did start, Get-er-Done received nice days from Adrian Peterson (20 pts, RB, Min), Nate Washington (19 pts, WR, Ten), and Carson Palmer (15 pts, QB, Cin). In addition to the players on the BYE, netting only 2 pts from Wes Welker (WR, NE) really hurt Cason's chances this week.

He's Heating Bench: Jason Campbell (25pts, QB, Oak)
Get-er-Done Bench: Steve Breaston (17pts, WR, Ari), Darren McFadden (15 pts, RB, Oak)


Shower Beer 126 -- Jager Bombs 117

"Dolphins are just gay sharks." So says the current team motto for Shower Beer, whose team survived and initial scare from their final player of the week -- Matt Schaub (5 pts, QB, Hou) -- to hold on to bear the hapless bombs. The main driver's of Erick Bond's success this week were David Garrard (QB, Jax), whose 35 pts more than quadrupled his projected points, and Dan Carpenter (21 pts, K, Mia) who knocked in five field goals for the second straight week in a row. These plus a 20-point game from Who-Dat Brandon Tate (WR, NE) enabled the Showering Beerskis to survive single-point days from each of his defences (Sea and Dal). On the Jager side, where a broken spirit may have set in this week, big days were had from the QB position, where Drew Brees (NO) racked up 19 points and Vince Young (Ten) scored 22. Unfortunately, these big days were off-set by big frigging goose eggs from Randy Moss (WR, No Team) and Marshawn Lynch (RB, Sea). A two-point day from Mike Nugent (K, Cin) and a single, lonely point from the Houston D rounded out Miller's week, though 38 combined points from his SD combo of Darren Sproles (RB) and Antonio Gates (TE) helped keep this game close until the very end.

Jager Bench: Adam Vinetari (14 pts, K, Ind)
Shower Bench: Packers Defense (18 pts)

My Vick in a Box  93 -- T.O.'s Bacon 62

The Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide act for Ted's aggressive Canadian Bacon squad continued this week, as only Andre Johnson (18 pts, WR, Hou) and Frank Gore (19 pts, RB, SF) seemed to have actually come to play. T.O.'s two QBs tallied a total of six points, with Old Man Favre scoring all six [and a zero put up by Roethlisberger (Pit)], while the K Nick Folk managed to miss a few field goals and post a -2. Not wanting to be outdone, the Minnesota and Denver defenses combined for an impressive (ish) -1 points for T.O.'s Bacon. In light of these scores, all the defending champ's squad had to do was not mess up too badly, and a win would be in the bank. Luckily for Matt Lamb, that's exactly what happened. No single player on My Vick's side of the ledger put up negative points, and while none scored more than 17 points either (Detroit D), it was more than enough to score the easy win. In addition to big points from the Detroit Defense, MViaB saw double-digit point totals from Ryan Fitzpatrick (11 pts, QB, Buf), Michael Bush (16 pts, RB, Oak) and Ryan Matthews (11 pts, RB, SD). Everyone else on the team did just enough to lock down the win and help My Vick square his record at 4-4.

MViaB Bench: None of note
T.O.'s Bench: Brandon Lloyd (24pts, WR, Denver), Jason Witten (15pts, TE, DAL)

Week 6 Wrap-up

It is a dark day in Fantasy football, as the Commish of Legit Domination is mired in last place. Needing his two remaining players -- including one Tennessee Titans QB -- to but outscore a lowly kicker last week, his team could not salvage a victory, instead ending up with a tie. Now poor Miller is stuck sharing the “I’m not very good at fantasy football” title with Jen Adams. And she may well be a fantasy corpse by now, seeing as see lost to Ted the weekend after his wedding, when you know his head wasn’t really in the game.

Regardless, we soldier on. And it’s a good thing we do, because currently leading Legit Domination – and two games clear of the field to boot – in none other than Courtney Bongiolatti. He reign of terror continues, emasculating all the males she comes across, as she and he cute “dog eats football” icon keep knocking off pretenders to the thrown. How long can her run continue? Right now, this writer knows better than to bet against her.

As for the rest of the field, here’s how things stack up heading into Week 7 of play:

(1) Rage Blackout – 6-0

(2) Get-er-done – 4-2

(3) He’s Heating Up. – 4-2

(4) Shamrock Shake – 3-3

(5) Laser Sounds – 3-3

(6) T.O.’s Bacon – 3-3

(7) Shower Beer – 3-3

(8) Shananimals – 2-3-1

(9) Righteous Tugboat – 2-3-1

(10) My Vick in a Box – 2-4

(11) Gin in the Gatorade – 1-4-1

(12) Jager Bombs – 1-4-1

Now that we know where people stand, let’s see how that all played last week…

Rage Blackout 95 – He’s Heating Up. 77

Despite fears to the contrary, it looks like Patch Eakin has not yet thrown in the towel on the season. Which is good, b/c his squad is tied for second place! That didn't help him very much this week, though, as 25 points from Matt Cassel (QB, KC) and another 11 from each of his two running backs -- Jamaal Charles (KC) and Matt Forte (Chi) -- were not enough over come the mighty attack of Rage Blackout. This is probably because of the donuts (i.e., zero-point days) put up by the Carolina D (not their fault -- they were on a bye), Willis McGahee (RB, Bal) and Josh "Knocked Out" Cribbs (WR, Cle). Couple those three non-contributing zeros with Courtney's 24 from Peyton Manning (QB, Ind) and 16 from Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, NYG) and this one was in the books early. The key to Rage's success this year has in many ways been simply Manning+Consistency= WIN, a trend that continued this week as 7 of her "non-Peyton" boys knocked down at least 5 points. 

Rage Bench: Roy Williams 14 (WR, Dal)

He’s On the Bench: Percy Harvin 17 (WR, Min); Hines Ward 11 (WR, Pit)

Laser Sounds 123 – Get-er-Done 98

What sounds do lasers make? The sound of victory, of course. New Guy Josh put up the biggest scoring day of the week to storm back to relevance in the LD competition, thanks to six double-digit performances by his squad. Leading the way was a 21-point explosion from Arian Foster (RB, Hou) along with 18 points from Pierre Garcon (WR) and 14 from Johnny Knox (Chi), two WRs that had previously been in the witness protection program. Add in 13 from Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) and 19 from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB) and Laser Sounds didn't need to worry about the 22 big ones he left on the bench. For Cason's Get-er-Done squad, it was a mixed week. The SF 49ers got their first win, but the G-e-D captain left Carson Palmer (Cin) in a starting slot despite having a BYE week, and the team's bottom four slots (W/R, K, D & D) combined for only 14 points. Despite that, Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) put up 20 points, and another 19 points from Thomas Jones (RB, KC) helped make this day competitive. And now that you've read that, go see who (and how many points) Cason had bolted to the pine this week. Ouch.

LS Bench: Calvin Johnson 22 (WR, Det)

Get-er-Done Bench: TEN D 22; Justin Forsett 12 (RB, Sea)

Shower Beer 112 – Shamrock Shake 98

Her early season 3-1 start now firmly a thing of the past, the NGC fought hard but failed against Bond's suddenly competent team. No one in the Shamrock's line-up went scoreless, and decent days were put up by Eli Manning (17, QB, NYG) and Kyle Orton (15 pts, QB, Den), but it was not enough on a day when she had no players crack the 20-point plateau. On the other side, Shower Beer's turn around from his slow start can probably be attributed to the rise of his QBs -- Matt Schaub (Hou) and Kevin Kolb (Phi) -- who scored 25 and 29 points, respectively. Throw in another 24 points from unknown ball handler Ryan Torain (Was), and Erick was easily able to survive a combined 7 total point from Leon Washington (RB, Sea), Greg Olsen (TE, Chi), Brandon Tate (WR, NE) and the Green Bay D.

Shower Beer Bench: Dez Bryant 9 (WR, Dal)

Shamrock Shake Bench: Brandon Marshall 14 (WR, Mia)

T.O.’s Bacon 108 – Gin in the Gatorade 97

Hold onto your butts -- Ted's team has a pulse. Yes, with the wedding in Chicago now behind him, T.O.'s Bacon has turned over a new leaf of awesomeness. Ted rang up the win against the JenAdams2000 thanks to 24 points from the newly re-instated Ben Rothlisburger (QB, Pit), along with 21 points from Andre Johnson (WR, Hou) and a combined 34 more points from his backfield combo of Frank Gore (SF) and LaDanian "I'm Not Dead Yet" Tomlinson (NYJ). These big points were enough for Ted to overcome 0-fers from the Chicago D AND from Hakeem Nicks (WR, NYG). [This was a good thing too, since Ted left Mr. Bowe of New England West and his 24 WR points on the bench.] For Gin, meanwhile, it's a story that's sad, but true: getting only four points from Phillip Rivers will fuck you pretty much every time. The Gin-a-tron did receive nice days from DeSean Jackson (19 pts, WR, Phi) and Matt Prater (13 pts, K, Den), but it was not enough to score the W. If Jen is looking for positives, the fact that everyone in her starting lineup scored at least 4 points is not a bad place to start.

T.O.’s Bench: Dwayne Bowe 24 (KC, WR)

Gin Bench: Jay Cutler 6 (QB, Chi)

My Vick in a Box 102 – Righteous Tugboat 95

This game was a seesaw battle, with big scores negated by ugly ones and Defenses eventually deciding the day. In the QB slot, Righteous got 17 from Chad Henne (Mia) while only 3 from the Sanchize (NYJ). Vick in a Box then challenged that with 17 pts of his own from Alex Smith (SF) and a -3 from David Garrard (Jax). The Tug then pulled great scores from Mike Wallace (15, WR, Pit) and Chris Johnson (21, RB, Ten), to offset the -2 from his two defenses. For eventual-winner non-Asian Matt Lamb, the big days came from Pittsburgh's D -- a 16-point haul -- and from Greg Jennings (WR, GB), whose 21 points helped make our dentist friend look like a genius. Oh, and 23 combined points from the WR duo of Anquan Boldin (Bal) and Austin Collie (Ind) certainly didn't hurt his cause either.

MViaB Bench: Jeremy Maclin 29 (WR, Phil)

Roghteosu Bench: None of note

Shananimals 94 – Jager Bombs 94

Last and probably least, the Shananimals and Jager Bombs squared off. That neither team broke 100 is a matter of record. That both teams probably frustrated the hell out of their owners is almost a certainty. Miller's squad seemed to have the early advantage, thanks to a 24-point day from Drew Brees (QB, N) and 18-points from Stephen Jackson (RB, Stl). The excitement was short-lived, however, as goose-egg from the Houston D, a 1-point performance by Antonio Gates (TE, SD), and an injury to Vince Young helped derail Jager's day, despite a 10-point day from new pick-up Marshawn Lynch (RB, Sea). Shananimals 94 points came from a variety of areas, with 22 points from Tony Romo (QB, Dal) leading the way. Her other QB, Matt Hasselbeck (Sea), scored 15 points of his own in a game versus Chicago, while ray Rice (RB, Bal) and the SF Defense each landed in double-digits. Oh, and she got 12 points from Tennessee K Rob Bironas in the Monday Night match-up, allowing her to tie Miller and make sure she did not join Jen Adams in the cellar. 

Jager Bench: Joseph Addai 18 (RB, IND)

Shananimals Bench: All on BYEs

Legit Domination Week 3 Recap

Rage Blackout 128 (3-0) – Jagerbombs (1-2) 105

Courtney stays on top heading into Week 4 by bringing the heat against the suddenly 1-2 Commissioner Miller. Her line-up was headlined by Peyton Manning's 34 points (which out shone the 25 the Jagerbombs got from Drew Brees). In addition, she got a big 22 points from Rashard Mendenhall (RB, Pit) and 15 from Ahmad Brabshaw (WR, NYG). For Miller, a lack of production from his defenses hurt him, though he put up a respectable 100+ total points with the help of Antonio Gates (18 pts, TE, SD) and Stephen Jackson (11 pts, RB, Stl).

Rage Blackout Bench: Ryan Fitzpatrick 13 (QB, Buf); Oakland D 8

Bombs Bench: Randy Moss 16 (WR, NE)

He’s Heating Up. 105 (3-0) – T.O.’s Bacon 84 (1-2)

Forget Heating Up, Patch’s squad is straight bringing it at he advances to 3-0. Then again, Ted’s team did follow up its nice week 2 performance with a sweet 84 points, so maybe this win is not all attributable to Eakin’s new-found ability to wake up before noon to adjust his roster. Regardless, He’s Heating Up(.) got almost half of its scoring from the QB position, with Tom Brady and his dream hockey locks putting up 27 and Matt Cassel (KC) – Brady’s old back-up – somehow netting 24 points. Of course, the rest of Patch’s squad did little to help him out, as the only other player in double digits was Jamal Charles (14 pts, RB, KC). Note: It’s always dubious when two of your three high scorers play for KC, but it worked on this day.  On the losing side, Ted got 4 points from Brett Favre and none from the recently-benched Matt Moore (QB, Car). In their stead, T.O.’s running back carried the load, with Frank Gore (SF) putting up 16 points and Cedric Benson (Cin) pitching in 20. It wasn’t enough for Ted on this day, though, as he only would have beaten two teams in this week’s games.

HHU Bench : Percy Harvin 15 (WR, Min); Santana Moss 18 (WR, Was)

TO Bench: Dwayen Bowe 12 (WR, KC); LaDanian Tomlinson 14 (RB, NYJ)

Shamrock Shake 127 (2-1)– Righteous Tugboat 120 (1-2)

Our rookie NGC continued to impress this week, as her love-hate relationship with Kyle Orton (QB, Den) made good for two dozen points, while Branden Marshal (WR, Mia) and no-name Peyton Hillis (RB, Cle) put up 24 and 25 pts, respectively. She also got 9 pts from each of her two defenses, a decent hall. As for Mr. Devaney, his Tugboat pulled into port at six score points thanks to 23 and 28 from his QBs – Chad Henne (Mia) and Mark Sanchez (NYJ) – and another 26 from Chris Johnson (RB, Ten). His total was close, though not enough to get him over the hump, as his TE and K positions combined for a solitary point.

Shamrock Bench: Kenny Brit 8 (WR, Ten)

Righteous Bench: Mike Wallace 24 (WR, Pit); Tony Gonzalez 19 (TE, Atl); two others in double digits

Get-er-Done 115 (2-1) – Gin in the Gatorade 109 (1-2)

While it looked briefly like Gin was gonna ride the Phillip Rivers Express to victory (23 pts, QB, SD), it was not to be. For while Jen’s squad had two player aside from Rivers score over 20 pts – DeSean Jackson (23 pts, WR, Phi) and Dustin Keller (21 pts, TE, NYJ) – she also had seven players put up less than 10 pts. J Cason’s Get-er-Done team got it done thanks to 28 points from Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) and 33 points from All Day Adrian Peterson (RB, Min). [Note: PAY MY CLIENT!] Little more was needed from Cason’s squad, which was good, b/c the only two other players of note fro his squad were Darren McFaddon (22 pts, RB, Oak) and the Tennessee D (14 pts).

GED Bench: Thomas Jones 15 (RB, KC); Devin Hester 11 (WR, Chi); Steve Beaston 10 (WR, Ari)

Gin Bench: None of note

My Vick in a Box 161 (1-2) – Laser Sounds 114 (1-2)

It turns out all the defending champion needed to get his squad cleaned up and in gear was for his manhood to be insulted. Instead of rolling over, Lamb’s My Vick in a Box squad dropped a train on New Guy Josh to the tune of 161 points – despite leaving 31 points on the bench from Austin Collie (WR, Ind). For Laser sounds, this is a bitter loss. MViaB was powered by 35 points from the namesake himself, please 34 from the suddenly rejuvenated Anquan Boldin (WR, Bal) and 20 points each from the tandem of Michael Turner (RD, Atl) and Jeremy (who?) Madin (WR, Phi). The camp even survived a goose egg from the Denver D thanks to 18 points from their partners in Pittsburg. Overall, just a commanding performance. For Laser Sounds, a combined 46 points from QBs Aaron Rodger (GB) and Matt Ryan (Atl), just wasn’t enough.

MViaB Bench: Austin Collie 31 (WR, Ind)

LS Bench: Dexter McCluster 14 (WR/RB, KC)

Shananimals 83 (1-2) – Shower Beer 80 (1-2)

As D1 would say, this match turned out to be the Stupor Bowl, as the two lowest point-totals in the entire league this past week were both in this game. And both managers attempted to give the game away by benching double-digit point scorers. For Bond’s Shower Beer, the two highest performers, at 15 and 12 pts, were the Seattle D and his TE Greg Olsen (Chi). Ouch. Shannon comes away with the win thanks to a more traditional 23 points from QB Tony Romo (Dal), though her second highest scorer was the Philadelphia D, whith a 16 point day. The Shananimals held on to win despite the two WR slots, one RB and the San Fran D combining for 7 points.

Shananimals Bench: C.J. Spiller 26 (RB, Buf); Malcom Floyd 15 (WR, SD)

Shower Bench: Dallas D 14

Week 3 Match-ups

This Week features the following contests between your Legit Domination brethren:

Rage Blackout (2-0) vs. Jager Bombs (1-1)

Commissioner Miller tries to bounce back against early-season leader Courtney GoodIceCream. Blackout's secret weapon? Ryan Fitzpatrick in the QB slot. (Or maybe on the bench...)

He's Heating Up. (2-0) vs. T.O.'s Bacon (1-1)

Was Ted's big win a fluke, or is Mr. Gore the key to his future? Also, can golden boy Patch Eakin keep the winning streak alive? Or will a loss by both the 'Skins and Heating Up push him over the edge.

Laser Sounds (1-1) vs. My Vick in a Box (0-2)

Does the defending champ have any self-respect left? Stuck in dead last, it might be time for MViaB to blow up the roster. Then again, another start by the real Vick might be just the thing needed for Matt Lamb to topple New Guy Josh. 

Shamrock Shake (1-1) vs. Righteous Tugboat (1-1)  

The NGC vs. the classic John Devaney in a match-up of the timeless nature of shots against the still-popular Dunkaroos. 

Gin in the Gatorade (1-1) vs. Get-er-Done (1-1)

Cason lines up against the JenAdams 4000 this week, looking to save himself from the undeniable power of robot overlords. Jen and her curly hair, meanwhile, look to keep the fairer sex on a roll in division play. (Aside from the Shananimals, that is...)

Shower Beer (1-1) vs. Shananimals (0-2)  

Tough luck loser Shannon looks to take out her frustrations against Erick Bond's team. Erick's stuck down in Puerto Rico for work (poor him) -- will he be back in time to craft back-to-back wins?

Week 2 – Return to the Middle

The second week of Legit Domination play saw almost the entire league end up at 1-1, as four teams that won in week one lost their bid for back-to-back Ws, and four on the losing end in the first week rebounded against their second opponents. Sitting at the bottom after two weeks are former LD Champ Matt Lamb’s squad (My Vick in a Box) and tough-luck loser Shananimals, while topping the league this week are Rage Blackout (Courtney’s team) and Patch Eakin’s He’s Heating Up squad.

By the way, in case people forgot or didn’t know, your Commish would like to remind you that you can weigh in on the various match-ups each week by voting on the fantasy site. To vote for who you think will win a given fantasy match up each week, one needs merely to click on a match-up in the right-hand column of the Legit Domination homepage, and scroll to the bottom. While it’s not very scientific and often wrong, it can be a fun way to taunt Ted and let him know you think his week 2 win was a fluke.

Rage Blackout (2-0) 140 – Gin in the Gatorade (1-1) 100

Diddian the adorable football-eating pouch struck again this week, leaving Jen this week’s “That Blows” loser with 100 points. QBs were the keys to Courtney’s success this week, with Peyton Manning (Ind) and Donovan McNabb (Was) combining for 50 points. In addition, Rage Blackout pulled down 32 points from unheralded running back LeSean McCoy (Phi) and an impressive 21 points from Miami’s suddenly stalwart defense. Though no other player scored more then 8 points, Rage Blackout had more than enough firepower to win her match. Meanwhile, Gin in the Jadams got decent days from her top three players, including 25 from Phillip Rivers (QB, SD), 28 from Jay Cutler (QB, Chi, heartthrob), and 21 from WR DeSean Jackson (Phi). The rest of the team abandoned poor Gatorade, however, as Maurice Jones-Drew (RB, Jax), Brent Celek (TE, Phi) and the N. England and Buffalo Defenses combined for a total of 5 points. Though Gin left 11 points from the now-broken Reggie Bush (RB, NO) and 19 points from TE Dustin Keller (NYJ) on the bench, there was no way she was taking this match.

He’s Heating Up (2-0) 89 – My Vick in a Box (0-2) 81

Despite having only 89 points, Patch Eakin’s surprise start to the season continues – I suppose this is what happens when someone actually checks his team. In the match, Lamb’s ViaB side was betrayed by the QB position yet again, as Alex Smith (SF) and his (somewhat shocking) 13 points rode the pine while David Garrard (Jax) put up an ugly -6. Though it probably doesn’t need to be pointed out, that 19-point swing was far more than the margin of defeat this week. Vick was bolstered by 22 points out of the Pittsburgh D, which is shaping up to be a take-away machine again this year. He’s Heating Up(.), meanwhile, survived a -2-point day from Jason Campbell thanks to 11 points from Matt Forte (RB, Chi), 14 from Josh Cribbs (WR, Cle) and 15 from Clinton Portis (RB, Was). An ugly game all around, this one is best forgotten by all involved, and quickly.

Laser Sounds (1-1) 158 – Jager Bombs (1-1) 94

New Guy Josh laid the wood against the division commissioner this week, with 42 points from Jahvid Best (RB, Det, home-wrecker) and 30 points from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB) doing almost enough damage alone to put down Miller’s Jager Bombs. As if it was needed, QB Matt Ryan (Atl) put up an extra 24 points to help end Jager’s day before it even got started. On Doug’s side, the -9 from Vince Young (QB, Ten) was not very helpful, nor was the 0 from Lee Evans (WR, Buf). Despite 17 points for TE Antonio Gates (SD), Jager took the biggest beatdown of the week.

Shamrock Shake (1-1) 144 – Get-er-Done (1-1) 89

While New Guy Josh was busy burying Doug, the NGC (New Guy Christine) notched the first win of her fantasy career against one Jason-er-Done Cason. The NGC’s big day was punctuated by Kyle Orton’s performance for her hometown Denver Broncos (QB, 26 pts), but really her win was based on consistency; eight of 11 starters were in double figures, with Knowshon Moreno (RB, Den), the SD Def and the Indy Defense each pulling in 17 or 18 points. For Cason, the day might have been done when Flacco (QB, Bal) underperformed to the tune of -5 points, though the G-e-D squad didn’t have anyone else to play QB left on the bench. The lone bright spot for Cason was a 26-point romp by Adrian Peterson (RB, Min), who reminds us that even if Brett Favre (QB, Min) is throwing picks, he can still carry the rock.

Shower Beer (1-1) 94 – Righteous Tugboat (1-1) 67

In week one, EJ Bond’s Shower Beer didn’t bring it. At all. Week 2 was a different story, however, as his QB Matt Schaub (Hou) racked up 31 points and only one player, Derek Anderson (QB, Ari) was in the negative. Duck's RT warriors were hamstrung by a combined 6 points from QBs Chad Henne (Mia) and Dennis “I’m Injured Now” Dixon (Pit).  Even worse, bounce-back Player of the Week Mark Sanchez (QB, NYJ) was bolted to Righteous Tugboat’s bench, instead of in the game scoring 25 points. Each team also left some WR points on the bench, with Shower Beer forgoing Dez Bryant’s 14 points (Dal) and Tugboat leaving the great train robber Braylon Edward’s 12 points (NYJ) out of the game. Aside from Matt Schaub, the highest scoring player for either team was RT’s Tim Hightower (TE, Ari, 19 pts), a nice member of the roster going forward for Devaney.

T.O.’s Bacon (1-1) 103 – Shananimals (0-2) 98

All Shannon needed for her first victory of the season was for T.O.’s Bacon’s last player, one Frank Gore (RB, SF), to score less than 25 points during Monday Night Football. Instead, Gore put up 30 points, combining with Andre Johnson’s 23 points (WR, Hou) to push the previously hapless Bacon over the hump. [NOTE: OUCH!] The Shananimals had good, if unspectacular, scoring from many quarters, with Tony Romp (QB,Dal) putting up 15, Miles Austin (WR, Dal) netting 16, and Dallas Clark (TE, Ind) scoring 14. Despite the big day from Gore, the play of Bacon’s QBs almost doomed Ted, as Brett Favre (Min) posted a sweet -8 and Matt Moore (Cal) earned a measly one point. One move could have saved the week for Shannon, but sadly CJ Spiller’s return-powered 12 points (RB, Buf) were on the bench, while Ricky Williams (RB, Mia, 1 pt) got the nod instead.

Legit Domination Week 1

The first week of the fantasy season has been packaged up and turned in, with two error-filled Monday Night Football games rounding out the light-scoring weekend. [Seriously, though, that 14-penalty 10-9 loss by the Jets was painful to watch (though delicious to savor for non-Jets fans).] The dearth of scoring in week 1 of the NFL, where only 11 of 32 teams put up 20 pts or more, led to some solid scores from Defenses in the league, With Seattle, Arizona and the NYG defenses all netting 15+ Fantasy points. Big scores turned up in weird places this week – such as on Jen Adams’ Gin in the Gatorade team – with many QBs turning in sub-10pt performances with RBs and WRs doing the heavy (fantasy) lifting. Despite the paucity of scoring on the field, there was a lot of scoring to go around in fantasy. With half the teams in our fantasy league currently undefeated, things are certain to get interesting on the waiver board this week, and in next week’s matches.

(Note: Quick reminder about waivers. Each Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, all players who are not on anyone’s rosters are considered to be On Waivers. That means if one of the teams in our league is interested in picking up a player, they must put in a Waiver Claim. On Wednesday morning of each week the computer will automatically place any players who have a waiver claim on them onto teams. In the event a player has multiple waiver claims on them, the yahoo system automatically places that player on the lowest ranked team that requested them. Once waivers have been resolved for a week, all other available players are Free Agents and can be added by any team.)

He’s Heating Up. 134 (1-0) – Shananimals 96 (0-1)

Surviving some dubious grammar and the only period in the league (well, at least in a team name), Patch Eakin’s HHUp squad scored the most points this week, leaving Shananimals once again lamenting her draft strategy and stupid luck in first week fantasy opponents. Eakin’s squad leaned heavily on classic QB pick Tom Brady (NE, 28 pts) and lesser known Matt Forte (RB, Chi, 32 pts) to power the offense. Though HHup could not avoid the “points left on the table” bug that most teams in the league caught, they managed to get a solid 12 pts from Hines Ward (WR, Pit) while leaving only people on the bench who netted 7 points or fewer. On the other side, Shananimals got 16 from QB Tony Romo (Dal) and 22 from Miles Austin (WR, Dal), but was hampered by getting zero points from two starters: CJ Spiller (RB, Buf, “totally dynamic’) and Matt Stafford (QB, Det, separated shoulder).

Rage Blackout 127 (1-0) – Shamrock Shake 96 (0-1)

Her football icon includes her dog Diddian trying to eat a football, and her team just tromped our only rookie. That’s right, Courtney’s aptly-named Rage Blackout team laid the hurt on Christine’s new green team this week, though the latter posted a respectable week one score. Courtney rode Peyton Manning’s 400+ yard day to the tune of 36 points, and added 21 from Rashard Mendenhaul (RB, Pit) as the match-up became a rout. The Shamrock Shake got 15 points from the younger Manning and 11 from her BFF Kyle Orton (QB, Den), but couldn’t overcome the huge day from Peyton. Christine also got a nice 14 points from her kicker Mason Crosby (GB), and left only a 10-pt day from RB Peyton Hills (Cle) on the bench – and since few of us have ever heard of him it’s hard to fault her for that. Oh, and as per Erick Bond’s suggestion, since Christine is the newest member of the league, and the only new member this season, she will henceforth be called New Guy Christine, or NGC.


Gin in the Gatorade 122 (1-0) – Laser Sounds 106 (0-1)

The artist formerly known as New Guy Josh was right to worry about his (somewhat accidental) pick of Shonn Greene (RB, NYJ), as the lead runner for his favorite team racked up a rough -1 pts  in the Jets 10-9 loss. Laser sounds made up for this with a ridiculous 43 points from Arian Foster (RB, Hou), though I’ll be damned if anyone really expected that brosef to bust out for 200+ yds against the Colts in week one. This plus 15 points from RB Jahvid Best (Det) was not enough, however, as Jen Adams 2000 strung three 20-plus performances together into a convincing win. Gin in the Gatorade’s big performances came from Phillip Rivers (QB, SD, 21 pts), Jay Cutler (QB, Chi, 21pts), and Chad Ochocinco (WR, Cin, 23pts).  While New Guy Josh left 15 points on the bench in the form of QB Josh Freeman (TB), it’s doubtful he could have overcome Gin in the Gatorade even if Matt Ryan’s (QB, Atl) pitiful 4 points had been on the bench instead.

Get-er-Done 104 (1-0) – Shower Beer 58 (0-1)

Erick Bond’s renamed fantasy team got, dare I say, dominated by Cason this week. Cason got strong performances from the bottom of his line-up with K David Akers (Phi) and the NYG and Tennessee defenses each scoring in double figures. In addition, Cason survived 1-pt games from Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) and me-first Michael Crabtree (WR, SF) thanks to 23 points in garbage-time scoring from Cason Palmer (QB, Cin) and 18 points from the rejuvenated Wes Walker (WR, NE). As for Mr. Bond – a combined 2 points from his QBs is not gonna cut it, as Matt Schaub (Tex) only netted 4 in his team’s big win over Indy and Kevin Concussion Kolb exited after a -2 pt showing in Philly. Though he got 14 points from Pierre Thomas (RB, NO) and could have gotten another 13 from bench-warmer Derek Anderson (QB, Ari), Shower Beer’s day was done early.

Righteous Tugboat 96 (1-0) – T.O.’s Bacon 47 (0-1)

And then this happened. Somehow the soft-talking Canadian refused to be out-done by Shower Beer’s 58 points, and thus T.O.’s Bacon recorded the only sub-50 score of the week. How did he do it, you ask? Start with -1 pts from QB Matt Moore (Car), throw in a goose-egg from WR Mike Sims-Walked (Jax) and 1 pt master class from WR Dwayne Bowe, and you’re pretty much there. In the end, Ted had only 1 player in double digits – and it was his kicker, Nick Folk (NYJ, 11 pts). While TO kept a surprise 25 pts on the bench from Hakeem Nicks (WR, NYG), there really wasn’t much he could have done to win this day, despite Righteous Tugboat receiving only 4 points from his QB combo of Chad Henne (QB, Mia, 4 pts) and Mark Sanchez (QB, NYJ, 0 pts). Hell, Devaney’s squad barely needed anything more than Chris John’s 28 pts at RB (Ten) to secure this win.

Jager Bombs 88 (1-0) – My Vick in a Box 60 (0-1)

Though he would have lost to every other winning team in Week, not to mention half of the losing teams, Commissioner Miller hung on for a pretty commanding victory over last year’s league champion, non-Asian Matt Lamb. The bulk of Miller’s win came thanks to Lamb’s dubious QB choices. By missing the draft, our defending champ ended up with Alex Smith (-1 points) and injured Byron Leftwich (0 pts) as his starters. Compounding the error for the team with the early lead in the Best Name of the Year category, My Vick in a Box left David Garrard – a man who actually did start a football game this past Sunday (albeit for the Jags) – on the bench. Those 24 points would certainly have helped Lamb put on a better show against Miller and perhaps pull out the win. This week, with Mike Vick actually available on waivers, will Lamb pull his head out of his arse important dentistry studies to upgrade his team? Mayhaps. For Miller’s part, his scoring came largely from three players with double digits: Drew Brees (QB, NO, 14 pts), Vince Young (QB, Ten, 17 pts) and Antonio Gates (TE, SD, 13 pts). MViaB’s lead scoring – aside from players on the bench – came from his two Wide Outs, with Anquan Boldin (Bal) putting up 13 and Greg Jennings (GB), who scored 14. 

Draft Day

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Legit Domination. Today is draft day. We have 11 of our 12 teams returning from last year, with only Mike Roffe's "Just the Tip" team not on board for another year. Last year, Matt Lamb's Mack's Choppers squad took the surprise victory, with Hell's Cooks (Erick Bond) in second and Jager Bombs in third.

Here's this season's roster of luminaries and thieves:

My Vick in a Box -- Matt Lamb
Shower Beer -- Erick Bond
Jager Bombs -- Commission Miller
Laser Sounds -- New Guy Josh
Gin in the Gatorade -- Jen Adams
Rage Blackout -- Courtney Bongiolatti
Shamrock Shake -- Christine Smith
Get-er-Done -- Jason Cason
Righteous Tugboat -- John "Duck" Devaney
T.O.'s Bacon -- Ted the Canuck
Shananimals -- Shannon Meade
He's Heating Up -- Patrick Eakin

That's right. We're going four deep with females in this season's Legit Domination league. Will the fairer sex hold up to the intense competition? Will New Guy Josh blow out his other knee? Can Matt Lamb and his awesomely-named squad resume it's unexpected crushing of its competition? Only time will tell, but tonight it all begins... with the draft.

Game time.