QFBA Rag – 2007-8 Week Twenty Two

Regular Season Done Deal!

And what a barn-burner it was, if I do say so myself. We had it all this year: scandal, drama, tragedy and suspense. One of the great things about yellow journalism is that you can embellish a little when need be. Perhaps I do overstate just a bit sometimes but then ‘fantasy’ is the second word in the name of our league. I mean, c’mon, if the Chief can pass himself off as a George Clooney look-alike as well as a certified genius, I can certainly dramatize a bit, yes? So, here is my case for that bold statement.

Scandal:

1.) Attempted fire sale between The Commish’s kid (they’re always the worst!) and Cher.
2.) Incubus’ shameless raiding of Crutch City. I mean, are you going to tell me Tobias was dumb enough to cough up McGrady for an injured and never-did-play Arenas without some sort of under the table compensation? He can’t possible be that dumb. Hmm, he is from Texas...
3.) Coaches pressured into illicit wagers until they collapse with a heart attack from the stress.

Drama:

1.) A wild chase for the final playoff spot between as many as five teams at one point.
2.) See-saw battle for first between Incubus and Cap’n Parrotdead finally settled in the last game of the year. Cap’n blows the competition out of the water in total points yet finishes a game behind the Lucky Bus for the Regular Season title.
3.) FrontRunners post the second highest point total and second most weekly high scores yet somehow manage to finish a distant fourth with a .500 record.

Tragedy:

1.) Coach Hayduke clinches playoffs and promptly goes down with a major heart attack. Mike, we jest but we really do have you in our thoughts and wish you a speedy and successful recovery.
2.) Cap’n has the best team in league and finishes the Regular Season second.
3.) D-Will gets passed over in the All Star balloting.
4.) Okay, we’re a little light on tragedy, though I’m sure the Coaches of guys like Arenas and Ming might have a differing opinion.

Suspense:

1.) The lengthy battle for the final playoff spot, full of conjecture about who would gain advantage as the weeks wound on.
2.) Probably only Cap’n and Bus really cared, but the chase for the regular season title was pretty interesting. Chief made it look like a three-way race for a while before sinking to his appropriate level of mediocrity.
3.) Gal-watch 2008. We all anxiously awaited the SeaGals’ first win while secretly hoping it wouldn’t be against us. For the record, the Gals beat didigetagoodteam?, Dubers, FJ Cruisers, and Rednicks. They even managed to play The Cap’n to a standstill in Week Sixteen before falling in the runoff.

Playoffs, Congrats and All That

Now to the good stuff. First of all, congrats to Incubus on yet another regular season title. Accolades also go to our other playoff bound teams; Cap’n Parrotdead, Rednicks and FrontRunners. Without checking the archives, I believe this makes the first playoff in three years in the league for the FrontRunners..

The seeding in Round One looks like this:

#1 Incubus VS. #4 FrontRunners

#2 Cap’n Parrotdead VS. #3 Rednicks

I know it’s hard for you other six Coaches to care anymore but this is what it’s all about folks. We have last year’s Champ, Rednicks defending their title. Incubus is also a former QFBA Champion looking to add to their legend. Cap’n Parrotdead has been in the playoffs before but is yet to win a title and Frontrunners are taking their first crack at the playoffs.

One quick thought about our contenders: Note that all have proper pseudonyms, alter egos if you will: ‘Bus, Cap’n Parrotdead, The Chief and Hayduke. We tried to help the ‘Gals with Cher and Dubers with Goober but neither really embraced their names. The rest of you... well, all I’m saying is if you want to win, look and those who are and follow their lead. ;-)

Yee-haw!