Month: September 2017

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Leg 4 Picks

The Analysts’ Picks Are In:

The Bookie: Bengals/Cowboys/Patriots
The Big Tuna: Cowboys/Seahawks/Bengals
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Packers/Bengals
Wise Orangutan: Cardinals/Packers/Seahawks
The Strategist: Panthers/Packers/Steelers
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Packers/Patriots
B-Reezy: Bears/Seahawks/Steelers
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Bengals
Craft Brew: Steelers/Packers/Patriots

!!Featured Analyst of the Week!!

Craft Brew — Our Connoisseur of Gastronomy

Our Celebrity Analyst Roasters:

The Bookie: “When you’re alone and read something funny you tend to muffle the sound of your laughter. Last month I read something where I couldn’t contain the laughter. Hysterically I read it twice. It was a message from Craft Brew: “I would like to select the Steelers as my Home Team.” Right about now I know you are all laughing hysterically. Please try to contain yourselves!”

Little Tuna: “Y’all know Craft Brew’s from Kentucky? I heard the Governors mansion burnt down last night. Damn near took out the whole trailer park!”

Big Tuna: Rolls his eyes. Shakes his head. “nOOb.”

Wise Orangutan: “I have heard from the Strategist that Craft Brew comes from a family of big drinkers. When he was a kid, his parents thought they lost him one night at the tavern. After they pasted his junior high picture on an empty can of Schlitz, the waitress rolled her eyes and gestured to the corner booth!”

The Strategist: “If Craft Brew was as good at picking beer as he is at the football horse race, he’d be drinking Miller High Life (oh wait…I think I saw him drinking a pony…he knows what I’m talking about!)”

Kal Krome: “I heard the grass is greener on the other side and now I’m out in greener pastures and my mind is truly blank! Good Luck Craft Brew.”

Atwork: “Crickets Chirping”

B-Reezy: “NEW TO THE GAME. STEELERS SUCK!! FIRST BEARS WIN!!!”

The Results Are In:

The Bookie: Bengals/Cowboys/Patriots
The Big Tuna: Cowboys/Seahawks/Bengals
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Packers/Bengals
Wise Orangutan: Cardinals/Packers/Seahawks (1 point)
The Strategist: Panthers/Packers/Steelers (1 point)
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Packers/Patriots
B-Reezy: Bears/Seahawks/Steelers
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Bengals (4 points)
Craft Brew: Steelers/Packers/Patriots

Top teams among trifecta winners:

Three trifectas this week by Atwork, The Strategist, and Wise Orangutan. And the Bonus points are awarded to:

Top offensive team (+2): Packers (35 points)

Top defensive team (+1): Packers (14 points)

 

 

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Scenarios | PC-Fecta Derby IV | Homestretch

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Scenarios

Every Analyst can win the race. An Analyst can earn all 4 points if they pick their Home Team in a winning trifecta AND also get the offensive and defensive bonus points. Those Analysts in the back half need two or more points to overtake the Big Tuna, which means they will have to take their Home Team to win the PC-Fecta Derby.

Here is the strength of points and tiebreakers from best to worst:

Front runners —

Big Tuna(3 points): Big has the second tiebreaker over all other Analysts except Little Tuna and The Strategist at the moment! His Home Team also has the best point differential per game. He has had no head-to-head competitions this month.

Wise Orangutan (3 points): Wise O. only has one Correct Home Team selection and his team is the third worst in point differential per game. He will lose most tiebreakers, so needs to win outright for the best chance.

If Big Tuna and Wise O. do not earn any points, then…

Middle of the pack —

The Strategist, Little Tuna, and B-Reezy (2 points) Strategist and Little Tuna have two Correct Home Team Selections and positive point differential per game. If their Home Team can pull off one more win they may close the distance on the frontrunners and win by virtue of tiebreakers. B-Reezy needs to take his Home Team and win outright (2+ points) to overtake nearly every other Analyst.

Back Half —

Atwork and Craft Brew (1 point): Both Analysts can win in a photo finish (by tiebreakers) if their Home Teams win big and they select their Team to win. However, the Big Tuna, Strategist, and Little Tuna will gain an edge if they correctly pick their Home Team to win in the Homestretch. Both likely need the offensive point bonus to contend.

The Bookie and Kal Krome (0 points): The Bookie will need to take all four points AND hope that Big Tuna or Wise Orangutan does not earn one point (the Secretariat strategy). Kal Krome is in a similar position, but there is an outside chance he can win a tiebreaker with Big Tuna and Wise Orangutan, if his Home Team wins BIG and the front runners’ teams lose BIGGER.

 

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Standings | PC-Fecta Derby IV | Leg 3

PC-Fecta Derby IV

Trifecta Points

A close race coming out of the far turn as every Analyst remains in contention for PC-Fecta Derby IV!

Big Tuna (3 points) holds off Wise Orangutan (3 points) as the Analysts head into the home stretch. Big Tuna holds the lead by a head after picking his Home Team correctly twice (Wise O., 1 Correct Home Team selection).

The Strategist (2 points) clings to third, but Little Tuna (2 points) makes a move on the outside rail to close the distance (Strategist wins the tiebreaker with +1.7 point differential per game to Little Tuna’s +0.7 point differential per game). B-Reezy gives chase (2 points) in fifth place.

Craft Brew and Atwork continue to run neck and neck (1 Trifecta Point, 1 Correct Home Team Selection each), with Craft Brew nosing into sixth by virtue of +4.7 point scoring differential per game (Atwork, 0.0 per game).

Kal Krome leads The Bookie at the back with one Correct Home Team Selection.

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Standings | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

Tiebreakers

Strength of tiebreakers:

First tiebreaker:  Atwork over Kal Krome; Atwork over The Bookie; Little Tuna over Wise Orangutan; B-Reezy over Craft Brew.

Second Tiebreaker: Big Tuna, The Strategist, and Little Tuna both have two Correct Home Team Selections.

Third Tiebreaker: Big Tuna (6.0), Craft Brew (4.7), The Strategist (1.7), and Little Tuna (0.7) have the only Home Teams with positive point differentials per game!

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Tiebreakers | Leg 3
Tiebreakers after Leg 3 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

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Standings | Analyst of the Year IV | Week 3

Analyst of the Year IV

Little movement in the third week of the Analyst of the Year competition.

B-Reezy extends his lead by a head (2 Trifectas and 8 Correct Picks), while Little Tuna draws even with four other Analysts at 1 Trifecta and 6 Correct Picks.

The Bookie clings to 8th position (4 Correct Picks), just ahead of Kal Krome at the back of the pack (3 Correct Picks).

Trifectas

Analyst of the Year IV | Standings | Week 3
Standings after Week 3 for Analyst of the Year IV

Correct Picks

Analyst of the Year IV | Tiebreaker | Week 3
Tiebreaker after Week 3 for Analyst of the Year IV

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PC-Fecta Derby IV | Week 3 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Bengals/Raiders/Steelers
The Big Tuna: Raiders/Packers/Steelers
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Packers/Seahawks
Wise Orangutan: Raiders/Packers/Steelers
The Strategist: Panthers/Packers/Steelers
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Packers/Steelers
B-Reezy: Raiders/Cowboys/Packers
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Steelers
Craft Brew: Steelers/Packers/Raiders

!!Featured Analyst of the Week!!

B-REEZY, Analyst of the Year WFTL III

Our Celebrity Analyst Roasters:

The Bookie: “B-Reezy is truly an amazing analyst. Here’s an example.
B-Reezy: “I’ll take the Jets.
Bookie: “They’re not one of our teams.”
B-Reezy “Oh. The Packers?”
Bookie: “They’re on a Bye”.
B-Reezy: “Who’s playing?”
Then he’d get another trifecta. That’s Absolutely Amazing!”

Little Tuna: “On Dec.31, 1967 a man and a woman celebrated the Ice Bowl. Months later the Wise Orangutan was born. I wonder if its true that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? B-Reezy how did you celebrate winning your trophy?”

Big Tuna: Taps the microphone. (Feed back). “Johnny Appleseed.”

Craft Brew: “More Diapers! More Diapers!! MORE DIAPERS!!!”

Wise Orangutan: “I do not know how B-Reezy is picking these games correctly. When he was young, I tried to get him to watch the Chargers with me but he never got into football or learned anything about the game from me. After he joined the WFTL and picked the Bears as his Home Team, I knew immediately that he STILL did not know anything about football…”

The Strategist: “All I can say about B-Reezy is that he’s so broken up about losing Cutler he had to go and make his own crybaby.”

Kal Krome: “Uh, I’m sorry, my Minds Blank.”

Atwork: “Crickets chirping.”

The Results are in:

The Bookie: Bengals/Raiders/Steelers
The Big Tuna: Raiders/Packers/Steelers
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Packers/Seahawks
Wise Orangutan: Raiders/Packers/Steelers
The Strategist: Panthers/Packers/Steelers
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Packers/Steelers
B-Reezy: Raiders/Cowboys/Packers
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Steelers
Craft Brew: Steelers/Packers/Raiders

The Analysts wipe out down the backstretch. No trifectas in Leg 3 of PC-Fecta Derby IV.

Only three Home Teams won this past weekend — in head-to-head competitions!

 

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Standings | Analyst of the Year IV | Week 2

Analyst of the Year IV

The Analysts have cleared the front stretch and are entering the clubhouse turn!

B-Reezy continues his blistering pace to earn his second Trifecta of the season. He leads alone by a full length over the next closest contenders.

Vying for second place, Atwork, Big Tuna, Craft Brew, The Strategist, and Wise Orangutan look for room as each Analyst has 1 Trifecta and 5 Correct Picks heading into the first turn. The pack is closely followed by Little Tuna with 1 Trifecta and 4 Correct Picks.

The Bookie holds the eighth position (0 Trifecta, 4 Correct Picks) by two heads as Kal Krome struggles along the outside rail (0 Trifectas, 2 Correct Picks).

Trifectas

Analyst of the Year IV | Standings | Week 2
Standings after Week 2 for Analyst of the Year IV

Correct Picks

Analyst of the Year IV | Tiebreaker | Week 2
Tiebreaker after Week 2 for Analyst of the Year IV

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Standings | PC-Fecta Derby IV | Leg 2

PC-Fecta Derby IV

Trifecta Points

A close race headed into the far turn! All the Analysts are within 3 lengths of the front runner.

Big Tuna (3 points) fends off Wise Orangutan (3 points) as the Analysts head into the far turn. Big Tuna holds the lead by a head after picking his Home Team correctly twice (Wise O., 1 Correct Home Team selection).

Surging from the back, The Strategist (2 points) squeezes past Little Tuna (2 points) and the feisty B-Reezy (2 points) to hold a one head lead. The Strategist has two Correct Home Team selections to Little Tuna’s one and B-Reezy’s none.

Craft Brew and Atwork are running neck and neck (1 Trifecta Point, 1 Correct Home Team Selection each), with Craft Brew leading by a nose in sixth by virtue of +10 point scoring differential per game (Atwork, -1.5 per game).

Kal Krome edges out The Bunglin’ Bookie at the back with one Correct Home Team Selection.

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Standings | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

Tiebreakers

Strength of tiebreakers:

Atwork has a head-to-head tiebreaker over Kal Krome.

Big Tuna and The Strategist both have two Correct Home Team Selections.

Big Tuna (17.5), The Strategist (13), and Craft Brew (10) have the only Home Teams with positive point differentials per game!

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Tiebreakers | Leg 2
Tiebreakers after Leg 2 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

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PC-Fecta Derby IV | Week 2 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Bengals/Cardinals/Raiders
The Big Tuna: Raiders/Cardinals/Cowboys
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Panthers/Packers
Wise Orangutan: Cardinals/Raiders/Seahawks
The Strategist: Panthers/Steelers/Seahawks
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Vikings/Jets
B-Reezy: Raiders/Seahawks/Panthers
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Steelers
Craft Brew: Panthers/Raiders/Buccaneers

!!Featured Analyst of the Week!!

THE BOOKIE

Craft Brew: “I heard you bought a pressure cooker. You’re now eating off the ceiling!”

Big Tuna: “Bitch,” he giggled. Big Tuna then walked away with a wave of hand gestures reminiscent of Nixon.

Little Tuna: “The Bookie? Why the first time I met The Bookie, I thought it would be morally wrong to let this sucker keep her money.”

The Strategist: “As for the Bookie, great football analysts fall into two groups – some are amazingly talented and some are exceptional students…the Bookie is neither of these. In truth, it’s hard for me to say anything bad about the Bookie. I’m a nice person, the other analysts will say plenty of bad things about the Bookie and they are all true, but I’ll just say “good luck” while secretly hoping she finally loses that damn trophy.”

B-Reezy: “Can’t say anything bad about The Bookie but I’ll introduce our next Roaster The Wise Orangutan. Not sure how he got that name, when he’s angry he needs to repeat his point three times and still doesn’t get it across.”

Atwork: sound of “crickets chirping”

Kal Krome: sound of “horses neighing”

The Bookie: “Stick a fork in me. I’ve been ROASTED!!!”

The Results Are In:

Four more trifectas in Leg 2 of PC-Fecta Derby IV!

B-Reezy notches his second trifecta of the season, while Craft Brew earns his first ever trifecta! Both Analysts did not take their Home Teams in the second leg, so their trifectas are worth 1 point each.

The Strategist earns her first trifecta of the year and, with a strong defensive showing by her Home Team, earns the defensive bonus point (2 points total).

Wise Orangutan gutted out his sickly redbirds for his first trifecta of the year and gains 3 points in the second leg of the Derby after his Home Team scores a whoppin’ 13 points!

Big Tuna and Little Tuna saw their Cowboy horses wrangled, while Atwork’s Home Team packed it in on defense. The Bookie bungled her picks again, while Kal Krome’s attempt to hone his player hater strategy failed to yield results in the Derby.

The Bookie: Bengals/Cardinals/Raiders
The Big Tuna: Raiders/Cardinals/Cowboys
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Panthers/Packers
Wise Orangutan: Cardinals/Raiders/Seahawks (3 points)
The Strategist: Panthers/Steelers/Seahawks (2 points)
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Vikings/Jets
B-Reezy: Raiders/Seahawks/Panthers (1 point)
Atwork: Packers/Seahawks/Steelers
Craft Brew: Panthers/Raiders/Buccaneers (1 point)

Top teams among trifecta winners:

Top offensive team (+2): Cardinals (13 points!)

Top defensive team (+1): Panthers (3 points)

Craft Brew left a couple of bonus trifecta points on the table since he did not take his winning Steelers (26 points) in his trifecta this past week.

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Standings | PC-Fecta Derby IV | Leg 1

PC-Fecta Derby IV

Trifecta Points

The Big Tuna (3 points) surges around the first turn to take the lead by one length over Little Tuna (2 points). Running hard, Atwork (1 point) holds third by half a length over B-Reezy (1 point) by virtue of picking his Home Team to win.

In the back half, by tiebreakers, The Strategist (20 point win) edges Craft Brew (16 point win) for the fourth position. In sixth, Kal Krome (-8 point loss) noses out Wise Orangutan (12 point loss). The Bookie *bungles* the start of the race with a 20 point loss.

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Standings | Leg 1
Standings after Leg 1 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

Tiebreakers

PC-Fecta Derby IV | Tiebreakers | Leg 1
Tiebreakers after Leg 1 of PC-Fecta Derby IV

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Standings | Analyst of the Year IV | Week 1

Analyst of the Year IV

Out of the gates, B-Reezy, Big Tuna, Atwork, and Little Tuna get a jump on the rest of the field with the first trifectas of the year!

Wise Orangutan, The Bookie, The Strategist and Craft Brew trail by a length after picking only two games before the opening stretch.

Kal Krome trails out of the gates with a single correct pick.

Trifectas

Analyst of the Year IV | Standings | Week 1
Standings after Week 1 for Analyst of the Year IV

Correct Picks

Analyst of the Year IV | Tiebreaker | Week 1
Tiebreaker after Week 1 for Analyst of the Year IV

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