The Sanderson Gazette - 2012-07-29 - Conservative, But Risky

Is anyone else getting excited for the Blingaleague's fifth season?

Keepers, So Far

Half of all the keeper choices are in!

Rabbit: Arian Foster (3rd round) and A.J. Green (7th)

Matt: Jimmy Graham (9th) and DeMarco Murray (12th)

Ed: Ryan Mathews (3rd) and Brandon Marshall (4th)

Rob: Aaron Rodgers (1st) and Rob Gronkowski (6th)

Allen: Drew Brees (1st) and Marshawn Lynch (12th)

Derrek: Larry Fitzgerald (2nd) and Darren McFadden (7th) - though I believe he was strongly considering the Steelers defense for a 3rd, since that worked out so well for him last year (sorry D, have to milk that for one last joke).

Draft Information

Remember, the draft is Saturday, August 18, at 2:00 at my house (3514 N Leavitt). Let me know if you plan on being there or drafting remotely, and if you can't do either, make sure you give me a player ranking list and/or instructions. If not, we'll use Yahoo's player rankings.

And don't forget to actually join the Yahoo league!

The draft order is:

  1. Pat

  2. Mike S

  3. Kevin

  4. Mike R

  5. Dave

  6. Babel

  7. Richie

  8. Pulley

  9. Derrek

  10. Allen

  11. Rob

  12. Ed

  13. Matt

  14. Rabbit

As always, this order is reversed in the even-numbered rounds.

Blingahistory

As you would expect, Rabs has won the most Team Blangums awards in league history, with ten. More surprisingly, Kevin is second, with eight, despite having only the ninth most total wins. Matt comes in third, with seven.

Bringing up the rear, Allen and Pat have only one Team Blangums each.

Looking at how everyone does against each other, I found out some interesting things. The most dominant matchup is me vs. Dave; I've won all five games we've played. Babel has also never lost to Dave (4-0).

Mike R joins Dave in the winless-against-two-people crowd; the Gross brothers combined are 8-0 against him.

The most one-side rivalry matchup is Kevin vs. Dave. Kevin has won six of seven total meetings. Rabs is 5-1 against Pat all-time. Derrek has six wins against Allen, but in nine games.

The Clash of Hatred is the most even rivalry. Rob and Pulley have split their eight meetings.

I have a ton of info, but I'll stop here. If you guys ever have a question about this stuff, let me know. Chances are good I can dig up the history.

Closing Thoughts

The draft is in less than three weeks! Get excited!

Eddo