Tag: Fantasy Football
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Week 5 Newsletter: Lightning Strikes Twice
We have (mostly) made it through a quarter of the NFL regular season. Unfortunately, there may not be much more of the season left. The NFL’s coronavirus situation is getting worse. The chief offenders are the Tennessee Titans, who have seen nearly two dozen players and staff test positive for COVID-19. But the bigger news breaking…
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Week 4 Newsletter: Quarantine & Chill
The devil went down to Georgia (fuck, that should’ve been last week’s theme music) and came back without getting burned. That’s right boys, I somehow survived an entire trip in one of the country’s biggest coronavirus hot spots without catching the damn illness! Now I can look back on my mini vacation without regret. Well,…
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Week 3 Newsletter: Just Peachy
Greetings from Georgia! Yeah, that’s the view from my hotel room. The reason this was sent so early is that I didn’t want to wait until 1 p.m. here in Atlanta for it to be my usual sending time of around 10 a.m. back home. Jet lag is only kicking in a little bit and…
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Week 2 Newsletter: Jump Up, Super Stars
Damn, I missed Sundays. Sure, they happen literally every week. But this past Sunday was a different Sunday, especially during the pandemic. This past Sunday was something truly special, something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Anyone familiar with me and these newsletters knows this is about the time I throw in…
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Week 1 Newsletter: It’s Fall, Guys
Football is back! Surprised? So am I! Even though the NFL is set to be the least-changed aspect of our daily lives, it’s everything else that’s made the fact that the season is here appear weird. Of course, the NFL is going full steam ahead with its “pretend like nothing’s wrong” plan for this season.…
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Week 17 Newsletter: Sweet, Sweet Victory
Oh yeah. OOOOHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH. You all know what’s coming. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives all the same. And now it’s here… or rather, my (pretty much spolier-free) review of The Rise of Skywalker is. (cue theme music)RISE REVIEWED The Rise of Skywalker had to be one of the most difficult films to make in history.…
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Week 16 Newsletter: A Duel of Fates
Why must Christmas be on a Wednesday this year? It would’ve been perfect to end the season with a Christmas-themed newsletter, but now it’ll be stupid to do one after the holiday is over. So I’d have to do it this week, seeing as it’s become one of my annual recurring themes. However, there’s one…
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Week 15 Newsletter: Chalk It Up
Fantasy football is weird, particularly in the sense that we have some sort of Pavlovian expectation for things to go terribly wrong. Sports in general is full of upsets, but on the digital gridiron, people expect the unexpected. That’s why, when everything goes exactly as it should, people get freaked out. Take the Epic League…
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Week 14 Newsletter: House of Mouse, House of Pain
It’s time, boys. No one plays for Weeks 1-13. It’s all about what goes down Weeks 14-16 that really matters. Over the next few weeks, the remaining eight teams will be reduced to one champion of 2019. We have favorites, dark horses, and underdogs aplenty. It’s the playoffs, so anything can happen. The No. 1…
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Week 13 Newsletter: Talking Turkey
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope this newsletter finds you all well. If you’re reading this as a way to distract from holiday visits, as a way to connect while missing out on some Turkey Day traditions, or simply because you’re a fellow football junkie, I’ve got some good stuff for you this week. This includes…
