Tag: Football
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Week 5 Newsletter: Goodbye Oktober, Hello October
Sorry this week’s newsletter is so late! I got called into work yesterday, so I lost a lot of normal writing time. I guess in some ways it was a good thing, because I’m able to pass this bit of breaking news on. This has been taped to the window at Nationwide Freezer Meats at…
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Week 4 Newsletter: Hände zum Himmel
I have seen the rolling hills of Japan. I have walked where the Berlin Wall once stood. I have gazed upon the Mona Lisa with my own eyes. And now, I have waited at the Reykjavik Airport for about an hour. After 11 days of galavanting across Germany and France, I’m a little less than…
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Week 3 Newsletter: Anchluss Time
Hallo von der anderen seite des Atlantiks! Meine erste reise nach Europa geht so weit! Die ctädte Berlin und Hannover sind toll, das essen ist ein wenig seltsam, aber lecker, das bier ist magisch und die heißeste frau in Sacramento wäre vielleicht ein fünf in Deutschland. Es ist auch ein bisschen ein schock von der…
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Week 2 Newsletter: Back in Action
God, I missed football. Thankfully, the NFL is back and in full swing, as is fantasy football. Week 1 was definitely full or surprises, many of which we’ll get to later. But first, some housekeeping. Hours before the New England Patriots made Alex Smith look like a fusion of Joe Montana and Michael Vick, I was…
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Week 1 Newsletter: Here You Go
You asked for it, so here it is. During our draft, it was brought to my attention that commissioners in other leagues our members are in have sent out newsletters in the past, full of funny anecdotes, insightful analysis, and shit talking. Well, my competitive nature and my desire to get back to writing more…
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