I'll be honest, Popular Mechanics can blow me (and where would THAT rate on their list) as I completely failed their Man Test, I think I could or had done 3-4 things on that list. There is the outside chance that in a pinch I could do 5-6 more, but that would depend upon my mood at the time. While I'm proud to read that many of my male friends are good at that stuff and am impressed they can do many of those things, I cannot. So, here are my top 25 things to guarantee manlihood (From Popular Soopcanics, issue 48)
1. Have a justifiable (and even possibly legal) reason to punch someone in the face, but hold back regardless.
2. Having your ass kicked as a result, is NOT one of the reasons you didn't punch the deserving fucker in #1.
3. Go to the Dentist, even though it terrifies you, and actually admit it terrifies you.
4. If you are at a friends house, and you go to get 3 requested beers, and only 1 beer is left, you take the beer. (why insult a host by offering them their last beer? it's just not done. If the other chump wanted it, his ass should have gotten up)
5. If you hunt, admit it's because you enjoy killing things or have a mild touch of bloodthirst. There is nothing wrong with that. Don't make up a bullshit answer about "it's sporting". You have a gun and a car, they have 4 legs, it's not a sport. Or better yet, don't hunt.
6. If you only watch your local sports teams when they win, be honest about it. One of the most annoying things are the planet are folks that are bandwagon jumpers who claim to have been there from the beginning.
7. Be gentle enough that a small child or pet could fall asleep in your lap, and feel proud of that.
8. Die Hard is one of your top favorite movies. This one should be fucking obvious.
9. Swear, a TON. How many mormons who refuse to swear a gonna end up in hell. Answer: TONS of them, so live it up, fucker!
10. Realize, if when you love to swear, when you are going over the top, and hold back. But not enough that it's obvious.
11. Win your fantasy league at any sport, at least once.
12. Take the 2 outer on the river that loses you enough money that it hurts, and realize you will be on the other hand at some point, and don't want to deal with some pissy crybaby you just beat. No one enjoys that. So suck it up and take the beat.
13. When you score a touchdown, don't celebrate, act like you've been there before. If you aren't one of the 1% elite that plays professional football, you can at least not support jackalopes who act like morons when they score, by not buying their jerseys or other products.
14. At some point, a referee, umpire or whatnot is screw your favorite team over, and make them lose. You have every right to be pissed for 5 minutes, then let it go. For the love of God, Don Denkinger made a zillion correct calls in his life, he doesn't need to keep hearing about the one bad one he made at the worst possible time.
15. Agree that #14 makes sense, but still feel like Don Denkinger was probably on the take or blew the call on purpose. That's just not cool. And it was a bad example.
16. Slowrolling in anything (poker, board games, or any applicable sport) does not break any rules, and is not penalizable. But you should know better. If you think it's funny, it's because you are young, and eventually you'll realize what an asshole you were. Trust me.
17. Everyone likes to win at sports, but when you play for fun the score shouldn't matter. If you think it does, keep waiting for your trophy to arrive in the mail after winning every game at pickup hoops. It won't come.
18. Do something completly stupid while playing sports, piss off everyone around you, but don't apologize. Realize you made a mistake, and just don't do it next time. That's all people really want, regardless of what they say.
19. Understanding that friends and family are one in the same.
20. Taking children for the little miracles they happen to be. Even when they do stupid shit, it just makes them more special. Enjoy that stupid shit.
21. Give people the credit they deserve for their accomplishments, and savor it when folks do the same for you. But don't ever feel like it necessary, because that cheapens the whole thing.
22. If someone does something find irritating, don't get back at them, by doing the same thing to them. Just tell them. It's way easier and may actually solve the issue, rather than just trying to fix it by "upping the dickhead factor".
23. Admit when you start a project you can't finish, and rather than half-ass the rest of it, just quit.
With all the stuff going on in baseball, I've been checking out a lot of sites, and found an interesting list the other day. It contains all the folks eligible for the Hall of Fame. What's interesting to me about this list, is that excluding 1 or 2 guys, there aren't any locks. Over FIVE years. My main point is that we've been spoiled after the past few years with Ripken, Gwynn and other "obvious" first ballot guys.There are currently eligible people that may eventually make it (Big Mac for one), but I'm curious as to what others think of this list:
2008 and Beyond
Here's a partial list of players who are eligible for consideration for the Hall of Fame by the baseball writers in coming years:
- 2008: Brady Anderson, Rod Beck, Andy Benes, Shawon Dunston, Chuck Finley, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch, Robb Nen, Tim Raines, Jose Rijo, Todd Stottlemyre
- 2009: Steve Avery, Jay Bell, Mike Bordick, John Burkett, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Charles Nagy, Denny Neagle, Jesse Orosco, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Rick Reed, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn, Matt Williams, Mike Williams
- 2010: Roberto Alomar, Kevin Appier, Andy Ashby, Ellis Burks, Andres Galarraga, Pat Hentgen, Mike Jackson, Eric Karros, Ray Lankford, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Shane Reynolds, Robin Ventura, Todd Zeile
- 2011: Wilson Alvarez, Carlos Baerga, Jeff Bagwell, Bret Boone, Kevin Brown, John Franco, Juan Gonzalez, Marquis Grissom, Mike Hampton, Al Leiter, Tino Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Hideo Nomo, John Olerud, Rafael Palmeiro, Benito Santiago, Ugueth Urbina, Larry Walker
- 2012: Vinny Castilla, Bill Mueller, Brad Radke, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Bernie Williams, Tim Worrell
The Lock:
Rickey Henderson. Love him or hate him, he should be in for sure. He played like 5 seasons too long, or he'd be in the Hall already.
Very Likelys:
Tim Raines- Longevity and total stats. He scored a ridiculous amount of runs,a nd while he played too long like Rickey did (didn't he even play with his SON at some point, good lord), he had a great career. Career BA/OBA/Slugging: .294 .385 .425. Combine with 808 career stolen bases
Roberto Alomar- Absolutely devasting defense at 2nd base, and hit well enough to be a 2 hole guy most of his career. Had lots of "issues" like spitting on umpires and other garbage, but was always regarded as one of the top couple 2-baggers around during his playing days. But his BA, OBA and Slugging, career were: 300 .371 .443. Which over 17 seasons is damn good. Hall of Fame? Not guaranteed, but he has a great shot.
Fred McGriff-The Crime Dog had a great career, and may be slightly low on "lock" HOF type numbers, but was extremely popular and was always the cleanup hitter on many good teams during his best days. He almost hit 500 runs and had 1550 RBI's, I would be disappointed if Freddy didn't make it.
Barry Larkin- I'll say it here, was never a huge Larkin fan, personally, but he put up the stats and awards over the years, so he should probably be on the "lock to get in" list.
Jeff Bagwell- This is tough, he missed lots of time at the end due to very serious injuries, but his total numbers are very good: 2300 hits, 450 HR's, career .297 hitter. Regardles of whether he gets in or not, he has a WAY better shot than Larry Andersen.
Guys who did well, who dominated in their prime but very likely will not make it 1st ballot and probably not at all:
Brad Radke-One of the Twins great pitchers, but like many of the other ones like Jim Perry & Mudcat Grant, will probably not make the HOF, lacking on the career totals that help get those votes.
David Justice-I'm not even gonna check his stats, never liked the guy, so screw him.
Mo Vaughn-293 .383 .523 are nice career averages, but he only played 12 seasons, didnt' hit 400 HR, barely had 1000 RBI. If Jim Rice can't make the HOF, this guy definitly shouldn't.
Matt Williams-Part of one of my favorite teams of all time, this guy paired with Will the Thrill and Kevin Mitchell to form a devastating middle of the lineup for San Fran in the late 1980's. But even though he had 1200 RBI's, he didn't hit 400 dingers, and his career main 3 are: 268 .317 .489. My best guess is he does not make the team.
Kevin Appier-After looking at his career numbers, 169-137, he shouldn't be on this list at all, my bad.
Edgar Martinez-Can a career DH make the team? If anyone can this guy will his main 3 career averages are: 312 .418 .515. Wow. But he never hit for much power, despite his slugging percentage he was more of a double hitter, hitting 309 dings in the 18 seasons he played.
Kevin Brown-Too many injuries
Larry Walker-See K. Brown entry.
Ruben Sierra-LIke Greg Vaughn, had some HUGE years and played a long time. But I doubt either will make it.
Greg Vaughn-See Ruben Sierra.
Mark Grace-Okay, almost forgot these last two guys. Both played forever and were top defensive guys at their positions, who didnt' have guady career numbers, but were leaders on the field and will probably make the HOF for those contributions as well as stats.
Benito Santiago-He had some crazy good years early on, and then decided to play 10 seaons more. But he did last a long time, but career numbers 217 dings and 263 .307 .415 don't make any heads turn.
To me this list has a lot of solid, good-great players, but is very limited on superstar quality types. 2010 has the most quality and hopefully guys like McGriff and Larkin don't suffer because of it. Opinions?
Had a great time in Curacao, Netherland Antilles. Am finally getting around to throwing in pictures. Enjoy!
This is the view from our balcony:
Here are several random shots of the Royal Sea Aquarium Resort that I stayed at:
We went to their captial, Willemstad, which is separated into two parts, Punta (the point) and Gorda (not the point). They are connected over water via a floating bridge, that can be moved to open the channel for boats. Julie stayed on the bridge once DURING the change, but my motion sick ass didn't take a shot at that title:
Here they are starting to move the bridge:
Here the little boat attached to the dock has moved it enough for boats to pass:
The following to pics are from Klein, Curacao, an unhabited island we took a four hour round-trip boat cruise too. Snorkeling was excellent, and we had a good time except for getting burned to a crisp.
Julie thought it was funny that if you got coffee anywhere on the island, it always came in tiny cups, as seen here: (as I'm enjoying a fine coffee at the Royal Sea Aquarium, which was next door to where we stayed)
So I had a great time snorkeling, enjoying weird food that was a mixture of Dutch and Island favorites, and seeing the sunset in grand color every single day:
All of the above pictures were taken by Julie, because she's WAY better at taking photos than me. I'll attach some of mine eventually, but these were my favorites that she took. Vacations are good.
On Saturday I will be going on a SOOOOOPER trip, it' s a family vaction to Curacao, Netherland Antilles. It does seem weird saying "family" vacation, considering both of my parents are gone. But my step mom (step mom #1 for those keeping track, the non-russian one) has wanted to go on a trip for YEARS and I finally broke down and agreed to have fun in a nice place for a week. So Liz (SM#1), Julie, George (Liz's boyfriend) and myself will be leaving on Saturday and staying one week. She has a time share type deal, and was able to get it for Nov 23-Nov 30. I honestly don't know much about Curacao, except for it's 40 miles off the coast of Venezuela, and they have casino's there. (I'm an easy sell) I'm not wild about the long flight, but I'm gonna suck it up. Also, in the good new/awesome timing category, Julie's cat Arthur has now been of insulin for almost a month. We no longer check his blood twice daily (man that sucked) and now do it on a weekly basis. Great timing because it means less arrangments for while we are gone, and now the cats just need food and mild attention, and we got that covered. Julie gave me a digital camera as an early Christmas present, so I'll be sure to bring back tons of photos. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, and see you all in December!
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And to confirm for all that read the entire Wiki page, this is NOT the #1 reason I agreed to go to Curacao: (but it may be in the top five)
Prostitution
As in the Netherlands, prostitution is legal. A large open-air brothel called "The Mirage" or "Campo Alegre" has operated near the main Curaçao airport since the 1940s. It is located just off Franklin D Roosevelt Weg. [citation needed]
Big headline today (on Yahoo.com, I don't like real news) regarding the #1 most repeated movie line. You can find that story HERE. Basically, it confirms that people suck, because "I'll be back" was the number one choice. Good lord. I liked that movie, too, and am probably guilty of repeating it sometime in my life. But really, that's #1? Because I was forced into it, here are my top ten movie lines of all-time, that I could throw together quickly and easily: (profanity contained within)
1. Pork away pal, fuck her blue! A Fish Called Wanda. Kevin Kline has spent the whole movie trying to keep John Cleese' character (Archie Leach, a nod to which famous actor btw?) from sleeping with his girlfriend posing as his sister Jamie Lee Curtis. This line signifies his attempt to let Archie know he no longer cares if Archie trys to sleep with his "sister".
2. John McClane: Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. Die Hard. Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon? I was always partial to Roy Rogers, loved those sequined shirts.
3. Miracle Max: Have fun storming the castle! Princess Bride. It's my favorite line to say to people when leaving any sort of event, when you know you won't see them for a while.
4. Inigo Montoya: Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. I say this one quite a bit less as a goodbye, but I've always felt it was one of the best setups in movie history. It should be annoying that he keeps saying that, and when Christopher says the same, it has a special resonance. I also love his last back and forth with Guest,
Count Rugen: [Inigo stands up after getting stabbed by a knife thrown by Count Rugen] Good heavens. Are you still trying to win?
[Inigo falls back against the wall]
Count Rugen: You've got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance. It's going to get you into trouble someday Count Rugen: [Rugen draws his sword and lunges at Inigo who then forces the blade to his left shoulder. Again Rugen lunges at Inigo and the blade is deflected to Inigo's right arm]
Inigo Montoya: [Rugen swings his sword but Inigo blocks it and then begins advancing] Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
Inigo Montoya: [He falls on a table. Rugen attacks and Inigo blocks four times before he continues to advance on Rugen]
Inigo Montoya: Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
Count Rugen: [Now Rugen attacks five times and Inigo blocks every single one]
Inigo Montoya: [Louder] Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
Count Rugen: Stop saying that!
Inigo Montoya: [Rugen attacks and Inigo blocks it and then stabs Rugen in the shoulder. Then Rugen swings his sword. Inigo ducks and stabs Rugen in the other shoulder. Then he advances quickly and they fight] Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father prepare to die!
Count Rugen: [Rugen gets his sword knocked away and Inigo slices his cheek] No!
Inigo Montoya: Offer me money
Count Rugen: Yes
Inigo Montoya: Power too promise that!
[he slices Rugen's other cheek]
Count Rugen: All that I have and more. Please.
Inigo Montoya: Offer me everything I ask for.
Inigo Montoya: Anything you want.
Count Rugen: [Rugen attacks but Inigo grabs his arm and stabs Rugen in the stomach]
Inigo Montoya: I want my father back you son of a bitch.
[Inigo plunches the sword into Rugen's gut and he falls down dead]
I also love Guests delivery of:
Count Rugen: You must be that little Spanish brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. You've been chasing me your whole life only to fail now? I think that's about the worst thing I've ever heard.
[pause]
Count Rugen: How marvelous.
Damn that's a good movie.
5. Dr. Peter Venkman: I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people.
[Dana starts passionately making out with him]
Dr. Peter Venkman: Actually, it's more of a guideline than a rule...
That movie has so many funny lines it's ridiculous. Pretty much everthing Bill Murray says is funny, even though many times it's not supposed to be. I could rewatch this movie back-to-back and not only still jump a little at the scary parts, but laugh as hard at every joke like it's the first time I heard it.
6. Doc Holliday: I'm your huckleberry... Tombstone. Not a great movie, but it really does have some nice performances, and even Kurt Russell does a good job. But Val Kilmer steals the show, and this is my favorite line of his. "Your a daisy if you do", is a close second. The poor soul, he was just too high strung.
7. Tommy DeVito: [everyone laughs] Ya motherfucker! I almost had him, I almost had him. Ya stuttering prick ya. Frankie, was he shaking? I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.-Goodfellas
The whole speech Pesci has there is awesome, but there is something about "You many fold under questioning" that makes me laugh as hard as I can. Probably all the tension that is released now that you know Pesci isn't gonna kill anybody.
8. Butch Cassidy: [after looking for himself] Who are those guys? Great movie I need to watch again, just because it's so well written and acted, but also because I had forgotten great lines like:
Butch Cassidy: Is that what you call giving cover?
Sundance Kid: Is that what you call running? If I knew you were going to stroll...
The back and forth betweeen Newman and Redford is pure movie magic.
9. Red: [narrating] I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.
I wrote that in a going away card to a good friend and co-worker who left my job years ago. It made her cry. Honestly wasn't my intention, but it completely encapsulated what I wanted to tell her, and I could never come up with better words myself. And I still do miss her.
Captain Hadley: [to Andrew Dufresne] You're gonna look real funny sucking my dick with no teeth. I've repeated that one far too many times, but never included it in any going away cards.
10.Neal: You know everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting. You're a miracle! Your stories have NONE of that. They're not even amusing ACCIDENTALLY! "Honey, I'd like you to meet Del Griffith, he's got some amusing anecodotes for you. Oh and here's a gun so you can blow your brains out. You'll thank me for it." I could tolerate any insurance seminar. For days I could sit there and listen to them go on and on with a big smile on my face. They'd say, "How can you stand it?" I'd say, "'Cause I've been with Del Griffith. I can take ANYTHING." You know what they'd say? They'd say, "I know what you mean. The shower curtain ring guy. Woah." It's like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll. I expect you have a little string on your chest, you know, that I pull out and have to snap back. Except I wouldn't pull it out and snap it back - you would. Agh! Agh! Agh! Agh! And by the way, you know, when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea - have a POINT. It makes it SO much more interesting for the listener! Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
It's my favorite retort ever to completely stifle someone who just can't shut up. It's also the line I try to keep in the back of my head when I feel like I've been talking to much, because I never want to get to the point where someone says that to me, even though I've deserved it more than a few times.
That's my top 10, and you? Please note, I could honestly do a top 100, because my favorite movies have so many quotes I love I sometimes can't stop myself in repeating them. That's how much I love them. As I briefly scroll the list, I'm sure I've missed quotes from National Lampoon's Vacation, Caddy Shack, Animal House, amongst others. My bad.
Hey folks! Was inspired by Elena's post today to make a mini-list of my favorite books. But here are the conditions:
1. I don't dig reading all that much. Was an English major in college and currently work in publishing, so I blame both those experiences for killing reading for me.
2. I haven't sat down and read a book cover to cover in years, so it's been a while since I read any of these. If my description is way off, my bad.
Books Soopa Says You Should Read:
Ordinary People by Judith Guest. I was working a security job near the end of my college days (not in the dorms but as a retirement condo type facility, yep, I was bored). So I read this book because it was laying behind the counter. Ended up seeing the movie after, and it's almost as good as the book. It deals with a family's tragic spiral after a loss, and how dealing with death changes people as well as their relationships with everyone else. Found a lot of parallels in my life to things that happen in this book, even though I've never really identified with Connie, the main character. But it's a truly and deeply sad book, but profound and interesting in many ways. Read the book, then see the movie. You'll be amazed at how good Timothy Hutton (YES, Timothy Hutton) and Judd Hirsch are in the movie.
Travels by Michael Crichton. A collection of true stories about Crichton's life, from his adventures in medical school to his experiences as he travels the globe. Every section is very different, and all of them have things that make me feel like I'm learning about the world, but in an interesting way. Way better than his fiction stuff, which is solid.
Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler. This book was also laying behind the desk at that security job and man did I score. Great story about a neurotic travel writer (who hates travel) and the relationships he makes with an assortment of odd characters he comes across during his adventures. Movie is also good, and William Hurt and Geena Davis do such a good job it would be hard for me to think of their characters as being played by anyone else, even though I read the book first.
The World According to Garp by John Irving. Man I really dig the way Irving writes. Like previous selections, this one also become a solid movie, although the book in this case really explores the most interesting issues in the book, some of which are completely cut out in the movie. Basically it's the coming of age story about a young man who is surrounded by a lot of nutjob eccentric types who all have hearts of gold. Robin Williams does a great job in the movie, probably his best performance besides Good Will Hunting, but it would be interesting to see how he plays the role now, as he is a far more accomplished actor than when he first appeared in this movie.
Okay, this list should be longer, but I'll expand in a later post. Enjoy!
David Sedaris was in town last night, and Julie had an extra ticket to see him at the State Theatre. I've loved his writing ever since "Me Talk Pretty Some Day" and he continues to be on of the funniest people I've heard speak or read. I don't listen to Public Radio much, but to me he is the best reason to check in once in a while. Couple of interesting things:
- He told an amazingly interesting story he had written for This American Life (little help anyone? Is that a NPR show or something?) that involved pronunciation/foreign languages/obnoxious behavior/wild rabbits, and was easily one of the top 10 stories I have heard first hand. At the end of the night, he said that TAL wasn't going to use that story, because they said it was just a collection of short stories that didn't really have any cohesiveness so it wouldn't work for their purposes. As the audience expressed outrage, David explained, "It really wasn't a bad decision, as so much of the story focuses on a funny pronunciation of the word Nicaragua and without knowing how to do that right or to read it instead of hear it, it just wouldn't be funny." And he was 100% right. It was an amazing reminder to me how the format of how a story is learned has as massive an impact on enjoyability/understandability of a story as the content itself.
- Their was another author there, Kevin Kopelson, who did an biography on Sedaris, called Sedaris. He introduced David, and said "I named the book Sedaris so people might think he was writing an biography about Kevin Kopelson, thus it might actually have a chance to sell."
- Sedaris referenced Kevin's book, and said he could never read it, and had a very eloquent explanation that I cannot do justice to. Basically, Sedaris said his writing comes from a place that doesn't always have a format or plan, but by reading reviews and stuff like that about his stories, makes him view his own stories differently and enjoy them less, as it makes his creative juices seem contrived, even when they aren't. After explaining how he's read all of Kopelsons work and finds him a fascinating writer, David finished with this winning recommendation about Kevin's book "If it wasn't about me, I'd read it!"
- Julie got David to autograph a new book he edited Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, she had told David that her brother was a big fan, but was embarrassed to meet him in person (which really isn't true, the lobby he was in was uber-crowded and folks always bump into the big fella like there is no tomorrow ), so David gave her a small piece of chocolate and told her to tell me "To shove it up my ass and get over myself", and then autographed the book to me, "To Joel, I'm so angry I missed you.-David Sedaris".
Man that was a good time. If you ever have a chance to see him read his material live (or perhaps listen on the radio) it will make boring things more interesting, while making your day a whole lot brighter. Damn good writer.
This is new proposed punishment for my cats, if they ever get out of line. Also, that is not Elroy in the 2nd picture, although it definitely looks like him:
http://www.who-sucks.com/animals/japans-hello-kitty-costume-for-cats-a-nightmare-come-true
Howdy! I rarely come across anything interesting enough that I like to pass along (unless it's gross), but I found a Phishing quiz on a McAffee security site that is actually pretty interesting, and hard. (AND informational!)
http://www.siteadvisor.com/quizzes/phishing_0707/
For those of you who don't know, phishing is the practice of gaining personal information by sending you an e-mail that looks reputable, then asks you to log into a fake site to put the information in. This quiz has you compare real to fake sites, and see if you can tell the difference. I got 7 of 10, and was positive I had done worse. Considering what can be done with your personal info nowadays, this is important information. Enjoy!
Curtis Martin officially retired today. I was always a big Curtis Martin fan, because he was a classy guy both on and off the field. But more importantly, he helped me win money in Fantasy Football, once, so he will always hold a special place in my heart. The year was 2000, and the new millenium brought a historic year for young (at the time) Super in the DTFFDTG football league I'd been in for roughly 3-4 years. I had never won more than 5 games at that point (in a roughly 15 game season, this is all from memory so bear with me), so that year when I went all the way to the Pimp Bowl (officially renamed that year after I made it there) it was a season I would remember forever. (even though Brian trounced me in the final game, thanks jerk!)
My starting lineup, to the best of my knowledge, was:
QB-Rich Gannon
RB-Ricky Williams
RB-Curtis Martin
WR-Torry Holt
WR-Eric Moulds
TE-Frank Wycheck (this is the one spot I'm not really sure on)
K-Jeff Wilkins
D-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (damn right baby!)
I averaged 100 points per game that year, I had no significant injuries, and it was an easy team to put in lineups for, because I only had to worry about bye weeks. I had some close games, but in general I cruised through most of that year, which is unlike any year I've ever had in basically any fantasy sport.
But if you look at this list closely, you'll realize it's been about upper-secondary education amount of time since I've been to a championship game. Also, you'll notice that NONE of those guys (except T Holt) is a stud in the NFL any longer. (Note: I know Moulds is still playing, and I also know he sucks. I also know I'll probably draft him in the 8th round next year as my top WR) Jeff Wilkins is till around, but he's a kicker, so he doesn't count. It just makes me wax nostalgic for that team, and my honest-to-goodness remorse at hearing that Curtis is retiring makes me realize he was probably my favorite player from that year, even over Rich Gannon having one of his two phenomenal years, basically out of nowhere. So, I'd like to officially thank Curtis Martin for a great NFL career, and for playing a huge part in my one historic fantasy football year.
