back in business

the league has been renewed for the coming season. i'll spend some time with the site in the next few days.

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all hail the taxmen (again)

For the second time in four years, the Taxmen stand alone at the top of the fantasy heap. No doubt they'll be celebrating in championship style in Costa Rica.

jihad of the ipods

Don't forget -- bring your best tunes for a holiday smackdown.

dirty sanchez will win the championship because ...

... it's just their year. The Sanchez's big four -- Romo, Turner, Williams and Johnston -- always seem to find a way to get the job done, and why should the title game be any different?

taxmen will win the championship because ...

... it's all about matchups, and Taxmen has some good ones -- New Orleans QB Drew Brees and WR Marques Colston vs. the winless Lions, to start with.

that's why they call me mr. sensitive

On the news that Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson needs a heart transplant, the Commish suggested that the Panthers' new rallying cry be WIN ONE FOR THE TICKER.

Mrs. Commish thought it was hilarious, but strangely, some of the Commish's co-workers did not.

as i was saying last week ...

... Two big, big games on the NFL schedule this week, Pittsburgh-Tennessee and Carolina-N.Y. Giants. With Tennessee and the Giants both losing this weekend, these games could decide home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

finals are set

It will be the undefeated and top seed Dirty Sanchez against the division-winning Taxmen. Look for a championship game analysis in the next day or two.

and when the big ball drops in new york, we'll all ring in 1983

TV alert for Deep Creek: Lionel Richie will perform as part of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve."

1-2 punch

Dirty Sanchez go into the semis with the top 2 running backs in our league (DeAngelo Williams and Michael Turner), while the Taxmen have the top 2 quarterbacks (Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers).