It partially shames me to say, but here is an example of my good sportsmanship, having won my fantasy football league this year:
Look Upon the Arizona Monsoon and DESPAIR!!!
Yep, victory lap time. The Arizona Monsoon have rested on their laurels as the first Capitol League Super Bowl Champion for too long now. So, that is right – 2011 CHAMPIONS BABY!!! Some will moan, others will get angry, most will simply be jealous. But when all is said and done, the second Championship Trophy is being fitted for space next to the first one in our practice facility. How sweet it is!
For the next year, at least, the rest of you will have to suffer the knowledge that the biggest smack talker in the league backed it up. We walked the talk…we talked smack and then smacked down our opponents.
We march on a road of bones…
You might recognize those bones as some of them belong to you, my fellow owners. This year was made all the sweeter in that my top 3 draft picks all went down with season ending injuries and I had to constantly change my lineup, even changing 1/3 of my starters out for the Super Bowl. In any given week, many of you had better teams and rosters, but we scraped it out, we made constant personnel changes, we went deep in the play book, and sometimes we even relied on sheer luck – but I am Irish, so it’s ok…
This year, I take satisfaction that coaching, more than a lucky draft, led my team to the big trophy. The risky pick on a rookie named Cam Newton, picking up an unknown Tight End named Gronkowski – undrafted! Yes, the highs and lows. It was so much that many weeks I even kept my mouth shut to avoid bad Kharma.
Good luck to the rest of you poor losers for next year! Until then, you can refer to us as the Super Bowl Champion Arizona Monsoon.
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 