The second quarter of KOCHLEAGUE fantasy football saw three teams rise to the top of the league, along with the empty promises of some teams that may have been able to take their place.
Week 5
KOCHTEAM 112 Steve Slaton emerges with 21, Lee Evans 18
Saunders 94 Minnesota D 26, Greg Jennings continues a great streak with 14, just not quite enough this week
Cubs 82 Andre Johnson wakes up with 19, Chris Cooley 16
Penny 64 2 Byes are a killer, Crayton and Marshall total 9, Green Bay D only 4
Puma 64 3 players in double digits, however, all receivers = 9, Buffalo D = -4, the off week that all fantasy teams have at some point in the season
Golden 124 Chicago D 30, Romo & T.O. combine for 28, Hines Ward 15
Rhet 87 Housh is big with 20 and Portis 21, but no one else heeds the call
A 115 6 players with 15 or more points, the Colts put up huge numbers this week
High Man
Golden Boy asserts its dominance over the league with 124, outperforming all others and remaining undefeated.
Week 6
Puma 100 This game was balanced on both sides, with many double digit leaders on either team. Yet another game for H.E. Pennypacker that is so close, good enough to beat other league teams, but still not enough for the contest at hand.
Penny 97 Ben Watson ends with 0 points, costing the game.
Golden Boy 64 Her inevitable loss and down week, similar to Puma’s week last week with indeed the same score. All but two players under 8 fantasy points.
A 136 Indy D with 39! Colts huge all around, Roddy White emerges with 17 big ones.
Cubs 79 Andre Johnson with 21, mostly single digits. Addai ends with a big 0.
Saunds 91 Three 0’s, yet Barber has 22 and Minnesota D relives its former glory with 27.
KOCH 100 Big performers save the day: Philly D 26, Brees 24, Braylon busts out with 23
Rhet 96 Big days over 20 for Portis, Harrison, and Derek Anderson, but gives up the win leaving Pitt D on the bench
High Man
A Team back on top with 136. Big game for the Indianapolis Colts means a big week for Tim.
Week 7
Cubs 97 AP 24, Andre Johnson 14, Roth 16 – consistent performers
Rhet 69 3 byes!!! Putting up respectable numbers each week, especially Pittsburgh D. If Beitler gets in the game, it could be a second half turnaround.
Puma 112 10 huge points from IDP Lamarr Woodley, 23 from Calvin Johnson as Roy Williams is traded to Dallas, 33 points from the RBs
Saunds 64 Steve Smith 18, Barber 15, everyone else in single digits, along with Carson Palmer’s 0 points from injury.
KOCH 107 All players with 7 or more points except for the kicker
A 25 2 byes, plus the Colts 4 players combine for 11 total points!! The lowest point total in league history.
Golden 131 Everyone scores 12 or more fantasy points except for T.O.’s 3; Chicago D with 34. A total rout on all accounts.
Penny 91 SJax bangs out 35! GB D 24, but not much else.
High Man
Golden Boy bounces back from a horrible week with a reminder of who the number one team is, posting 131. Boom.
Week 8
Golden 108 Romo out, but Schaub, Baltimore D, and Santana Moss over 20 points, not much else.
Saunds 76 Steve Smith 23, LT is back with 22, yet too many byes
Penny 36 3 byes, SJax 0. Just an off week.
A Team 70 Peyton 23, Roddy White 23, Indy Stinks it up; Indy D -2
KOCH 103 Brees 23, Boldin’s return with 21, 24 from RBs
Cubs 60 Plax 1, AP Bye , Julius Jones lends only 2.
Puma 99 Rivers 24, Vincent Jackson steps in with 12 winning points
Rhet 84 Westbrook 32! Pitt D 2, 2 byes. Yet another week where the win is clearly given up.
High Man
Golden Boy takes the top spot yet in a down week with 108. KOCH and Puma try to catch her, but it just isn’t happening yet.
Overview
As previously stated, three teams emerged as league leaders, while the rest of the pack remains tightly joined. The first half is over and anything can still happen.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
KOCHLEAGUE is Back!! - Quarter One Review
KOCHLEAGUE is back!! And of course so is the KOCHLEAGUE blog. Since I have started my new job I have WAY less leisure times and have been forced to prioritize, but obviously fantasy football is still somewhere near the top of the list. I am so excited about another year in our league, especially now that we all have a full year under our belts. It should make for better competition, and so far, it seems it has.
The top news items so far is that Val's Golden Boy is the only undefeated team remaining (4-0), all the teams seem to be quite even overall, with every team being vulnerable to defeat each week, and some gambles and letdowns, including Reggie Bush, Michael Turner, and Randy Moss. But it all started with the live draft that was held the Saturday before the season started. It was great fun and very efficient, clocking in at only about 1 hour 20 minutes total time. It was certainly different than a complete auto pick draft, with a lot of uncertainty along the way, as well as the keepers that played a small but nevertheless significant factor.
Intros
Since it is called KOCHLEAGUE, I might as well introduce everyone in relation to me (I am such a narcissist). But seriously....
KOCHTEAM - That's me. Boom.
Golden Boy - That's my wife. Boom Boom!!
Rhetoricians - Jim, my college roommate and co-founder of the World's Unofficial Bathroom rating system: CCPPFATNESS
H.E. Pennypacker - Andy, my friend for life since 7th grade, bearer of a great team name.
Saunders - Ben, another college roommate who has exciting things in his life awaiting.
Puma Pounce - Ernie Stone, my brother-in-law who is really my brother.
Cubs - Allie, Ern's girlfriend, a school teacher as well. Yes.
A-Team - Introducing our newest member, Tim, my cousin who I now get to see each week now that I am living down home.
Week One
Right from the jump, it was clear KOCHLEAGUE was going to be competitive. All of our teams showed strength in different areas, as well as each team with a different vulnerability.
KOCHTEAM 83 Moss's only good week with Brady still in the game
Cubs 80 Colston & Addai do not rise up
Overall an underwhelming affair for both teams
Rhetoricians 80 Westbrook still dominates, along with Pitt D. A great pickup this year.
Puma Pounce 72 Brady goes down, this changes the season for all teams.
Marshawn Lynch is great but not quite enough for last year's champ.
Golden Boy 121 Asserts early dominance with a huge win and a great Bears D. Willie Parker with 31 and the Dallas Duo of TO & Romo at 29.
Saunders 56 The Bengals stink it up and give no chance this week.
A-Team 128 The gamble of Reggie Bush and Michael Turner pays off, with 22 and 34, respectively.
Pennypacker 96 Gore (20) & McNabb (26) show good things to come for H.E.
High Man
A-Team takes the honors with 128, GB a close second at 121, everyone else way behind. In fact, Andy would have beat most of the other teams this week with a 96.
Week Two
The second week just about leveled everyone, with three week one losers avenging their loss immediately.
Pennypacker 126 The true team shines here, with Giants D 30, Brandon Marshall 22.
Saunders 82 Another let down, with LT 3, Palmer 3. What is going on??
Golden Boy 120 Again, Romo & TO, with Santana Moss and Chicago D all above 20 points
Rhetoricians 99 Cleveland & Cincinnati stunk it up, with almost all in single digits
Cubs 82 Low scoring but picking up the W, AP 18, Plaxico 14
A-Team 72 Michael Turner with only 4 points, little WR help this week
KOCHTEAM 93 Moss and Ryan Grant emerge with 2, Bolden's 32 points not enough
Puma Pounce 129 Aaron Rodgers replace Brady with 25, Calvin Johnson 24, all but one player puts in double digits. Shades of last year.
High Man
Puma Pounce takes it with 129 in a week with three teams over 120!! The firepower of KOCHTEAM is revealed.
Week Three
Week Three was the closest week yet, and Golden Boy extends the win streak to three.
Golden Boy 69 TO 1, Parker 2, Ward 3, still wins!
KOCHTEAM 67 Moss 2, Braylon 2, NE D -4. That's right, -4 lost it for me.
This was pure slop, but a two point loss bites no matter what.
Puma Pounce 91 Lynch 23, Julius Jones a nice pick up at 20
Cubs 80 Roth with 0!, Andre Johnson 2, Plax 4, Ali not happy
Pennypacker 116 Gore is finally a stud this year after much hype (22), Brandon Marshall 21, Fitz 16. Andy's team is unstoppable if all these players hit on the same week.
Rhetoricians 103 Strong showing again in a loss, PHI D 26, Housh 20, Lots of double digits but just not quite enough.
Saunders 123 Reaches the paper numbers this week, LT 20, Barber 19, Minn D wakes up with 32
A-Team 107 Another high scoring game that didn't quite make it. Bush/Turner 24/28, but everyone else chokes in single digits.
High Man
Saunders sees his team on top with 123, and Pennypacker comes in second yet again.
Week Four
A couple of close matches leads to last minute victories in the first bye week.
Cubs 94 Andre Johnson 3, Dallas D 4, LJ not enough with 29
GB 98 Cowboys 37, Moss with 14. Good teams squeak these ones out.
Came down to the last moments of MNF, a real nailbiter.
KOCHTEAM 124 Big performances by Brees 25, Lee Evans 16, SD D 22
Pennypacker 112 The old story: many points yet not enough. SJax 24.
Puma Pounce 81 Overall poor day, vulnerable but "lucky"
A Team 30 Tim takes the loss on a big Colts bye week. Let's see if the strategy pans out.
Saunders 92 Ben comes back to .500, Jennings & LT both with 22
Rhetoricians 58 Four players on bye were not subbed.
High Man
KOCHTEAM takes high man this week, beating the only other team to go over one hundred. H.E.'s third straight week in second for most points.
Standings
After one quarter of the season, Val's Golden Boy is the only team still undefeated at 4-0. Puma Pounce stands at 3-1 with some tactful play and waiver wire working. Penny, KOCH, and Saunders stand even, and the other teams are 1-3. Early pecking order or deceiving sense of false confidence. We shall see my friends.
KOCH
The top news items so far is that Val's Golden Boy is the only undefeated team remaining (4-0), all the teams seem to be quite even overall, with every team being vulnerable to defeat each week, and some gambles and letdowns, including Reggie Bush, Michael Turner, and Randy Moss. But it all started with the live draft that was held the Saturday before the season started. It was great fun and very efficient, clocking in at only about 1 hour 20 minutes total time. It was certainly different than a complete auto pick draft, with a lot of uncertainty along the way, as well as the keepers that played a small but nevertheless significant factor.
Intros
Since it is called KOCHLEAGUE, I might as well introduce everyone in relation to me (I am such a narcissist). But seriously....
KOCHTEAM - That's me. Boom.
Golden Boy - That's my wife. Boom Boom!!
Rhetoricians - Jim, my college roommate and co-founder of the World's Unofficial Bathroom rating system: CCPPFATNESS
H.E. Pennypacker - Andy, my friend for life since 7th grade, bearer of a great team name.
Saunders - Ben, another college roommate who has exciting things in his life awaiting.
Puma Pounce - Ernie Stone, my brother-in-law who is really my brother.
Cubs - Allie, Ern's girlfriend, a school teacher as well. Yes.
A-Team - Introducing our newest member, Tim, my cousin who I now get to see each week now that I am living down home.
Week One
Right from the jump, it was clear KOCHLEAGUE was going to be competitive. All of our teams showed strength in different areas, as well as each team with a different vulnerability.
KOCHTEAM 83 Moss's only good week with Brady still in the game
Cubs 80 Colston & Addai do not rise up
Overall an underwhelming affair for both teams
Rhetoricians 80 Westbrook still dominates, along with Pitt D. A great pickup this year.
Puma Pounce 72 Brady goes down, this changes the season for all teams.
Marshawn Lynch is great but not quite enough for last year's champ.
Golden Boy 121 Asserts early dominance with a huge win and a great Bears D. Willie Parker with 31 and the Dallas Duo of TO & Romo at 29.
Saunders 56 The Bengals stink it up and give no chance this week.
A-Team 128 The gamble of Reggie Bush and Michael Turner pays off, with 22 and 34, respectively.
Pennypacker 96 Gore (20) & McNabb (26) show good things to come for H.E.
High Man
A-Team takes the honors with 128, GB a close second at 121, everyone else way behind. In fact, Andy would have beat most of the other teams this week with a 96.
Week Two
The second week just about leveled everyone, with three week one losers avenging their loss immediately.
Pennypacker 126 The true team shines here, with Giants D 30, Brandon Marshall 22.
Saunders 82 Another let down, with LT 3, Palmer 3. What is going on??
Golden Boy 120 Again, Romo & TO, with Santana Moss and Chicago D all above 20 points
Rhetoricians 99 Cleveland & Cincinnati stunk it up, with almost all in single digits
Cubs 82 Low scoring but picking up the W, AP 18, Plaxico 14
A-Team 72 Michael Turner with only 4 points, little WR help this week
KOCHTEAM 93 Moss and Ryan Grant emerge with 2, Bolden's 32 points not enough
Puma Pounce 129 Aaron Rodgers replace Brady with 25, Calvin Johnson 24, all but one player puts in double digits. Shades of last year.
High Man
Puma Pounce takes it with 129 in a week with three teams over 120!! The firepower of KOCHTEAM is revealed.
Week Three
Week Three was the closest week yet, and Golden Boy extends the win streak to three.
Golden Boy 69 TO 1, Parker 2, Ward 3, still wins!
KOCHTEAM 67 Moss 2, Braylon 2, NE D -4. That's right, -4 lost it for me.
This was pure slop, but a two point loss bites no matter what.
Puma Pounce 91 Lynch 23, Julius Jones a nice pick up at 20
Cubs 80 Roth with 0!, Andre Johnson 2, Plax 4, Ali not happy
Pennypacker 116 Gore is finally a stud this year after much hype (22), Brandon Marshall 21, Fitz 16. Andy's team is unstoppable if all these players hit on the same week.
Rhetoricians 103 Strong showing again in a loss, PHI D 26, Housh 20, Lots of double digits but just not quite enough.
Saunders 123 Reaches the paper numbers this week, LT 20, Barber 19, Minn D wakes up with 32
A-Team 107 Another high scoring game that didn't quite make it. Bush/Turner 24/28, but everyone else chokes in single digits.
High Man
Saunders sees his team on top with 123, and Pennypacker comes in second yet again.
Week Four
A couple of close matches leads to last minute victories in the first bye week.
Cubs 94 Andre Johnson 3, Dallas D 4, LJ not enough with 29
GB 98 Cowboys 37, Moss with 14. Good teams squeak these ones out.
Came down to the last moments of MNF, a real nailbiter.
KOCHTEAM 124 Big performances by Brees 25, Lee Evans 16, SD D 22
Pennypacker 112 The old story: many points yet not enough. SJax 24.
Puma Pounce 81 Overall poor day, vulnerable but "lucky"
A Team 30 Tim takes the loss on a big Colts bye week. Let's see if the strategy pans out.
Saunders 92 Ben comes back to .500, Jennings & LT both with 22
Rhetoricians 58 Four players on bye were not subbed.
High Man
KOCHTEAM takes high man this week, beating the only other team to go over one hundred. H.E.'s third straight week in second for most points.
Standings
After one quarter of the season, Val's Golden Boy is the only team still undefeated at 4-0. Puma Pounce stands at 3-1 with some tactful play and waiver wire working. Penny, KOCH, and Saunders stand even, and the other teams are 1-3. Early pecking order or deceiving sense of false confidence. We shall see my friends.
KOCH
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Lines
Made my way to Springfield by way of public transportation, first by bus, then subway, walking a bit through the city, and finally Amtrak. What I inevitably noticed was that I was required to stand in and follow multiple lines throughout my journey.
What a common human experience nowadays, standing in line. This practice crosses all borders, socities, and cultures, its quite amazing. The funny thing is that the only person who knows where and why the line actually starts is the first person - everyone else just follows the line in front of them. I found myself proceeding from station to station, down unknown streets, though gates and doors without nary a thought or consideration of where the heck I was going. I merely went on autopilot and followed the line. Not only that, but very busy people were willing to wait in line and follow the accepted line rules most of the time. So many rushing around, and yet the lines generally stay single file and in order, even when it is a line of walkers. The grand exception to this observation is in car lines, as the motor vehicle's power emboldens people to defy convention and decency.
Lines also succomb to the effects of the human psyche, in a phenomenon dubbed line bunching by my good friend Jim. This strangness occurs when a line does not advance an inch yet the people in line shift and scoot closer together to simulate the feeling that they are actually getting closer to their goal. Are we that impatient to want to be closer to complete strangers for a fleeting moment of seeming relief? Of course we are, we're Americans!
K
Monday, June 2, 2008
Bathroom Humor
Of course I would not take a picture in the bathroom, but was at a rest stop today and saw something that was so dumb it was hilarious. After washing my hands, I proceeded to the nice air dryer and spotted old reliable, World Dryer. This machine has plagued me for years, with its low power hand drying capabilities. Anyone can spot this thing a mile away with its patented nozzle and totally distinguished logo and instructions.
Anyhoo, this particular dryer had some additional instructions written in marker: "Press button, catch bacon, eat bacon."
It took me a couple of glances to process this ridiculous attempt at humor, and when it finally hit me how stupidly obvious it was, I burst out loud into laughter.Had it not been in a bathroom I would have taken the picture myself, but I do still have some idea of decency.
K
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Cookie Dough Bonanza
Was checking out ice cream flavors today - every single company has a cookie dough flavor. Barely half of the brands had plain chocolate, and few had Neapolitan, but every single last tub of cookie dough covered the shelves. What a turn of events! Merely five years ago cookie dough really began its ascent to the Pantheon of ice cream, and here we are in 2008 with cookie dough coming out of our ears. Since when did cookie dough take the place of the old standby chocolate?
Amazing stuff in this new millennium - mobile broadband, television on demand, cookie dough ice cream on every shelf.
Friday, May 30, 2008
First Tornado
Well, I am not pleasured to say that I am sitting in the middle of my first tornado watch. The news is saying to take cover, the emergency broadcast system (you know that annoying beep that interrupts some of your favorite tv shows?) is flashing red on the tv, and we are now in Grandpa's basement. It is exciting, thrilling, and definitely scary in some ways.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Lost Tonight!
Hard to believe it has been four seasons already. It was just yesterday that we were inundated with the incessant airing of the Lost promo when Charlie states: "Guys, where are we?" But here we are, on the brink of another game changer, still confused as ever about the end game of Lost.
What to expect tonight:
Purpose of the Orchid station
Explanation (of course not a full one) about time travel/leaving the island
How to love the island
More Kate & Jack romance- I am growing tired of Kate more and more as the series goes on...
K
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Where have you been?!?!
Well, it has been quite a while since I have last blogged, so I figured I would take a couple minutes during my lunch break in order to give a quick update as to what has been going on in my life as of late!
First of all, I am a youth pastor. Finally, after a year of sending out resumes, cover letters, movies of me preaching, references, philosophies of ministry, and countless other items, I have begun doing that which I am passionate about. And I gotta say, in the words of George Bluth, "I am having the time of my LIFE!" Seriously, take this week for example. Monday I had off because it was a holiday. Yesterday, I spent a good part of the day working on a children's sermon for this coming Sunday. I get to sit at the front of the sanctuary and have all the kids come up to me, and then I get to teach them from the Bible. How amazing is that? This morning, I have been working on a Sunday School lesson for Sunday morning on the book of Philippians. It is seriously part of my job to sit around and study God's word, which I rather enjoy doing anyways. Anyhoo, all of this to say, I am loving what I have been doing these past couple weeks. And not only that, but I didn't even get started on hanging out with kids most of the day on Sundays! I am truly blessed.
In other news, I am living in a house that I truly love right now. A family from the church is allowing me to live in their extra house for these first couple months. Then, when I move out of this house, I will move into a cabin which can be found in the middle of 90 acres of woods and pastures. It's absolutely amazing the way that God has been blessing me over the past month and it looks like He'll keep it up too!
Ok, I think I need to be getting back to work, but I will try my best to post more than once every 5 months or so!
-Ernie
PS- Has anyone seen what Lance Berkman's new nickname is? He made it up and it's the "Big Puma"!!! Man, that guy has good taste!
First of all, I am a youth pastor. Finally, after a year of sending out resumes, cover letters, movies of me preaching, references, philosophies of ministry, and countless other items, I have begun doing that which I am passionate about. And I gotta say, in the words of George Bluth, "I am having the time of my LIFE!" Seriously, take this week for example. Monday I had off because it was a holiday. Yesterday, I spent a good part of the day working on a children's sermon for this coming Sunday. I get to sit at the front of the sanctuary and have all the kids come up to me, and then I get to teach them from the Bible. How amazing is that? This morning, I have been working on a Sunday School lesson for Sunday morning on the book of Philippians. It is seriously part of my job to sit around and study God's word, which I rather enjoy doing anyways. Anyhoo, all of this to say, I am loving what I have been doing these past couple weeks. And not only that, but I didn't even get started on hanging out with kids most of the day on Sundays! I am truly blessed.
In other news, I am living in a house that I truly love right now. A family from the church is allowing me to live in their extra house for these first couple months. Then, when I move out of this house, I will move into a cabin which can be found in the middle of 90 acres of woods and pastures. It's absolutely amazing the way that God has been blessing me over the past month and it looks like He'll keep it up too!
Ok, I think I need to be getting back to work, but I will try my best to post more than once every 5 months or so!
-Ernie
PS- Has anyone seen what Lance Berkman's new nickname is? He made it up and it's the "Big Puma"!!! Man, that guy has good taste!
A Wet/Dry Towel?
Was at the store tonight and noticed these tiny kids' towels - they are small towels that you put in water, they then expand into a full size towel. If you have never seen them before check them out, they are actually kind of clever. A tiny clump wrapped in plastic which is immersed and ready for us to be dried off, right?
It hit me tonight - in order to use this towel, you have to wet it, wait til it is dry, and the wet it again! How strange. If the whole gimmick is the expansion in water, why not make it expand into some sort of shape or toy? Its like the creators of this product were purposely trying to screw with the kids who buy them.
"Hey kids, need a towel? Well, dump this clump onto your bath water and watch it grow. Then set your timer for two hours and watch your towel dry! How exciting! Then when you are good and pruned, you may finally use your towel for its actual purpose - to dry you off."
Maybe its just me, but the whole idea seems silly. Who thought of this, and what boss approves this? And what kid sees this and screams to mommy to buy it? Maybe my daughter will be their first client.
K
Update:
Found a Packers towel for adults (I think...)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Felt Like Summer
The folks were in town this weekend so blogging activities haulted so I could just hang out and spend time with them. I dont get to see them a lot, but I will take this chance to sing the praises of the iSight camera, built into almost all new Macs. This thing works great, and Grammie and Gramps can monitor my daughter's progress pretty darn well through iChat, even when they are far away.
Anyways, it was a great weekend- it really felt like summer, making the push towards summer break that much more exciting.
Teaching can really be great.....
K
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