Week 15 MVP Award Winners –
Rad Dad, Roadrunner & Shaylene (30 Points)
For the first time since Week 1 of the season, more than two players have tied for the MVP Award. This time, Rad Dad, Roadrunner & Shaylene all scored 30 Points to win a share of the Week 15 MVP Award. For Rad Dad, it proved to be a bittersweet week. The good news for Rad Dad is that with this huge 30 Point week, he has now moved into the Top Ten for the first time this season. As recently as Week 5, he was in Last Place in the club. So this is a huge improvement and if he could somehow hang on and stay inside the Top Ten, it would be a great ending to his season and give him momentum carrying into the Super Bowl Picks and 2025 Club. But the bad news for Rad Dad is that his opponent in the Divisional Round of the Super Bowl Tournament happened to be Shaylene, who was the co-MVP along with him but also the higher seed. Thus, she advances and he has to go home despite winning the MVP Award. It’s a heartbreaking result to say the least. Roadrunner has also had a difficult season despite peaking at #4 back in Week 3. And Shaylene has not picked well either this season. So both Roadrunner & Shaylene were happy to score such huge weeks shortly after celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary. They are probably sharing a bottle of leftover fine wine from their anniversary party to celebrate not only long-lasting love, but also being MVP winners this week. In looking at the current Top Five, one thing is certain. The three-way battle for 1st Place and the 2024 Club Championship continues to heat up and go down to the wire. Bob Swerksi, Drummer Boy & Stinkerbell are not backing down from this challenge. And Double-Double and My Wife Loves Jimmy G are doing everything in their power to make great picks and keep the pressure on the three above them. The current Top Five are #1 Bob Swerksi (3 Weeks at #1), #2 Drummer Boy (2 Points back), #3 Stinkerbell (4 Points back), #5 Double-Double (21 Points back), and #5 My Wife Loves Jimmy G (37 Points back). At the same time, there is also an even more fierce battle for the Top Ten, with five players all currently within 2 Points of each other. With only three weeks left, we will see how all of this plays out and who can deliver big time starting this week.
The Divisional Round of the Super Bowl Tournament took place last week, with four outstanding matches. All of the matches were extremely close. In the first match, (9) Fearless Tuna def. (5) Captain Jack Sparrow 25-22. Fearless Tuna has now reeled off four consecutive wins as he tries to make history by becoming the first player to ever win a Super Bowl title with a losing record. In the second match, (6) Double-Double def. (7) Bob Swerski 27-25. This was a battle between two of our Top Five players. Although Double-Double may not be able to catch Bob Swerski in the Points Standings, he did manage to eliminate the three-time Super Bowl champ from this season’s tournament. In the third match, (2) Shaylene ties (8) Rad Dad 30-30 but advances as the higher seed, as discussed earlier. And in the fourth match, (4) Nighthawk def. (6) The Rickster 23-17 in the battle of two legends. And that brings us to the Conference Round of the tournament which is taking place this week. First, we have a battle between two close friends with (9) Fearless Tuna (4-8-1) at (6) Double-Double (7-5). Second, we have a battle between two high-ranking seeded players with (4) Nighthawk (6-4-2) at (2) Shaylene (8-4). We will find out soon who will advance to next week’s Super Bowl final.
The First Round of the Pro Bowl Tournament took place last week as well, with two stunning upsets. The two teams who played poorly all season decided to step up on the biggest stage and shock the club. In the first match, (6) The Hulkamaniacs def. (3) McTriple Play 79-71. And in the second match, (5) Tuna Generations def. (4) The Gridiron Guardians 76-61. That leads us into our Final Four matches which will take place this week. First, we have (6) The Hulkamaniacs (4-9) at (1) Wild Animals (8-3-1). Wild Animals have already beaten The Hulkamanics twice this season, so Wild Animals are heavy 12 Point favorites in this one. Second, we have (5) Tuna Generations (4-9) at (2) Daddy & His Boys (8-4). This match will be interesting due to the history between the two teams. Last season, (4) Tuna Generations def. (5) Daddy & His Boys 78-71 in the First Round to eliminate them. And in 2022, one year before that, (3) Tuna Generations def. (7) Daddy & His Boys 64-57 to win the Pro Bowl team championship. Daddy & His Boys do not want to be eliminated by the same team three seasons in a row, so you know that all three members will be showing up big time looking for revenge. We would have to establish Daddy & His Boys as 3 Point favorites in this one.