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Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
Double-Double (29 Points)

An old club rivalry heated up last week as both Double-Double and Stinkerbell put up huge numbers to serve notice on the rest of the club and each other that they are here to play this season.  Double-Double had the highest score of the week with 29 Points to win the Week 3 MVP Award.  He did this by getting one Game of the Week, the Sunday night game, the Double Stakes, and both Monday night games.  On his recent visit to California, I stopped at In-N-Out Burger in Ukiah with Double-Double and Mrs. Double, but I noticed that he only ordered a single cheeseburger.  After his great success last week, it would only be fair if the club issued him a gift certificate to get a full Double-Double during his next stop at an In-N-Out Burger.  He’s definitely earned it with his hard work in making good picks.  It’s only too bad that there are no branches in Omaha, which means that he can only enjoy it on his next visit to another nearby state with branches.  Double-Double’s main rival since the historic back-and-forth 2018 season has been Stinkerbell.  Last week, Stinkerbell and New York City Sewer Rat both scored 27 Points to share the Week 3 MVP Award Runner-Up.  Stinkerbell told Young Tuna last week on Club Chat that she was “planning on flying up and joining him in the Top Five“.  She almost did just that, but she has a little bit more ground to make up.  I’m sure she will be there soon.  New York City Sewer Rat made some unusually strong picks this week and has gotten himself back into contention.  How did he do it?  At a press conference after the games, he confessed: “I had my co-worker who really likes football go over my picks“.  The strategy ended up paying off big time and NYC Sewer Rat may just need to hire his co-worker as head coach.  The Top Five currently consists of #1 Young Tuna (2 Weeks at #1), #2 Roadrunner (3 Points back), #3 Captain Jack Sparrow (8 Points back), #4 Viking Blood (9 Points back), and #5 Double-Double (10 Points back).  Roadrunner continues to pick well and is showing that last season’s success was not a fluke.  In fact, he was the only club member last week to correctly pick the Triple Crown of Det- Indy-Sea and get the 7 Points.  On the flip side, Fearless Tuna, Mr. T & Hoosier Daddy have completely flopped at picking Triple Jeopardy and are now 0-3.  These players better hope they don’t miss again this week and fall to 0-4 because that would be very embarrassing to say the least.

Here is a copy of the Week 3 Current Standings for those who are having trouble viewing it on their screens (usually due to viewing site on cell phone or tablet). Remember that there is much more detailed information that can be read on the actual Current Standings Page (but using a computer is necessary due to the tables).

Here are the club’s picks for Week 3. Double-Double wins the Week 3 MVP Award with 29 Points and Stinkerbell & New York City Sewer Rat tie for the MVP Award Runner-Up with 27 Points each.

Week 3 full picks now posted (Sat 10:30pm).  All players are welcome to view my picks once they have turned their own in for the week.

Week 2 MVP Award Winner –
Young Tuna (36 Points)

Second year player Young Tuna delivered the best performance of his juvenile life as he escaped the cannery and scored 36 Points to win the Week 2 MVP Award and move into 1st Place in the Current Standings.  While quite a few players are caught in the net of making bad picks early in the season, Young Tuna has caught a strong current and is off to a very fast start.  During our family trip to American Samoa this summer, I stopped by the StarKist tuna plant in Pago Pago to show Young Tuna the statue of Charlie the Tuna (which my own club logo is based on).  Perhaps this brief visit provided the inspiration to help Young Tuna get off to such a successful start in this 22nd Year edition of the club.  Young Tuna’s huge week included getting both Monday night games, the Double Stakes, both Games of the Week, the Sunday night game, and the Triple Crown.  It doesn’t get much better than that.  So how does Young Tuna make his picks?  His dad does not provide any help at all, after doing so backfired last season and cost him an MVP Award.  Instead, I print out a hard copy of the picks and leave it on the desk in his room.  He then takes about 5 minutes at some point in the week, selects his winners, and turns in his picks sheet.  It is great to see Young Tuna win an MVP Award this early in the season and secure at least 1 Week at #1 (with a 9-Point lead to top it all off).  The Week 2 MVP Award Runner-Up went to Viking Blood, whom many consider to be one of the biggest threats to win the club title this season.  Viking Blood scored 26 Points which included getting the Double Stakes, both Games of the Week, and the Sunday night game correct.  I’m not sure if The Sad Salmon is giving her any inside tips about who to pick or if she’s making all her picks herself, but either way she has become a serious contender early in the season as she moves into 3rd Place.  On one of my three lifetime trips to Iceland, I stopped by the Sun Voyager, which is a large steel sculpture of a viking ship located on the waterfront in Reykjavik.  If you’ve never seen a photograph of it, check it out online.  But I can just imagine Viking Blood setting off in a real life Sun Voyager, rowing past other club members on her way to the top of the standings.  The Top Five after the first two weeks consists of #1 Young Tuna, #2 Roadrunner (9 Points back), tied for #3 Viking Blood & Shaylene (12 Points back), and #5 Captain Jack Sparrow (14 Points back).  If you are lower down in the standings, even in the Bottom Five, hang in there.  It’s very early in the season and things can change very quickly for you in the standings with just one or two great weeks.  Triple Jeopardy has already reared its ugly head and been devastating to many club members.  The club is a combined 2-12 at picking TJ this season.  That means 20 Points have already been left on the table and lost due to players picking too risky.  Captain Insano is not in that group of players.  Perhaps his current trip to Ireland has helped him see that avoiding TJ can lead to greener pastures and less rainy days in the club.  So far, the only two players in the club to correctly pick a TJ game have been Shaylene and Drummer Boy.  Well done to both of them.  On a final note, be sure to check out who you are playing in Head to Head Weekly and Pro Bowl Team Weekly this week.  After a one year hiatus, those two contests have returned to the club.