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Week 4 MVP Award Winner –
Rad Dad (33 Points)

On a week when 14 players scored 20 Points or more in the club, Rad Dad stood out above the pack.  Rad Dad swept all the big games (including both Games of the Week, the Double Stakes, Triple Crown, and Sunday Night game) to score 33 Points and win the Week 4 MVP Award.  The huge week has propelled Rad Dad into the Top Five for the first time this season, as he made a 9 position jump from 13th Place to 4th Place in a single week.  Rad Dad is sending a message to the rest of the club that he is not going to be taken lightly this season.  Over the past three years, he has steadily improved his season ending standing, finishing in 16th Place, then 14th Place, and finally in 13th Place in 2021.  He clearly has his sights set on a Top Five finish or perhaps even a Club Championship.  The Week 4 MVP Award Runner-Up went to The Rickster, who scored just 1 Point less than Rad Dad with 32 Points.  Like Rad Dad, The Rickster also swept all the big games and he jumped 9 positions in the standings.  The Rickster moved up from 12th Place to 3rd Place and now stands just 12 Points away from reaching 1st Place.  Being that his last Club Championship was in 2006, The Rickster would love nothing more than to raise the Rhapsody Ralph Trophy at the end of this season.  Choosing the Player of the Month for September 2022 was a difficult decision to make.  There were 8 different players who won the MVP Awards and MVP Award Runner-Ups through the first 4 weeks.  And the main player holding onto 1st Place did not win any of those awards.  So all of these great players were kind of even with each other.  Thus, in considering everything, the Player of the Month has been announced as Roadrunner.  Roadrunner was absent from the club for the past 11 years.  And as he reentered the club this season, he walked onto a field of All-Stars.  Yet, 4 weeks into the season, he finds himself in the Top Five.  That is really hard to do and I couldn’t ignore the great skill it takes to accomplish that.  So congratulations to Roadrunner on being our Player of the Month.  The current Top Five includes #1 Drummer Boy, #2 Stinkerbell (6 Points back), #3 The Rickster (12 Points back), #4 Rad Dad (13 Points back), and tied for #5 Hoosier Daddy, Mr. T & Roadrunner (16 Points back).  Also, I wanted to give a shoutout to My Wife Loves Jimmy G.  He proclaimed before the start of Week 4 that he would be the “Top Scorer this Week, I’m calling my shot! 😂”.  While he didn’t quite achieve that goal of winning the MVP Award, he did score 26 Points and show some flashes of brilliance while making his picks.  That included being 1 of only 2 players in the entire club to correctly pick Atlanta with Triple Jeopardy.  Keep up the good picks, My Wife Loves Jimmy G, as you are only 5 Points away from getting into the Top Five.

Here is a copy of the Week 4 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 4.  Rad Dad claims the MVP Award with 33 Points and The Rickster takes home the MVP Award Runner-Up with 32 Points.

Week 4 full picks now posted.  (Sat 8:00pm).  All players are welcome to view my picks once they have turned their own in for the week.

Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
New York City Sewer Rat (24 Points)

Our Week 3 MVP Award winner was New York City Sewer Rat, who scored 24 Points on a very difficult week.  It was a week of upsets where only 4 players managed to reach 20 Points.  NYC Sewer Rat did this by being the only player in the entire club to claim the Triple Crown combination of Tennessee, Baltimore & Carolina.  In addition, he was 1 of only 2 players to get both Games of the Week correct with Atlanta and Green Bay (with the other being Slick Chick).  His MVP week has propelled NYC Sewer Rat into the Top Five for the first time this season in 5th Place.  And one of his stats so far this season is quite impressive.  He has managed to pick 5 out of 6 Games of the Week correct through the first 3 weeks.  Let’s see if he can build on this momentum and move further up the standings after Week 4.  The MVP Award Runner-Up went to none other than beloved returning player Slick Chick.  The club was greatly saddened when Week 1 started and Slick Chick was not on the roster.  But she had a change of heart and decided to pull a Tom Brady and go ahead and play this season.  Perhaps starting one week late took the pressure off.  Or perhaps this could be a sign that she is going to be a serious contender this season.  Whatever the case, Slick Chick’s 21 Points was the second highest score for the week, and she is ready to make a run up the standings.  Honorable mention this week goes to The Rickster for making a couple of brilliant picks.  First, he was the only player in the entire club to correctly pick the Sunday night game of Denver over SF.  Second, he was 1 of only 7 players to correctly pick the Monday night game of Dallas over NY Giants.  Taking a look at the Top Five, Drummer Boy is sending a wave of fear throughout the club as he has solidified his hold on 1st Place with a 2 Point lead.  Club members are starting to have doubts and wonder if they are powerless to beat him.  2nd Place player Stinkerbell is trying her best to keep up with and overtake him.  And 3rd Place player The Sad Salmon steadied himself with a week of good picks to remain only 5 Points back.  The Sad Salmon had a major celebration last week when Miami pulled out the win over Buffalo.  However, he will not be happy with The Autopicker’s pick this week.  Rounding out the Top Five we have 4th Place Hoosier Daddy and 5th Place NYC Sewer Rat.  On another note, due to lack of time on my part, we won’t be doing Head to Head Weekly or Pro Bowl Team Weekly this season.  However, we will still be doing the two tournaments.  The Pro Bowl Tournament will begin in Week 10 and the Super Bowl Tournament will begin in Week 13.  Seedings for the Super Bowl Tournament will be based on the Current Standings chart.  The week before the Pro Bowl Tournament (during Week 9), we will be holding a special seeding draw.  All teams will be playing for seeding.  Whichever teams scores the highest combined score that week will be the #1 seed, while whichever teams scores the lowest total will be the #6 seed, and so on.  These adjustments will make managing the club much easier for me and less time consuming.