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Week 4 MVP Award Winner –
New York City Sewer Rat (31 Points)

New York City Sewer Rat spent last season dwelling in the dark tunnels below the surface as he finished in 18th Place.  Despite this, last season he did find some scraps to feed on by claiming 2 MVP Awards, so he wasn’t totally caught in a trap of making bad picks.  This season he started fresh (changing his name from Badwater Nessie to NYC Sewer Rat) as his family moved from Sonoma to New York and he was ready to make an impact in the standings.  And it didn’t take him long, as he removed the sewer grate to crawl out and feed on the Week 4 MVP Award with 31 Points.  He did this by making some really exceptional picks, including being the only one in the entire club to correctly pick the Triple Crown of Cle-NYG-KC.  He was also 1 of only 2 players to get the Double Stakes of Arz-Sea (along with Hoosier Daddy).  With this huge week, NYC Sewer Rat has jumped all the way up to 3rd Place in the standings, a mere 4 Points out of 1st Place.  The Week 4 MVP Award Runner-Up was shared between Captain Insano and rookie player The Icelandic Cod, who both scored 25 Points.  It is nice to see Captain Insano bounce back with such a strong week.  And it is quite impressive to see The Icelandic Cod post such a great week even while she was attending Pioneer School (along with Slick Chick).  Speaking of that, Stinkerbell sent along kind thoughts to both The Icelandic Cod & Slick Chick on Club Chat, when she said: “Enjoy your school Slick and Cod”.  Everyone that can take a moment to say hello on Club Chat once in a while is greatly appreciated.  In taking a look at the current Top Five, we have September Player of the Month Award winner Bob Swerski enjoying his 2nd week at #1, 2nd Place Drummer Boy (1 Point back), 3rd Place NYC Sewer Rat, and tied for 4th Place Captain Insano and Fearless Tuna (7 Points back).

In Head to Head Weeky, we only have 3 undefeated players left.  They are Drummer Boy (3-0), Fearless Tuna (1-0-2), and The Icelandic Cod (3-0).  Every season, I start out hopeful that someone can reach the elusive 10-0 mark, but it still has never happened in club history.  In Pro Bowl Team Weekly, Wild Animals continue to win games and are now 3-0 after def. defending champions The Gridiron Guardians 60-54.  But The Polar Bears are stalking them not far behind at 2-1 after a decisive victory over Daddy & His Boys 76-52.

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 all of the club’s picks for Week 4. Congrats to New York City Sewer Rat, the only club member to score over 30 Points this week.

Week 4 full picks now posted.  (Sat night 11:30 pm).  Three solid weeks to start the season and hoping to keep it going this week.  All players are welcome to view my picks once they have turned their own in for the week.

Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
Bob Swerski (28 Points)

“That’s right. Da question is: Which quarterback will lead Da Bears, and make them superior to all teams? In the meantime, let me show you how Chicago sports should be represented by reaching Da top of the club.”- Bob Swerski at the end of Week 3.  On a difficult week that was low-scoring for most club members, Bob Swerski stepped up to post 28 Points and win the Week 3 MVP Award.  One of the keys to his success was being 1 of only 3 club members to correctly pick GB over SF on Sunday night (with the others being The Sad Salmon & Hoosier Daddy).  The huge week has propelled Bob Swerski all the way up the Current Standings into a tie for 1st Place (along with Drummer Boy).  Bob Swerski & Drummer Boy currently hold a 5 Point lead in 1st Place, which is surprising this early in the season.  Drummer Boy has certainly had an impressive start to the season, despite selling his drum set last season and being without it.  I thought he was going to change his name to Drumless Boy, but I guess he decided not to.  The Week 3 MVP Award Runner-Up went to brilliant picker The Sad Salmon.  The Sad Salmon did something that usually backfires and causes players to lose Points – he decided to change one of his picks on short notice.  After turning in his pick of SF and thinking about it all week, he e-mailed club headquarters on Saturday afternoon and asked: “Is there anyway I could change one of my picks? Have a change of heart. I’ll have Green Bay beating the 49ers.”  This change was just the boost he needed in order to have a great week.  Rounding out the Top Five this week, MJD Hogg is now in 3rd Place (5 Points back) and Fearless Tuna & Freespirit are tied for 4th Place (7 Points back).  But everyone in the Top Ten is only 5 Points or less behind them.  So the Current Standings remain wide open right now.  Any player who can win an MVP Award will likely catapult to the top.  The club also wants to give a shoutout to Slick Chick and The Icelandic Cod this week, who are both attending Pioneer School.  We all wish them both an enjoyable week full of great spiritual blessings.  Don’t forget to stop by Club Chat and say hello to Slick Chick and Captain Jack Sparrow.  Finally, in taking a look at Triple Jeopardy this season, it is evident that most of the club is really struggling.  The club is a combined 9-14 at picking Triple Jeopardy.  That means that a total of 28 Points have been thrown away and lost (with a net loss of 10 Points).  So be careful if/when selecting TJ, everyone.

In Head to Head Weekly, The Rickster had his 10-game winning streak snapped in dramatic fashion by Division Four rival The Sad Salmon.  Despite having the 3rd highest score last week and picking both Games of the Week correct with LAR and Min, The Rickster fell 3 Points short of keeping his streak alive, losing to The Sad Salmon 23-21.  Even so, that was a tremendous accomplishment I’m not sure if the club has ever seen before.  In Pro Bowl Team Weekly, Wild Animals stand out as the only undefeated team left after 2 games.  Wild Animals are now 2-0 after def. The Polar Bears 49-42.