“MJD Hogg takes control of the club with the Week 2 MVP!”

Week 2 MVP Award Winner –
MJD Hogg (33 Points)

As the dust settled from Week 2, one of our longest-playing veterans has stepped up to take over control of the club.  MJD Hogg scored 33 Points to win the Week 2 MVP Award and move into 1st Place, with a huge 7 Point lead over the next-closest player.  MJD has had an extremely dominant first two weeks, the likes of which have rarely been seen.  In Week 2, he claimed both Games of the Week, the Double Stakes, and the Triple Crown.  He also wisely avoided a trap that ensnared 9 other players — and that was the Pittsburgh Triple Jeopardy trap.  That trap is set once again this week.  It will be interesting to see who falls into it.  As for MJD Hogg, he is replicating the early season success that he had last year.  In 2024, he began the season with three consecutive weeks at #1 before ultimately falling off.  So he is known to be a fast starter.  Let’s see if he can keep the momentum longer this season and continue making great picks on into the middle of the season.  Also, for four straight years now, MJD has claimed 2+ MVP Awards per season.  He only needs one more MVP this season to make that five straight years of 2+ MVPs.  I’m sure that is a streak that many of us wish we could duplicate.  The Week 2 MVP Award Runner-Up was Mr. T.  Mr. T scored 30 Points on what proved to be a somewhat difficult week for many players.  Mr. T has long since abandoned his strategy of social distancing from winning, and he showed that again last week.  Along with MJD, Mr. T was the only other player in the club to claim both Games of the Week, the Double Stakes, and the Triple Crown.  He has now moved up into 3rd Place and is starting to think about what a second Rhapsody Ralph trophy would look like on his mantle.  Going back to Triple Jeopardy for a moment, we have to give a shoutout to New York City Sewer Rat, who was the only player in the entire club to correctly pick Seattle with TJ.  Well done, Rat, that was a brilliant pick.  As our Top Five continues to take shape, we currently have #1 MJD Hogg, #2 My Wife Loves Jimmy G (7 Points back), #3 Mr. T (10 Points back), and tied for #4 Captain Insano & Roadrunner (12 Points back).  See you back on the field, everyone, as we look forward to Week 3.

“Drummer Boy & Roadrunner share the Week 1 MVP!”

Week 1 MVP Award Winners –
Drummer Boy & Roadrunner (34 Points)

The Week 1 results are in and The Football Club is officially back underway.  And in no surprise to anyone, two of the best players of the 2020s decade are debuting in 1st Place with a share of the Week 1 MVP Award.  First, we have Drummer Boy, who has sent a message loud and clear to the rest of the club that his dominance is going to continue right on into this season.  Anyone who had their hopes up that he wouldn’t be an immediate threat is going to head back to the locker room in disappointment.  Second, we have Roadrunner, who has now reached a Peak Position of #1 in three out of the past four seasons.  In fact, he has now logged 7 weeks at #1 over the past four seasons.  After struggling last season and ending in 17th Place, Roadrunner is truly off to a fast start heading into the first turn.  The Week 1 MVP Award Runner-Up was none other than My Wife Loves Jimmy G, who has also shown himself to be a  steady, consistent threat down the stretch every season.  However, he noted at a press conference before Week 1 that his biggest obstacle to success has been a slow start each season.  Clearly, he got some good coaching because that issue has been overcome.  As we get started with the new season, the debut Top Five consists of tied for #1 Drummer Boy & Roadrunner, #3 My Wife Loves Jimmy G (2 Points back), #4 Captain Insano (3 Points back), and #5 MJD Hogg (5 Points back).  Defending 2024 Club Champion Stinkerbell, with her trophy sitting on the mantle above the fireplace, debuted in 10th Place in the middle of the pack.  The good news for those of us who struggled last week (many with an assist from Baltimore thanks to their collapse) is that the season has just begun.  So let’s play on and have a better Week 2.