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08-15-2002, 04:12 AM
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Heres a funny story for all you Fantasy Footballers..
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ins.../14/open_mike/
Gosh darn it," Marshall Faulk said quietly as he stared into the rear view mirror of his jet-black Mercedes, watching as the distant glint of flashing red lights illuminated the raven Illinois sky. "That cop we passed is turning around."
OK, Faulk used an expletive a touch more profane than I'm letting on, but kids might be reading, and besides, this is an America's Most Wanted-style reenactment. The point is, as the world's greatest football player and I -- along with our mutual friend Floyd Raglin -- cruised up Highway 67 early Monday morning, the notion of getting pulled over halfway between St. Louis and Macomb, Ill., the beat little burg where the Rams make their summer home, rattled Faulk about as much as a blindside hit from Mini-Me.
Seconds after we stopped alongside an endless row of cornstalks, Faulk turned down The Eminem Show to a respectful volume and calmly lowered his tinted window with one hand while producing his driver's license and registration with the other. The state trooper approached on the passenger side, immediately looked behind me and ordered Floyd to place his hands on the top of the seat.
My stomach lurched a little, though I knew there was no logical reason to tweak: We'd been downing nothing stronger than Red Bull energy drinks, and though Faulk once totalled a Ferrari on a wet Hawaiian highway en route to the Pro Bowl (he arrived at the game minutes before kickoff ... and earned MVP honors with a record 180 yards rushing), on this night his driving had been as bland and even-paced as an NPR broadcast. After glancing at Faulk's license, the trooper nodded and said, "Yeah, I thought it was you. The reason I pulled you over was that I clocked you going 71 miles an hour." Faulk thought this was nuts, but he chose not to argue. Throughout the experience, his pulse rate appeared to stay even lower (in beats per minute, if you're scoring at home) than the alleged speed we'd been traveling.
The trooper took Faulk's license and registration and disappeared for several minutes. That's when the comedy routine began.
"'Yeah, I thought it was you,'" Faulk said, mimicking the trooper.
"Oh, really?" he continued, amusing us with a mock response. " When did you think it was me? When you were passing my Mercedes with rolled-up, dark windows?"
"The odds of it being a Ram this time of year are pretty good," I suggested. "Once he saw the Benz, there was at least a one-in-50 chance it was you."
"Yo, Floyd," Faulk said, "I guess you can put your hands down now."
"Yeah, pick on the brother," Floyd cackled. "You notice Mike didn't have to do s--- with his hands."
"Damn right I didn't. Apparently, RWJ isn't a crime in this part of Illinois." Marshall and Floyd didn't have to wait for my translation -- Riding While Jewish -- to get the joke.
This wasn't the first time I'd been pulled over in an athlete's car, and technically, this wasn't a pure DWB; the state trooper, too, was black. He returned to the car and let Faulk go with a warning, but not before asking how the Rams would do this year. "We'll show up," Faulk answered. "If things break right we'll win a couple of games."
End of conversation.
There were better things to talk about as we hit the two-lane road again: Football, for sure, but also the fun experiences we've had, together and separately, and the often ridiculous escapades of people we know in common. And for me and Floyd, one of those people -- a certain tattooed, heavily pierced, Jagermeister-downing, NBA official-clowning, sotto voce freak -- offers an endless source of material.
"How's Worm?" I asked.
"Pretty shady," Floyd answered. "Hating on people, bleeding money, surrounded by leeches." We passed our eighth raccoon roadkill of the trip.
"Other than that, things are great."
We took no pleasure in Dennis Rodman's troubles. Back in the days when life with the Rodmaniac was still fresh and vibrant and unpredictable, Floyd, a former Miami Dolphins cornerback, was considered a bad influence by some of Worm's alleged protectors. Now, compared to most of the shameless, lifeless dorks who seem to be in Rodman's orbit, Floyd comes off like a guardian angel.
When, hours earlier, after a night of socializing in St. Louis, Faulk had mentioned that we would be picking up some guy named "dirty white boy," I wasn't particularly fazed. That the guy in question would turn out to be Floyd, who isn't especially soiled and is not Caucasian, surprised me. Yet there we were in Alton, Ill., locked in a wholly unexpected embrace that threw even Faulk for a loop.
"Yo, Rush," Floyd said to Faulk, "this proves that everyone knows everyone." As I've gotten to know Faulk over the past year and a half, I've come to appreciate his unrelenting energy, combative wit and principled enthusiasm even more than I do his sublime play. I wish everyone could get a better sense of what Faulk's really about, but I fear it may not happen. He just signed a seven-year contract extension at 29, but if the Rams win the Super Bowl this season, Faulk could walk away before we know what hit us.
That's why, as Enimem's background singers sang their catchy "Mar-shall" hook over the sound system and the self-described Night Rider drove us through the aptly named town of Rushville, I was acutely aware of life's impermanence. (There may not be another Macomb trip, either -- a Rams source says the team is considering a move next summer to the La Jolla, Calif., facility the Chargers will be vacating after this year.)
Leaning back in my leather seat, listening to Floyd's timeless laugh amid the pointed proclamations of the two Marshalls, Mathers and Faulk, squinting through a windshield smeared with imploded insects to gauge the deer dancing cluelessly across the darkened highway, and, naturally, watching out for zealous state troopers with X-ray vision, I savored the moment and smiled. It was 2:30 in the morning, and all was well in our little world.
"We're almost there," Faulk said, and for once, almost felt pretty damn good.
OK, Faulk used an expletive a touch more profane than I'm letting on, but kids might be reading, and besides, this is an America's Most Wanted-style reenactment. The point is, as the world's greatest football player and I -- along with our mutual friend Floyd Raglin -- cruised up Highway 67 early Monday morning, the notion of getting pulled over halfway between St. Louis and Macomb, Ill., the beat little burg where the Rams make their summer home, rattled Faulk about as much as a blindside hit from Mini-Me.
Seconds after we stopped alongside an endless row of cornstalks, Faulk turned down The Eminem Show to a respectful volume and calmly lowered his tinted window with one hand while producing his driver's license and registration with the other. The state trooper approached on the passenger side, immediately looked behind me and ordered Floyd to place his hands on the top of the seat.
My stomach lurched a little, though I knew there was no logical reason to tweak: We'd been downing nothing stronger than Red Bull energy drinks, and though Faulk once totalled a Ferrari on a wet Hawaiian highway en route to the Pro Bowl (he arrived at the game minutes before kickoff ... and earned MVP honors with a record 180 yards rushing), on this night his driving had been as bland and even-paced as an NPR broadcast. After glancing at Faulk's license, the trooper nodded and said, "Yeah, I thought it was you. The reason I pulled you over was that I clocked you going 71 miles an hour." Faulk thought this was nuts, but he chose not to argue. Throughout the experience, his pulse rate appeared to stay even lower (in beats per minute, if you're scoring at home) than the alleged speed we'd been traveling.
The trooper took Faulk's license and registration and disappeared for several minutes. That's when the comedy routine began.
"'Yeah, I thought it was you,'" Faulk said, mimicking the trooper.
"Oh, really?" he continued, amusing us with a mock response. " When did you think it was me? When you were passing my Mercedes with rolled-up, dark windows?"
"The odds of it being a Ram this time of year are pretty good," I suggested. "Once he saw the Benz, there was at least a one-in-50 chance it was you."
"Yo, Floyd," Faulk said, "I guess you can put your hands down now."
"Yeah, pick on the brother," Floyd cackled. "You notice Mike didn't have to do s--- with his hands."
"Damn right I didn't. Apparently, RWJ isn't a crime in this part of Illinois." Marshall and Floyd didn't have to wait for my translation -- Riding While Jewish -- to get the joke.
This wasn't the first time I'd been pulled over in an athlete's car, and technically, this wasn't a pure DWB; the state trooper, too, was black. He returned to the car and let Faulk go with a warning, but not before asking how the Rams would do this year. "We'll show up," Faulk answered. "If things break right we'll win a couple of games."
End of conversation.
There were better things to talk about as we hit the two-lane road again: Football, for sure, but also the fun experiences we've had, together and separately, and the often ridiculous escapades of people we know in common. And for me and Floyd, one of those people -- a certain tattooed, heavily pierced, Jagermeister-downing, NBA official-clowning, sotto voce freak -- offers an endless source of material.
"How's Worm?" I asked.
"Pretty shady," Floyd answered. "Hating on people, bleeding money, surrounded by leeches." We passed our eighth raccoon roadkill of the trip.
"Other than that, things are great."
We took no pleasure in Dennis Rodman's troubles. Back in the days when life with the Rodmaniac was still fresh and vibrant and unpredictable, Floyd, a former Miami Dolphins cornerback, was considered a bad influence by some of Worm's alleged protectors. Now, compared to most of the shameless, lifeless dorks who seem to be in Rodman's orbit, Floyd comes off like a guardian angel.
When, hours earlier, after a night of socializing in St. Louis, Faulk had mentioned that we would be picking up some guy named "dirty white boy," I wasn't particularly fazed. That the guy in question would turn out to be Floyd, who isn't especially soiled and is not Caucasian, surprised me. Yet there we were in Alton, Ill., locked in a wholly unexpected embrace that threw even Faulk for a loop.
"Yo, Rush," Floyd said to Faulk, "this proves that everyone knows everyone." As I've gotten to know Faulk over the past year and a half, I've come to appreciate his unrelenting energy, combative wit and principled enthusiasm even more than I do his sublime play. I wish everyone could get a better sense of what Faulk's really about, but I fear it may not happen. He just signed a seven-year contract extension at 29, but if the Rams win the Super Bowl this season, Faulk could walk away before we know what hit us.
That's why, as Enimem's background singers sang their catchy "Mar-shall" hook over the sound system and the self-described Night Rider drove us through the aptly named town of Rushville, I was acutely aware of life's impermanence. (There may not be another Macomb trip, either -- a Rams source says the team is considering a move next summer to the La Jolla, Calif., facility the Chargers will be vacating after this year.)
Leaning back in my leather seat, listening to Floyd's timeless laugh amid the pointed proclamations of the two Marshalls, Mathers and Faulk, squinting through a windshield smeared with imploded insects to gauge the deer dancing cluelessly across the darkened highway, and, naturally, watching out for zealous state troopers with X-ray vision, I savored the moment and smiled. It was 2:30 in the morning, and all was well in our little world.
"We're almost there," Faulk said, and for once, almost felt pretty damn good.
08-18-2002, 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
Damnit you guys are quick!
Javon Walker (GB WR)
Rhodes, Dominic_(RB-Ind)
Shockey, Jeremy_(TE-NYG)
All gone off the waiver/FreeAgents...
Damnit you guys are quick!
Javon Walker (GB WR)
Rhodes, Dominic_(RB-Ind)
Shockey, Jeremy_(TE-NYG)
All gone off the waiver/FreeAgents...
08-20-2002, 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by ItalianStallion
ok i need a QB, someone please make me an offer i cant refuse.
ok i need a QB, someone please make me an offer i cant refuse.
08-27-2002, 01:39 AM
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Originally posted by ChrisKelly5
Hey since it looks like Jimmy Smith isnt goin to play this season... I guess I should get another WR... how do I go about this ???
Hey since it looks like Jimmy Smith isnt goin to play this season... I guess I should get another WR... how do I go about this ???
Or dump your player and grab someone from the Waiver/Free Agent list (check available players)
08-27-2002, 12:30 PM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
soo many teams but such a small starting+bench roster limit
This makes it a lot more challenging though.
soo many teams but such a small starting+bench roster limit
This makes it a lot more challenging though.
I thought I would be able to change that after the draft and we could just pick up free agents. I was Wrong. :o
The only way to change it would be to re do the league and have everyone re-register.
Sorry guys, I blew that.
Although, just think if everyone had just 2 more roster spots, that would 32 more players picked up and the talent would be spread really thin. 4 more roster spots would be 64 players... we would all have people we never even heard of.
08-27-2002, 01:48 PM
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naaah i think its all good Dom. The challenge is intriguing.
In another league I'm in, ACL.com vs OT.net, theres 10 teams
and 20 players in each roster (12 starters and 8 bench).
I like to mix it up. One tough league vs. a more flexible league.
In another league I'm in, ACL.com vs OT.net, theres 10 teams
and 20 players in each roster (12 starters and 8 bench).
I like to mix it up. One tough league vs. a more flexible league.
08-28-2002, 02:10 PM
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Originally posted by AztecRol
You BIOTCHEZ are going DOWN!!!!!!
My first victum PULL_T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Virgin Sacrafices will own your FORD luvin AZZ!!!!!!
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You BIOTCHEZ are going DOWN!!!!!!
My first victum PULL_T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Virgin Sacrafices will own your FORD luvin AZZ!!!!!!
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08-28-2002, 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
naaah i think its all good Dom. The challenge is intriguing.
In another league I'm in, ACL.com vs OT.net, theres 10 teams
and 20 players in each roster (12 starters and 8 bench).
I like to mix it up. One tough league vs. a more flexible league.
naaah i think its all good Dom. The challenge is intriguing.
In another league I'm in, ACL.com vs OT.net, theres 10 teams
and 20 players in each roster (12 starters and 8 bench).
I like to mix it up. One tough league vs. a more flexible league.
this leage im not looking as pretty as I would like to look but I'm working with something!
"getting run in"?
08-29-2002, 06:36 PM
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09-09-2002, 02:12 AM
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Well, looks like I will be the only player with over a 100 points this week!!! Dom, you team looks GOOD!! I think Pull_T needs to change the name of his team!!
I love Fantasy Football!!!! Gives me a chance to be the A-HOLE that I really am!!! I love talking shiet to you all!!!! I can't wait till I lose my first game, that way I can hear you all talk shiet to me!!!!
I love Fantasy Football!!!! Gives me a chance to be the A-HOLE that I really am!!! I love talking shiet to you all!!!! I can't wait till I lose my first game, that way I can hear you all talk shiet to me!!!!
09-09-2002, 03:41 PM
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GUYS:
I can change the number of players allowed on the roster. It's currently at 10, I thinking of changing it to 13, giving us each three more roster spots. I will wait a day or two to see if there are any objections. Please post any concerns you may have.
thanks,
Commish
EDIT: Thanks for Victory #1 Itallian Stallion. Aztec, I don't get to whoop you until wk. 13. :P
I can change the number of players allowed on the roster. It's currently at 10, I thinking of changing it to 13, giving us each three more roster spots. I will wait a day or two to see if there are any objections. Please post any concerns you may have.
thanks,
Commish
EDIT: Thanks for Victory #1 Itallian Stallion. Aztec, I don't get to whoop you until wk. 13. :P
09-09-2002, 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by Dom418
GUYS:
I can change the number of players allowed on the roster. It's currently at 10, I thinking of changing it to 13, giving us each three more roster spots. I will wait a day or two to see if there are any objections. Please post any concerns you may have.
thanks,
Commish
EDIT: Thanks for Victory #1 Itallian Stallion. Aztec, I don't get to whoop you until wk. 13. :P
GUYS:
I can change the number of players allowed on the roster. It's currently at 10, I thinking of changing it to 13, giving us each three more roster spots. I will wait a day or two to see if there are any objections. Please post any concerns you may have.
thanks,
Commish
EDIT: Thanks for Victory #1 Itallian Stallion. Aztec, I don't get to whoop you until wk. 13. :P
As far as you WHOOPING me week 13, BRING IT BIAOTCH!!!!!!!
Dom
09-09-2002, 09:35 PM
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Well, I think picking up would have to be a first come first serve thing, OR we could set up a chat room and do a private draft, then I can place the players on correct team.
OR (this is probably best and easiest) -
Set rosters to 11, let everyone pick up one more player, then set to 12, everyone pick up a 2nd player, then up to 13 and everyone can pick up their 3rd new player... any thoughts?
OR (this is probably best and easiest) -
Set rosters to 11, let everyone pick up one more player, then set to 12, everyone pick up a 2nd player, then up to 13 and everyone can pick up their 3rd new player... any thoughts?
09-11-2002, 01:22 PM
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OK guys.... I'm going to change the setting to allow 11 players on the roster. This will allow each of us to pick up ONE more player right now. I will make the change now, so we can pick up who we want RIGHT NOW.
I'll wait until there is some activity before I make my p/u just to be fair. After most people pick up an 11th player, I'll set it to 12, and we can each add another player. Good Luck.
I'll wait until there is some activity before I make my p/u just to be fair. After most people pick up an 11th player, I'll set it to 12, and we can each add another player. Good Luck.
09-11-2002, 11:42 PM
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Originally posted by Dom418
Give it a few days man.. not one a day. Got to give the others a chance to get somebody
Give it a few days man.. not one a day. Got to give the others a chance to get somebody
So how many more we gonna add??
09-12-2002, 07:30 AM
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Originally posted by AztecRol
That's what I meant!!! I was hoping that everyone would pick up their 11th player today or tonight!!!! As soon as everyone is up to 11, open up the flood gates!!!!
So how many more we gonna add??
That's what I meant!!! I was hoping that everyone would pick up their 11th player today or tonight!!!! As soon as everyone is up to 11, open up the flood gates!!!!
So how many more we gonna add??
That's 208 players... Talent gets pretty at that level, but as always, I'm more than open to suggestions from you guys.,
09-12-2002, 10:36 AM
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Originally posted by Dom418
I'm thinking I'll up it to 13.
That's 208 players... Talent gets pretty at that level, but as always, I'm more than open to suggestions from you guys.,
I'm thinking I'll up it to 13.
That's 208 players... Talent gets pretty at that level, but as always, I'm more than open to suggestions from you guys.,
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09-13-2002, 03:57 PM
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Originally posted by Zapata
so when is this all going down?
so when is this all going down?
After most pick up #11, I'll allow up to 12 on the roster.