Fantasy Football Week 4 (NFL week 5) and Baseball Predictions

 

Well I squeaked out a five point victory in my fantasy football league, bringing me to an even 2-2 record and sixth place in the league. A nice improvement, sure, but I still only racked up seventy lousy points. Yikes.

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Note that Aaron Rodgers did what I predicted and played through the pain rather than give in to the crazy pro-Favre propaganda in Wisconsin. It was a gritty performance marred by a costly interception, which if nothing else should bring back fond memories of the Favre era for those blowhards.

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My baseball predictions:

Dodgers vs. Philly = L.A. in five games.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay = oh, this breaks my heart. As a Yankee fan I've always despised the Red Sox but I think they're a damn tough team and will be hard to stop this year. Boston in six, although I hope I'm wrong.

The Series (I reserve the right to re-pick if the teams change). LA over Boston in five games, largely as a fluke.

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Anyhow, here's how my fantasy football team scored this past week.

 SlapJacks 2-2-0

   VS

fatmann 1-3-0

				Points
Pos	Player	Opp	Status	Projected	Actual
QB	Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)	@Hou	W, 31-27	18.16	17.03
WR	Hines Ward (Pit - WR)	@Jac	W, 26-21	9.57	17.00
WR	Santana Moss (Was - WR)	@Phi	W, 23-17	8.68	0.00
WR	Marvin Harrison (Ind - WR)	@Hou	W, 31-27	6.69	3.20
RB	Fred Taylor (Jac - RB)	Pit	L, 26-21	8.85	2.50
RB	Ricky Williams (Mia - RB)	SD	W, 17-10	7.89	3.90
TE	Alge Crumpler (Ten - TE)	@Bal	W, 13-10	4.66	9.50
K	Mason Crosby (GB - K)	Atl	L, 27-24	8.11	9.00
DEF	San Diego (SD - DEF)	@Mia	L, 17-10	17.62	8.50
Total				90.23	70.63

				Points
Pos	Player	Opp	Status	Projected	Actual
QB	Trent Edwards (Buf - QB)	@Ari	L, 41-17	11.95	0.60
WR	Donald Driver (GB - WR)	Atl	L, 27-24	8.81	15.40
WR	Steve Smith (Car - WR)	KC	W, 34-0	9.24	9.60
WR	Reggie Brown (Phi - WR)	Was	L, 23-17	7.76	9.00
RB	Marion Barber (Dal - RB)	Cin	W, 31-22	19.69	9.20
RB	Laurence Maroney (NE - RB)	@SF	W, 30-21	9.64	2.60
TE	Antonio Gates (SD - TE)	@Mia	L, 17-10	9.08	1.20
K	John Kasay (Car - K)	KC	W, 34-0	9.71	11.00
DEF	Tampa Bay (TB - DEF)	@Den	L, 16-13	12.35	7.00
Total				98.23	65.60