Big Week Ahead

Holy crap it is Wednesday already! That means that BASS starts tomorrow, so if you haven't updated your team and you want to, you best get it together and do so. Along with BASS all three other sports are going to be taking place this week as well. PBR and NHRA start on Friday while NASCAR is a Saturday night race this week. Bulls are not yet posted so keep an eye out tomorrow for them. I would like to appologize to Harman for vetoing his trade (especially since Busch is probably going to do worse this week than Vickers) but it is just not fair to trade Kurt Busch to the top team in the league for a fourth round draft pick. Might I suggest trading him to Stancil for Matt Kenseth since Sack will obviously be starting Michael Waltrip in his place after blowing it the last two weeks by not doing so.

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Scroll down to check out a graphical representation of the points standings.

Bulls Are Up

The PBR bulls are ready. Since I already told Kotwicki and Sack I guess it is only fair that I divulge my bull picking secret to the rest of you. Are you ready for this, it is going to blow your mind... step 1: go to the PBR site; step 2: click on "bulls"; step 3: pick the bulls that are listed in the top 50. I know I am a genius, there is no need to thank me. Now maybe you numbskulls will stop getting ass raped by me every week. However if you enjoy the sportsmanship of picking bulls at random / by name feel free to keep going with that tactic, because it is certianly working out for me. I also find it more fun to pick atleast one or two bulls outside of the list to really test your skills.

Or you can just follow this link:
http://www.pbrnow.com/ridersbulls/bulls/

Pick Your Drivers, Not Your Nose

If you haven't done so already, do not forget to pick your NHRA drivers for this week. The competition starts on Friday so the sooner you do it the better. If you don't like having to remember to pick drivers each week, don't foget that you can currently pick your NHRA drivers for every event. If you pick all of your drivers now you will not run the risk of forgetting to do so somewhere down the line. If you choose to do this however, make sure that you check back every once in a while to make sure you didn't pick drivers who suck or happen to not be racing one week. This should be apparent if you are getting crushed every week.

P.S. Feel free to pick your nose, I won't judge you.

Nice Denim Shorts Dude

This week marks the return of NASCAR and NHRA while BASS stays on hiatus for another week. It will be an interesting week for the head to head standings in NASCAR, which is currently in a four-way tie for first. Two of the leaders, Hames and Burns, will face off against each other, while Brett will have to fend off Sack and the menacing #55 car of Michael Waltrip. So to recap we will be in a two way tie for first after this week, the question is will Jeff Gordon show up and help team Hames to maintain his first place status or will he fall out of the top spot for the first time this year? Hames certainly has a daunting task ahead of him with Burns fielding a red hot Kyle Busch, who is coming off three wins in a row in the Nationwide, after his victory in Mexico last weekend. Busch is now 1st in the Truck Series, 3rd in the Nationwide and 2nd in the Cup, I think it is safe to say he is shaking and baking... wait, that reminds me... I forgot to mention, this week is TALLAGEDA! That’s right, if your not first your last Hames, so step your game up. In other RFC news, Harman is currently holding down the NHRA with the most wins and most consecutive wins and he will undoubtedly be hungry for another first place finish in an attempt to make it into the 2008 record books.

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A Bucking Beatdown

Team Case dominated the only RFC event for the week with a vicious fisting of the competition in PBR. Outscoring his closest RFC opponent by 75 points Kenny finished with a 430.64 total and placed 18th among all Bull Trader players. Apparently there is no answer for the mammoth Rodeo Clown Babies who have now won four consecutive PBR events, a RFC record.

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Viva la Nationwide

For those of you who happen to be completely bummed out that there is no Sprint Cup race this weekend, ESPN will be broadcasting the Nationwide race starting at 2PM. This will be the most sourthern and least southern race all year. That is because it is being held in the backyard of our neighbors to the south, in scenic Mexico City. So grab your sombreros and smash a pinata, NASCAR is going international.

Make Your PBR Picks

The PBR bulls are posted and you can select your squad. Rosters must be set by the start of the event tomorrow, which is Friday 7:30PM, or you will be locked out of the competition. It is the only event this week so don't forget!

This Week in Redneck Fantasy Sports

Actually, it is more like lack of redneck fantasy sports. This weeks only competition is PBR, which has thus far been dominated by Team Case having won 5 of the 6 events in which they entered. Perhaps having the week off in the other 3 sports will allow the other teams a chance to reevaluate their bull selection procedures and attempt to find a way to challenge the league leader. Team Burns has had two second place showings in a row and has improved his score each time, with an especially strong outing last week scoring over 400 points. Since joining the league only three weeks ago they have managed to outscore Team Case in every event other than PBR, and it appears it is only a matter of time until they do. After Team Harman managed to score an event win in NHRA that leaves only Team Barra winless in the event category (that is if you count Team Stancil's unopposed win in PBR) so there is no doubt that he will be wanting to get on the scoreboard soon. It will be interesting to see if this is the motivation he needs to enter a PBR event. That is if he can find time to do something other than research Bon Jovi concert information.

NHRA Breathes New Life into Team Harman

The first week to feature all four fantasy sports has finally wrapped up. Brett again won NASCAR, Kenny again won BASS and PBR, but wait... Harman won NHRA! The new event was a nice points boost for all the teams who have been trailing in the standings. All four teams that entered were able to best Team Case, the overall points leader, who was the first team to break 10,000 points and 10 wins after taking two events this week. While the field is still lagging behind perhaps the big win for Team Harman in the NHRA, who gained more than 100 point on the leader and took home his first event win, will spark some life into the rest of the field. The key to success over the remainder of the season will of course be to ensure that the teams enter all of the events. Starting with this weeks only RFC competition which is the PBR's NILE International taking place in Billings, MT. As usual the bulls should be posted either Wednesday night or, as has been more common lately, first thing Thursday morning.

Oh Sweet Revenge

This week’s race in Pheonix allowed two teams to give a little payback to those who beat them in the opening race at Daytona. The Miami Kennycases took down the leader going into last week, Hames’ Sloppy Seconds, after Ryan Newman bowed out of the race after only 134 laps. Car problems also brought down Aborted Fetus Salad when Elliot Sadler, who was the subject of a trade last week, blew his engine and dropped from a top ten car to a 41st place finish. This allowed Team Brohl to take advantage of the three car team, who had been winning by 150 points at the time of the engine failure, and steamrolled to a 522 point win, besting AFS by over 50 points, and securing a second consecutive event win. Team Brohl now leads NASCAR with 3 event wins and 3863 points. Unfortunately for AFS, had they not traded away Travis Kvapil for Elliot Sadler they would have won. Although Kvapil could not carry the day for the newly named team Biggest Douche in the Universe. Who lost for a second time to the other newly named Team Meximelt, who with this win jumps into a three way tie for first at 6-2 with Hames and Brett. Unfortunately Harman remains in the cellar at a mere 1-7. Last, and least was the TJ vs Sack matchup which was a hard fought battle finishing at a close 438 to 409. The difference maker was again Michael Waltrip who for some reason Sack decided to bench in favor of Matt Kenseth. Had the team manager stuck to his guns and kept the all-star Waltrip in his lineup he could have taken the win. Hopefully it will be a good lesson for the struggling Team DingleBerryPie and hopefully the third time around they will be able to clinch a win over Suzy’s Big Ass during week 15 at Michigan.

Phoenix Race Scoreboard

Don't forget that NASCAR is a Saturday night race this week. The green flag should drop around 8:45PM.

Keep track of how your team and all the other teams are doing here:
http://games.espn.go.com/fsr/scoreboard?leagueId=421

And congratulations to Team Meximelt for being on top of the Jeremy Mayfield fiasco. Too slow to score Johnny Sauter for this week however.

PBR & BASS Kick Off

Don't forget to pick your bulls for this weeks PBR event which begins today at 8PM.

The first day of the Battle on the Border at Lake Amistad was cancelled after dangerous weather threatened the elites. So the competition officially begins today and the weigh-ins can again be tracked at http://proxy.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/members/ldr/leaderboard?tournamentId=833, beginning at 6 PM.

Fantasy Foursome

Reach up and pull those belts tight! This is the first week where all four RFC events will be in play, thanks to the debut of fantasy drag racing. This new wildcard event could open the door for a standings shake-up, which has thus far been dominated by Team Case. PBR is the odd man out by hosting its event in Nebraska, rather than the southwest like all three other RFC events. BASS sticks around Texas for another week, NHRA is preparing to tear up the Las Vegas strip, and NASCAR heads to sunny Phoenix, where hopefully they can avoid the rain clouds for the second week in a row. This week marks the start of the second round of NASCAR match-ups, so it is revenge time for all those who got stomped in round one. For those who don’t remember, and to rub salt in the wound, Harman suffered a one point loss in week one to the then single owner Team Haser. Revenge will be twice a sweet this time around if he can manage to knock the Burns/Haser duo out of second place with a stunning upset. Team Brohl will also be looking to avenge their narrow 21 point loss to Aborted Fetus Salad in the hope of tying Hames for first place. Team Brohl looks poised to secure his fourth win in a row, coming off an event win and fielding 3 of the top 8 drivers at Phoenix over the last 3 years. Both the MiamiKennycases and Team Dingleberry Pie suffered tough losses in week one but that was probably because Bryan had four drivers in instead of three and Sack did not have Michael Waltrip on his team. Look for these recent team strategies to add a new edge to their match-ups in week 8.

Stancil Racing Inc. Still Sweating Waltrip's Nuts

Hames has once again taken over as the NASCAR leader with a 6-1 record after Sack decided that letting Micheal Waltrip ruin his team two weeks in a row wasn't enough. Although Hames became the overall leader the day's event win went to Team Brohl, who was somehow or another able to pull out a victory over the MiamiKennycases. I guess it isnt too surprising though since Bryan decided to join the "Three Drivers are Better than Four" club which now consists of Haser, TJ, and Mr. Kotwicki. While Hames was busy taking over first place Harman was busy cursing Kurt Busch and securing dead last with a 1-6 record and a loss to Suzy's Big Ass, thanks in whole to a game saving race by Jimmie Johnson. We also saw a solid performance from Burns/Haser racing after a bad first week. The meger came back strong to squash the rumors that their stable was in trouble after the transition to a two owner team. Burns was also able to grab an event win with a choice Mike Iaconelli pick in BASS, and posted a respectable second place in PBR, which by the way was the only event that Team Case managed to edge out Team Burns for a win this week. As for which, I would like to thank all my bulls for their excellent efforts, especially McNasty (mostly just for having such a sweet name).

BASS Tournament Underway

NASCAR isnt the only RFC event headed to Texas this week. The BASS Lonestar Shootout is currently being held on Falcon Lake in Zapata, Texas, where it is rumored records are going to be broken. The live weigh-ins begin at 5:50PM Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun, and they can be followed online at: http://proxy.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/members/ldr/leaderboard?tournamentId=832.

New Game Added to RFC -- NHRA

The National Hot Rod Association's POWERade Drag Racing Series will be added as a fantasy leauge. To sign up go to: http://www.nhrafantasygame.com/. The next race is on April 11th in Las Vegas. Go ahead and set up your team, it only takes 2 minutes, and keep an eye on your email for a group name and password.