Grab Bag Fridays: Super Fresco!
(1 Cent): Better Than Nothin'
We have one comment question this week ... like to hea' it? Hea' it go!
Q: "This is from Nony. A win is a win is a win, I agree. My question is, why not me? Why do I play teams that score low for three weeks in a row and then on my turn they have the games of their lives? I want to mention that I did give the team I was playing a sufficient pounding this week and that I would have beaten 7 of the teams in the league that I am playing in. But what is it about sucky or average teams or players doing amazing against me or my team. For instance my favorite NBA team often produces career games for the sixth man on the other team’s bench; sometimes the twelfth man even gets his piece of the say "pecan" pie. Why is this? My favorite team is really good but what is it about my team (not that I own them) that brings out the best in the worst of other teams?" -- Nony
HCP: Ha ... I like that you go by the nickname I gave you (Nony = Anonymous). Anyways, if I'm reading your question correctly, you're asking why do teams (in your fantasy league) have below average players playing way above their head when they play against your team. For instance, Desmond Mason averages about 14 fantasy points (FP's) a week but all of a sudden has some monster games in the week he plays you ... and you end up getting hosed (not in a good, Cinnemax way) because he averaged 35. Well, welcome to fantasy sports, my friend ... where 'up' is 'left' ... and 'down' is 'red.'
There's no rhyme or reason to much of it. I mean, look at my rant about fantasy sports in my earlier columns. In years past, I've lost playoff games because Tracy McGrady was listed as very probable but ends up missing the entire week ... giving me a fatty zero in his points column. I've been riddled with injures -- seemingly having every injured player in real life on my team. Hell, even this year I complained about and verbally crapped on Fred Jones who gave me 5 FP's for the week ... FOR THE WEEK ... and made me lose by about 2 FP's. Sometimes there's just nothing you can do but bend over and take it like a man (old Chinese proverb). I wish I could give you more advice. The only thing I can say is something I've uttered before: It's luck, skill, determination ... all packed into one.
It might not make sense to you now ... but when it does ... then you will have reached a greater plane of fantasy sports fortitude than you could ever imagine. (Can you say hyperbole?).
(2 Cent): What Do You Think?
This is a crazy article ... well, an article about a crazy situation. It's kind of long (about 4 web pages) but it is really interesting (article courtesy of MSN.com):
http://lifestyle.msn.com/Relationships/CouplesandMarriage/ArticleRB.aspx?cp-documentid=2349798>1=8989
I don't know what I would do in that situation. I mean, wow. It's just unfathomable that things like this happen, ya know? How much effort did it take for Scott to forgive her? How do you get to the point where you can trust her again?
Many, many questions can be derived from this; I do have one main beef. The concern for me is Bonnie's frame of mind. Consider this statement: "I know now that I can't change Scott, but I can change how I react to him. If he tells me to stop using the credit card so much, I listen to what he is really saying — that he's concerned about our family's welfare — instead of thinking that he is trying to control me." Basically, Scott says to not use the credit card "so much" -- not "not at all", but so much. Why did Bonnie think Scott was trying to control her in the first place? It's not like he was forbidding the use of the credit card entirely ... why did Bonnie (and so many people like her) think they're being controlled when asked to do something?
Along those lines, Bonnie says, "Scott hugs and kisses me a lot, and if he doesn't, I'm not afraid to ask him to! I used to expect him just to know what I needed." What the heck? First and foremost, why would you "expect him just to know" what you needed? Did Bonnie leave out the part where Scott was an amateur mind reader on the side of his carpentry business? You can't expect people to know things if you don't tell them. That's ludicrous. Second, why was Bonnie afraid to ask Scott for affection in the first place? One shouldn't be afraid to ask for a kiss or a hug; explain to Scott (or whoever) that you need that and I'm sure it would be granted. Believe me, if Scott knew that a simple kiss or a quick hug every now and then would've prevented his wife and the mother of his children to be ravished by some "older, dumpy-looking guy," I'm sure he would've been all over it.
All I'm saying is that life is complicated ... try not to add to its difficulties. People, we have mouths ... speak up. Most people aren't mind readers. As for Bonnie and people like Bonnie, don't feel like you're being controlled when asked to curb something ... especially if there is a logical reason behind it.
I don't know ... I guess I'm not qualified to give advice ... and the 4 web page article is a summary of many, many months which most likely leave out a lot of details ... but hey, it's my two and a half cents so I can do as I please! I can even bust out in Spanish right now and you can't do anything about it! Que ganga!
(1/2 Cent): Any Ideas?
Let's enhance Grab Bag Fridays. Give me some ideas on what you want to read. Anything in your life you want HCP's advice on? Need a winning Lotto number? Don't know how to get rid of your neighbor's cat without punting it over a bridge? Wanna impress that young, lil' hottie at work with some new dance moves like the "Rock Away" or the "Kansas Killer Kick" aka the "KKK?" Ask away and I'll be happy to chime in.
Have a fun, safe weekend out there ... feel free to write comments or questions by clicking on the Comments link below or write to HCP2007@gmail.com. I'm outtie 5000!
HCP
Two And A Half Cents
We have one comment question this week ... like to hea' it? Hea' it go!
Q: "This is from Nony. A win is a win is a win, I agree. My question is, why not me? Why do I play teams that score low for three weeks in a row and then on my turn they have the games of their lives? I want to mention that I did give the team I was playing a sufficient pounding this week and that I would have beaten 7 of the teams in the league that I am playing in. But what is it about sucky or average teams or players doing amazing against me or my team. For instance my favorite NBA team often produces career games for the sixth man on the other team’s bench; sometimes the twelfth man even gets his piece of the say "pecan" pie. Why is this? My favorite team is really good but what is it about my team (not that I own them) that brings out the best in the worst of other teams?" -- Nony
HCP: Ha ... I like that you go by the nickname I gave you (Nony = Anonymous). Anyways, if I'm reading your question correctly, you're asking why do teams (in your fantasy league) have below average players playing way above their head when they play against your team. For instance, Desmond Mason averages about 14 fantasy points (FP's) a week but all of a sudden has some monster games in the week he plays you ... and you end up getting hosed (not in a good, Cinnemax way) because he averaged 35. Well, welcome to fantasy sports, my friend ... where 'up' is 'left' ... and 'down' is 'red.'
There's no rhyme or reason to much of it. I mean, look at my rant about fantasy sports in my earlier columns. In years past, I've lost playoff games because Tracy McGrady was listed as very probable but ends up missing the entire week ... giving me a fatty zero in his points column. I've been riddled with injures -- seemingly having every injured player in real life on my team. Hell, even this year I complained about and verbally crapped on Fred Jones who gave me 5 FP's for the week ... FOR THE WEEK ... and made me lose by about 2 FP's. Sometimes there's just nothing you can do but bend over and take it like a man (old Chinese proverb). I wish I could give you more advice. The only thing I can say is something I've uttered before: It's luck, skill, determination ... all packed into one.
It might not make sense to you now ... but when it does ... then you will have reached a greater plane of fantasy sports fortitude than you could ever imagine. (Can you say hyperbole?).
(2 Cent): What Do You Think?
This is a crazy article ... well, an article about a crazy situation. It's kind of long (about 4 web pages) but it is really interesting (article courtesy of MSN.com):
http://lifestyle.msn.com/Relationships/CouplesandMarriage/ArticleRB.aspx?cp-documentid=2349798>1=8989
I don't know what I would do in that situation. I mean, wow. It's just unfathomable that things like this happen, ya know? How much effort did it take for Scott to forgive her? How do you get to the point where you can trust her again?
Many, many questions can be derived from this; I do have one main beef. The concern for me is Bonnie's frame of mind. Consider this statement: "I know now that I can't change Scott, but I can change how I react to him. If he tells me to stop using the credit card so much, I listen to what he is really saying — that he's concerned about our family's welfare — instead of thinking that he is trying to control me." Basically, Scott says to not use the credit card "so much" -- not "not at all", but so much. Why did Bonnie think Scott was trying to control her in the first place? It's not like he was forbidding the use of the credit card entirely ... why did Bonnie (and so many people like her) think they're being controlled when asked to do something?
Along those lines, Bonnie says, "Scott hugs and kisses me a lot, and if he doesn't, I'm not afraid to ask him to! I used to expect him just to know what I needed." What the heck? First and foremost, why would you "expect him just to know" what you needed? Did Bonnie leave out the part where Scott was an amateur mind reader on the side of his carpentry business? You can't expect people to know things if you don't tell them. That's ludicrous. Second, why was Bonnie afraid to ask Scott for affection in the first place? One shouldn't be afraid to ask for a kiss or a hug; explain to Scott (or whoever) that you need that and I'm sure it would be granted. Believe me, if Scott knew that a simple kiss or a quick hug every now and then would've prevented his wife and the mother of his children to be ravished by some "older, dumpy-looking guy," I'm sure he would've been all over it.
All I'm saying is that life is complicated ... try not to add to its difficulties. People, we have mouths ... speak up. Most people aren't mind readers. As for Bonnie and people like Bonnie, don't feel like you're being controlled when asked to curb something ... especially if there is a logical reason behind it.
I don't know ... I guess I'm not qualified to give advice ... and the 4 web page article is a summary of many, many months which most likely leave out a lot of details ... but hey, it's my two and a half cents so I can do as I please! I can even bust out in Spanish right now and you can't do anything about it! Que ganga!
(1/2 Cent): Any Ideas?
Let's enhance Grab Bag Fridays. Give me some ideas on what you want to read. Anything in your life you want HCP's advice on? Need a winning Lotto number? Don't know how to get rid of your neighbor's cat without punting it over a bridge? Wanna impress that young, lil' hottie at work with some new dance moves like the "Rock Away" or the "Kansas Killer Kick" aka the "KKK?" Ask away and I'll be happy to chime in.
Have a fun, safe weekend out there ... feel free to write comments or questions by clicking on the Comments link below or write to HCP2007@gmail.com. I'm outtie 5000!
HCP
Two And A Half Cents
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