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Delmon Young's 2008 stats

Tom Schardin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:10:08 -0600

Delmon Young's 2008 stats ....
.289, 27 homers, 101 RBIs and 140 Ks.

I forgot that I drafted

Mathias Baden — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:44:30 -0500

I forgot that I drafted Chris Capuano of Milwaukee and Woody Williams of Houston.

If Strib writer Patrick Reusse saw my team, he'd say I am the Minnesota Twins of my fantasy league -- none of my pitchers are good. (I tend to believe the Twins have a decent rotation, but that's beside the point.) Despite drawing the fourth spot in the fantasy draft, I have only one No. 1 starter, one in the No. 2 slot, four in No. 3 slots, a No. 4 starter, a former star who was sent to Triple-A, and former Cy Young who won't pitch until late April.

To say this is a gamble is an understatement. I need to believe in miracles.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

And the winner is ... me!

Brandon — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:08:30 -0600

And the winner is ... me! Like last year’s Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, I came back from an abysmal season to run the table in the OFL playoffs. As of Sunday night, I found myself on the right end of a 123-108 championship game. How a 4-10 team won a championship is beyond me, but I’ll take family bragging rights when I can get them.

The Pack have a very real

Brandon — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:34:36 -0600

The Pack have a very real shot at the postseason. They only have to win their final game against the resting Bears and have the Giants lose their game against their division rival Redskins. But you’re right. I’m trying not to get my hopes up, and Packers Coach Mike McCarthy won’t even say the word playoffs to reporters.

More important is the fact that my Ocelots are a 4-10 team playing for a fake football championship. How often does that happen? I would guess more often than I think in a league with only six teams.

The Packers' shot at the

Mathias Baden — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:40:28 -0600

The Packers' shot at the playoffs is actually possible?!? Sez you. Remember, they are the Packers. Let's not get too hopeful.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I made it through! I’m in

Brandon — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:07:27 -0600

I made it through! I’m in the championship game this weekend, and what a stressful weekend it will be. Here are some of the anxiety-ridden storylines of this weekend’s game:

I’m fighting for my first every OFL championship in a rematch with the team that beat me in the final game last year.

My cousin is fighting for the first ever back-to-back OFL championship (in the league’s two-year history)

The Green Bay Packers are fighting for a possible shot at the playoffs against the rival Chicago Bears!

To top it all off, it’s my immediate family’s Christmas celebration this weekend and I’ll be opening presents during the final games. I don’t know if I can handle it.