Week 8 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Boss Hardigan; Mr. Marbles; Thine
North: Donnie Jeffcoat; Larisa Oleynik
South: Bayonnaise; Karl Farbman
West: Don Mattingly
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: None
South: Biff Tannen (no bets); The People’s Champ
West: None
Other Notes:
– Boss Hardigan pulled within $100 of Kenny Powers in the East
– Bayonnaise took over the lead in the South
– The league was a collective +$2,900 in Week 8
Week 7 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Blossom Russo; Kenny Powers; Luther Lavay
North: Bud Fox; The Beard of Zeus
South: The People’s Champ
West: None
Duds (-$500)
East: Kiko Garcia; Thine
North: None
South: Karl Farbman
West: Judge Smails; Neon Boudeaux; Tony Montana
Other Notes:
– Kenny Powers has won $1,500 over the last two weeks
– The People’s Champ won $500 for the second straight week and takes over the lead in the South
– Karl Farbman lost $500 for the third straight week
– The league was a collective -$600 in Week 7
Week 6 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Boss Hardigan; Kenny Powers (wild card); Thine
North: Donnie Jeffcoat; Karl Hungus
South: Bayonnaise; Shecky; The People’s Champ
West: The Notorious ABT
Duds (-$500)
East: Mr. Marbles
North: None
South: Karl Farbman
West: None
Other Notes:
– Kenny Powers won $1,000 for the week and currently holds both the lead in the East and the Overall lead
– Shecky won $500 for the second straight week
– Mr. Marbles and Karl Farbman each lost $500 for the second straight week
– More than one-third of the league (11 franchises) are +$1,000 or better after six weeks
– The league was a collective +$3,000 in Week 6
Week 5 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Chalky Studebaker
North: T-Ferg
South: Shecky
West: Neon Boudeaux (wild card); Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: Blossom Russo; Kiko Garcia; Luther Lavay; Mr. Marbles
North: Bud Fox; Donnie Jeffcoat
South: Chris B. Corey; Karl Farbman
West: Patrick Bateman; Yaz
Other Notes:
– T-Ferg won $500 for the second straight week and pulls into a tie for the lead in the North
– Tony Montana takes over the lead in the West
– The league was a collective -$4,000 in Week 5
Week 4 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Luther Lavay (wild card)
North: Babe (wild card); Larisa Oleynik; T-Ferg
South: The Big Hurt
West: OJ; Judge Smails; Yaz
Duds (-$500)
East: Chalky Studebaker
North: None
South: None
West: Neon Boudeaux; Tony Montana
Other Notes:
– Babe won his wild card and is +$1,500 the last two weeks
– OJ and Judge Smails each won $500 for the second straight week
– The Big Hurt went 4-for-4 on his way to a perfect week
– The league was a collective +$3,700 in Week 4
Week 3 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Kiko Garcia; Mr. Marbles; Thine
North: Babe; Donnie Jeffcoat; T-Ferg
South: Karl Farbman; Shecky
West: OJ; Judge Smails
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: None
South: Chris B. Corey
West: None
Other Notes:
– Kiko Garcia won $500 for the second straight week
– Chris B. Corey lost $500 for the second straight week
– The league was a collective +$6,800 in Week 3
Week 2 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Kiko Garcia
North: None
South: None
West: Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: Chalky Studebaker; Kenny Powers; Mr. Marbles
North: Babe; Larisa Oleynik; The Beard of Zeus
South: Chris B. Corey; The People’s Champ
West: Yaz
Other Notes:
– Mr. Marbles and Yaz lost $500 for the second straight week
– The league was a collective -$3,800 in Week 2
– Tony Montana’s lifetime winning percentage is 100%
Week 1 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Boss Hardigan; Kenny Powers
North: Babe; Larisa Oleynik
South: Rick Moranis; The Big Hurt; The People’s Champ
West: Patrick Bateman; Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: Mr. Marbles
North: None
South: Karl Farbman
West: OJ; Yaz
Other Notes:
– Blossom Russo was perfect on bets but submitted late
– The league was a collective +$3,700 in Week 1
– Tony Montana has never picked a game wrong in his FMFL career
Welcome to the 2022 Season from Luther Lavay
(Editor’s note: The 2021 winner, Luther Lavay, has penned some words of wisdom as we kick off the 2022 season. His message is below.)
Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 2am, we arrive at Mercy Hospital in downtown Baltimore. My wife, Katie, was ready to deliver our second son. As we were preparing to leave the house, I rechecked to ensure that everything was packed prior to leaving for the hospital. A quick drive through the rough streets of Bmore, lasting no longer then 15 minutes, and we were parked and ready to make our way to the delivery room. As we approached our room, it hit me, I had forgotten the all-important snack bag. This may have been even more important than the actual delivery. As I stirred up the courage to admit my mistake, I had a plan to drive home quickly to pick up the bag, assuming that the contractions were far enough apart. After getting Katie checked into the room and checking with the doctor who ensured me that we were ten hours away from delivery, I made a quick run home for the all-important bag of snacks. That would not be the only thing that I forgot that faithfully early morning.
As the Epidural was setting in and the contraction screams died down a bit, I looked at the clock. 11am on Sunday, September 13th. There was a pit in my stomach, It felt like I was still missing something. And then it hit me. I forgot to submit my picks for the Funny Money league. Frantically, I jumped on my computer, ran through the spreads and sent over the picks with an explanation of the soon to be delivery. The response that I got back from The Executive Director was that I would still be assessed a -$100 fine for late picks. Half of me thought how ruthless, but the other half thought mad respect for keeping this rule in place even in this situation. As the clock stuck 1pm, our second son entered the world. What a beautiful sight. The nurse handed him to Katie and asked, have you two decided a name. As I was getting ready to blurt out Luther Lavay Rose, Katie beat me to the punch exclaiming, Brayden Patrick Rose. It was at that moment that I made a plan to win the league in 2021. I would lay low in 2020, spend time with my new son and then completely focus on winning the playoffs the next year. Everything was lined up as planned. Get out slow in the early 2021 season, lose the wild card (when the Raiders gave up a 46 yard pass interference with ten seconds left to put the game into OT and not cover), back into the playoffs as the 10th seed on the last game of the season, ironically a win by the Raiders and then march through the playoffs on the heels of Burrow and the Bengals.
Fast forward to current day, sitting in my house in Marriottsville, Maryland. I reach up to grab the championship plaque and get it ready to bubble wrap and send it back to The Executive Director. One more hug of the plaque and I wrap it up in the box for shipping. Part of me thinks, why pay shipping when I am just going to run through the league again this year? At this point it is simply a fight for 2nd place as the Luther Reign has just begun….
2022 Divisions
Here are the divisions for the 2022 FMFL Season:
East Division
Blossom Russo
Boss Hardigan*
Chalky Studebaker
Kenny Powers
Kiko Garcia
Luther Lavay
Mr. Marbles
Thine
North Division
Babe
Bud Fox
Donnie Jeffcoat
Karl Hungus
Larisa Oleynik
T-Ferg*
The Beard of Zeus
Waldo Geraldo Faldo
South Division
Bayonnaise
Biff Tannen
Chris B. Corey
Karl Farbman*
Rick Moranis
Shecky
The Big Hurt
The People’s Champ
West Division
Don Mattingly
Judge Smails
Neon Boudeaux
OJ
Patrick Bateman
The Notorious ABT*
Tony Montana
Yaz
*Defending champion of the division
