The Postseason Report
Another regular season in the books. Some franchises performed well down the stretch, and some folded like a cheap card table.
Disclaimer: The following is a completely biased report of the FMFL. The views, opinions, and observations that follow are those of the Executive Director and are completely subjective.
East Division
Boss Hardigan
Current Total: $800
Winning Percentage: 0.554
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 16 – NY Giants ($800) – Lost
Recap: After a sluggish start, the Boss made a big comeback in the second half of the season only to fall just short of the playoffs. Losing his big bet in Week 16 was what ultimately decided his season.
Grade: B+
Gordon Bombay
Current Total: $2,100
Winning Percentage: 0.636
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – New Orleans ($600) – Lost
Recap: Gordon hung around the top of the division during the first half of the year, and then made his move and broke away from the rest of the pack. Down the stretch he was anything but perfect, betting late one week and then nearly losing a $600 lead in the final week, but he held on to win the division by $100.
Grade: A-
Karl Farbman
Current Total: $100
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 7 – Pittsburgh ($800) – Won
Recap: Pitiful is one word to describe how Karl performed in the second half of the season. He went from leading the division and looking like he could contend for the overall title, to slipping back into the negatives until winning $500 in the last week of the season. He failed to threepeat as the East champion, and will need to rebuild in 2013.
Grade: D
Mr. DeBlasis
Current Total: -$1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $600
Wild Card Bet: Week 9 – Cleveland ($800) – Lost
Recap: DeBlasis never gained momentum in the 2012 campaign, and once he lost his wild card bet in Week 9, his season was all but over. For a FMFL veteran, Mr. D has declined in recent years, and with this last place finish he has certainly hit rock bottom.
Grade: D-
Teddy KGB
Current Total: -$800
Winning Percentage: 0.443
Fines: $800
Wild Card Bet: Week 9 – Baltimore ($800) – Won
Recap: The same old story for Teddy KGB, who despite winning his wild card bet in Week 9, couldn’t put it together in October and November and was out of the playoff picture for most of the year. Time for a new strategy in 2013?
Grade: D
The 21th Precinct
Current Total: $2,000
Winning Percentage: 0.578
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 15 – Green Bay ($800) – Won
Recap: The Precinct had one of the best second halves in recent memory, as he went from being right around even money to emerging as contender for the division crown. If he could have had a stronger finish in Week 17, the East title was there for the taking. His consolation is that he’ll still be in the postseason.
Grade: A-
The Beard of Zeus
Current Total: $2,000
Winning Percentage: 0.571
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Did Not Use
Recap: The Beard got hot in the middle of the year and was yet another team that barely missed out on winning the East. He did not use his wild card bet, and instead rode a strong winning percentage to another playoff appearance.
Grade: A-
North Division
Bayonnaise
Current Total: $3,200
Winning Percentage: 0.600
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 9 – Houston ($800) – Won
Recap: After winning his wild card bet in Week 9, the ‘Naise got red-hot and surged to the top of the star-studded North Division. In the final few weeks of the season, many franchises took shots at his throne, but they all fell by the wayside in the end. 2012 was definitely his finest performance to date, and he’ll have a target on his back in the playoffs.
Grade: A
Kimmy Gibbler
Current Total: $800
Winning Percentage: 0.487
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 9 – Green Bay ($800) – Won
Recap: Ultimately this year was one of “what could have beens” for Gibbler, who had an incredible December comeback, winning $500 four weeks in a row. But in the final week of the season, she dropped $500. A better start to the season in 2013, and she could have a return to glory.
Grade: B-
Larisa Oleynik
Current Total: $900
Winning Percentage: 0.514
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 7 – Green Bay ($800) – Won
Recap: Larisa treaded water for most of the season around the top of the North Division, but when the heat was turned up in the last few weeks, she couldn’t put it together. A very uncharacteristic Week 17 as well, as late bets and two losses dashed her postseason dreams.
Grade: B-
Ron Mexico
Current Total: $900
Winning Percentage: 0.528
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 7 – Green Bay ($800) – Won
Recap: Ronnie had another solid season, but was too inconsistent to return to the playoffs. In most weeks he was either winning or losing $500, and couldn’t grind it out with the other North franchises during the later stages of the season.
Grade: B-
The Phoenix
Current Total: -$1,200
Winning Percentage: 0.545
Fines: $1,300
Wild Card Bet: Week 16 – Chicago ($600) – Won
Recap: The broken record for the Phoenix – pretty good picks, but so many fines that he was never considered to be a contender. Maybe he should put a reminder alarm on his phone? If so, he could make the playoffs someday.
Grade: D-
Waldo Geraldo Faldo
Current Total: $500
Winning Percentage: 0.545
Fines: $700
Wild Card Bet: Week 8 – NY Giants ($800) – Won
Recap: Waldo made a push in November, but faded later in the season and couldn’t hang with the sharks. His winning percentage is commendable, but in the end he was a few wins away from anything but a pat on the back.
Grade: B-
Yaz
Current Total: $1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.608
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – Dallas ($800) – Lost
Recap: Not many franchises can lose $1,000 in Week 17 and still get into the playoffs, but it shows how strong Yaz was in December. He took a shot and tried to win the division, but Bayonnaise could not be caught. Over 60% this year makes him one of the postseason favorites.
Grade: B+
South Division
Babe
Current Total: -$200
Winning Percentage: 0.489
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 4 – New England ($800) – Won
Recap: Babe never got things going in 2012, and even an early wild card victory couldn’t propel him into contention in the South. He bets two teams almost every week, so his seasons are always boom or absolute bust.
Grade: C-
Don Mattingly
Current Total: $900
Winning Percentage: 0.557
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – Green Bay ($800) – Lost
Recap: The Donald has little to show for a solid season due to a Week 17 collapse. Donnie was leading the division and used his wild card bet in a “win or go home” situation. Unfortunately for Don, Christian Ponder crushed his dreams of taking home the South title.
Grade: B
Mr. Marbles
Current Total: $600
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 13 – Houston ($800) – Won
Recap: Marbles has awful in the first half of the season, but bounced back in a big way and made a run at the division, only to tumble in the last few weeks of the year. He was still around to fight for a playoff spot, but came up short, losing $500 in Week 17.
Grade: B
Rick Moranis
Current Total: -$1,800
Winning Percentage: 0.405
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 11 – St. Louis ($800) – Lost
Recap: Another last place finish. Next.
Grade: F
T-Ferg
Current Total: -$1,500
Winning Percentage: 0.433
Fines: $200
Wild Card Bet: Week 7 – Green Bay ($800) – Won
Recap: T-Ferg couldn’t put together a run this season, and despite winning his wild card bet, never got on a hot streak. His winning percentage was Moranis-like in 2012.
Grade: D-
The Notorious A.B.T.
Current Total: -$1,700
Winning Percentage: 0.427
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 14 – Baltimore ($800) – Lost
Recap: If his Week 14 wild card bet had gone the other way, we might be talking about ABT in the playoffs. But the Ravens collapsed against the Redskins, and The Notorious collapsed for the rest of the year. A strong showing in Weeks 1 through 13.
Grade: D-
Will Cover
Current Total: $2,000
Winning Percentage: 0.523
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – Tennessee ($800) – Won
Recap: At the midpoint of the year, Will was winning over 70% of his games. In the second half of the year, he could barely eke out a winning week and lost control of what at one time seemed to be an insurmountable lead. But in Week 17, when the money was on the line, he won his wild card bet and defended his South Division crown.
Grade: A-
West Division
Art Schlichter
Current Total: $800
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 12 – Cincinnati ($800) – Won
Recap: A pretty ho-hum year for Art, who won 50% of his games and won his wild card bet, but was too far behind the rest of the pack to make a playoff run.
Grade: B-
Blossom Russo
Current Total: $1,900
Winning Percentage: 0.628
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – Green Bay ($800) – Lost
Recap: Blossom was in the lead in the West for most of the year, and then in Week 17 took a stab at winning the overall regular season title. He failed miserably, and in the end lost $1,000 and lost the division. He’ll still be in the playoffs, but momentum is not on his side.
Grade: B+
Bud Fox
Current Total: $1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 10 – Denver ($800) – Won
Recap: Bud Fox jumped up the standings during November after a quiet first half of the season. He backed into the playoffs in the final spot, and has now made the postseason in each of his first two seasons.
Grade: B+
Face
Current Total: $2,100
Winning Percentage: 0.674
Fines: $800
Wild Card Bet: Week 16 – Indianapolis ($800) – Won
Recap: The West Division championship fell into Face’s lap in the end, as he lost $500 but still erased a $300 deficit due to Blossom’s unfortunate picks. But Face, who had a remarkable total considering he missed making his bets one week, and won 67%, nearly setting the single season record. A great season and one of the favorites in the playoffs.
Grade: A-
Kenny Powers
Current Total: -$1,700
Winning Percentage: 0.361
Fines: $200
Wild Card Bet: Week 5 – Chicago ($800) – Won
Recap: Kenny got back in the league in 2012, and it seems as though he was rusty the entire season. Even with winning his wild card bet, his meager 36% winning percentage held him back from ever being in contention this year.
Grade: D-
Kiko Garcia
Current Total: $1,200
Winning Percentage: 0.522
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 17 – New England ($800) – Won
Recap: Kiko made a big push late in the year and won $1,000 in the final week, but it was too little, too late as he just missed out on the playoffs. A good year for Kiko, though, as they are a team on the rise in the FMFL.
Grade: B
The People’s Champ
Current Total: -$700
Winning Percentage: 0.470
Fines: $800
Wild Card Bet: Did Not Use
Recap: The Champ didn’t use his wild card bet, had $800 worth of fines, and a subpar winning percentage. He might have still been hungover from the 2011 victory party because his head wasn’t in it this season.
Grade: D+
