TOP STORY: Jersey Power
The Top 3 Teams all hail from New Jersey. But more on that in a little bit. Once again, we've started the season off with excitement. Many of the games came down to Monday Night Football. We had some upsets, some come backs, some big, big scores, and even a team that choked. (The Divas had me beet going into Monday Night's games but their defense couldn't hold on and I came back to win.) But back to The Top 3... weheartkevinbacon, Sea Girt Redemption, and NJ Superstars take 1, 2 and 3. That's 3 Jersey teams (with a bit of Kentucky) leading the pack. Let's get to know our Week 1 Leaders...
#1 weheartkevinbacon
Michaela and Kelly. They're not just BMF's (Best Manager's Foreva). They are also in first place with a powerhouse team that gives no mercy. Just ask The Silver Fox. Bob got utterly crushed this week when Mickelly more than doubled his score. Kevin Bacon doesn't let up when there's alien monsters under the ground, and weheartkevinbacon doesn't let up even when they have a huge lead.
#2 Sea Girt Redemption
Have you heard? Matty is the greatest. How do I know? Because The White Lion called me and told me so. Oh, what's that? He called you too? I guess word gets around. When you put up over 88 points in your debut week of The Hanley Cup, it's hard not to get noticed. Welcome to the League Matty. You look to be a force to be reckoned with. But don't think because you're the youngest person in the league that any of your cousins or aunts and uncles are going to go easy on you. Actually, some of us are hoping you go easy on us this season!
#3 NJ Superstars
The only former champion in the Top 5. Almost the only former champion in the Top 10, but yelnah barely beat The Hackers to get the No. 10 spot. Anyway, Brian Shuster knows how to win and he's proven it again by beating another former champion, Brian Hanley, in Week 1. It wasn't even close. Basically, the 2009 Champion put the smack down on the 2010 Champion. Congrats Brian. Sorry Brian.
Week 1 is probably my favorite week in The Hanley Cup. It truly separates the winners from the losers. Half of us are undefeated, while the other have don't know what victory feels like.
Did you know that The Hanley Cup Champion from every season started by winning their first week? (Actually, I have no idea if that's true, but it sounds like it could be.)
Week 2 Preview:
Week 2 promises to be an exciting week. For some, it's an opportunity to go 2-0, while others are simply trying to avoid an 0-2 start. While many of the match-ups look to be exciting, there are 3 that stand out as the ones to watch in Week 2.
Match-up #3
THE WHITE LION vs. Girlzrock - Christi won last week and put up more points than Uncle Michael, but Yahoo! has the lion favored over the rocker by about 3 points. But what makes this match-up even more exciting is that these two managers are on opposite sides of the same house. It's sure to be a long, tense week at the Casa De Hanley in Orlando.
Commish Pic: The White Lion by a mane
Match-up #2
EndzoneDivas712 vs. Delvin - Last years champs go up against the Season 1 Hanley Cup Champion. Neither team is off to a good start, so this match-up is even more important. Kevin has Delanie on his side, but there are 3 of "those Haney girls". (no I didn't misspell it, that's a joke for the Spring Lake folks) Yahoo! has the Divas favored by a touchdown. My guess is they win by more than that.
Commish Pic: EndzoneDivas712 by 10
Match-up #1
The Travelin' Man vs. yelnah - It's another match-up between former champions. This time it's Season 2 up against Season 5. Uncle Joe already has a "w" but his win was less than impressive barely squeaking past the Flieshack... the Flyshack... the Fleich... barely squeaking past Ellen and Bryan. Brian Hanley on the other hand, is in a must win situation. He lost in Week 1 so he needs to show up this week. Yahoo! has The Travelin' Man favored, but yelnah has a more intimidating profile pic so it's really anyone's game.
Commish Pic: Too Close To Call
So there ya have it. Season 6 is underway and it could be the best one yet. Kudos to Matty and Uncle Michael for getting the side bets going already. I encourage more of you to place your bets! As a matter of fact, I plan on crushing The Hackers so badly this week, I think I'll have to place a side bet of my own. Ellen and Bryan, you up for a wager? Loser has to write "(winning team name) is #1" on their forehead in Sharpie and take a picture of it and email it to the entire family. Let me know if you agree to these terms.
Sincerely,
The Commish
