W5 SmashMouth NFL SmashBoard

Got Week 5 SmashBoard if you want it right here. NO Thursday game, so lineups due Sunday by 1pm.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=454

W5 Marquee Matchups
HOU @ DAL (Sun 1p)
ATL @ NYG (Sun 1p)
BAL @ IND (Sun 1p)

ARI @ DEN (Sun 4p)

KC @ SF (Sun 4p)
NYJ @ SD (Sun 4p)

CIN @ NE (SNF)

SEA @ WAS (MNF)

W5 SmashMatches

BILL ROARK (3 - 0) @ LISA CALITRI (2 - 2)
A well-rested BILL flies himself to Calitri Field for a tough road game.

ROB TALLIA (1 - 3) @ ANTHONY ANNESE (3 - 1)
Yet another Paesano Bowl.

CHUCK ROSS (2 - 1) @ TOM MAIDEN (2 - 2)
CHUCK comes out of hibernation for a visit to the Maiden Dome.

CHARLIE ALDRICH (1 - 3) @ LEE FINKEL (1 - 3)
The Underachiever Bowl.

JAMIE BURTON (1 - 3) @ TONY D'AMATO (0 - 4)
JAMIE seeks his mojo at D'Amato Park.

BILL CRONE (2 - 2) @ VINCE CALITRI (0 - 4)
Patriot-esque VINCE hosts a strong rookie.

CRAIG ROSENBAUM (4 - 0) @ JOE HENDERSON (3 - 1)
Power clash between two seasoned Smashers.

JIM GARDNER (2 - 1) @ ROB BAILEY (2 - 1)
Nap time is over for JIM and ROB.

KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 2) @ BRUCE WILLIAMS (4 - 0)
2013 SuperSmash KEVIN meets self-acclaimed 2014 SuperSmash and Rookie Of The Year favorite BRUCE.

JOHN INCANTALUPO (2 - 1) @ RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 2)
Away is where the Outlier Road Warrior's heart is.

QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 4) @ TONY BEDINI (0 - 4)
They can still win Unique Pick or the Maidzo... and even pick up a few bucks on the short end of each!

MICHAEL WILLIAMS (1 - 3) @ KEVIN CARTER (2 - 2)
MICHAEL rides high into K-Town with a nice win under his belt.

JEFF NIGRO (0 - 4) @ MARIO HENRY (3 - 1)
MARIO prophesies another beatdown.

GARY LAZARUS (3 - 1) @ JIM PEPE (3 - 1)
Newcomer GARY tests fate vs. the judge/jury/Commish JIM.

SmashMatch Of The Week
GLENN ARONOW (4 - 0) @ CHRIS PALUMBO (4 - 0)
Clash of the Early Season Titans. Who will faint in the hole?

LINEUPS DUE SUNDAY 1PM!

W4 SmashMouth NFL Pioneer League RAPID RECAP

Coaches:

W5 SmashBoard will be available shortly. W4 final scores avail here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=23

Also please note an amendment on payouts retroactive to W1. Weekly Smash nets $60 for the winner and $5 for the loser. Unique Pick nets $15 and $5 for same.

W4 RAPID RECAP
GLENN ARONOW (4 - 0) -- 210
BILL CRONE (2 - 2) -- 155
GLENN's loss in SmashMouth MLB is BILL's worst nightmare.

DANNY WILDE (2 - 2) -- 211
DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 3) -- 133
DANNY lives up to rock star status.

CHRIS PALUMBO (4 - 0) -- 194
ROB TALLIA (1 - 3) -- 121
CHRIS takes the Paesano Bowl.

MARIO HENRY (3 - 1) -- 204
CHARLIE ALDRICH (1 - 3) -- 188
CHARLIE's stall tactics fall just short.

GARY LAZARUS (3 - 1) -- 199
JAMIE BURTON (1 - 3) -- 154
Quick study GARY on a roll.

TOM MAIDEN (2 - 2) -- 200
LEE FINKEL (1 - 3) -- 197
LEE longs for his dynasty days.

TONY D'AMATO (0 - 4) -- 154
ANTHONY ANNESE (3 - 1) -- 240
Weekly Smash/Maidzo winner ANTHONY falls just short of a double double on Unique Pick.

TONY BEDINI (0 - 4) -- 169
BRUCE WILLIAMS (4 - 0) -- 194
Quicker study BRUCE continues to run this league.

RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 2) -- 184
JOE HENDERSON (3 - 1) -- 191
JOE slips past RICHARD and no scoring inquiry ensues.

KEVIN CARTER (2 - 2) -- 200
JEFF NIGRO (0 - 4) -- 175
The K-Man keeps JEFF in the basement.

QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 4) -- 149
MICHAEL WILLIAMS (1 - 3) -- 214
Somebody had to win. Unfortunately, somebody had to lose.

JIM PEPE (3 - 1) -- 202
VINCE CALITRI (0 - 4) -- 190
AND the Chiefs crush the Patriots? Welcome to my dream.

SmashMatch Of The Week
LISA CALITRI (2 - 2) -- 191
CRAIG ROSENBAUM (4 - 0) -- 239
CRAIG takes the Chosen Bowl and Unique Pick with Antoine Bethea's 30 vs Nick Foles, but not without a fight from the yenta.

BYE week:
BILL ROARK (3 - 0)CHUCK ROSS (2 - 1)
ROB BAILEY (2 - 1)
JIM GARDNER (2 - 1)
JOHN INCANTALUPO (2 - 1)
KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 2)

SmashMouth MLB WORLD SERIES & Outlier Finals

Surviving Coaches:

October is here (almost) and somehow, so are you!  Here's all you need to know about SmashMouth MLB World Series and Outlier Finals!

NOTE: There are 4 SmashBoards dependent on the results of the Wild Card Play-In games, numbered 1 thru 4 (clever, I know). The final Wild Card game is the NL game and ends at roughly midnight this Wednesday. You then have all day Thursday and until Friday at noon to submit your lineups based on the relevant SmashBoard. IN EITHER CASE, THE LIVE GAMES ARE ALDS G2 & G3 (Fri & Sun) and NLDS G1 & G2 (Fri/Sat). So all Fri/Sat/Sun games are SmashMouth live.

The various and sundry SmashBoards are avail here, but irrelevant of course until Wednesday 'round midnight:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZLlvKdIuA3mVFDBNSBGjte8PSsg9Mr43pdKff2bWPI/edit#gid=476526239

SmashMouth WORLD SERIES
NICK MENCIA (11 - 9) @ RICHARD BROWNE (11 - 9)
Seriously, who'd have thunk it?!? Both take their hot hands into the WS, where eternal SmashMouth glory and a not-so-eternal but not-too-shabby $450 awaits!

Outlier Finals
Tony Bedini (12 - 9) @ Tom Maiden (12 - 9)
Up is down, left is right, high is low and these two combatants take better records into the Loser's bracket Finals than our beloved World Series coaches. Regardless, an even less eternal (oxymoron anyone?) 50 smacks is no small consolation.

RAPID RECAP SmashMouth MLB & Outlier League Championships

Well, well, well, parity has raised its semi-attractive, plain Jane head as the anticipated -- and dare I say expected -- repeat of 2013's SmashMouth World Series was jolted into the reality of "any given Sunday." Or in this case, any given Friday & Saturday.  PHIL and GLENN are dead, long may they reign!RAPID RECAP

SMASHMOUTH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AL
#4 NICK MENCIA (11 - 9) -- 354
#2 GLENN ARONOW -- 221
NICK continues to play out of his mind and surprisingly passes every drug test -- well almost every one -- in trouncing, blasting, dismantling, denuding and demolishing GLENN.

NL
#4 RICHARD BROWNE (11 - 9) -- 252
#3 PHIL PEPE (11 - 9) -- 231
RICHARD's remarkable comeback culminates with Lukas Duda's walk-off 2-run jack to give NYM Closer Mejia the W, adding to the very long list of players PHIL must shun and renounce for the next 6 to 8 months.

Outlier League Championships
AL
#4 John Incantalupo (11 - 9) -- 255
#3 Tony Bedini (12 - 9) -- 280
Try as he might, the Outlier himself JOHN just can't break the spell and earn the half-assed glory of Outlier Champ. Meanwhile, TONY is all over it.

NL
#4 Chuck Ross (9 - 12) -- 305
#2 Tom Maiden (12 - 9) -- 312
The lucky 7 point margin was exactly not that this time around for CHUCK, as TOM steps up to hold on for a rousing victory.

On to the SmashMouth WORLD SERIES and Outlier Finals. Stay tuned for more details...

SmashMouth NFL Pioneer League W4!

Wow, no sooner did SmashMouth NFL start and we're already 1/4 of the way done with the regular season this coming weekend. Time flies when you're smashing the shiz out of the competition, eh? 

A couple quick notes:

1) This week's Thursday Night Football is back in play and an option for picking, but those specific selection(s) must be submitted by 8pm kickoff Thursday eve.

2) Bye weeks also kick in this weekend, so 6 of you will just have to find something else to do. My suggestion is extra film session and more walk-throughs with no pads.

W4 MARQUEE MATCHUPS
NYG @ WAS (TNF)
GB @ CHI (Sun 1p)
BUF @ HOU (Sun 1p)
CAR @ BAL (Sun 1p)
ATL @ MIN (Sun 4p)
PHI @ SF (Sun 4p)
NO @ DAL (SNF)
NE @ KC (MNF)

SmashBoard avail here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=439

W4 SmashMatches
GLENN ARONOW (3 - 0) @ BILL CRONE (2 - 1)
SmashMatch Of The Week 1A.

DANNY WILDE (1 - 2) @ DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 2) 
NOLA vs Left Coast.

CHRIS PALUMBO (3 - 0) @ ROB TALLIA (1 - 2)
The Paesane Bowl.

MARIO HENRY (2 - 1) @ CHARLIE ALDRICH (1 - 2)
It's New Jersey by way of New England Pats by way of Rutgers by way of USC vs North Dakota by way of Charleston by way of Weisbaden by way of USC by way of Chicago. Or something like that.


GARY LAZARUS (2 - 1) @ JAMIE BURTON (1 - 2)
Rules? We don't need no stinking rules!

TOM MAIDEN (1 - 2) @ LEE FINKEL (1 - 2)
Highly advised to beat LEE by mid-double digits to avoid any shot at controversy and belly aching.

TONY D'AMATO (0 - 3)  @ ANTHONY ANNESE (2 - 1)
Paesane Bowl II.
 
TONY BEDINI (0 - 3) @ BRUCE WILLIAMS (3 - 0)
BRUCE has already awarded himself the SuperSmash title so TONY just acquiesce.

RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 1) @ JOE HENDERSON (2 - 1)
.750 is hella better than .500. Who wants it?

KEVIN CARTER (1 - 2) @ JEFF NIGRO (0 - 3)  
The K-Man's need for a win is only trumped by JEFF's need to avoid another loss.
  
QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 3) @ MICHAEL WILLIAMS (0 - 3)
There's no tying in SmashMouth! Ergo, someone gets the W here.


JIM PEPE (2 - 1) @ VINCE CALITRI (0 - 3)
Paesane Bowl III.

SmashMatch Of The Week:
LISA CALITRI (2 - 1) @ CRAIG ROSENBAUM (3 - 0)
Chosen Bowl I.

Buh-BYEs:
BILL ROARK (3 - 0)  
CHUCK ROSS (2 - 1)  
ROB BAILEY (2 - 1) 
JOHN INCANTALUPO (2 - 1)   
JIM GARDNER (2 - 1) 
KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 2) 

 

RAPID RECAP SmashMouth NFL W3

Coaches:

We've got 5 unbeatens after W3's stellar battles. I am not amongst them, so another investigation is clearly in order!

W3 RAPID RECAP
ANTHONY ANNESE (2 - 1) --  124
GLENN ARONOW (3 - 0) -- 203
Well, one of 'em had to lose, the blood bath was just gravy... and cash icing on GLENN's cake for Weekly Smash/Maidzo glory.


CRAIG ROSENBAUM (3 - 0) -- 169
DANNY WILDE (1 - 2) -- 135
No controversy, just a good ol' fashion beatdown.


DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 2) -- 118
LISA CALITRI (2 - 1) -- 188
Speaking of beatdowns... and deja vu as DeLANDIS' is replicating last season's start. W1 Unique Pick, followed by losses including to tenacious Coach LISA.


JEFF NIGRO (0 - 3) -- 129
ROB TALLIA (1 - 2) -- 189
ROB tires of losing and kicks some tail.


TOM MAIDEN (1 - 2)  -- 168
BILL ROARK (3 - 0) -- 228
BILL, last year's King Of The Outliers, clearly has higher aspirations.


CHUCK ALDRICH (1 - 2) -- 143
CHUCK ROSS (2 - 1) -- 154
I had CHUCK winning all the way and Unique Pick goes to CHUCK as well with Cam Newton outdueling Troy Polamalu.


JAMIE BURTON (1 - 2) -- 136
MARIO HENRY (2 - 1) -- 208
MARIO gets back on track with a vengeance.


BILL CRONE (2 - 1) -- 168
TONY BEDINI (0 - 3) -- 132
BILL is looking more and more like a seasoned SmashMouth veteran. TONY not so much.


LEE FINKEL (1 - 2) -- 205
TONY D'AMATO (0 - 3) -- 174
LEE also wins sans controversy. Kinda sorta cuz with LEE there's always controversy :-)


ROB BAILEY (2 - 1) -- 196
KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 2) --152
Uneasy rests the crown on the head of 2013 SmashMouth Champ KEVIN, who falls to the Power of ROB in a SuperSmash II rematch.

VINCE CALITRI (0 - 3) -- 169
JOHN INCANTALUPO (2 - 1) -- 181
JOHN turns in an uncharacteristic home field W as VINCE sinks uncharacteristically further into Loserville.


KEVIN CARTER (1 - 2) -- 128
CHRIS PALUMBO (3 - 0) -- 193
Go cuz!

MICHAEL WILLIAMS (0 - 3) -- 139
JIM PEPE (2 - 1) -- 172
Lights out for the ConEd man MICHAEL.


GARY LAZARUS (2 - 1) -- 191
QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 3) -- 151
Once GARY reads the rules, he shall be dangerous.


JOE HENDERSON (2 - 1) -- 148
JIM GARDNER (2 - 1) -- 199
The good Doctor clearly keeps himself abreast of the NFL's best. Sorry, I had to.

SmashMatch Of The Week:
BRUCE WILLIAMS (3 - 0) -- 199
RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 1) -- 138
Newbie BRUCE's strategy of refusing to finish picking seems to be working. Hey, if it ain't broke...
Full detail avail here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=23

W4 SmashBoard and SmashMatch analysis coming shortly.

SmashMouth MLB Playoffs & Outlier RD 1 Final Scores

I am currently not speaking with Clayton Kershaw. Regardless, here are the hangover-delayed final scores from Round 1 of the SmashMouth & Outlier Playoffs. NOTE: SmashMouth Playoff losers, you are re-seeded into the Outlier tourney and lineups are due by Tuesday, 7pm (for Tues/Wed MLB Marquee Matchups). Stay tuned for that SmashBoard.

SmashMouth Playoff victors, rest those arms, your lineups (based on Fri/Sat Marquee Matchups) are not due until Friday, 7pm.

For full lineups and score detail go here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZLlvKdIuA3mVFDBNSBGjte8PSsg9Mr43pdKff2bWPI/edit#gid=1572755623

Here are scores entering today's deciding games:
#4 NICK MENCIA (10 - 9) -- 309
#1 JIM PEPE (13 - 6) -- 231
NICK delivers a monumental upset. What did Clayton Kershaw know and when did he know it? Investigation underway.

#3 SAM CANTOR (11 - 8) -- 202
#2 GLENN ARONOW (12 - 7) -- 300
GLENN engineers a massive comeback, which we never doubted. Kinda. Sorta.

NL SmashMatches
#4 RICHARD BROWNE (10 - 9) -- 319
#1 ROB TALLIA (10 - 9) -- 244
RICHARD pummels ROB whilst lazing on a Grand Cayman beach, or laundering money, or consuming enormous quantities of rum. Whatever he did, it worked.

#3 PHIL PEPE (11 - 8) -- 277

#2 TOM MAIDEN (10 - 9) -- 274
PHIL decides to ramp up the entertainment value and squeak by TOM.

OUTLIER PLAYOFFS
AL SmashMatches
#4 Gary Lazarus (7 - 12) -- 264
#1 Tony Bedini (10 - 9) -- 280

#3 Vince Calitri (8 - 11) -- 263
#2 John Incantalupo (10 - 9) -- 281

NL SmashMatches
#4 Scott Axelrod (6 - 13) -- 257
#1 Joe Henderson (9 - 10) -- 283

#3 Chris Zeig (7 - 12) -- 250
#2 Chuck Ross (8 - 11) -- 269

OUTLIER SEMIS SMASHBOARD COMING SHORTLY!

SmashMouth MLB Playoffs RD 1 SCORE UPDATE

Likely NL MVP & Cy Young winner and otherwise Mr. Reliable Clayton Kershaw was anything but despite earning his 20th win vs the Cubbies. Clearly, anyone taking Kershaw and LAD Pitchers vs CHC batters in first two picks expected a minimum +30 net point edge (yes, Clayton, you've spoiled us rotten). Instead, he ekes out a paltry +2.57 average net? Unacceptable!

For full lineups and score detail go here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZLlvKdIuA3mVFDBNSBGjte8PSsg9Mr43pdKff2bWPI/edit#gid=1572755623

Here are scores entering today's deciding games:
#4 NICK MENCIA (9 - 9) -- 137
#1 JIM PEPE (13 - 5) -- 146
Really really not cool, Clayton!

#3 SAM CANTOR (11 - 7) -- 130
#2 GLENN ARONOW (11 - 7) -- 96
GLENN's ship be sinking and the sky's the limit.

NL SmashMatches
#4 RICHARD BROWNE (9 - 9) -- 151
#1 ROB TALLIA (10 - 8) -- 113
Getting saddled with PIT Pitchers as DH generally won't help ROB's cause.

#3 PHIL PEPE (10 - 8) -- 183
#2 TOM MAIDEN (10 - 8) -- 132
OK so last season PHIL crawls into the playoffs and proceeds to win 3 straight by an average of +122.7 en route to the World Series crown. Here we go again...

OUTLIER PLAYOFFS
AL SmashMatches
#4 Gary Lazarus (7 - 11) -- 119
#1 Tony Bedini (9 - 9) -- 155

#3 Vince Calitri (8 - 10) -- 156
#2 John Incantalupo (9 - 9) -- 123

NL SmashMatches
#4 Scott Axelrod (6 - 12) -- 117
#1 Joe Henderson (8 - 10) -- 176

#3 Chris Zeig (7 - 11) -- 129
#2 Chuck Ross (7 - 11) -- 146

SmashMouth NFL W3 Marquee Matchups & SmashBoard

Faux Coaches:

Thursday Night Football's TAM-ATL clunker is off the board, so lineups aren't due until Sunday at 1pm.  But you wouldn't dare wait until the last minute to submit, would you? Would you?!?  Same rules as ever, maximum of 2 picks per Coach per Marquee Matchup.

W3 MARQUEE MATCHUPS
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ BUFFALO BILLS (Sun 1p)
BALTIMORE RAVENS @ CLEVELAND BROWNS (Sun 1p)
GREEN BAY PACKERS @ DETROIT LIONS (Sun 1p)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers @ ARIZONA CARDINALS (Sun 4p)
DENVER BRONCOS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (Sun 4p)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS (Sun 4p)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS (SNF)
CHICAGO BEARS @ NEW YORK JETS (MNF)

W3 SmashMatches
ANTHONY ANNESE (2 - 0) @ GLENN ARONOW (2 - 0)
Early season clash of potential titans.


CRAIG ROSENBAUM (2 - 0) @ DANNY WILDE (1 - 1)
CRAIG must avoid the trappings of every NOLA road trip ever made.


DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 1) @ LISA CALITRI (1 - 1)
Early season clash of bizarre schedules.


JEFF NIGRO (0 - 2) @ ROB TALLIA (0 - 2)
Goose Egg Bowl of the week.


TOM MAIDEN (1 - 1)  @ BILL ROARK (2 - 0)
Virginia's just not big enough for the two of them.


CHARLIE ALDRICH (1 - 1) @ CHUCK ROSS (1 - 1)
CHUCK vs CHUCK.


JAMIE BURTON (1 - 1) @ MARIO HENRY (1 - 1)
MARIO hopes last week's home beatdown was just a rental.


BILL CRONE (1 - 1) @ TONY BEDINI (0 - 2)
New guy BILL looking like a tough out for Tony.


LEE FINKEL (0 - 2) @ TONY D'AMATO (0 - 2)
LEE's revising his SmashUp metrics as I type.


ROB BAILEY (1 - 1) @ KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 1)
ROB's reward for a tough home loss is a tougher road game vs last year's SuperSmash champ.

VINCE CALITRI (0 - 2) @ JOHN INCANTALUPO (1 - 1)
VINCE is hoping it's Road Sweet Road at the Friendly Confines of Incantalupo Field.


KEVIN CARTER (1 - 1) @ CHRIS PALUMBO (2 - 0)
Stud in the making CHRIS hosts perennial playoff contender KEVIN.


MICHAEL WILLIAMS (0 - 2) @ JIM PEPE (1 - 1)
JIM hopes MICHAEL is what his record says he is.


GARY LAZARUS (1 - 1) @ QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 2)
Q still getting the hang of it as GARY seems to be ready for the next level.


JOE HENDERSON (2 - 0) @ JIM GARDNER (1 - 1)
Hot shot JOE travels to the DR J DOME.

SmashMatch Of The Week:
BRUCE WILLIAMS (2 - 0) @ RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 0)
Impressive rookie BRUCE's first test vs. SmashMouth vet RICH.

W3 SmashBoard avail here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=437

Reach out asap to your opponent and SmashUps should be started no later than Friday. Good luck!









 

RAPID RECAP SmashMouth NFL Wk 2

Whoa (Jordy) Nellie! Though not a Unique Pick winner, Jordy Nelson delivered a unique result with a career-best 203 yards receiving... and elevated more than a few SmashMouth Coaches into instant genius status. Speaking of this week's geniuses, LISA CALITRI and BILL CRONE took down the Weekly Smash/Maidzo and Unique Pick, respectively.

Note: NFL Week 3 SmashBoard will be up shortly, but lineups are not due until Sunday at 1pm because we will avoid Thursday's clunker (TAM-ATL) altogether.

Here now the Week 3 Rapid Recap. For more detail go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=23

RAPID RECAP
DANNY WILDE (1 - 1) -- 182
GLENN ARONOW (2 - 0) -- 196
Sun is shining brightly around Buffalo today.

ROB TALLIA (0 - 2) -- 153
KEVIN CARTER (1 - 1) -- 189
Clearly ROB's mind is on SmashMouth MLB.

LISA CALITRI (1 - 1) -- 215
MICHAEL WILLIAMS (0 - 2) -- 145

LISA drubs MICHAEL and cashes in with a +70 for Week 2's Weekly Smash/Maidzo bounty.

QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 2) -- 179
BILL ROARK (2 - 0) -- 209
Our own American Hero BILL flies to a quick 2-0.

JAMIE BURTON (1 - 1) -- 153
CHARLIE ALDRICH (1 - 1) -- 205
CHARLIE doubles up with Aaron Rodgers AND Jordan Nelson.

RICHARD BROWNE (2 - 0) -- 179
LEE FINKEL (0 - 2) -- 176
Let the ranting begin... former Super Smash champ LEE falls to an unprecedented 0-2.

JIM PEPE (1 - 1) -- 183
CHUCK ROSS (1 - 1) -- 210
You don't really need to be reading this, move along.


BILL CRONE (1 - 1) -- 197
DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 0) -- 173
BILL rides Phillip Rivers (37 pts) v Earl Thomas SEA S (12 pts) for a commanding Unique Pick win.

VINCE CALITRI (0 - 2) -- 181
TOM MAIDEN (1 - 1) -- 220
VINCE joins LEE in the doldrums.

TONY D'AMATO (0 - 2) -- 154
BRUCE WILLIAMS (2 - 0) -- 194
Newbie BRUCE ko's his second newbie for a nice 2-0 start.

CRAIG ROSENBAUM (2 - 0) -- 201
ROB BAILEY (1 - 1) -- 186
Absolutely no controversy in this game, none whatsoever. CRAIG takes the win regardless of any completely objective ruling.

JIM GARDNER (1 - 1) -- 209
TONY BEDINI (0 - 2) -- 164
Nice road W for the Good Doctor.

CHRIS PALUMBO (2 - 0) -- 187
MARIO HENRY (1 - 1) -- 172
Upstart CHRIS shocks MARIO at home.


JEFF NIGRO (0 - 2) -- 153
JOE HENDERSON (2 - 0) -- 182
JOE gets an impressive early jump atop NSC West Division.

JOHN INCANTALUPO (1 - 1) -- 176
GARY LAZARUS (1 - 1) -- 188
The GARY LAZARUS SmashMouth NFL era earns its first victory.


SmashMatch Of The Week:
KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 1) -- 173
ANTHONY ANNESE (2 - 0) -- 200
ANTHONY's pair of Aces hang on vs KEVIN's Kings... and the SmashMouth NBA title gets a notch in the belt with a power W over last year's SuperSmash champ.

Look for Week 3 Marquee Matchups and SmashBoard here no later than Wednesday (9/17) morning.

SmashMouth MLB Pioneer League Playoffs!

Jim Pepe here and -- going forward -- right here is where you'll find all things SmashMouth MLB, including activity, previews, scores, news, notes and more. And, to mix metaphors now that football season is upon us, what better way to kickoff our SmashMouth MLB blog than with the SmashMouth and Outlier Playoffs! NOTE: LINEUPS DUE FRIDAY BY 2PM!

SmashMouth and Outlier (consolation) Playoffs SmashBoard is available here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZLlvKdIuA3mVFDBNSBGjte8PSsg9Mr43pdKff2bWPI/edit#gid=536892387

Below are the Marquee Matchups for Round 1 of both the SmashMouth and Outlier (consolation) playoffs. Games are Friday, 9/19 and Saturday 9/20:
TORONTO BLUE JAYS @ NEW YORK YANKEES
DETROIT TIGERS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
SEATTLE MARINERS @ HOUSTON ASTROS
TEXAS RANGERS @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES @ OAKLAND A's
WASHINGTON NATIONALS @ MIAMI MARLINS
MILWAUKEE BREWERS @ PITTSBURGH PIRATES
CINCINNATI REDS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ CHICAGO CUBS
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS @ COLORADO ROCKIES

SmashMouth Playoffs
AL SmashMatches
#4 NICK MENCIA (9 - 9) @ #1 JIM PEPE (13 - 5)
Tough road trip for NICK The Quick, but his stellar play of late has JIM definitely not looking ahead.
Regular Season (1 - 0 JIM):
Game 4: NICK MENCIA 279 @ JIM PEPE 330

#3 SAM CANTOR (11 - 7) @ #2 GLENN ARONOW (11 - 7)
Last year's runner-up gets a tough draw with surging SAM.
Regular Season (1 - 0 GLENN):
Game 10: SAM CANTOR 305 @ GLENN ARONOW 358


NL SmashMatches
#4 RICHARD BROWNE (9 - 9) @ #1 ROB TALLIA (10 - 8)
NL East Division Champ ROB rides a 4 - 1 close into the post-season.
Regular Season (1 - 0 ROB)
Game 10: ROB TALLIA 299 @ RICHARD BROWNE 264

#3 PHIL PEPE (10 - 8) @ #2 TOM MAIDEN (10 - 8)
The crafty veteran and reigning SmashMouth MLB Champion PHIL gets an instant rematch on the road vs. nemesis TOM.

Regular Season (1 - 1)
Game 1: PHIL PEPE 321 @ TOM MAIDEN 241
Game 18: TOM MAIDEN 328 @ PHIL PEPE 241

OUTLIER PLAYOFFS
AL SmashMatches
#4 Gary Lazarus (7 - 11) @ #1 Tony Bedini (9 - 9)
Will it be the Lozer's Lounge for Mr. Lazarus?
Regular Season (1 - 1)
Game 7: Gary Lazarus 249 @ Tony Bedini 305
Game 11: Tony Bedini 354 @ Gary Lazarus 219

#3 Vince Calitri (8 - 10) @ #2 John Incantalupo (9 - 9)
Our hero JOHN conjured up The Outlier and now takes up regular residence. Poetic indeed.
Regular Season (2 - 0 Vince)
Game 1: John Incantalupo 177 @ Vince Calitri 293
Game 18: Vince Calitri 304 @ John Incantalupo 266

NL SmashMatches
#4 Scott Axelrod (6 - 12) @ #1 Joe Henderson (8 - 10)
Joe set high score and greatest net point differential SmashMouth records in their mid-season match.
Regular Season (1 - 0 Joe)
Game 9: Joe Henderson 404 @ Scott Axelrod 213

#3 Chris Zeig (7 - 11) @ #2 Chuck Ross (7 - 11)
Chuck's 5 - 3 record in final 8 makes him more than a sleeper for Outlier glory, if it even exists!
Regular Season (1 - 1)
Game 2: Chris Zeig 284 @ Chuck Ross 276
Game 17: Chuck Ross 340 @ Chris Zeig 253

Good luck!

SmashMouth NFL Pioneer League Week 2

Greetings Coaches and SmashMouth fans, Jim Pepe here. Going forward, here's where you'll find all things SmashMouth, including weekly SmashMouth NFL activity, score updates and scintillating commentary. Ready, set, OMAHA!
Predicting the NFL in the first couple weeks of the season is like the guy who said, "I really think you're going to enjoy this play, Mr. Lincoln!" Regardless, we're set to have more than a few barn-burners tonight entering Monday Night Football's IND-PHI game.

Scores entering MNF are listed below. More detail is avail via this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArAgFGL4FCTmdG83eGRFOUlSbzRuVmVKU2NSRzdtZWc#gid=23

DANNY WILDE (1 - 0) -- 163
GLENN ARONOW (1 - 0) -- 171
Danny v Glenn
Josh McNary IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB
IND ST v Cody Parkey PHI K

ROB TALLIA (0 - 1) -- 132
KEVIN CARTER (0 - 1) -- 148
Rob v Kevin
Nate Allen PHI S v Andrew Luck IND QB
Josh McNary IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB

LISA CALITRI (0 - 1) -- 190
MICHAEL WILLIAMS (0 - 1) -- 125
Lisa v Michael
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v D'Qwell Jackson IND LB
IND ST v Cody Parkey PHI K

QUENTIN WALKER (0 - 1) -- 145
BILL ROARK (1 - 0) -- 193
Quentin v Bill
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v D'Qwell Jackson IND LB
Cary Wiliams PHI CB v TY Hilton IND WR

JAMIE BURTON (1 - 0) -- 139
CHARLIE ALDRICH (0 - 1) -- 187
Jamie v Charlie
Jeremy Maclin PHI WR v Vontae Davis IND CB
Trent Cole PHI LB v Trent Richardson IND RB

RICHARD BROWNE (1 - 0) -- 142
LEE FINKEL (0 - 1) -- 134
Richard v Lee
Nick Foles PHI QB v LaRon Landry IND S
Malcolm Jenkins PHI S v Andrew Luck IND QB

JIM PEPE (1 - 0) -- 138
CHUCK ROSS (0 - 1) -- 192
Jim v Chuck
Nick Foles PHI QB v LaRon Landry IND S
Cary Williams PHI CB v Reggie Wayne IND WR
BILL CRONE (0 - 1) -- 177
DeLANDIS BROOKS (1 - 0) -- 148
Bill v DeLandis
D'Qwell Jackson IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB
IND ST v Cody Parkey PHI K

VINCE CALITRI (0 - 1) -- 145
TOM MAIDEN (0 - 1) -- 190
Vince v Tom
Andrew Luck IND QB v Malcolm Jenkins PHI S
D'Qwell Jackson IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB

TONY D'AMATO (0 - 1) -- 127
BRUCE WILLIAMS (1 - 0) -- 175
Tony v Bruce
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v Josh McNary IND LB
Vontae Davis IND CB v Jeremy Maclin PHI WR

CRAIG ROSENBAUM (1 - 0) -- 160
ROB BAILEY (1 - 0) -- 162
Craig v Rob
Andrew Luck IND QB v Malcolm Jenkins PHI S
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v Josh McNary IND LB

JIM GARDNER (0 - 1) -- 174
TONY BEDINI (0 - 1) -- 137
Jim v Tony
Andrew Luck IND QB v Nate Allen PHI S
Josh McNary IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB

CHRIS PALUMBO (1 - 0) -- 167
MARIO HENRY (1 - 0) -- 147
Chris v Mario
D'Qwell Jackson IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB
IND ST v Cody Parkey PHI K
JEFF NIGRO (0 - 1) -- 123
JOE HENDERSON (1 - 0) -- 146
Jeff v Joe
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v D'Qwell Jackson IND LB
Malcolm Jenkins PHI S v Andrew Luck IND QB

JOHN INCANTALUPO (1 - 0) -- 144
GARY LAZARUS (0 - 1) -- 158
John v Gary
Andrew Luck IND QB v Malcolm Jenkins PHI S
Erik Walden IND LB v LeSean McCoy PHI RB
SmashMatch Of The Week:
KEVIN KRUEGER (1 - 0) -- 146
ANTHONY ANNESE (1 - 0) -- 164
Kevin v Anthony
LeSean McCoy PHI RB v Josh McNary IND LB
Nate Allen PHI S v Andrew Luck IND QB

Final scores will be posted here tomorrow!