Here are the standings going into Week 6. To help you better understand your spot, appropriate Airplane quotes have been provided.
It’s his ship now, his command, he’s in charge. He’s the boss. The head man. The top dog. The big cheese. The head honcho. Numbe-
Captain, look at this!
To Tim, who’s now been in command of the leaderboard for two-straight weeks and looks to be in top form. But his power hasn’t gone unchecked. Last week, a dark horse picker was able to interrupt Tim’s number-one status.
Nervous?
Yes.
First time?
No, I’ve been nervous lots of times.
To Erin, who has a share of the lead for the first time in league history and must be shaking in her boots. Also, there have been rumblings around the league about her being the ladies’ best chance to break the gender barrier this year. If she chokes this week, she’ll shatter the hopes and dreams of the entire female community.
And he says that lots of times, you don’t even run down court. And that you don’t really try…except during the playoffs.
The hell I don’t! Listen kid, I’ve been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I’m out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.
To me, who’s relatively quiet season so far (no first place finishes, no shares of the lead) has people suggesting that I’m just coasting until the games really start to matter. Little do they know that creating the convenient pick form itself takes up all of my Wednesday night. Tell your old man to try doing that every week.
Striker: I flew single engine fighters in the Air Force, but this plane has four engines. It’s an entirely different kind of flying…altogether.
Rumack and Randy (together): It’s an entirely different kind of flying.
To Dad and Cait, who have been flying in two different directions this year, but now find themselves all together in a four-person logjam at 41. Cait is on the rise and Dad, due to a five last week that Matt made sure no one would notice, is on the decline. They’re both optimistic, though, that their erratic flight paths will eventually land them on top of the leaderboard. Surely they can’t be serious.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
To Matt, who needs to get back on the glue. He was the leader through three weeks, fell from the top spot with a middle-of-the-road performance in Week 4, then crashed hard in Week 5 with a four. That score has boded badly, too: now he’s four off the pace and knotted up in a four-player tie for fourth place. Stay with us, though, Matt, there’s still time. Don’t go reaching for those amphetamines quite yet.
Captain, how soon can you land?
I can’t tell.
You can tell me, I’m a doctor.
No, I mean I’m just not sure.
Well, can’t you take a guess?
Well, not for another two hours.
You can’t take a guess for another two hours?
To Marie, who has apparently been affected by the couple-hour time difference lately. She stormed the scene with a win in Week 1, but she’s since lost a little bit of that beginner’s luck and just seems to be guessing now. Still, she’s done enough to put together an impressive rookie campaign.
What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap.
To Mom, who, although we haven’t been digging her rap this season, certainly didn’t raise no dummies. It’s true, the majority of her children are out-performing her so far. But she did post a first-place finish in Week 1 and only sits five points back of the leaders. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that we might see her jive-talking her way into the discussion again.
Joey, have you ever been in a…in a Turkish prison?
To Joe, who’s been in a bad place so far this season. He picked it up in Week 5 with a 10, but his three-straight last-place finishes to start the season have dug him quite a hole. Maybe he should hang around a gymnasium more often to practice his picking.
Elaine, you’re a member of this crew. Can you face some unpleasant facts?
No.
To Ciara, whose stunning 12 last week has masked the unpleasant fact that she’s still in last place by seven points. Her track record when she actually submits picks is top-notch; if she could become a regular, she could shoot right up the leaderboard. But what am I saying. That would require her to be on the computer at some point during the week.
Jim never vomits at home.
A bonus quote for the Pats, who vomited at home when the Ravens came to town last January. It confused us, because they hadn’t lost a home playoff game in decades. Let’s just hope it all serves as motivation for a big win this Sunday. But keep an eye out for warning signs, like them ordering a second cup of coffee. They never do that at home, either.
It’s his ship now, his command, he’s in charge. He’s the boss. The head man. The top dog. The big cheese. The head honcho. Numbe-
Captain, look at this!
To Tim, who’s now been in command of the leaderboard for two-straight weeks and looks to be in top form. But his power hasn’t gone unchecked. Last week, a dark horse picker was able to interrupt Tim’s number-one status.
“The Bills Bar” was actually just the Bleacher Bar, which is literally inside Fenway Park. It’s one of the coolest bars in the city because it sits behind one of those garage doors that you see on the centerfield wall. And they keep the door open, so you’re looking out onto the field while you’re in there. Anyway, the owner is from Buffalo, so every Sunday, he hosts all the Bills fans in the city.
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