WK14 - Crunch Time!

We're halfway through sticking it out in the V. Enjoy the festiVities while it lasts; before you know it, June will show its colours and the V will be said and done with. You select-GMs will have nothing to look forward to other than watching the occasional baseball inning.

The New Year always brings promise. Whether those promises will be fulfilled in the coming year depends on various things, some of which are controllable, most of which are not. The last week has been promising for a few select-GMs, but one in particular had a monstrous seven days.

"Oh yeah, crunch time baby!" shouts Sitch in excitement.

Clothing provided by Stitches by Sitch.

Sitch banked 157.20 points this week, tops in the V and well ahead of the League average of 130.05. Conversely, Tree Bone brought home the lowest weekly gain of 106.95; she's now been below League averages for three consecutive weeks.

"Just wait for it," said Tree Bone. "Soon, I'll be back in black."

Adds McGuire: Was that a pun?!

I think it was, Pierre. Anyways, what else can the numbers tell us? I feel like I'm drawing blanks here because I just posted the second edition of GMs Quarterly last night.

"Well, I ran some analytics myself over the last week," chimed in Burgundy. "It's just something I like to do, you know, since I'm an MPA who wishes to contribute to the betterment of society. It appears as though the League in general is producing at a higher capacity. So, Sitch's rise is partially inflated as it is the entire League that has been better, not just him."

"Why you gotta cheapen my flex?!" scorched Sitch. "Burgs, let's be clear; when I bring home the belt for a second consecutive season, you'll be the first I ThunderWhip."

Alright, calm down you two; no need to spaz. Now, I looked at the numbers and Burgundy has a point. League average PPGP from December 8th to January 5th came in at 3.31, 3.34, 3.36, 3.38, 3.39, respectively. Burgundy's argument does back up the numbers.

"Jeah, well, it's increasing because my team is helping it increase!" argued Sitch.

Adds McGuire: It's a combination of things, just like any League circumstance or situation. It's about players getting into the groove of the season. It's about team management being smarter with their decisions. It's about managers making better moves. It's about sleepers waking up and overachievers returning to norms. It's about the best goalies finally being the best goalies. It's about ---

Thanks Pierre, that'll be enough for today.

"I'd like to commend Burgundy for sticking to his guns and being rewarded for it," said Dick Burns. "If you would have told me Burg's would have a 3.21 PPGP by the beginning of 2014 I would have been skeptical. He's turned it around faster than I turn bitties on their backs."

"Tuesdays," said Dick Burns.

Wise words, Dick.