WK13 - Too Close for Comfort

Sitch looking a tad uneasy.

WK13 is in the books and Sitch's lead is shrinking.

"For fuck's sake," said Sitch. "I feel a carbo-load coming..."

We haven't seen Sitch carbo-load in quite some time; he's been a pretty tamed eater for the last year or so. Carbo-loading was his go-to strategy when he felt under pressure in the early years of the Randy Leagues; it's what helped propel him to two Championship Title Belts. Having not shoveled barrels of rice into his mouth since, he hasn't won in more than two years. Is it time to bring back old traditions?

"Not if I have anything to do with it," said Safari, shifty-eyed.

Here are this week's statistics, courtesy of the stats machine:

Sitch still leads overall, but he's only about 50 or so fantasy points ahead of second place Safari. Safari was actually this week's (though shortened) top bread winner, bringing home 99.00 fantasy points, just a head of Sitch with 92.90. As reference, the League average was 89.12.

Sitch still leads PPGP with a 3.18, though it was Dick Burns who boosted his PPGP statistic by +0.02 to 3.00 (previously 2.98). Dick was the only man who was able to have a positive impact on his PPGP this week; every other select-GM suffered productivity losses and their PPGPs sank as a result.

The Rainbow continues to show that having good offense matters, as Sitch, Safari and Burgundy are doing well with their players and are averaging close to (or slightly above) 3.00 PPGP. Hats off to Safari, who has been able to boost his goalie PPGP significantly; he can thank his lucky stars for holding onto Holtby, as well as picking up Fleury who is now Pittsburgh's go-to man with Murray on the sidelines.

Nothing to report on Rank, as there have been no changes week-over-week.

Adds McGuire: Indeed, Commissioner. Not much to report considering it was a shortened statistical week, but inside sources have confirmed that a trade was proposed by Safari to Sitch over the weekend. Apparently, Safari was conjuring up an all-rookie deal, offering up Laine in exchange for Matthews (prior to Laine being diagnosed with a concussion). Sitch was reported to have thought about it considerably before ultimately turning down the trade.

Interesting, McGuire. Why?

Adds McGuire: You'd be a better team with either of these fine-young-men. I think it would have been a fair trade had it not been for the concussion. From speaking with those close to him, Sitch puts significant weight on American players, and has been keeping a close eye on Matthews ever since acquiring him via free agency. Though he was aware of Laine's abilities, Sitch admitted to not knowing much about the player other than stats. If you look at the team Sitch has built, he also puts great importance on shot generation, and Matthews, on average, puts up more shots.

Thanks McGuire. And thank you, Safari, for instigating some trades. If I could allocate fantasy points for instigating trades, you'd easily win each year.

"Just give me some then, please!" cried Safari.

Until next time, gentlemen and lady.

- Sir Fucking Randy