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WEEK 8

Shazam!

 Running back James Conner has been a pleasant surprise for the Magic City Mayors in 2021

Mayors make a powerful transformation

KENTUCK PARK - Shazam! Over the decades the term has become synonymous with magic and transformation. According to the Mr. Webster "shazam" is used to indicate an instantaneous transformation, or appearance, dating back to its unexpected origins from the superhero comic book world of the 1940s. Shazam became synonymous with magic after it's first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 from February of 1940. SHAZAM was first introduced as an acronym for the immortal elders with whom Billy Batson shared his superhuman powers. The BDFL loves acronyms and SHAZAM summed up the different powers which Billy Batson possessed - "S" for the wisdom of Solomon; "H" for the strength of Hercules; "A" for the stamina of Atlas; "Z" for the power of Zeus; "A" for the courage of Achilles; and "M" for the speed of Mercury. Not a bad set of powers for a superhero even by today's standards. Not many remember Billy Batson, but "shazam" stuck to the American vernacular. Gomer Pyle always liked using the word in his amazement on the Andy Griffith Show of the 1960s. In the BDFL, "shazam" can be used to explain the powerful transformation of the Magic City Mayors from pretender to contender in the race for the 2021 BDFL Championship Title. In Week 8, the Cronies rolled over the DaBlitz 35-20 to move to 5-3 in the rough-and-tumble Gray Beard Division of the BDFL.

 

The Greatest American Hero Theme Song by Joey Scarbury (1981)


WEEK 8
Final Scores

OFF: BAL & LV

PS

WIL

28

31

BAN

GRE

26

23

FRE

BUL

34

24

DOG

CHE

20

32

MAY

BLZ

35

20

BEL

GAM

13

31

BD

ARM

19

12

JUG

SM

20

15

 
COMPLETE SCORING DATA FROM THE ALADDIN SCORING SYSTEM
 
THE BDFL NEWS
The WORM Hole

Overlooked in the Pony Draft, Kenny Gainwell found his way into the BDFL via the WORM Hole

The BDFL's new player acquisition path

PARTS UNKNOWN - A worm hole is a speculative structure linking disparate points in spacetime. Worm holes are consistent with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. This theoretical path in space that could potentially lead to rapid space travel was re-discovered by Albert Einstein in 1935. Whether worm holes actually exist remains to be seen. Conversely, the WORM Hole is a real path that allows teams to move players at a rapid pace each week in the BDFL designed by the league's Commissioner, Iron Hand. WORM is an acronym for Weekly One Roster Move. With the new WORM Rule, each team is allowed one "drop/add" roster move per week for the first 12 weeks of the season. After Week 12 action, the SOL Rule will apply. The WORM Rule operates on a first come, first serve basis with all official WORM moves completed in time for the weekly starter submissions. Thus far this season, there has been over 30 player moves utilizing the WORM Rule allowing BDFL teams to improve their roster in an effort to help win games. It has been hallowed by some as "the best thing we have ever done". I don't know where the "we" came from, but "we" tend to agree. Some players (PK-Santoso/CAR, WR-Hilton/IND, TE-Henry/NE, PK-Hopkins/LAC, etc.) have been through the WORM Hole both ways with WR-Mooney/CHI being the most traveled, so far. The process has been cumbersome at times, but no more so than the old RICKA Rule, the Supplemental Draft and the Waiver Wire Week that the WORM Rule supplanted. We hope the WORM Rule has been a welcomed change in the BDFL this season by the league's members.

 

  2021 BDFL WORM Rule Transactions

WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
1  Sloth Monsters  WR-Callaway/NO  TE-Ertz/PHI
1  Armadillos  QB-Rush/DAL  QB-Gilbert/DAL
1  Cheetahs  PK-Ficken/TEN  PK-McCann/TEN
1  Blitz   RB-Bell/BAL   RB-Shell/PIT 
     
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
2  Freebirds  PK-Seibert/DET  PK-Bullock/DET
2  PowerSleds  PK-Santoso/CAR  PK-Slye/HOU 
2  Cheetahs  PK-Vizcaino/LAC  PK-Ficken/TEN
2  Grenadiers  QB-Heinicke/WAS  QB-Fitzpatrick/WAS 
2  Bullets  RB-Mitchell/SF  RB-Mostert/SF 
2  Bandits  WR-Pascal/IND  WR-Hilton/IND
2  Armadillos  RB-Williams/BAL  RB-Dobbins/BAL
     
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
 3   Grenadiers  RB-Williams/KC  RB-Patterson/WAS
3  Gamblers  PK-Bullock/TEN  PK-Badgley/TEN 
3  Cheetahs  RB-Patterson/ATL  RB-Edwards/BAL
3  PowerSleds  PK-Gonzalez/CAR  PK-Santoso/CAR 
3  Bullets  QB-Mills/HOU  QB-Mariota/LV 
3  Sloth Monsters  RB-Johnson/NYJ  RB-Etienne/JAX
     
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
4  Bullets  WR-Sanders/BUF  WR-Mooney/CHI
4  Mayors  WR-Patrick/DEN  TE-Henry/NE
     
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
5  Armadillos  RB-Williams/CHI  RB-Williams/BAL
5  Bullets  RB-Rountree/LAC  RB-Hines/IND
5  Cheetahs  TE-Knox/BUF  WR-Davis/BUF
     
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
6  Cheetahs  RB-Stevenson/NE  RB-Gallman/SF
6  Bullets  RB-Herbert/CHI  RB-Montgomery/CHI
6  Armadillos  TE-Henry/NE  TE-Smith/MIN
       
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
7  Bandits  WR-Hilton/IND  WR-Pascal/IND
7  Armadillos  RB-Johnson/CLE  RB-Scott/PHI
7  Cheetahs  WR-Mooney/CHI  WR-Schuster/PIT
7  Grenadiers  PK-Wright/JAX  PK-Hopkins/WAS
       
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
8  Bandits   PK-Johnson/NO  PK-Blankenship/IND
8  Cheetahs  TE-Uzumah/CIN  WR-Mooney/CHI
8  Armadillos  RB-Gainwell/PHI  RB-Sanders/PHI
       
WK    BDFL TEAM   ADDED   DROPPED
9  Grenadiers  RB-Collins/SEA  RB-Williams/KC
9  Cheetahs  PK-Hopkins/LAC  PK-Vizcaino/LAC
9  Blitz   QB-Siemian/NO   QB-Winston/NO 
9  Gamblers  QB-Love/GB  QB-Dalton/CHI
9  Armadillos  RB-Peterson/TEN  RB-Gainwell/PHI
9  Bullets  WR-Jefferson/LAR  WR-Ruggs/LV
       

 
W1-Wild Night    W2-Lightning Crashes W3-Redemption W4-Relentlessness
W5-Alakazam! W6-Gritz Blitzed W7-Wild Card W8-Shazam!
 

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