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Blue Moon
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NFL journeyman QB-Geno Smith is putting up some big numbers for the BDFL's Blue Deacons |
The Blue Deacons grind up da Blitz
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HIGH, AL
- "Once in a blue moon" is a poetic phrase that refers to
something extremely rare in occurrence. A "blue moon" is the term
commonly used for a second full moon that occasionally appears in a
single month of our solar-based calendars meaning it doesn't happen very
often. Kind of like the BDFL's Mt. High Blue Deacons having a 40-point
outburst. The usage of "blue moon" as the second full moon in a month
dates back to the 1937 Marine Farmer’s Almanac, but prior to
that, blue moons meant something slightly different. Typically, 12 full
moons occur from winter solstice to the next winter solstice (roughly
three per season), but occasionally a fourth full moon in a season could
be observed. In such a case, one of the four full moons in that season
was labeled "blue". Back in the early 1970s, Johnny Lee "Blue Moon"
Odom from Macon, Georgia was a hard-throwing, right-handed pitcher for
the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World
Series titles between 1972 and 1974. As a high school phenom, Odom led
Ballard-Hudson to two consecutive Georgia state championships while
amassing a 42–2 record. He signed with the Kansas City Athletics upon
graduation. Odom began his professional career with the AA Birmingham
Barons (the Birmingham A's existed from 1967 to 1975) of the Southern
League. After one season in Birmingham, he received a September call-up
to the Athletics in 1964 and made his major league debut at just 19
years old on September 5th at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. "Blue
Moon" lasted less than two innings against the New York Yankees, giving
up a three-run home run in the 1st inning to Mickey Mantle and
surrendering three more runs in the 2nd before giving way to the bull
pen. Odom finished his MLB career with an 84-85 win-loss record, a 3.70
ERA and 857 KOs. Elvis Presley cut "Blue Moon of Kentucky" in 1954 and
the Cowboy Junkies "Revisited" it in 1988 with a tribute to The King.
Today "Blue Moon" is known more as a brand of beer than anything else.
In Week 8 of the BDFL, the Blue Deacons captured the league's rare
"Chump-to-Champ" honor and earned the week's "Master Jedi" award by
grinding up the Druid City Blitz 40-21 high atop Mt. High.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Grenadiers won the "Top Gun" award for the second week in a row, but this article had to go to the press room prior to the completion of Monday Night Football (MNF).
Blue Moon Revisited by the Cowboy Junkies (1988)
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| BDFL NEWS |
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Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker currently leads the BDFL with 85 total points for the Armadillos |
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The BDFL's Aladdin Scoring System |
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| W1-Vict'ry Bell | W2-Hocus Pocus | W3-Beaches of Biloxi | W4-Magnificent |
| W5-Aerial Assault | W6-Leather & Laces | W7-Cheetah Package | W8-Blue Moon |
TITLETOWN
- "Aladdin" is a Middle-Eastern folk tale with a genie in a
lamp, magic carpet rides and a shot at three wishes. It is one of the
best-known tales associated with The Book of One Thousand
and One Nights (The Arabian Nights) despite not being part
of the original text. The story was added by the
Frenchman Antoine Galland in 1710 based on an old folk tale that
he heard from the Syrian Maronite storyteller Hanna Diyab. The
BDFL incorporated and established the Aladdin Scoring System (@$$) in 2019 once Woosier's Accurate Real-Time Scoring
(WARTS) system was retired. The "Aladdin" name was derived from
the magical software designer simply known as "ADARRING". The
league's goal for scoring games has always been to be as close
to real football as possible. The BDFL has never been sucked
into points per reception (PPR) and points for yardage and other
BS forms of scoring that leads to unrealistic player point
totals and ridiculous game scores. Nothing upsets The
Commissioner of the BDFL (Iron Hand) more than BS stat-type
scoring in fantasy football. In real football a touchdown is
worth six (6) points, the same as in the BDFL. A field goal is
worth three (3) points in real football, the same in the BDFL. A
safety is worth two (2) points in real football, the same in the
BDFL. The same can be said for two-point conversions (2) and
extra points (1). Since the league's conception, passing
touchdowns have been split equally between the
quarterback and the receiver (3+3=6) with the mindset that both
players contributed to the six (6) point touchdown. The BDFL's
only scoring caveat is the reward of "double the points" for
plays over 50 yards. This was done to reward big scoring plays
and for the fun of it all. With @$$, the BDFL tracks every
player in the NFL each week to ascertain their BDFL point total
and record this value in @$$'s magical scoring machine. As a result of
this highly disciplined scoring system, the BDFL has had realistic game
scores for over 27 years and counting. To prove how well the
BDFL has done with managing the league's scoring system,
consider that in the NFL last season (2021) the average team
scoring was 23.0 points per team per game (24.9 in the BDFL). The BDFL's slight scoring
increase over the NFL can be traced to the league's unique point
reward policy of "double the points" for all scoring plays over 50 yards.
We go through this math exercise to prove a point. The BDFL has
nailed how scoring should be tabulated in fantasy football. The
rest of the fantasy football world is living on Fantasy Island
in La La Land with Tatoo, far, far away from pro football reality. Thank
you for helping keep the BDFL as the leader in the real world of
fantasy football. |
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