Archive for October, 2010

Paty’s Making Adjustments

Paty’s Making Adjustments

Tweet Week 7 – Working It Beware of the dreaded mid-week adjustment As accurate as computers are they are still at the mercy of those who input the data.  And sometimes calls are changed during the course of the football game which is not immediately reflected in the box score and stats.  In this case, [...]

Head to Toe! Cuties of the Week

Head to Toe! Cuties of the Week

Tweet Here’s a little something to get you through the rest of the week. Enjoy. Visanthe Shiancoe, Warm-Hearted Warrior Tight End, #81 Minnesota Vikings I see this man and immediately hear Isaac Hayes singing about Shaft, “right on.” But Shank is what they call him. Plenty of other names come to mind for this sexy [...]

Sidelined!

Sidelined!

Tweet By DJ the Sports Mom I couldn’t wait for this season to begin.   Jay was entering his 4th Season as an Oakland Raider and Josh was finally getting his shot to start as an outside linebacker with the University of Kansas.  Both of the boys did amazingly well during spring ball.  Jay was in [...]

Paty’s Week 6: Who Starts, Who’s Benched – Does it Matter?

Paty’s Week 6: Who Starts, Who’s Benched – Does it Matter?

Tweet Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Recovering from the past weekend. Saturday was filled “birthday related activities” for my youngest.  I don’t really remember how we got through the party or whether I was even able to enjoy watching her have fun.  Don’t you just hate it when logistics and other things get in the way [...]

Fantasy Football: A Family Affair

Tweet A Mother and Child  Conundrum: Win or Let Win? by Paty Hsieh This year my friend decided to open up the league to some younger managers.  His son had been playing fantasy baseball throughout the summer and wanted to try his hand at fantasy football.  So I was asked if my son wanted to [...]

Heather’s Touchdown Tenderloin Sandwich

Ready for a great new sandwich? Heather’s recipe is perfect watching the big game, or even for tailgating! Try it and let us know what you think.

The Weekly Wink: Week 6

The Weekly Wink: Week 6

Tweet Weekly Wink – Week 7 Fo – Fo – Fo If ever there was a strange week in the NFL, this one was IT! Some teams, like the Oakland Raiders, the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs, showed up and showed out! Others, like the New Orleans Saints needed more Wheaties or something. In [...]

Paty’s Exciting Fantasy Football – Week 5

Paty’s Exciting Fantasy Football – Week 5

Tweet We catch up with our own fearless fantasy football guru, Paty! She did good! (And she did even better in her triathlon.) If you’re considering a the three-leg race, Paty shares vividly her personal experience. It’s a long post but worth it. Grab a snack and chill. Week 5 - Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 It’s another [...]

Tough but Tender Cuties of the Week

Tough but Tender Cuties of the Week

Tweet Brian Urlacher #54: Midwestern Tough When it comes to Brian Urlacher, the six-time Pro Bowler is the personification of the term “Alpha” male. Quarterbacks quake when they have to line up across form him and women swoon at his on and off field swagger. There is something sexy about a man who sweats and [...]

Clock Management

Clock Management

Tweet by DJ the Football Mom When our middle son was a senior, his team played a rival high school in what was the “game of the season”.  The rival school was favored to win and the stands were full.  We were down to the last 12 seconds in the game and we could win [...]