Thursday, October 4, 2007

First Road Win Evens Up Record

MSH owner Erick Byrd has developed quite a "man-crush" on Tony Romo, and it's not hard to see why. Romo's superstar performance, scoring 63 fantasy points in week 4, topped off a blowout 170-83 upset versus Immortal Division rivals the Leathernecks. The win gave Bucksnort's finest their first road win and evened their record to a respectable 2-2-1. The Seattle defensive unit also had a great game, with 5 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions and 6 sacks, and one QB TKO, to score 36 fantasy points.

"Considering that we're an expansion team, I am more than ecstatic over the success we've had so far", said Byrd in a post-game interview. "Before the season started, we had two goals. We wanted to have the best record of the three expansion teams and we wanted to have a respectable showing versus the Peon Gorillas." Early indications are that the Hammers may be able to accomplish both goals, if not go one better with a win against the battered Gorillas, who are 0-5 after a string of bad luck with player injuries. Before founding the Hammers, Byrd was a part owner of the 2006 Peon Gorillas with his good friend Jim Holland. The success of the Gorillas '06 run at the championship, due in part to the Byrd-Holland partnership, impressed FFFL Commish Tony Fox and opened the door for expansion in 2007. "Jim and I are great friends and even though I wish him success in lifting the injury curse, I have no qualms over destroying him next week", said Byrd.

Silver Nuggets: The Hammers released Isaac Bruce, and signed rookie WR James Jones. Rumors are flying that Bruce will file an age discrimination grievance with the league, but Byrd says "Age has nothing to do with our decision to go with Jones. It's just that Isaac is old and James is young...uh, er...I mean, Isaac has seen his share of years and...uh, er...I mean Isaac is nearing retirement...uh, er...[clears throat]...Isaac is a respectable veteran with loads of experience, but James offers talent that is more in line with the future of our franchise. [failed smile]" ...The Hammers are also considering signing troubled DT Ben "Beanie" Franks to a one-year deal, but must consider that Franks is still serving a 10-game suspension imposed for violating probation on a Beanie Baby charge. Beanie Franks is an avid collector of the stuffed animal, which was outlawed by the league in 2003. ...the Promotions Department has announced that they will no longer be providing free body paint for zealous fans after it was discovered that the body paint was bought from a Chinese toy factory. In lieu of this promotion, the MSH Legal Office will be sponsoring Larry the Lead-Based Painted Llama who will be handing out free American-made toys to children and pamphlets on the dangers of lead poisoning to their parents.

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