Matchup of the Week

MoW is back! This year on Tuesdays! Plenty of tantalizing opening round match-ups to choose from this week, but there can only be one MoW. First a few matchups that are intruiging, but didn't quite peak my interest enough:

• Bryan vs. Andy - The rookie tries to take down a seasoned veteran for his first win.
• Russ vs. Mark - The league's best rivalry hasn't been what it used to be in the last couple of years.
• Perka vs. Pflanz - The  "homeroom rivalry" is always good for providing message board fodder.

But there can only be one, so week one's MoW is...

John vs. Richie

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The defending champ takes on the Franchise's newest manager in a true underdog matchup! While John has the upper hand on offense I think Richie can "steal" steals. On defense, I think John wins the ratios but the rookie takes the other categories handily. I'm predicting a narrow 5-4-1 victory for the champ on the first stop of his victory tour.


My other predicitons:
Dan over Greg 8-2
Mark over Russ 6-4
Andy over Bryan 5-3-2
Perka over Pflanz 6-3-1
Brad ties Keeves 5-5

0-0 on the year, 0-0 in MoW