The Check Swing: Week 24

It's Jon Gruden Week here at FBLG. Yes, it's quite a late-season treat. Let's take a look at each team, and then Coach Jon will provide his baffling, incoherent thoughts.

1. Manwaring a Muumuu (4,296 points): The Muumuu crew got a huge week from Wilson Ramos to stay alive in the battle for the playoff title. Carl Crawford and Aramis Ramirez are dinged, and Buster Posey is riding the pine. Can the pitchers step up in a week full of double starts? Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Keith Richards" because he seems to be on his last legs but he keeps plugging along.

2. Misfits (4,066 points): Reid's team went cold at the wrong time and will settle for fourth place in the playoffs. The bigger deal is trying to hold off the Arbitration Losers for second place in the points battle. Somebody wake up Bryce Harper. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Blues Brothers" because he ran out of gas. He'd better hurry if he wants to save that orphanage.

3. Arbitration Losers (4,043 points): Jonathan Lucroy scored negative points 3 times this week, and Neil Walker and Brandon Crawford combined for 9 points. That plus Ricky Nolasco's implosion kept AL from clinching the title. How much will the shutdown of Jose Fernandez hurt? Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "John Hinckley Jr." because he couldn't finish the job on the leader.

NFL analyst Jon Gruden is here this week to provide his
analysis of FBLG's teams.

4. Testosteraun Braun (3,966 points): Forty-seven points for Hunter Pence? Sixty-three points from Ryan Zimmerman and Jordan Zimmermann? Twenty-nine from Paul Goldschmidt? Look at the Braunies thundering through the consolation round. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Carole King" because it's too late baby, now it's too late.

5. Lawyers, Guns & Money (3,911 points): It's been an interesting year in the LGM infield, and it doesn't appear that Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Rendon, Willie Bloomquist and Pedro Alvarez were the solution to the inconsistency problem. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Melanie Griffith" because he looked good for a while but didn't age well.

6. Pitch You Blockhead (3,825 points): Scott got 101 points from his starting pitchers this week to beat the Misfits and finish in third place in the playoffs. The good news for FBLG is that no one has to face PYB the rest of the way. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "George Hamilton" because he's gonna finish in third in the playoffs, and no one has more bronze than George Hamilton.

7. Going Going Gonzo (3,607 points): Jon got 21 points from his starting pitchers and zero from the disgruntled-but-beefy Dan Uggla. At least Gonzo managed to slip past the deadbeat Sagebrushers. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Frank Wren" because he screwed up when he brought in B.J. Upton and Dan Uggla.

8. Rookies (3,580 points): Although they got slaughtered by the Braunies, Henry's guys put together another solid week. The resurgence of the Nationals certainly has helped. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Fredi Gonzalez" because he can't wait for Jason Heyward to return to his lineup.

9. Fresh Fish (3,475 points): Giancarlo Stanton was Rick's only player to score more than 14 points. That says everything you need to know about the Fish in Week 24. Still, the Fish have a chance to advance to the consolation finals. Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Joe Morgan" because he's blatantly rooting for the Reds. I can't make a Marlins reference because no one likes the Marlins. 

10. Silver State Sagebrushers (3,374 points): Ninety-eight points? Come on, Sagebrushers. How bad would it have been without Brandon Belt's 29? Gruden says: This guy, I call this guy "Lindsay Lohan" because he's an absolute mess and we've all given up on him.