Week 2 Lighthouse League Predictions (GSPOT)

So here we are folks, Week Number 2. The temperatures cooling…. leaves are changing… our livers now know that the Fall season is upon us and are working double time to make it possible to drive to work in the morning… our bosses have already begun to recognize that oh-so-familiar stench of booze first thing when you walk in the door 25 minutes late….. this can only mean one thing - you're doin' it right.

Week 2 brings us to the following predictions, and if it’s anything close to the horrible predictions we had with our fantasy football team drafts, we suggest you avoid placing bets.

Wait For It vs. Prepare Uranus:

The Mighty Uranus had a solid showing in Week One to only come up short (see what we did there, Hopper?), as did Wait For It against Kick Dog. This game is a pure pick'em because, quite frankly, neither one of these teams played to their potential in Week One. You're both better than that. Are we being a little harsh? Probably, but like our fathers use to say, tough lovin’ is better than no lovin’. Get out of there and play like the half-in-the-bag booze-hounds you are. We say this one will be an 8-6 slop fest, winner Prepare Uranus.

Swamp Donkeys vs. Kick Dog:

Kick Dog looked great against SSP in their season debut, even though they came up short of the win. Either their fielding looked great, or the Panthers were that bad. The Dog Kickers came out to beat WFI in a tight game, so this team certainly is not who we thought they were. The Swamp Donkey's played hard in a loss against SSP in a game that could have gone either way.  If SD can tighten up their fielding and figure out how to play small ball then we've got them over Kick Dog 4-3.

Smoosh Smoosh Panthers vs. We Only Come From Behind:

SSP started the season with back-to-back impressive 2-0 victories, proving they’re ready for the grind of the Fall season. WOCFB (shortened acronym is a work in progress) surprised the league (quite possibly even themselves) in a nail-biter victory against Prepare Uranus, and have positioned themselves early on as a team to be respected. In a strange turn of events, WOCFB actually led most of this game (although the verdict is still out if they lived up to their name after the kickball festivities ended). SSP has yet to let up a run in this short-lived season, and we anticipate things to change in what appears to be another sloppy field-soaked game. Get out your bathing suits and crocs and expect a high scoring affair. SSP pulls this one out late, 6-4.

Wait for It vs. We Only Come From Behind:

Wait for It, in their first official WAKA game in Week 1, showed how much a lack of experience in this league can hurt you. In a closely contested 2-1 loss against Kick Dog, also a relative newcomer, WFI is looking to rebound in Week 2. Unfortunately, they are matched up against a team that has years upon years upon years of experience (this team still despises the color lime due to the never-again-mentioned Apex), and know how to grind out games (mostly outdrink their opponents). WFI will need to get off to an early start, and given the team name, we don’t see that happening. Sloppy seconds can either be a blessing or a curse, but rarely result in a win. – WOCFB 4-1.

POWER RANKINGS:

#1 : SMOOSH SMOOSH

#2: WE ONLY COME FROM BEHIND

#3: PREPARE URANUS

#4: KICK DOG

#5: SWAMP DONKEYS

#6: WAIT FOR IT

Thanks for reading folks - we're glad we just did all that work knowing that this is going to get washed out thanks to Scorliss' impressive record of rain-outs. Oh well... we'll probably just change the names for Week 3 and see if anyone notices. 

Keep rockin' it.

-GSPOT