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Shocking the baseball world is news that The Bet is once again alive. B.T.O. Vs Doug; Guardians vs. Tigers. This hasn’t happened since 2020. When the regular season begins at the end of March, Doug will work with a 5 game advantage. I fully expect all the online betting apps to be setting their own odds as to who wins. Unbelievable news!

On a less shocking note, from my surgery, one side of my chest has now turned purple. Weird. But I do anticipate membership in my OnlyFans account to skyrocket once I start posting pictures.

A new season is about to begin!

Yes, yes, yes - Kevin won the 2024 Tommy O. But I really need to move on!

Outstanding outing again at Yogi’s. Plenty of food! And great to have Managers Jim, Dave and Paul on the line. We even had Woody from Delta Dental in the house - just because he likes to get out. There is still one outstanding issue the FGL Commissioner’s office needs to sort out. No - not the Beau Hossler controversy nor Big J trying to pull Dave’s trick by spending far above the salary cap. During the Draft, Kelley selected John Baptiste. While Team Brielle has not been in the FGL for many years, I’m trying to find some rule that keeps Brelley from fielding a 1 person team. And I’m pretty sure Baptists isn’t’ even a PGA golfer anymore. How is it something always comes up?

We’re starting out this year at Arnie’s place. Signature event. THERE IS A CUT. TOP 50 AND WITHIN 10 STROKES PLAY THE WEEKEND. Expected to play:

Manager Golfers expected to play 

Kevin Wyndham Clark Hotels, Tom Kim, Milton Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Maverick McNealy, Jon Rahm 
Jaustin Viktor Hovland, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young, Jimmy Conners, Luke Clanton, Will Zalatoris

PAK-Mon Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Nick Dunlap, Adam Scott
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Don Henley, Denny McCarthy, J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith, Ben Griffin
Doug Xander Schauffele, Sahith Theegala, Max Greyserman, Eric Cole, Matt Fitzpatrick
Jim Rory, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood Mac, Captain Kirk, Max McGreevy
Big J Collin Morikawa, Bobby MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon, Jason Day
B.T.O. Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa

Observation from Paris

I saw that Break Dancing is now an Olympic sport. Incredible. And I can’t help but wonder, if the battle for Gold was between Jim and Big J, who would win? I’ve seen J twist and turn on the golf course. And yet, I just have a funny feeling that Manager Jim would surprise us all with some moves the world has never seen before.

Like the Olympics, 2024 FGL season comes to a close

And for the 4th time, Manager Kevin gets his name on the coveted Tommy O Award! Congrats! Clearly we’ll need to mess with the rules again to keep him out of the money! Kevin picked up nearly half his team points from Breakfast Xander Soufflé. Besides winning the PGA and British Opens, he had a 2nd place at the Players and Wells Fargo plus top 10’s at the Memorial, Valspar, Masters and US Open. Kevin had the 2nd pick in the FGL - well done.

Team Jaustin ends up in the money (2nd place) for their first time. For the last 6 tournaments (which includes The Open) Jaustin scored a combined total of -1 points. That makes it tough. But nearly 75% of all their points came from FGL golfers picked 2 - 6. Rory was #1 pick and his missed cut at The Open was one of the biggest surprises of the season. Jaustin had the 6th pick in the Draft.

Special consideration goes out to third place Team PAK-Mon. They had the lead for most of the year with the #1 pick of the 2024 draft - Scottie Scheffler. Scottie only won the Arnold, Player’s Championship, Master’s, Heritage, Memorial and Traveler’s; a 2nd place at Charles Schwab and Houston Open and top 10’s at PGA Championship and British Open. On top of all that, he won a gold medal, had a baby and got arrested. Amazing! Just needed a little stronger supporting staff.

Big J - 7 points @ $3.71 for Jordan Spieth? I think he needs some surgery on his wrist in the off season.

B.T.O. - in the basement with only 44 points. I have no words.

That wraps up our 25th season!!!! Congrats to all. I owe a few of you some money and need some from a few others. We’ll figure it all out.

Let the Final Tournament Begin

Manager Golfers expected to play

Kevin Milton Bradley, Akshay Bhatia,

Jaustin Si Woo Kim, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen

PAK-Mon Will Zalatoris, Andrew Putnam

Commish Cameron Young, Sungjae Im, Cam Davis

Doug J.T. Poston, Denny’s McCarthy

Jim Brian Harman, Dustin Hoffman

Big J Jordan Spieth

The Doctor Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover, Pete Rose

B.T.O. Harris English, Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman

A couple thoughts about Paris and the Olympics

The last few days, I’ve been watching the men’s and women’s gymnastics in awe. It doesn’t matter the country, I get nervous for them. Flipping, jumping, spinning, flying, twirling, etc. Rings, floor, uneven bars, that horsey thing, the beam, etc. And if you’re like me, you’re thinking, “I wonder how Al would do with all that?” Admit it - it’s true. You can deny it but I know right now you’re picturing him in his tights spinning on the floor, walking the beam, twirling around that horse thing. Yep - it’s in your head now and it just won’t go away. HA - gotcha Managers! Try to sleep tonight with that vision!

Ashley has been sending pictures and video clips of the Olympics as well as the sights of Paris. She recently spent a chunk of a couple days exploring Notre Dame (still under reconstruction) and the Louvre. Very nice but I’m thinking if Dave was there, he could have toured the entire city in about 15 minutes.

FGL 2024 Coming to an End

Not much changed at the 3M. Kevin picked up a point over Team Jaustin as their new guy Von Rooyen seems to be trying to von ruin the season. He missed the cut. Not even close. Nearly last place!

Jim grabbed a point and tied BIg J for a 5th place tie. I know - that’s not much drama.

Kind of like how the Super Bowl is two weeks after the last playoff game; the FGL is doing the same thing. Our final tournament is in two weeks. We’ll let the Olympics have the spotlight briefly. And soon we’ll find out who is rested up and ready to play at the Wyndham in NC to determine our 2024 Tommy O Champion