With Thanksgiving only days away, I had hoped that this would be a post reflecting on all things fantasy football that I was thankful for as we entered the holiday season and my team cruised toward the playoffs. Unfortunately, after last week’s 35 point drubbing at the hands of The Lady Thief, (my 3rd loss in a row, and 4th out of 5) The Abby Wambachs find themselves outside of the playoff picture for the first time all season. Even worse, I’ll need to win my last two games, make up a lot of points, and get some help from the teams above me to make the postseason. Perhaps naming my squad after a U.S. women’s soccer player doomed me to a season of getting so close, only to choke it all away at the end, just like the American ladies did at the World Cup last summer. Or maybe my poor roster management and questionable trades have torpedoed my team. I’d like to think I made all the right moves, and that even my considerable fantasy brilliance couldn’t overcome that fickle bitch Fate, but really, who knows?

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