Each year I hope I’ll make it through the newsletters without missing any, and each year it seems like I have one week when…

My MS crap started flaring up a few weeks ago, so I got some IV treatments setup late last week. While they helped take away some of the issues I was experiencing, they come with their own set of side effects — sky-high blood pressure and heart rate, shakiness, inability to sleep, liver inflammation, and eating like a fucking sow.

Nothing makes me sadder than watching you guys spend time in the weight room, and bleeding in the trenches, and pushing yourselves further than middle-aged chubby bodies should have to stretch themselves all in the name of victory…only to be the one to let you down without immortalizing your efforts in our newsletter. For that, I apologize.

Ultimately, it was a good week to skip out — ZaWood, Growler Prowler, and myself are still very much out of it; Puff’s Punishers and Evil Empire are still the cream of the crop; and it looks like there will be some interesting jockeying for position among Science Walrus, Packer Hater, Buzzystinger, Urban Achievers, and The Analrapist down the stretch.

A couple reminders: first, there are a bunch of Thanksgiving games this week, so check those lineups before gorging yourselves. Second, the trade deadline is this week. All trades will be locked following the MNF game. If you’re working down to the wire, drop me a note in the chat and I’ll keep my eyes peeled for any last-minute moves.
And with that, I bid you a Happy Thanksgiving…

…and best of luck in Week Twelve, fellas!
Andy
