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Great Debate Winner #7
Contests - Debate
Written by Paul Greco   
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:00
Sometimes you have to go far, far away to get talent.  The next Great Fantasy Debater is...Boris From Downunder.
Why should I be included in the dirty dozen selected to compete in the Fantasy Pros 911 challenge? Well, read on loyal baseball fans…
 
  • Like Napoleon Dynamite, I’ve got skills. Shakira’s hips might, but the numbers don’t lie - I have numerous Yahoo! Fantasy championships in my swag, plus a 2008 CBS bobblehead that says “yes, this Aussie can play the game – he knows more than just Aussie rules footy, pies with sauce and how to catch babies with a trained dingo". 
  • I understand the game because I play the game. Over 20 years of loyal playing  service (and still going) here in South Australia is proof in the pudding - I know the difference bewteen a blowfly and an infield fly. 
  • A sense of humour (yes I can spell, that’s how we spell it down here) – married for 15 years, a New Orleans Saints fan and a Cub fan. How could I not have a sense of humour? 
  • Track record in writing? Well, I have penned some stuff for my local club newsletter, and I’ve written a few articles for Lenny and Paul before – I know I have at least ONE fan, Wayne Provost has sent positive comments each time I have written. I love that guy! 
  • Loyalty. This is a quality that I live by. I won’t quit. If I lose every round, I will keep plugging away at it. In a fantasy league, if my team is last, I keep going – this of course is rare (being last), but I did join a fantasy golf league once under sufferance, and I set my team every week - even though it was a bad team - and even though I had no idea who Fred Funk was, I picked him because his name was cool, and I stuck at it! Anyway, my point is, I didn’t quit, and I didn’t finish last. Never quit. Ever. Did I mention I was a Cub fan? 
  • An international flavour – sure, you have Ken in Toronto, but wouldn’t it be cool to spread the word globally? I mean, imagine if you reach thousands of other Aussie baseball fans like you have reached me? That could add up to a lot of free beers if you ever travel down here on vacation. 
  • Ok, I may not have the wisdom of Lenny, the confidence and wit of Tony, the statistical knowldege of Patrick, the eloquence and overall sports knowledge of Rhett, nor the ability to perform a twenty minute psychotic rant invoked purely by hearing the name Ricky Weeks (yes Gabriel, that’s you I am talking about - would you really draft Ricky’s mother before you drafted Ricky?), but hey, who knows, maybe I can add just a little bit of something different to the awesome fantasy powerhouse that has been constructed up there at Fantasy Pros 911. Give the Aussie bloke a go, you won’t be disappointed!
So is this Napoleon Dynamite wannabe the next Great Debater? Lets hear what you have to say.
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written by Wayne Provost, March 11, 2009
I couldn't have said it better myself Ducat...
Awesome Aussie!
written by Wayne Provost, March 11, 2009
Gentleman, I present to you the winner in a landslide...the irrepressible Boris from the land down under. It would be an injustice to the civilized world if this gentlemans' writings and philosophys' were denied to the masses...
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written by ducat2, March 11, 2009
Richard,
Thou saith it well. Whilst thou shan't find "pies with sauce and how to catch babies with a trained dingo" in the Old English lexicon, thou doest justice to giveth the Aussie bloke a go.
Good luck Boris!!!!
Boris, the early favorite
written by Richard Carter, March 11, 2009
I must say that Boris is my early favorite, and I don't even understand half of what he says. I'm gonna need a translator and an Old English spelling dictionary to keep up with his stuff! Unfortunately, if he keeps up the dingo, saucy pies and blowfly speak my Fantasy could veer somewhere "DownUnder" rather than the baseball field.
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written by kevinorris, March 11, 2009
I was thinking the same thing- Chapman (the guy who started last night) looked like a clown. He has a 2:1 leg to torso ratio, at least it appears that way.
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written by Boris From Downunder, March 11, 2009
I'll bomb the bass for you Greg, and even if you kick my butt, it's all good. I have my eyes on another gig just in case, as the Cuban Baseball Team fashion adviser. What in the hell is going on there?!
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written by SeanAgranov, March 11, 2009
anyone that shows appreciation for gabriel's rants as much as I do has my vote!
Vote for Pedro
written by Greg M, March 11, 2009
If you catch me a delicious Bass I might take it easy on you but otherwise you're going down - that's what I'm talking about!
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written by big o, March 11, 2009
wow , you heard that ricky week's mother line , way down there ?
that's got to count for something .
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written by kevinorris, March 11, 2009
I don't even know where to start-

1) Aussie Rules is the best (I used to follow the Kangaroos)

2) I live 45 minutes north of Chicago and I can't stand the Cubs. Maybe it's easier being thousands of miles away.

3) Don't mention Yahoo! leagues, although they have a little value, they aren't going to help you.

4) I love the loyalty aspect- keep that up.

5) I'm all for spreading baseball globally- I'm probably the biggest (don't make me start speaking in Dutch again) advocate of the WBC on the FP911 staff.

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