WHY THIS LEAGUE IS STILL AWESOME AND RELEVANT

The other day my drug-addled, foul-mouthed, oft-rehabbed counterpart thought it best to infringe his poisonous beliefs upon those of us who still care about this league.   I thought long and hard as to why this league is not as Pablo alleges, but instead, how it remains awesome and relevant:

1.  The characters whom we all know and love, whether they be from the universes contained within  Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Transformers, or Anime, are still alive in the FFL.  Not only are they still living and breathing, but they remain, in fact, the quintessential reason as to why this league was created in the first place.  The characters and entities in this league allow the pooling of imaginations into a non-formulaic concoction of excitement.  Heroes.  Villains.  Vigilantes.  Scoundrels.  The FFL has them all and in droves.  Whether a match contains Superman, Spiderman or the Artrips, we ingest on a weekly basis a variety of flavors that make this league great. 

2.  Although we have lost many owners over the years such as Poteracki, Oblak and Seeney, as in all leagues, there is a time when even the mighty must hang up their cleats.  As the heroes of our modern day sports era have gracefully left, i.e., Pete Rose, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa, those within the FFL must also eventually leave to allow others to enter and covet what is known as the Trophy of Champions. 

3.  The writing of the “Watchers” has morphed and acclimated to what is needed for the league each year.  There can be no doubt that each “Watcher” has his or her own style and spin on the same story.  Simply, that is what makes this league exciting, the results always arguable.  Someone once said, “never is it right to criticize others if one is not in the position to stand in ones’ shoes and never tries in the first place.”  There are many who should heed these very words.   

4.  This league is not stagnant, but has adapted each year.  For example, the “Watcher Voted” matches were stroke of pure genius and not once has there been a question regarding the tabulated votes associated with same.  Further, we have created new instrumental characters enjoyed by all - the likes of Bama, Rob C, Real Man, Papaw and Mamaw, Cock Sneak Goombah, Immel and Darth Shemalyah.  Like each new universe’s creations, so have we been able to bring ourselves to this task.  A universe of diversity and absurdity at the same time --  something we can all laugh at and be proud of.  Something to which we can all call “ours” is never something to scoff at.

5.  Last, but not least- SHAME!  Shame on Pablo for attempting to create problems which do not exist.  Shame on those who accept his vitriolic rhetoric as reality.  Shame to those who would disparage a league that has allowed us to escape, even if only for a few moments each week.  Shame. . .

-Earth 3 Pablo