I'm a Fantasy Football winner!

This year is the first in recent memory in which I've only played in two fantasy football leagues. Usually, I join three or more, often doing at least one through each major online Fantasy provider (AOL Sports, CBS Sportsline, Yahoo Fantasy, ESPN.com). But I tried to limit myself this year because of a packed work and home schedule.

The two leagues I played in were League of Pain, a league run by a friend of my little brother, and Frazier's Fantasy Football (formerly known as Monsters of the Midway), a league run by my best friend from college. Both leagues had a wealth of returning players and some decent history, though neither offered much in the way of prize money.

Well, after finishing the regular season in second place in both leagues, I've recently won the title in Frazier's, while I've made it to the finals in League of Pain! I actually have the chance to win 100% of my leagues this season!

Here's the proof of my first league title in almost TEN FRICKIN' YEARS:

Yes, all my teams are called some version of "The Atlantis Aquamen."

The finals for League of Pain are this weekend, and they're going to be a bit unpredictable. First off, the league manager really screwed up the scoring at the beginning of the season, but since none of us noticed it until after the first week's games, he decided to leave it as-is. In essence, he downgraded all of the offensive point scales, but forgot to do the same to defense and kicking. So a 300-yd, 3-touchdown performance by a QB is worth less than an average day by a kicker or D. Also, he scheduled the finals to fall on the last weekend of the NFL regular season, something that's rarely done since many teams bench their starters that weekend if their playoff spots are already set in stone.

I have no clue which of my players will see playing time. And of those, only the D and kicker really have a chance to stand out. But I'm being optimistic--my opponent seems to have more playoff-bound players than I do, which could mean that he has more players that could be pulled early. I at least have a chance!

Wouldn't it be great to get two trophies in one year, even if they are totally inconsequential novelty items? Wish me luck!