I'm a fantasy football loser!

Well, my dream of a championship monopoly was short-lived. My players had a decent final day for me, but my opponent did even better--he had his third-highest day of the season and put me down like a rabid dog.

It was a tight game until the Sunday night matchup. I held a slight lead through the day games, but the only player left to play was his: Colts receiver Reggie Wayne. Because the Colts were playing for nothing (their playoff spot was assured), and I knew the starters would be sitting down early, I had some hope for a scoreless evening for Reggie. And everyone was saying that Marvin Harrison would be making his comeback in the game, appearing for a few plays so that he and Manning could get their timing back. Everything pointed to very few balls thrown to Wayne.

I guess nobody knew that Reggie was going for his first season ever over 100 catches. Manning threw about six straight balls to him in the first quarter, one of them being a touchdown pass, and my championship hopes flew out the window.

I ended up losing by just enough that I didn't feel bad about any points left on the bench. Even had I made all the right moves, I'd have lost. Overall, I consider it a great showing for my first time in that league. I hope to be invited back next year, and the league manager has already promised to correct all of the scoring problems he accidentally instituted this season.

So a championship and a super bowl loss--not a bad finish for my fantasy seasons. Now I just have to wait another 280 days or whatever it is until the next season. Next year, I'm going for my first-ever championship repeat!