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Semi-Final Preview

Filthy has to stop Gabe from taking over and the Lbs. will have their hands full with the Hooke….wait….WTF just happened?!?!?

For the first time since the 2009 finals, neither the Hooks nor FK will be in the Championship Game. There are a lot of kids in third world countries getting 2015 FK/Hooker shirts.

The tall one on the left still has his Safar jersey from last year!

The tall one on the left still has his Safar jersey from last year!

But much like the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns hired all Major Leaguers to beat Shelbyville, there still is one team left that actually doesn’t suck. And that’s Filthier. They play the iconic Gouging Anklebiters.

After winning what some consider the biggest upset in playoff history, the Anklebiters decided to Cyber Bully those that wrestling didn’t pick them to win, and even the captain of Math. I still say there’s a 12% chance this is all just a big practical joke and Fresh Kills actually won 4-0, like I predicted. But assuming I’m wrong, lets get to the preview.

Keys to the game:

1- Goalies.
If there were a vote on who the leagues best goalies were, these two would be in the discussion. Well, Tim K. probably wouldn’t bc he’s underrated, but he should be. Both goalies will stand on their head this game, and the pressure will not get to them. Craig has been waiting for this moment for close to or more than a decade now, and though we give him grief, everyone is happy for his success.

This mixed age, multi-ethnic stock photo of women was taken directly after they heard Craig was still alive in the playoffs.

This mixed age, multi-ethnic stock photo of women was taken directly after they heard Craig was still alive in the playoffs.


2- Can the Anklebiters generate enough offense?
 The Anklebiters will need to generate offense, not so much because they need goals, but more because they need to slow down Filthy’s electric offense. If the time of possession (Sega) reads 35-15 Filthy, the Anklebiters will lose. They will also need to generate enough offense to actually score, because that’s important too.

3- Battle Tested

The one advantage I see for the Anklebiters is they’ve already been in two battles whereas Filthy has breezed in the first two rounds. BTSH has been kind to Cinderella teams in the past, so maybe there will be some sorta magic and the Anklebiters will make the most historic run in BTSH history. 

Prediction: 
Rich: If the Anklebiters win, in my opinion this would be the second biggest upset in BTSH history, falling only to last week’s win vs. Fresh Kills. It will also be (in my opinion) the most improbably finals team ever, since the Modern Era began. (2008- Present)
I’ll be honest, I did not see a chance for the Anklebiters to win last week, and was rightfully called out by it from three different Anklebiters who will remain anonymous. (Probert, Caroline, Craig all said something and I’m pretty sure Joe P. was thinking it)
That said, Filthier created a team to win the championship. The Hooks/Lbs./FK/Math are all gone. They to me were the next biggest contenders. I just don’t see how they lose this game. 4-0 Filthier. And just in case that 12% was right and FK really won, then 2-1 Filthier bc I never thought FK was winning this year. 

Derek: I’d have to agree with Richie here…I just don’t see how anyone can beat Filthier, this round or next.  Teams in this league love to play the underdog role in these playoff games, I guess so they can yell at us prognosticators when we pick against them (honestly, it is satisfying to show up the “haters” or whatever).  On the flip side, Filthier has embraced its role as the true top seed.  They crushed TSR 5-0 in the Round of 16, and despite some controversy in their quarterfinal game, their 4-1 win over the Gremlins was never really in doubt (sorry JW, but it wasn’t).  Of course, with the next round comes a tougher challenge, so I’m not ready to hand them a 4-0 win.  The Biter D has been stout, holding Fresh Kills to just one goal in last Sunday’s victory.  Filthier jumps to an early lead, with the James and Suvin line scoring early.  Although Probert notches one for the Biters to make it interesting, Denis eventually puts it away in the second half.  3-1 Filthier.

JW:  First let’s clear up one thing – Gut Rot over WTP in 2010 is still the biggest upset in BTSH history. I had a feeling the Biters might beat Kills last week, which I told Rich and Derek the week before the game. NO ONE ever thought Gut Rot would beat WTP in 2010.  No one.
While last week’s Biters/FK result was a pretty big upset, it wasn’t THAT big an upset. The Biters have a much better squad than Rich and Derek seem to want to give them credit for.  They aren’t in the 2nd division for nuthin’.
Craig and Tim K. are two of the best goalies in the league, they’ll keep this one tight. While Derek wasn’t right about Gremlins/Filthier, he was right about this – it ends 3-1 Filthier.
However, there is still one team left who can take out Filthier……

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…………”But that’s…..another story.”

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