Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The Waiver Wire - FantasyMania Round 1


Narrator
We open FantasyMania week with a shot of Muir Woods National Park.
We find Det. Tai and Julio Jones having lunch across from the Golden Gate Bridge.


Julio Jones
We still in the city?

Det. Tai
Muir Woods. Just outside of Mill Valley in Marin County.


Julio Jones
Shit is nice.


 Julio Jones
I ain't no snitch.


Det. Tai
Didn't say you were.

Julio Jones
I've been doing this a long time.
I ain't never said nothing to no cop.
...
I feel old.


Julio Jones
I've been playing football since I was 13.
I ain't never fucked up a play, ran the wrong route.
I never messed up a count or stole off a package.
I been straight up. But what come back?
You'd think that if I get jammed up on some shit,
they'd be like 'Yeah, Julio been there. Julio hang tough.'
'We got his pay lawyer, we got his bail.'


Julio Jones
They want me to stand with them, right?
But where the fuck they at when they supposed to stand by us?
I mean when shit goes bad, where they at?
...
This game is rigged, man.
We be like them little bitches on the chess board.



Det. Tai
Pawns.

Julio Jones
I'm not snitching on none of my boys.
Not my corner, and not no Barksdale people.
Or at least what's left of them.
But Kevlo? This guy.. and his kind.
Man, they got to fall. They gotta!

 

Det. Tai
Well in order for that to happen, someone's gotta step up.

Julio Jones
I'll do what I gotta.
I don't give a fuck.
Just don't ask me to live on my fucking knees, you know?



Det. Tai
You're a soldier, Julio.

Julio Jones
Hell yeah.


"This game is rigged, man"
- Julio Jones



Narrator
At the Seattle Crime and Government Department, the now eliminated,
Det. Minh, reviews the playoff standings ahead of Week 14.


[1] Probably Will Win (11-2)


[2] Sony side down (8-5)


[3] Rock's Team (8-5)


[4] Kevin's Grand Team (7-6)


[5] No Trade League (7-6)


[6] Who's Koo (7-6)


Det. Minh
One of these six Fantasy Managers will be the 2019 League Champion.
It's up to the two remaining Seattle cousins to finish the job.
Joyce and Tai.
And we all of course know the main target.
Kenneth "Stringer" Bell.



Det. Joyce
It took some digging, but we finally have a lead on him.
We have his direct number.
We just need to get a warrant on a waiver wire and pray like hell.
He could toss that burner at any time.

Det. Minh
We're cooking with gas now.


Narrator
During Kenneth Bell's first round bye,
 he pays a visit to his lawyer, Maurice Levy, to review last week's matchup.


Maurice Levy
0.50 points from Nick Fant,
0.80 from Jamison Crowder?
Lockett with 0, Chubb is now splitting carries with Kareem Hunt?


Kenneth Bell
Something funny about that?
Cause I'm looking at the projections...
And you ain't gotta be an accountant to know that the shit ain't adding up.


Maurice Levy
You're expecting.. what?

Kenneth Bell
A Championship title.


Maurice Levy
Laughing:
And who helped you build this 'Championship' team?
Jesse Jackson?


Kenneth Bell
How you know..?
What you saying? He's running game?
Hell no. He's not that crazy.



Maurice Levy
Let me guess, he told you about the faucet.
Or the goose that lays the golden egg.
He told you to draft these players because it'll lead you deep into the playoffs.
The Grays Sports Almanac.
Pick these teams and pick these players to win, it's a sure fire bet.
Sound a little too good to be true?



Kenneth Bell
But I've won 6 straight and clinched a first round bye.



Maurice Levy
So he has you draft players with great regular season stats.
Sleeper picks that no one knows about.
And if it pans out, he takes all the credit.
If it doesn't... then you gotta spend more FAAB to fix the team.
Either way, he gets paid.
And you? One bad week and you're looking at an early 2nd round exit.
86.66 points that you scored last week isn't going to cut it.



Kenneth Bell
But my points total on the entire year.
I'm leading the entire league.



Maurice Levy
You really think a Reverend and civil rights leader like Jesse Jackson
is going to risk his career by accepting a briefcase full of drug money?
He rain made you.
Don't get me wrong, a Championship run is still possible.
But your grip on the league is not as strong as you think.
Like I said, a performance like last week isn't going to get the job done.
I just wished you had run this by me earlier.



*Commercial*


*Commercial*


At Oumar's crime scene, Chris Carson has arrived to investigate.


Chris Carson
What have we here?
Shotgun shells on the scene, firing at a drug stash house.
Two male victims found, both look like players.
A robbery gone wrong?


As Chris Carson is leaving, he notices kids playing in the street.


Kids
Pew! Pew! Pew!


Kid #1
Yo, it's my turn to be Oumar.

Kid #2
No! Gimme!
I'm Oumar!


We cut to Stefon Diggs talking to his corner boys.


Stefon Diggs
So Jalen come at me like, 'you tell me.'
You know? All sweet and shit.



Oumar walks up to Stefon Digg's corner.



His corner quickly reacts and goes for their weapons.

Victor Oumar
Uh-uh.
Put that down, youngin'



Victor Oumar sticks up Kevlo's corner,
putting a gun to Stefon's back.

Victor Oumar
A Stanfield corner huh?
Slingin' that good blue shit from The Greek?
You know who I am?



Stefon nods his head.

Victor Oumar
I want you to send a message to your boss.
And I want your boss to send a message to The Greek.
I'm gonna drop all his muscle.
Until Kevlo got the heart to come dance with me in the street.
The Greek wants to make a profit flooding our streets with that Blue?
Well you let him know, I'm responsible for that Robin Hood shit.
I'm burning that Blue and I'm burning all his money.
If The Greek wanna be a man and handle his shit, come see me.
Or send his boy Kevlo. You know where to find me.
Put the word out.

Victor Oumar leaves.



Keenan Allen
Damn, man.
Oumar going at the Greeks?

Kid
.... that's Oumar?
Gimpy as a mother fucker.

*Commercial*


*Commercial*



Across the city, Kevlo shows off his new Championship belt.


David Johnson
It's a nice piece of jewelry.
Must have sentimental value, since you know?
It's been passed from champion to champion across storylines.



Kevlo Stanfield
I ain't much for sentiment.
The real value is in what this thing can do.
Heard it's got mythical powers and shit.
Something you'd see in an anime.



Robby Anderson
Heard they call that mother fucker a fantasy gem or some shit.



Kevlo Stanfield
We just need to find a way to unlock it's power.
Find a way to wield it's energy.
The Baugh had that thing for an entire year and he couldn't figure it out.
Once we win this whole tournament, we need that shit.

Mike Evans arrives.


Mike Evans
Yo, boss.
Devin and I was doing some recon.
And you not gonna guess who we saw at SCGD.



Kevlo Stanfield
Someone snitching?

Mike Evans
Julio Jones.


Kevlo glances at David Johnson.

Kevlo Stanfield
DJ, get the strap.


From another balcony, it's revealed that Det. Tai has been spying on Kevlo's team.


Jared Goff
This is it.
This is what you've been working towards.
This is how much FAAB you've saved all season.
You wanted to get to FantasyMania, now here you are.

Jared Goff lifts a sheet over Rocksonberg's FAAB, revealing how much money he's saved.


Rocksonberg
How much is this?


Jared Goff
$94.
With that, you can virtually pick anyone up off the waiver wire.
We'll need it to stay undefeated at FantasyMania.


Rocksonberg
And how many Fantasy Managers are still on the list?


Jared Goff
Kenneth, Kevlo and Oumar.
Not to mention, the two police officers looking into your business hard.


Rocksonberg
What about Justinmonger?
How come he hasn't gotten the job done?

Jared Goff
He was knocked out cold by The Baugh.
Rumor has it, he's in ICU.


Rocksonberg
Fine...
I'll do it myself.