Kings Never Die

I haven't seen the recently released "Southpaw" movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal (though I want to), but I can tell you one thing: the album is fantastic. Eminem has a couple songs (you may have heard Phenomenal before NBA playoff games this year). It also has a couple Bad Meets Evil songs, and a great Action Bronson tune. The album kicks off with "Kings Never Die," a collaboration of Eminem and Gwen Stefani.

I'm here to drop some more fantasy football knowledge, but first, lets look back at a turmoil-soaked year at WR in 2014:
Picked No. 1 for 2014, Calvin Johnson. Actually finished: 14. He missed three games, and had two others where he was basically a decoy, so whatever.
Picked No. 2 for 2014, Dez Bryant. Actually finished: 4. Solid.
Picked No. 3 for 2014, Brandon Marshall. Actually finished: 34. Missed three games, and played for about two minutes in one other game. Still disappointing though.
Picked No. 4 for 2014, Pierre Garcon. Actually finished: 54. Ouch. I was really off here. Not sure what I was thinking.
Picked No. 5 for 2014, Demaryius Thomas. Actually finished: 2. Underestimated him a bit.
Picked No. 6 for 2014, AJ Green. Actually finished: 24. He also missed three games.
Picked No. 7 for 2014, Antonio Brown. Actually finished: 1. Didn't expect such a meteoric rise, but not too bad.
Picked No. 8 for 2014, Randall Cobb. Actually finished: 6. Solid pick here.
Picked No. 9 for 2014, Roddy White. Actually finished: 27. What was I thinking?.
Picked No. 10 for 2014, Kendall Wright. Actually finished: 36. Clearly didn't realize he had no quarterback to throw to him.

Rankings for 2015:
1. Antonio Brown: No reason why he shouldn't be No. 1 again. He is a safety valve for Big Ben.
2. Odell Beckham Jr.: He should be primed for a HUGE season. Many don't remember that he was a top-five receiver after missing the first four games!
3. Julio Jones: He was healthy all year, and proved why the hype was so high.
4. Dez Bryant: 16 touchdowns will be a bit unrepeatable, but big numbers won't be unexpected.
5. AJ Green: Should return back to a strong position 10+ tds and lots of yards.
6. Mike Evans: Was a stud as a rookie, and with Winston tossing him lots of passes as the Bucs try to climb back from deficits, he should do even better.
7. T.Y. Hilton: Catching passes from Andrew Luck can't be bad, can it? Plus he should do better than seven touchdowns.
8. DeAndre Hopkins: Doesn't have a QB, but it didn't matter last year, so...
9. Demaryius Thomas: Can't push him out of the top 10 because of his talent, but I'm expecting regress from Manning, and the Broncos are promising to run more.
10. Calvin Johnson: Also too talented to be taken down too far, but he's not going to be back to form with Stafford floundering behind a sub-par O-line.

TE's next week, but here are some baseball photos from Region 8C's first weekend of playoffs:

Sobieski draft pick from Flensburg, Luke Thoma, pitches Sunday, Aug. 2 in Pierz.

Kyle Boser prepares to walk across the plate for a run Aug. 2 for the Randall Cubs.

Pierz Bulldogs first baseman Ben Watercott runs into the fence trying to get a foul ball.

Randall's Kyle Peterschick takes a big rip at a pitch.

Cubs catcher, Alec Zak, rips a fly ball.

Bulldogs starting pitcher, Aaron Schultz, tosses a pitch.

Pierz' Brandon Kiel fights off a pitch.

Lastrup's Chad Weiss started in the win Sunday, Aug. 2.

Weiss prepares to hurl the ball.

Dan "Scoop" Rocheleau connects during a pinch-hit appearance.