Kreyling Korner – Week #6 – May 27, 2021

THE LIPSMACKER MATCH OF THE WEEK

Missed a week, but I’m back or week #6.  Swiper stole a W from the Big Donkey in week 4 and my overall record drops to 2-1.

Week 6 MOW – Mike “Meat” Morell vs. Brian “The Senator” Roddy – If you were reviewing the head-to-head matchups sent out by Cupcake earlier this week, this might not have jumped off the page.  Let’s break it down on how I picked Meat vs. The Senator.  I don’t necessarily believe in the MOW jinx, but I also don’t like messing with karma.  At this point in the season, DTF is in third place and I’m not taking a risk of jinxing anyone on my team.  That means Harris Vs. Kreyling, Eiser vs. Nill, and Almeida vs. Livermore are out.  After that you would kind of gravitate to Duer vs. Roller.  However, Duer’s team is in 4^th place and Roller’s is in 5^th – not as exciting in LG’s opinion.  That brings me to Morell and Roddy.  I know, Roddy’s team (Designated Drivers) is in dead last, but Morrell and Jerry’s Kids are in second place, only 4 points out of first.  A huge reason JK is so high in the rankings is the because of Meat’s stellar play.  3-1 so far this season and number two on the points list at 24.5. (only a ½ point of the leaders).  Roddy on the other hand, 0-4 this season with only 12 points.  No easy way to say it – B. Rod is struggling.

GLOSSY PREDICTION – So the question is – can he beat the Meat?  As a bald man, I’ve learned one thing in life.  Don’t ever count out a man that has flowing locks.  Samson got his power from his hair – can Roddy do the same?  Ehhhh…I don’t think so.  Morrel wins 7-3.

THE KREYLING KORNER

In the least surprising move of the year, I have chosen a picture of Phil Mickelson for this week’s Kreyling Korner.  If my left-handed brother from another mother can win a major at 50, there may be hope for me winning a GCCGL championship.

Let’s do a trend watch!

Trending Up

 Jim Allen

 You can’t see it, but I’m giving Jim Allen a standing ovation as I write this.  It’s been well documented that first-year members typically experience what’s know as the “league effect.”  If I weren’t so lazy, I’d go back and link the post I did on Kreyling Korner regarding this topic.  However, since I am lazy, I’ll summarize here.  No matter how good of a golfer you are, it takes a while to figure out how to play in this crazy league.  As such, most first-year members play awful.  But not Jim Allen!  3-1 to start the season, points leader (25), and part of a team that’s only 4 points out of first place.  Hats off to a hot start of the season my friend.  Also, Jim need’s a nickname.

Trending Down

Ben Leininger

Ben my man, this has nothing to do with your play.  In fact, you’ve almost played as well as Jim Allen.  3-0-1 on the season and 24 points.  You know now that I’m thinking about this – is there a league effect anymore?  Ben and Jim are killing it and Serkan won a championship in his first season.  I blame the veterans of the GCCGL.  We are getting soft.  Anyway, you’re trending down Ben because of the negative pub.  Twice in 6 weeks PW has talked about your fury on the links.  One time getting mad at the group not looking for your ball and last week making old Jimbo (that nickname won’t work) take a double after he found his ball.  I also remember playing with you at one point where you got mad at the group for talking in your backswing.  One of the guys in our group was Cletus.  He barely knows where he is anymore…he might not even realize he is playing golf.  I appreciate the competitive nature my friend.  I really do.  Just remember, GCCGLers are going to drink beer, forget golf course etiquette and fart in your backswing.  That’s what makes this league so great. 

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau “Feud”

 Let’s call a spade a spade here, feuds in golf are lame.  This past weekend, Brooks Koepka got annoyed with Bryson DeChambeau wearing metal golf spikes and the world loses its mind.  Why is Brooks paying attention to Bryson anyway?  Seriously, Brooks has been rehabbing his knee by flying to beach resorts around the world and having his model girlfriend feed him grapes (look it up).  Meanwhile, all Bryson does is lift weights, drink protein shakes, and do physics problems.  Which one would you want to do?  Brooks should pay exactly zero attention to Bryson.  Instead, he’s rolling his eyes and uttering curse words at metal spikes like he just got a call from his boss because he’s late on TPS reports.  And what’s up with the “mean” tweets?  Really, that’s how we feud nowadays?  Say something mean in 126 characters or less?  You want a feud – watch the fight between the Capitals and Rangers on the opening draw from a couple weeks back.  AWESOME  That’s a feud!  Bet they didn’t tweet each other…

Until next week – fairways and greens my friends.