Week 5

The Domination of the Week:  Ethan 176.36  --  134.78 Derek

Futility of the Week:  DJ who lost in the championship rematch against Heath.

One week after doling out a 50+ point beating and being the domination of the week, Derek finds himself on the wrong side of the domination of the week.  Ethan, who was sitting firmly in last place all season, blew the doors off the matchup and put up the highest point total of the week as well as the biggest win margin.  The stay at the top of the league this season has proved to be fleeting as Derek now knows.  Little hype surrounded the championship rematch of Heath vs DJ but it ended up being the closest one.  In the end Heath snagged the victory with a win on Monday night and a win margin reminiscent of last years title game. Stacey secured a relatively unexciting win over Jake.  Both Heath and Stacey snap their 2 game losing streaks with their wins this week.  Jeff's team struggled mightily this week, barely surpassing 100 points in a loss to Barr.  Both Jeff and Jake are owners of two game losing streaks.  Barr moves to 4-1 with his win and Brian, with his win over Evan, does the same.  With his third straight win, Brian climbs into 1st place and Barr follows into 2nd as Derek falls to 3rd with his loss.  DJ remains firmly in 4th place and Heath yo-yos back up to 5th.  Evan falls to 6th while Stacey hops up to 7th.  Ethan climbs two spots to 8th while Jeff falls to 9th and Jake to 10th.

Week 6 is rivalry week so there is no matchup of the week.  Or every matchup is the matchup of the week.  Brian and DJ face off, the newlywed battle part 2 will also take place as Stacey looks for revenge.  Jake and Barr also have a rematch after Barr got the best of the umbrella matchup.  Jeff and Heath will battle as hopefully some of the draft day tension has carried over between the two.  The final matchup is the Makin matchup, Evan vs Ethan.

Week 6, of all weeks, will serve as a reminder that in The Domination League defeat is not conceded.  Defeat is forced down the throat of either you or your adversary and victory is plundered while the loser gasps for air.  Each of us begins the week with an immense pile of hope 10 roster spots tall, and each week 5 of us watch that pile of hope burn to the ground like dry tinder.  In each matchup there is the final, inevitable moment;  just after victory has been snatched, yet just before hope swells again for the following week.  In that moment is where pure domination lives, and only one will experience it, while suffocating defeat is thrown over the other like a blanket made of lead.  Revel in the hope while it lasts and pray to the gods of fantasy football that you are the one who tastes the sweet flavors of pure domination.

Standings:
1. Brian (4-1) ↑1
2. Barr (4-1) ↑1
3. Derek (3-2) ↓2
4. DJ (3-2)
5. Heath (3-2) ↑1
6. Evan (2-3) ↓1
7. Stacey (2-3) ↑1
8. Ethan (2-3) ↑2
9. Jeff (1-4) ↓2
10. Jake (1-4) ↓1