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Hopefully, we'll find the podcast all very good things in our world here. Jeff, we're back a week off. You probably had a nice break from hearing my voice in your head, so it's probably a good thing for you. But we're at the second half. I know it's not technically the second half. played more games in the first half. But, you know, All-Star Break kind of makes that break.

How are you feeling going to the second half here? We got about, like, two and a half months

left. I know they've played more games in the first half, but, you know, All-Star Break kind of makes that break.

How are you feeling going to the second half here?

We got about, like, two and a half months left, two and a quarter months, something like that. I feel like I've got a fighting chance, and that's all you can ask for. All you can ask for. I've got a lot of leagues where I'm in contention. Strangely enough, the 12 team Rotowire Online Championship is my worst format this year, and it usually isn't. But I am mediocre at best in those leagues.

Any consistent trait that has caused you issues in those? Just kind of random leagues that just didn't

work out. It's funny. I said a couple weeks ago, I just kind of underwent like a audit of my teams and I am

consistently better than pitching than I am hitting it is really weird even good teams and

bad teams both I'm getting more pitching points than I am hitting points there yeah the only

exception is the draft and hold leagues where it's a little bit the opposite and that that's somewhat just injury base. And the fact that I can't make pickups. I have like a couple of draft and holds where I can't even, I can barely field nine healthy pitchers, which is really hard to. Yeah, we'll get the injuries. I'll tell you, the last couple weeks of Fav, I've just literally been trying to get live bodies because I just keep having so many guys get hurt. But it's funny to say that because I have two main events and one of them is great pitching where, you know, I can throw 12 of my pitchers every week. And the other one last in strikeouts, like third to last in the area whip and just can't get anything going. But I have 71 offensive points. So kind of hanging in there, but like, I mean, I drafted four offensive players to start and then Trevor Rogers, so you can kind of have a pretty good idea of where that team goes. But it's funny, I drafted two teams, you know, four days apart and different parts of the draft. I drafted first and 12, I think. It's just amazing how different things work out when you're at different spots. But it's fun.

I'm with you.

You know, got a fighting chance here. It's going to be a fun second half. Hopefully, hopefully both of us have a stressful September because that means we're carrying and grinding away and swaying away some teams. I saw that one of your main events. He made a pretty nice run up the overall standings. I think you're in the top 30 there, which is, which is really nice.

I may have undersold that a little bit, but that's all right.

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