Listen closely, young grasshopper.
Wisdom and experience trumped youthful, even reckless energy last week as a pair of time-tested, ruthless and grizzled veterans rose on the backs of young-guard pipsqueaks (an omen for the upcoming presidential race? Anybody? No? Okay) Anyway, a pair of gutsy Arizona and Houston picks vaulted Liz "Do you like Phil Collins? I have two ears and a heart, don't I?" Hoffman to the top of the field, the first Hoffman to have graced the top spot in some six years of familial Eds' Picks. Suck it, Ben.
Alex "THIS guy" Bloom is right behind at 21-11, his drop from the first-place spot mirroring his one-place slide, from 54th to 55th, in the Tufts men's cross country finishers sheet. But hey, that big C on his jersey says it all. Tied with Bloom are Ethan "Allen" Landy, whose game-picking ability rivals his regimental commandeering skills AND his keen eye for interior decorating, and Tim "No, not Winona Ryder, WYNONA" Judson. Evans Clinchy is floundering a bit in less dirty water of 20-12 mediocrity, along with Ross "How far the mighty have fallen" Marrinson.
Now, we're not going to be the ones to say it, but...girls really shouldn't be allowed to comment on sports (yeah, ok, we'll say it). Carly "Dammit to" Helfand, Sapna "Spicy Curry Award" Bansil and Rachel "For Whom the Bell" Dolin are fulfilling the chauvinism of Aman Gupta and Co. by rounding out the bottom of the order. Sack up, ladies.
Kristy "Wham Bam" Cunningham (one more time for the cheap seats?) offers her guest picks from Univ. of Colorado Law School, hoping her super-seniority follows the trend. Also, she says that Carly, Sapna and Rachel should stop sucking. You're giving girls a bad name.
So gather 'round the feet of the wise, soak up all we have to teach you and shut the hell up and fact-check your articles, k?
