Spring Training

To paraphrase some genius who was talking about baseball (probably either Tom Boswell or Dorothy Parker) it's nearly time for the five sweetest words in the English language: "Makeup artists and publicists report."

Final results, the championship

Championship match
Ponch: 41 points vs. Isaac, Your Bartender: 41 points (tie)

Third-place match
Carol Seaver: 40 points vs. A.J. Simon: 17 points

So our final ended up in a tie. Congrats to Ponch and Isaac!

Celebrity scores, Playoff week 3

Aniston: 10
A. Baldwin: 0
V. Beckham: 0
Bono: 1
Borghese: 1
Cruise: 1
Damon: 0
Dempsey: 2
S. Evans: 6
Federline: 1
Holmes: 4
K. Hudson: 2
Johannsen: -1
Jolie: 4
Kidman: 1
Lachey: 1
Longoria: 1
Madonna: 7
Pitt: 2
N. Richie: 1
J. Simpson: 1
Timberlake: 0
Urban: 0
Vaughn: 2
O. Wilson: 0

Cover, Playoff week 3

Britney: 13 points (it's about time)
Aniston: 3 points
Sara Evans: 3 points
Mr. Evans: 3 points
Madonna: 3 points

Isaac, Your Bartender: 9 points
Ponch: 9 points
Carol Seaver: 9 points
A.J. Simon: 0 points

We Are Not Alone

It seems that Bill Simmons has inspired numerous fantasy leagues as reported here. Why no love for us?

Carol Seaver, Playoff Week 3

Women
Aniston
S. Evans
Kidman
Holmes
Madonna
Jolie
Richie

Men
Cruise
Dempsey
Federline
Lachey
Urban
Vaughn
O. Wilson

Ponch, Playoff Week 3

Men
Alec Baldwin
Tom Cruise
Patrick Dempsey
K Fed
Nick Lachey
Vince Vaughan
Owen Wilson

Women
Jennifer Aniston
Sara Evans
Katie Holmes
Kate Hudson
Angelina Jolie
Madonna
Nicole Ritchie

Isaac, Your Bartender, Playoff Week 3

Men
Bono
Patrick Dempsey
KFed
Nick Lachey
Brad Pitt
Vince Vaughn
Owen Wilson

Women
Jennifer Aniston
Sara Evans
Katie Holmes
Kate Hudson
Scarlet Johansson
Angelina Jolie
Madonna

Final matchups, Playoff Week 3

Championship match
Ponch (2) vs. Isaac, Your Bartender (4)

Consolation match
Carol Seaver (1) vs. A.J. Simon (3)

There are payouts for first, second and third place.

Results, Playoff Week 2

Ponch (2) 50 points vs. A.J. Simon (3) 16 points
Carol Seaver (1) 11 points vs. Isaac, Your Bartender (4) 32 points

Celebrity scores, Playoff Week 2

Aniston, Jennifer: 10
Beckham, Victoria: 3
Borghese, The Bachelor: 1
Cruise, Tom: 1
Damon, Matt: 0
Federline, Kevin: 2
Foley, Mark: 0
Holmes, Katie: 8
Hudson, Kate: 2
Johansson, Scarlett: 2
Jolie, Angelina: 5
Lachey, Nick: 1
Longoria, Eva: 2
Parker, Tony: 1
Pitt, Brad: 7
Richie, Nicole: 4
Simpson, Jessica: (-12)
Smith, Anna Nicole: 0
Spears, Britney: 1
Spelling, Tori: 1
Stern, Howard K.: 0
Timberlake, Justin: 0
Vaughn, Vince: 4
Wilson, Owen: 1