Monday, January 09, 2006
Peter Jennings Named 2005 MVP
The Most Valuable Player for the 2005 Season, and the first-ever MVP of Our Sick Game, is none other than Peter Jennings. Jennings, 67, was drafted by Ewing Oil with the first pick of the July 4th Supplemental Draft. Shortly over one month later, Jennings died of lung cancer. Talk about a clutch performance and making immediate impact on the game. Jennings' 33 points gave Ewing Oil a 1/2 point lead, one which it would never relinquish.
Had Sweet Valley Death won the coin toss on July 4th, it would have certainly selected Jennings and the season would have ended with Sweet Valley Death winning 90-49. Instead, Ewing Oil took him and won the season 82-57. That is why Jennings is the MVP.
"Peter was huge. He was one of those guys that both Sweet Valley Death and Ewing Oil coveted," said a spokesperson for Ewing Oil. "Whoever had the first pick on July 4th was going to take him, hands down. His death really turned the season around for us. Nobody had a higher score all season than his 33 points. We had momentum from that day forward. Barbara Bel Geddes took his death as a cue for her to check out as well the very next day. We were able to ride that all the way to the end."
Had Sweet Valley Death won the coin toss on July 4th, it would have certainly selected Jennings and the season would have ended with Sweet Valley Death winning 90-49. Instead, Ewing Oil took him and won the season 82-57. That is why Jennings is the MVP.
"Peter was huge. He was one of those guys that both Sweet Valley Death and Ewing Oil coveted," said a spokesperson for Ewing Oil. "Whoever had the first pick on July 4th was going to take him, hands down. His death really turned the season around for us. Nobody had a higher score all season than his 33 points. We had momentum from that day forward. Barbara Bel Geddes took his death as a cue for her to check out as well the very next day. We were able to ride that all the way to the end."
