Tuesday, March 07, 2006
DANA REEVE DEAD AT 44
Our Sick Game has been turned upside down by the death of Dana Reeve. In the most dramatic death of the season, Reeve, Ewing Oil's 22nd round draft pick, has fallen to lung cancer at the age of 44. As a result, her 56 points have given Ewing Oil a 116-89 lead after trailing Sweet Valley Death for virtually the entire 2006 calendar year.
"Lung cancer gets you every time," said a spokesperson for Ewing Oil. "One need look no further than our 2005 MVP Peter Jennings to know that lung cancer wins championships. Dana Reeve and her 56 points are a big part of what we're trying to accomplish around here."
Reeve's 56 points ties Lou Reed for the largest single death total in Our Sick Game history, but stands alone as the largest non-Moneyball total ever.
The reaction around Sweet Valley Death's camp was predictably more somber. "We have no one to blame but ourselves," said a spokesperson for Sweet Valley Death. "We knew about Dana Reeve, we scouted Dana Reeve, we passed on Dana Reeve. This is one of the worst days of our lives."
