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REALITY TV FANTASY LEAGUE

Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Basketball Wives, Bachlorette Bros, and Survivor's Kim

By David Jacoby at
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Look, I’m going to be honest: The Bachelorette will never have the magic that The Bachelor has. Watching two dozen guys bro down as they wait their turn to woo a woman will never be as captivating as the catty, competitive, low-self-esteemapolooza that is watching two dozen women vie for the hand of the same man. It just won’t. However, there is still value in the testicle spectacle that is The Bachelorette. So much value that we have decided to once again add it to the GRTFL. That means we drew up some show-specific rules and divvied up the dudes:

The Bachelorette-Specific Rules:
Calling Emily a pet name: 5 points
Giving Emily a gift: 10 points
Mentioning Brad: 10 points
Claiming another bro is there “for the wrong reasons”: 10 points
Having Emily question your potential as a parent: 20 points
Comparing an ostrich egg to Emily: -10 points (one time only)
Winning final rose: 50 points

Draft results:
Joe House (Ryan, Chris, Lerone, Stevie, Travis)
Jay Kang (Allesandro, Nate, Aaron, Kyle)
Mark Lisanti (Jef, Joe, Charlie, Alejandro)
Connor Schell (Sean, Doug, John, Tony)
David Jacoby (Kalon, Michael, Jackson, David)
Bill Simmons (Arie, Brent, Randy, Jean-Paul)

While the addition of the Bachelorette bros has ramped up the scoring in the GRTFL, none of them could match the dominating performance of Survivor’s Kim the Single Owner of a Bridal Shop Who May or May Not Have Hypnotic Laser-Shooting Angel Eyeballs. She really did the damn thing.

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