It was the best of times, it was among the best of times, it was better than most times, it was better than some times, it was a good time, it was a relatively good time, it was a relatively bad time, it was a bad time, it was worse than some times, it was worse than most times, it was among the worst of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of sagacity, it was the age of insightfulness, it was the age of above-average intelligence . . .

. . . I could go on, but the football season might be over before I finished. I can see why Dickens limited himself to just TWO cities in his tale. Not only is the binary “best/worst” approach a good deal pithier, it’s a lot less work than delineating twelve gradations for each qualitative descriptor.

Fortunately for Chuck D., just about everything in his little tale took place in or around Paris and London. While I would love to slack like the Dickens, I am afforded no such luxury by the very nature of my subject matter: the 2010 Liga Guadalupe. Entering its fourth season of fútbol fantástico, the Liga is now twelve teams strong, and it is my duty, and my honour, to introduce you to those teams now.

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The twelvefold spirit of the Liga 2010, presented in draft order.

(Although I can assure you I devoted considerable time to the crafting of each of the following team graphics, some will undoubtedly seem more straightforward than others. I will explain them all, at some point, but will refrain from doing so now. If you don’t understand a team’s graphic, chances are that: (a) it’s one I consider particularly “clever;” (b) you’re a little slow; or (c) both.)

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aliases:	Victorious Secret (2009)
	The Fudge Pact (2008)
	Afternoon Delight (2007)
best finish:	4th (out of 10) – The Fudge Pact (2008)
manager:	AccorDion Sanders
class:	none

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aliases:	none
best finish:	2nd (out of 10) – These Go To 11 (2008)
manager:	Tahoe
class:	junior (3)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	n/a
manager:	bullisdoug
class:	virgen (1)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	n/a
manager:	Michelle
class:	virgen (1)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	n/a
manager:	okruth49
class:	extra virgen (0.5)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	7th (out of 10) – The Number Crunchers (2008)
manager:	nich
class:	señor (4)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	2nd (out of 14) – Mothers of Grendel (2007)
manager:	The Pigskin Prof.
class:	patriarca (4)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	6th (out of 10) – The Crab Traps (2009)
manager:	G to the U-nit
class:	devirginated (2)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	3rd (out of 10) – Bust a Move (2008)
manager:	Ash
class:	dos-equis primera (4)

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aliases:	The Hope Creed (2007-2008)
best finish:	3rd (out of 10) – The Spir’tual Pimps (2009)
manager:	rqbalagot
class:	señor (4)

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aliases:	Bake Another Day (2008)
	Tequila Shooters (2009)
best finish:	2nd (out of 10) – Tequila Shooters (2009)
manager:	Jose Can You See
co-manager:	ipoddawnzer
class:	tercerapops (3)

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aliases:	none
best finish:	1st (out of 10) – Albino Rhinos (2009)
	1st (out of 10) – Albino Rhinos (2008)
manager:	Jeremy
class:	tragedian (4)

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These twelve teams comprise the Liga. Best of luck to y’all this year!

-Prof.