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Grand Theft Roto: Bidding on one-week blunders

By Shawn Peters
ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A running back comes down with turf toe. If that happens in Week 17 for a team that has been out of the playoffs since October, it's no biggie. But if his "little piggie" sends him crying "wee, wee, wee" all the way to the bench with one game left and the playoffs at stake, that's a big toe injury. A field goal kicker pulls a 30-yard attempt wide left. If it's the second quarter and his team goes on to lose by two, the likely response will be "The team had plenty of other chances to score." If ...

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