Mike DeLuca Cruises to Victory
Once again, a weekly winner uncontested, as Mike DeLuca wins by 2 with 17. According to our outstanding ‘real-time’ score keeping tool the ‘Cullenator’, Mike was declared the victor at the conclusion of the 4 o’clock games. Don’t you just love that tool? You think you’re doing great and then you check your score and you find you’re out of the contest because 5 of you have the same picks and there’s no way to catch the leader. I often wonder does that make losing better or worse or does it just make losing faster? Any hoot, Congratulations Mike on your Week 7 Win.
Good luck in Week 8
Honorable Mention in Week 7 with 15 – Casey & The Kap-ettes, Matt Lawson, Nick DeBenedictis, and Rainbach
Mike is a product of S. Jersey and former employee of the NJ State Gaming Commission where he worked with my brother Chris, hence his connection to the Madness. After dedicating 25 yrs walking
the Casino floors as an inspector then investigator with the State, Mike traded in his chips and is now retired enjoying the good life. Family, golf, bowling and being a Phillies fan fill his day now. Like most baseball fans who hail from S. Jersey, myself included, we share the love for the Phillies. I would even consider Mike a ‘die-hard’ fan. Die-hard? Anyone who travels 1,100 miles to Clearwater, Fl in March to watch the Phillies training camp games is considered a ‘die-hard’ in my book. I guess I got lucky, living in Tampa for 20yrs my trips were far less in distance & cost.
Being a Phillies fan since the 70’s you understand the players change, but the name, the history, the core remains. The childhood memories of listening to the game on the radio of the comforting yet energetic and at times humorous voices of play by play announcers Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas are long gone, yet one thing remains similar to the Phillies name and it’s a fan called Mike DeLuca.
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eRak’s (Erik Rakoczy) and lovely bride Diana wed on Friday Oct 11th in a beautiful outdoor ceremony. The venue was charming, the weather gorgeous and the party that followed… a Rockin! Just a great time in NC. Although it was like herding cats, I managed to pull together the largest gathering of Rak Madness members since the pool began in the late 90s for a picture… see below. Great seeing Everyone! and for those of you who thought ‘MomRak’ was my second entry… well she’s real and pictured below. MomRak was in Madness heaven when she got to meet the crew Rubin, Zaversnik, Molino and the famous Will-I-Am Fergie-Son, yes the Will-I-Am that she’s been quietly cursing the past several years for winning too much. 
