And then there was one

Originally Published: October 9, 2009

By Jim Wilkie | ESPN.com

The big showdown for first place in the Alice In Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League turned into a blowout as Zakk Wylde's Doom Crew Inc. romped 125-60 over Vinnie Paul's The Brickwall in Week 4.

Doom Crew Inc.'s deft move to pick up Steve Smith of the New York Giants on Sept. 17 is paying off big with 25 points last week for the No. 1-ranked wide receiver in ESPN.com's Fantasy Football.

Now Wylde's Doom Crew Inc. (4-0) stands alone as the only unbeaten team and next faces the 1-3 Team 9 owned by Kenny Aronoff.

The Brickwall will try to bounce back in Week 5 against Matthew Berry's Team Berry. The Talented Mr. Roto pulled himself out of last place and temporarily put a halt to the insults by beating Jerry Cantrell's JC Aroma of Tacoma 83-68.

Each participant in the Alice In Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League will put up one valuable item for auction by the end of the season. The league champion will designate which charity receives the auction's proceeds. More details on the auction will be announced in the coming weeks.

Weekly updates on the Alice In Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League, trash talk and interviews with the owners will be published on ESPN.com's The Life section throughout the season. Members of the league also will drop by SportsNation for occasional chats.

Here are the standings after Week 4, with a look ahead to this weekend's matchups (mouse over the photos for bios of the participants):

Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League Standings

Rk	Player	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	GB
1.	Zakk Wylde	Zakk Wylde Doom Crew Inc.	4	0	0	402	266	--
Last week: Defeated Team The Brickwall, 125-60 Next up: Team 9 (1-3) Zakk Wylde Doom Crew Inc. got double-digit performances from six of nine positions last week. But the Doom Crew has six players with a bye week, including Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and Saints running back Pierre Thomas.
2.	Kenny Wayne Shepherd	The KWS Domination	3	1	0	408	324	1
Last week: Defeated M.I. Evil? Yes I Am, 93-64 Next up: JC Aroma of Tacoma (2-2) KWS Domination has the No. 1-ranked quarterback (Peyton Manning of the Colts), the No. 1-ranked running back (Adrian Peterson of the Vikings) and the second-ranked wide receiver (Reggie Wayne of the Colts).
3.	Vinnie Paul	Team The Brickwall	3	1	0	319	342	1
Last week: Lost 125-60 to Zakk Wylde Doom Crew Inc. Next up: Team Berry (1-3) Team The Brickwall got just 10 points from three wide receivers last week (Green Bay's Donald Driver, Houston's Kevin Walter and Dallas' Patrick Crayton).
4.	Matt Willig	Calabasas Clueless	2	2	0	396	396	2
Last week: Lost 113-87 to Scott Ian Mean Machine Next up: Team McKagan D (2-2) Willig acknowledged Scott Ian's timely move earlier this week on the league message board: "I'm very [expletive] bitter that I lost this weekend … But … I got to hand it to Scott for SOMEHOW having the third eye on Saturday and replacing his Titans defense with the lowly 49ers defense and having those b------- score 39 … Yes 39 points on Sunday to beat me by 26!"
5.	Jerry Cantrell	JC Aroma of Tacoma	2	2	0	348	289	2
Last week: Lost 83-68 to Team Berry Next up: The KWS Domination (2-2) Coulda, woulda, shoulda: JC Aroma of Tacoma had Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, Redskins running back Clinton Portis and Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes on the bench, and they scored 16 more points than JC's starters (Ravens QB Joe Flacco, Raiders RB Darren McFadden and Giants WR Mario Manningham). If the three benched players had started, he would have had a one-point victory over Team Berry.
6.	Scott Ian	Scott Ian Mean Machine	2	2	0	343	386	2
Last week: Defeated Calabasas Clueless, 113-87 Next up: M.I. Evil? Yes I Am (0-4) Mean Machine picked up the Dolphins' defense and dumped the 49ers' defense, despite its earning him 39 points last week. That was just one of Scott Ian's six waiver moves this week that included adding Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice, 49ers kicker Joe Nedney, Jaguars QB David Garrard and Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi.
7.	Duff McKagan	Team McKagan D	2	2	0	258	289	2
Last week: Defeated Team 9, 69-54 Next up: Calabasas Clueless (2-2) A close victory in Week 4 despite leaving Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall and his 30 points on the bench.
8.	Matthew Berry	Team Berry	1	3	0	347	428	3
Last week: Defeated JC Aroma of Tacoma, 83-68 Next up: Team The Brickwall (3-1) The computer is unkind to the Talented Mr. Roto, making Team The Brickwall early 57-point favorites this week. Team Berry picked up Patriots RB Sammy Morris and dropped Redskins RB Ladell Betts.
9.	Kenny Aronoff	Team 9	1	3	0	184	178	3
Last week: Lost 69-54 to Team McKagan D Next up: Zakk Wylde Doom Crew Inc. (4-0) Team 9 is looking for an upset of the mighty Wylde Doom Crew Inc., but it will have to do it during Saints QB Drew Brees' bye week. So Aronoff will pin his hopes on Chiefs QB Matt Cassell against the Giants.
10.	Mike Inez	M.I. Evil? Yes I Am	0	4	0	286	388	4
Last week: Lost 93-64 to The KWS Domination Next up: Scott Ian Mean Machine (2-2) M.I. Evil? Yes I Am is still the lowest-scoring team in the league. We'll see if picking up Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee and Bears receiver Johnny Knox and dropping Jets kicker Jay Feely and Browns receiver Chansi Stuckey will help.