Announcing the Peach Pundit Georgia Political Dodgeball Fantasy Draft

Taking a break from revising my book and also making sure my eyes don’t cross from all of the Frostopus research I’ve been doing to have a little fun.

If you’ve ever watched Georgia politics and thought, “This would be better settled with a dodgeball,” welcome aboard. As White Goodman said, “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood.” Except maybe the Senate Ethics Committee.

On the latest episode of the Peach Pundit the Podcast™, I accidentally stumbled into what may be our greatest idea yet: a Fantasy Draft for a fictional dodgeball league made up entirely of Georgia politicos.

That’s right, we’re assembling teams, picking sides, and modeling our rosters after the sacred and underappreciated cinematic classic Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Because nothing screams “public service” quite like a 5-on-5 showdown featuring flying rubber balls and bruised egos.

The Origin Story

It started with a conversation about former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan’s minor league baseball background and why some folks treat it like a failure instead of a rare achievement. I pointed out, with all due respect and a healthy dose of sarcasm, that if I were drafting a dodgeball team, I’d take Geoff over, say, David Shafer or Josh McKoon. No contest.

Buzz agreed. And then it hit me:

Let’s do it for real. Let’s fantasy draft a dodgeball league. Using Georgia politicians.

How It Works

We’re still hammering out the details so don’t @ me with rulebook questions yet, Buzz, but here’s what we know:

• We’ll follow the Dodgeball movie team format: 5 starters, 2 alternates.
• Participants will draft from a pool of Georgia political figures, past and present.
• You’ll get bonus points for creative team names like:
  • The Dickey Peaches
  • Jaemor Strawberries
  • Coffee County Stolen Elections

Go nuts.

How to Join

Want in? Of course you do. Drop a comment wherever you’re seeing this, on the blog, on the podcast post, on social, and say you’re interested in participating in the Peach Pundit Georgia Political Dodgeball Fantasy Draft.

We’ll take stock of who’s in, randomly assign draft orders, and build something so absurd it’ll make the GRA-PAC ethics filings look organized.

Bonus points if you come prepared with scouting reports:

• Is Brian Kemp a sneaky corner camper?
• Would Elena Parent catch fire as a team captain?
• Does Burt Jones throw heaters?
• Is Randy Robertson lobbying to replace the dodgeballs with kettlebells?

Coming Soon…

We’ll follow up with:

• Draft dates
• Official rules
• Player pool eligibility (current and former politicos? Lobbyists? Columnists? Should we allow Jay Bookman just to see him get pelted?)

And maybe, just maybe, we’ll simulate the league in a video game format. Because this is America, and absurd ideas deserve follow-through.

Let’s make it happen. Let’s settle Georgia politics the old-fashioned way. With dodgeballs.