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Title: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: HudsonHawk on March 30, 2011, 10:52:42 am: It's baaaaack! Yes, the game you all pay waaaaay too much attention to and get underoos in a bunch about has made its return to the TZ. The heck with March Madness Brackets, you know as well as I do that the RFTL is really the primo game in town. We will award a lid to the winner.

You ready... here you go...
RACE FOR THE LID XII

Contest Rules:
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1. Whatever the rules are, BudGirl (your RFTL judge and jury for 2010) can change them any time for any reason, including whim. The purpose of this rule is not to promote chaos, but to preempt wailing, moaning, whining, and griping. Particularly griping.
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2. Picks below 80 should not win, even if they’re right they’re wrong. They will be accepted and you can be a winner but no one will like you.
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3. All posts are in this thread. Posts out of this thread are DQ’d unless BudGirl changes the rules.
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4. One choice per person.
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5. If there are gaps in the high picks, say, between 95 and 162, the high pick gets the gaps down to the next highest pick. This does not work in reverse, i.e., below 95. We all lose if the Astros win fewer than the low pick.
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6. The grand prize, of course, is an Astros cap of BudGirl's choosing from Astros.com. BudGirl is allowed to make rulings on prize disputes that may arise... namely, she gets to tell you to go to hell if you whine that you should get the prize!
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7. NO POSTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE OFFICIAL COMMENCEMENT TIME, WHICH IN THIS CIRCULAR DEFINITION WILL BE ON OR ABOUT 10:00 a.m., Thursday, MARCH 31ST (the Official Commencement Time). Anyone who post before then will be DQ'd.________________________________________
8. No entries will be accepted after the first pitch on Opening Day.
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9. If there is no correct entry BudGirl will find a winner by a method created in her mind or with some help.
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10. Here’s the list of past winners:

2010 Lurch
2009 Ron Brand
2008 EasTexAstro
2007
2006 Fredia (who PM'ed me and called me every name in the book... misspelled of course)
2005 Drew Corleone
2004 Andyzipp
2003 Jim R
2002 no winner
2001 Neil T. (See how arbitrary and capricious his rulemaking can be? He didn’t even enter the contest until the 161st game, right after he disqualified the real winner.)
2000 no winner, but one heck of a whiner
1999 Astrobabe

Good Luck!
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Waldo on March 31, 2011, 09:59:59 am: Ready go
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Post by: drew corleone on March 31, 2011, 10:00:29 am: 80
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Post by: subnuclear on March 31, 2011, 10:00:35 am: 82
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Post by: Tralfaz on March 31, 2011, 10:00:58 am: Pains me, but 71
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Post by: T. J. on March 31, 2011, 10:01:12 am: 84
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Post by: austro on March 31, 2011, 10:01:30 am: 72
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Post by: Waldo on March 31, 2011, 10:01:52 am: 83
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Post by: Ty in Tampa on March 31, 2011, 10:03:22 am: 85
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Post by: Ron Brand on March 31, 2011, 10:05:25 am: 73
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Post by: Ebby Calvin on March 31, 2011, 10:05:31 am: 86
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Post by: EasTexAstro on March 31, 2011, 10:07:47 am: 87
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Post by: chuck on March 31, 2011, 10:10:11 am: 78
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Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 10:10:22 am: 91 - 1st place in NL Central! YES!
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Post by: hostros7 on March 31, 2011, 10:13:33 am: 81
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Post by: Noe on March 31, 2011, 10:21:02 am: 89
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Post by: Outlawscotty on March 31, 2011, 10:22:46 am: 88
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Post by: das on March 31, 2011, 10:23:19 am: 88

Rrrrrr, Outlawscotty beat me.

79 is new number.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: matadorph on March 31, 2011, 10:24:19 am: 76
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Post by: moriartp on March 31, 2011, 10:24:27 am: 70
Title: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: geezerdonk on March 31, 2011, 10:24:35 am: 67
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on March 31, 2011, 10:29:15 am: Registered picks at this time.

67   geezerdonk
68
69
70   moriartp
71   Tralfaz
72   Austro
73   Ron Brand
74
75
78   chuck
79   das
80   drew corleone
81   hostros7
82   subnuclear
83   Waldo
84   T.J.
85   Ty in Tampa
86   Ebby Calvin
87   EasTexAstro
88   outlawscotty
89   Noe in Austin
90
91   OregonStrosFan
92
93
94
95
96
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BizidyDizidy on March 31, 2011, 10:31:10 am: 68
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Post by: GreatBagwellsBeard on March 31, 2011, 10:32:13 am: 75
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Post by: NeilT on March 31, 2011, 10:41:42 am: 93
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Post by: Jacksonian on March 31, 2011, 10:48:06 am: 74
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Post by: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 10:51:06 am: JimR's actual age
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 10:52:10 am: Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 10:51:06 am
JimR's actual age

Dude... I was optimistic at 91. I think 103 is a little unrealistic...
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Craig on March 31, 2011, 10:53:58 am: 69
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on March 31, 2011, 10:55:24 am: Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 10:51:06 am
JimR's actual age

There are only 162 game. Pick again.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: seib22 on March 31, 2011, 10:56:11 am: 90
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Post by: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 10:58:14 am: 65
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Post by: austro on March 31, 2011, 11:02:03 am: Jim's gonna be pissed when he checks in...
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: JimR on March 31, 2011, 11:09:27 am: who is this old Jim person?

66
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Post by: Guinness on March 31, 2011, 11:15:53 am: 96.
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Post by: AtascAstro on March 31, 2011, 11:16:09 am: 92
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Post by: S.P. Rodriguez on March 31, 2011, 11:17:15 am: 94
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Jacksonian on March 31, 2011, 11:18:42 am: Quote from: JimR on March 31, 2011, 11:09:27 am
who is this old Jim person?

66

Memory's the first to go.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 11:19:27 am: Quote from: Jacksonian on March 31, 2011, 11:18:42 am
Memory's the first to go.

Only because Viagra is readily available...
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: pots on March 31, 2011, 11:39:39 am: 95
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on March 31, 2011, 11:41:29 am: new update

65   Mr. Happy
66   JimR
67   geezerdonk
68   BizidyDizidy
69   Craig
70   moriartp
71   Tralfaz
72   Austro
73   Ron Brand
74   Jacksonian
75   GreatBagwellsBeard
76 matadorph
77
78   chuck
79   das
80   drew corleone
81   hostros7
82   subnuclear
83   Waldo
84   T.J.
85   Ty in Tampa
86   Ebby Calvin
87   EasTexAstro
88   outlawscotty
89   Noe in Austin
90   seib22
91   OregonStrosFan
92   AtascAstro
93   NeilT
94   S.P. Rodriguez
95   pots
96   PeteM
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Limey on March 31, 2011, 12:36:12 pm: 76
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on March 31, 2011, 12:43:44 pm: Quote from: Limey on March 31, 2011, 12:36:12 pm
76

oops didn't realize 76 nd 77 were missing. 76 was picked by matadorph.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BUWebguy on March 31, 2011, 12:54:16 pm: 77 then, I suppose.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 01:03:36 pm: Quote from: Limey on March 31, 2011, 12:36:12 pm
76

You're SOL. Come and join Coach and I down on the dark side.
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Post by: D.WARD on March 31, 2011, 01:12:01 pm: 160 U ALL FOO
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Post by: sporadic on March 31, 2011, 01:27:23 pm: $1.00

I don't think I am playing the right game.

97
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Lurch on March 31, 2011, 02:13:54 pm: 98. Spent the morning getting some fancy new HD DTV stuff installed, so I missed the starting gun. But, fuck it, I like the pick regardless
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: austro on March 31, 2011, 02:28:52 pm: Quote from: Lurch on March 31, 2011, 02:13:54 pm
98. Spent the morning getting some fancy new HD DTV stuff installed, so I missed the starting gun. But, fuck it, I like the pick regardless

I hope it's your own Konica Minolta Bizhub Swing Vision Camera so we can do some swing analysis.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Curly on March 31, 2011, 03:24:47 pm: 100! Wahoo!
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 04:18:32 pm: Okay, which one of you in the DC/Baltimore'esque contingent of SnS is moonlighting at Channel 2 in Baltimore (http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/sports/baseball/orioles/7-bold-baseball-predictions-for-2011-season)?!?!? (h/t Astros County (http://www.astroscounty.com/)).
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: EasTexAstro on March 31, 2011, 04:26:19 pm: Quote from: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 04:18:32 pm
Okay, which one of you in the DC/Baltimore'esque contingent of SnS is moonlighting at Channel 2 in Baltimore (http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/sports/baseball/orioles/7-bold-baseball-predictions-for-2011-season)?!?!? (h/t Astros County (http://www.astroscounty.com/)).

I'll have what he's having. Make it a double.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: The Spleen on March 31, 2011, 05:18:33 pm: 63
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Bench on March 31, 2011, 05:35:36 pm: Quote from: The Spleen on March 31, 2011, 05:18:33 pm
63

163
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2011, 06:42:21 pm: I can't decide between 64 or 99... 64 or 99... Damn, pessimism wins out... 64.

ETA: Fuck that shit! Make it 104 goddamn it!
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Alkie on March 31, 2011, 08:45:44 pm: 70.5

You'll see.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 09:12:11 pm: Quote from: EasTexAstro on March 31, 2011, 04:26:19 pm
I'll have what he's having. Make it a double.

If you liked that, then you'll love Steve Berthiaume's prediction (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview/2011/news/story?page=11expertpicks)...
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: SaltyParker on March 31, 2011, 11:21:26 pm: 62
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on April 01, 2011, 09:28:17 am: Any pick after 10:30 am CST will not be valid.

Current picks.

62   SaltyParker
63   The Spleen
65   Mr. Happy
66   JimR
67   geezerdonk
68   BizidyDizidy
69   Craig
70   moriartp
70.5   Alkie
71   Tralfaz
72   Austro
73   Ron Brand
74   Jacksonian
75   GreatBagwellsBeard
76   matadorph
77   BUWebguy
78   chuck
79   das
80   drew corleone
81   hostros7
82   subnuclear
83   Waldo
84   T.J.
85   Ty in Tampa
86   Ebby Calvin
87   EasTexAstro
88   outlawscotty
89   Noe in Austin
90   seib22
91   OregonStrosFan
92   AtascAstro
93   NeilT
94   S.P. Rodriguez
95   pots
96   PeteM
97   sporadic
98   Lurch
100   Curly
104   SphinxDrummond
160   D.WARD
163   Bench
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 01, 2011, 09:33:29 am: Quote from: BudGirl on April 01, 2011, 09:28:17 am
Any pick after 10:30 am CST will not be valid.

Current picks.

62   SaltyParker
63   The Spleen
65   Mr. Happy
66   JimR
67   geezerdonk
68   BizidyDizidy
69   Craig
70   moriartp
70.5   Alkie
71   Tralfaz
72   Austro
73   Ron Brand
74   Jacksonian
75   GreatBagwellsBeard
76   matadorph
77   BUWebguy
78   chuck
79   das
80   drew corleone
81   hostros7
82   subnuclear
83   Waldo
84   T.J.
85   Ty in Tampa
86   Ebby Calvin
87   EasTexAstro
88   outlawscotty
89   Noe in Austin
90   seib22
91   OregonStrosFan
92   AtascAstro
93   NeilT
94   S.P. Rodriguez
95   pots
96   PeteM
97   sporadic
98   Lurch
100   Curly
104   SphinxDrummond
160   D.WARD
163   Bench

If I point out that we aren't in Standard time any more will I be DQ'd?
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on April 01, 2011, 09:37:52 am: Quote from: Ty in Tampa on April 01, 2011, 09:33:29 am
If I point out that we aren't in Standard time any more will I be DQ'd?

yes
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: JaneDoe on April 01, 2011, 10:37:51 am: Aw, heck. 64. Don't wanna break the streak.
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Post by: JaneDoe on April 01, 2011, 10:38:09 am: And thanks for doing this again, BG!
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Post by: Houston on April 01, 2011, 10:38:47 am: 74
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2011, 01:45:38 pm: Final picks.

62   SaltyParker
63   The Spleen
64   JaneDoe
65   Mr. Happy
66   JimR
67   geezerdonk
68   BizidyDizidy
69   Craig
70   moriartp
70.5   Alkie
71   Tralfaz
72   Austro
73   Ron Brand
74   Jacksonian
75   GreatBagwellsBeard
76   matadorph
77   BUWebguy
78   chuck
79   das
80   drew corleone
81   hostros7
82   subnuclear
83   Waldo
84   T.J.
85   Ty in Tampa
86   Ebby Calvin
87   EasTexAstro
88   outlawscotty
89   Noe in Austin
90   seib22
91   OregonStrosFan
92   AtascAstro
93   NeilT
94   S.P. Rodriguez
95   pots
96   PeteM
97   sporadic
98   Lurch
100   Curly
104   SphinxDrummond
160   D.WARD
163   Bench
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2011, 01:45:52 pm: Quote from: Houston on April 01, 2011, 10:38:47 am
74

Jacksonian already had 74.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Limey on April 04, 2011, 03:48:10 pm: 74
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Post by: JimR on April 04, 2011, 04:28:35 pm: 74
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2011, 04:41:37 pm: I can't disqualify Limey, but I can you Mr. Raup. Keep it up.
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Bench on April 04, 2011, 04:49:31 pm: Quote from: BudGirl on April 04, 2011, 04:41:37 pm
I can't disqualify Limey

Don't get him deported! This is a sanctuary Web site!
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2011, 08:18:21 am: Ok...here's my pick...

48
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Limey on April 07, 2011, 09:26:19 am: 47
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Post by: Ebby Calvin on April 07, 2011, 09:37:43 am: $1
Title: Re: Race For The Lid XII
Post by: Limey on September 23, 2011, 04:14:12 pm: Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 30, 2011, 10:52:42 am
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5. If there are gaps in the high picks, say, between 95 and 162, the high pick gets the gaps down to the next highest pick. This does not work in reverse, i.e., below 95. We all lose if the Astros win fewer than the low pick.
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Based on this, do we not already have a winner? Astros at 54 wins with 6 left to play: SaltyParker (62) gets the gap over HH (48).

Game over.