southsider2k5

I think the easiest way to do it would be to start a new thread everday with "5-13 PTC" as the title, that way it is all in the same place. That is the nice thing about this board is it only shows thread titles, so you don't lose threads easily, and it has a search option to find old threads. And it is nice to see ya Bev. Welcome aboard!

Yeah it is call the "off topic board" AKA the honorary Sox4lifeinPA board

First of all before I get started on the rules and such, I would like to say thanks to the guys behind Soxtalk and Soxnet. This is a great format, and a great concept. I am also honored to be asked to head up this board. Now down to brass tacks. Being an ESPN board refugee as many of you know, we put together a rough version of our own pick to click contest over there. This is the site that Sox4lifeinPA put together to keep out info on. http://whitesox.blogspot.com/ We decided to go with a tightly regulated version of a pick to click contest. Because of the constant whining and nagging that goes on over there we decided as a group to go with a contest that assigned a point value to each action that a hitter made. That way it is cut and dry 100% clear who wins every night. The scoring system that we went with is listed on the bottom of the above link. So far the point system has worked for us, but many feel that the point method over emphases the HR. The other problem being to change the point method too much more makes it incredibly complicated to calculate a players points. But the other option is to have an objectively picked winner of the PTC winner nightly. What happens in this case is after every game a specific person decides who the PTC winner was, much like Hawk does on TV. Where this version comes into play when a player has a decent day at the plate and accumulates enough points to win, but has mental mistakes such as baserunning or errors in the field. The other thing that this allows for is the inclusion of the pitchers in the contest. But it also can make for the most controversial method because there is no cut and dry method for saying absolutely who the winner is. I would love to hear from as many people as possible to make this contest customized for what all of you want for a Soxtalk contest. Either post your opines here or you can even PM me or email me at [email protected]

Sox back within 5-2.

Man they are desparate for anyone who can get the ball to MacDougal aren't they.

F the weather! Damn it, I've a lot of Cardinals on my teams. On the bright side I also have Clement...

Well look what the cat dragged in, the Queen momo of them all from the Momoship! I saw your good bye, and let me just say, soon you shouldn't even have to make that one post a day over there... I'll tell you more as it happens!

Yeah Willie duffed a not to difficult play in CF which lead to Seattles only run.

Well if Harris is going to hit .100 why bother? You can't steal first base!

BRING BACK AARON ROWAND!!!!

You got your wish. Jimenez is playing, Jose is on the bench.

This could be the key inning to the whole game. Mark has been burned many times already this year by giving up runs in the first inning this year. Let's hope he is ready to go today!

Did you see that play with Marrero? That was UGLY.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?...sageId=16579506

This game has looked more like a 16"softball game than a major league baseball game. It is 11-5 Cards after only 3 innings. Clement gave up 11 runs in 2 2/3 IP.

I gotcha. Thanks for the info.

Any chance Kotex-boy has an ID on the MLB board and was just seeing the reaction to his article? (just playing devils advocate, as I know NOTHING about the situation)

Kotex-Boy is the worst columnist in Chicago? But who didn't know that already? He is reason #1 I don't pay for the Sun-Times, and buy the Trib to read.

Hey Alex, I have been trying to decide who else to try to convince to switch over to this site from ESPN. You and I are obviously here already, and I just sent Ugly an email. Anyone else sound good to you? I know Beverly has really sounded pissy with Boog, and there are a couple of other guys I wouldn't mind seeing over here too. But at the sametime I know how much I hate spam type emails, I don't want to sound too pushy. Whaddya think?

MJ = KW. Anyone else notice the similarities in the stories that have followed them as GM's?

I use direct deposit without a doubt. Making an hour and a half commute to work everyday, and with banking rules the way that they are, if I get paid on a Friday, I can't get to my bank until Saturday morning. Then if I deposit my check then, I can't use those funds to pay my bills until Tuesday. Lots of times those 3 days cost me late fees of $30 a piece or so on my credit cards. But that being said, maybe on my trip to Texas this summer I will have to gather up my $800 in change and go visit a certian credit union at about 11:55 am on a Saturday...

The West just got a lot more interesting with the Kings losing Chris Webber. This is anybody's NBA finals now.

It is looking more and more like sending down Holt was the best thing we could have done for him. Any chance he goes back to B'ham soon?

He'll find work quickly. I doubt he will be unemployed too long. Out of curiousity how bad was the Sox break up with Torborg? Were the bridges burned or was it amicable?

Is it DL time for Billy???