Dead Pool 2011: The Race to Beat Huey Again

[J. Walter Weatherman]

The most magical time of the year is almost upon us.

If I could have my way, I'd say: same rules as this year and shut your fat gob if you feel otherwise...

a) Rank your picks 1-10 and be awarded points by ranking
b) Add one bonus point for each decade under 90
c) Deduct one penalty point for each person other than yourself who picked the same person
d) Each correct pick would be guaranteed a minimum of 1 point, regardless of deductions
e) 5 point penalty for late picks (picks in after the start of 2011, but before the announcement of everyone else's picks sometime in January)

THUNDERDOME: ON.

(And let the whining begin...)

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Also: just like last year, I say we do submissions by email.

Suppose I could have mentioned that as well.

Same creepy email address as last year, PM me if you don't have it.

[SKO]

Also: just like last year, I say we do submissions by email.

Suppose I could have mentioned that as well.

Same creepy email address as last year, PM me if you don't have it.

God dammit.

[Quality Start Machine]

what if the Cardinals don't have their bullpen finalized by December 31?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

[Tonker]

What happens if we submit now, and someone on our list carps it before the end of the year?  Are we allowed to put in a substitute pick at no. 11?

[Kermit IV]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Then HOW DO YOU KNOW HE NEEDED A RESPONSE???

[Tonker]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Then HOW DO YOU KNOW HE NEEDED A RESPONSE???

I don't know if you've ever heard of a website called "Hire Jim Essian", but it has a shoutbox where some of us hang out, shoot the shit, talk about the Dead Pool, that kind of thing.  You'd be very welcome there, I feel sure.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Perhaps, in the future, you make your list before asking for submissions.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

What happens if we submit now, and someone on our list carps it before the end of the year?  Are we allowed to put in a substitute pick at no. 11?

Everyone's 11th pick is still Al Yellon.

[Quality Start Machine]

What happens if we submit now, and someone on our list carps it before the end of the year?  Are we allowed to put in a substitute pick at no. 11?

Between Elizabeth Edwards and Richard Holbrooke, I've had to revise my list twice. So now instead of giving eternal life, I just have to think about someone to make them expire.

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[J. Walter Weatherman]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Then HOW DO YOU KNOW HE NEEDED A RESPONSE???

Call it a hunch...



Shades of Huey in aught-nine...

From: huecub[at]xxxxxxx.xxx
To: deadpool[at]xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: Desipio Dead Pool

Huh?

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:39 PM, <deadpool[at]xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

>  WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME.
>
>  -------- Original Message --------
>
>  > So what are the rules?  Am I allowed to pick someone from my 2009 list?
>  >
>

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Perhaps, in the future, you make your list before asking for submissions.

Perhaps, in the future, you could get fucked.

Finally, in terms of logistics, we'd have to set up some way of submitting picks that hides them from prying eyes until all the picks are in. I could set up a dedicated email address for submissions, though, and you all could just trust my pinkie swear that I wouldn't peek at them until I've posted my own picks.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Perhaps, in the future, you make your list before asking for submissions.

Perhaps, in the future, you could get fucked.

I'll guess, due to the wittiness, that this is an autoresponder as well.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Reminder: I won't actually be reading your emails until I've put together my own list and the time comes to tally up everyone's entries.

So I won't be responding to emails sent to the dead pool email address... Chuck.

In related news, so far I appear to have lists from TJ and TEC.

Perhaps, in the future, you make your list before asking for submissions.

Perhaps, in the future, you could get fucked.

I'll guess, due to the wittiness, that this is an autoresponder as well.

I'll guess, due to the wittiness, that you could get fucked.