- 03:09 AM
- 11/22/09
Out West, Calgary silences Arkee Whitlock and holds off the Edmonton comeback to make their way back to the division final. Back East, it was vintage Casey Printers who showed up: despite Hamilton's dramatic last-minute comeback to tie, Printers threw the last of his 360 passing yards to seal the deal in overtime.
In kicking news, veteran kicker Paul McCallum leads the pack with 16 points.
| BC @ HAM | EDM @ CGY | Bonus | |
| Result | B.C. by 7 | Calgary by 3 | McCallum |
| Margin of Error | 5 to 9 | 2 to 4 |
Reever and dfleming both nail the Calgary spread to jump to the top. Also nobody got the bonus, so I left it off.
| SpoFite | BC @ HAM | S | EDM @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| dfleming | Calgary | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Reever | Calgary | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| argoal | Calgary | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| JPR | Calgary | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ying Yang Mafia | B.C. | Calgary | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cwok | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| grum@work | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| owlhouse | B.C. | 1 | 1 | |||
| rumple | B.C. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Spitztengle | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| rahilsuleman | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| tommytrump | Calgary | 1 | 1 | |||
| apoch | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mave | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MrFrisby | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Schultzie | 0 | 0 |
Division Finals
B.C. @ Montreal (Sunday, November 22)
All the numbers point Montreal's way. They piled up fifteen wins this season (SEVEN more than the Lions), they're dominant at home, they scored the most points in the league while allowing the fewest, and they haven't lost a big game at the Big O since... well, forget that last point. But despite their sheer awesomeness, they know that the Lions always play them tough, and Casey Printers just came off a monster game. Are the Lions a sexy underdog pick this weekend?
Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Sunday, November 22)
Like you thought it would be any different. These two titans have danced around each other for the last three months, and now the last song is startin' up. Both teams put together a 10-7-1 record, with that one tie coming against each other, of course. Both teams scored exactly 514 points. Calagary allowed 41 fewer points, if you're counting, but Taylor Field is the ultimate home-field advantage. I don't envy anyone for having to pick a winner here.
Offensive Bonus
Pick the quarterback that will accrue the highest passing yardage. For your reference: 2009 Passing Leaders
Defensive Bonus
Pick the team that will accrue the most quarterback sacks. For your reference: 2009 Sack Leaders
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:42 PM on November 19
All the best to the original Pantheonite.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:56 PM on November 16
Curse that TiVo for destroying my sense of time.
Calgary by 7
Hamilton by 10
Preeeeeefontaine
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:15 PM on November 15
B.C. Lions (8-10) @ Hamilton Tigers-Cats (9-9) (Sunday, November 15)
B.C. faces a tough task heading into Hamilton. While the Tiger-Cats are not necessarily world-beaters just yet, they do face a Lions team that's lost its past two games. Casey Printers will play for B.C.—while he has yet to make a serious showing in his latest comeback, he's capable of putting together a complete game at any time. On the other sideline, Kevin Glenn looks to continue his own renaissance and do the impossible in Hamilton: win a playoff game.
Edmonton Eskimos (9-9) @ Calgary Stampeders (10-7-1) (Sunday, November 15)
Another coin toss: both teams had serious bouts of inconsistency over the regular season. Edmonton will be fine if Arkee Whitlock has another big game, and keeps the rush away from Ricky Ray. Calgary can dominate if Henry Burris gets on the same page as his deep receiving corps. Calgary may get a slight home edge, but don't count out the fans decked out in green & gold who make the big trip south.
The Bonus
Pick the kicker who will score the most points for his team. Official 2009 kicking stats.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:49 AM on November 13
Casey gets hurt and Arkee runs away with an Edmonton victory over the Lions. Toronto offers no surprises to close out their 3-win season. Saskatchewan comes on strong at home to clinch the team's first division title since the Stone Age. And it's Bad Michael Bishop who shows up on Sunday and can't get anything going against the Tiger-Cats, as Winnipeg is eliminated by the cross-over.
| EDM @ BC | MTL @ TOR | CGY @ SSK | HAM @ WPG | |
| Result | Edmonton by 32 | Montreal by 25 | Saskatchewan by 16 | Hamilton by 22 |
| Margin of Error | 22 to 42 | 18 to 33 | 11 to 21 | 15 to 29 |
In one of the more dramatic finishes we've seen, MrFrisby caps his comeback by picking all four winners and hitting the Montreal margin for good measure. Congratulations, MrFrisby! And a hearty "Well fought" is due to j5v.
| SpoFite | TOR @ EDM | S | SSK @ HAM | S | CGY @ BC | S | WPG @ MTL | S | Points | Total Points |
| MrFrisby | Edmonton | Montreal | 18 | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 5 | 67 | |||
| j5v | Montreal | Hamilton | 2 | 64 | ||||||
| apoch | Edmonton | Montreal | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 4 | 59 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | 21 | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 4 | 57 | ||||
| tommytrump | Montreal | 26 | Hamilton | 26 | 4 | 57 | ||||
| rahilsuleman | Montreal | Hamilton | 20 | 3 | 56 | |||||
| Reever | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 53 | ||||||
| owlhouse | Edmonton | Montreal | 20 | 3 | 52 | |||||
| Schultzie | Montreal | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 3 | 52 | |||||
| Spitztengle | Edmonton | Montreal | 21 | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 5 | 51 | |||
| argoal | Montreal | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 3 | 50 | |||||
| JPR | Montreal | Hamilton | 2 | 50 | ||||||
| Mave | Edmonton | Montreal | Hamilton | 3 | 46 | |||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Montreal | 24 | Saskatchewan | 13 | Hamilton | 5 | 42 | |||
| BoKnows | 0 | 29 |
At the other end of the table, the standings were close. BoKnows had fewer actual points than Ying Yang Mafia, but had only played 12 weeks to YYM's 18. Those numbers were close enough to give us our first ever CFL Costanza Run-off!
Okay, it's not actually a run-off. I just calculated the average points scored in the week(s) that each player missed, and added them to their total. This gives us the best guess at what the scores would've been had they picked every week.
Based on actual math, the Costanza goes to a very deserving Ying Yang Mafia. Congratulations!
| SpoFite | Actual Score | Weeks Missed | Projected Score |
| BoKnows | 29 | 7 | 47 |
| Ying Yang Mafia | 42 | 1 | 45 |
Thank you to everyone for playing this season, and for lending even more excitement to those long, cold, Canadian summers. (Especially for the three Argonauts season ticket holders in this Pick 'Em who, after the first quarter, would frequently have nothing left to cheer for except the spread.)
Special thanks to Spitztengle for posting every week not only Chris Schultz's picks, but also the point spreads!
Thanks, and keep an eye out for the playoffs pick 'em, coming to a Locker Room near you!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:19 AM on November 12
rahilsuleman sends in a "B.C. by 10" via email.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:33 AM on November 06
Casey Printers B.C. by 7
Montreal by 21
Saskatchewan by 2
Hamilton by 4
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:52 AM on November 06
The plucky underdog Yankees surprise everyone and beat the Philles in six, with Matsui taking the MVP. Starting pitchers averaged 96.9 pitches a game, just squeaking under the wire.
Jeffwa gets the winner, series length, and the PWC bonus for a key three points to take the title.
At the other end, boredom_08 picks in all rounds except the one-game playoff, and even if we gave him those two points, he'd still win the Costanza by at least 314 feet.
(Our top three finalists each finished a point apart, so no tiebreaker required. Feel free to break out your clock calculator if you wanna break your own ties.)
| SpoFite | PHI vs NY | MVP | PWC Bonus | Points | Total Points |
| New York in 6 | Matsui | Under | 4 | ||
| Jeffwa | New York in 6 | Under | 3 | 13 | |
| rumple | New York | Under | 2 | 12 | |
| rocketman | New York | Under | 2 | 11 | |
| NoMich | New York in 6 | 1 | 10 | ||
| BoKnows | Under | 1 | 9 | ||
| DrJohnEvans | New York in 6 | 2 | 9 | ||
| holden | New York | Under | 1 | 9 | |
| Ying Yang Mafia | Under | 1 | 9 | ||
| cl | Under | 1 | 8 | ||
| hincandenza | New York | Under | 2 | 8 | |
| tron7 | Under | 1 | 8 | ||
| apoch | 0 | 7 | |||
| bperk | New York in 6 | Under | 3 | 7 | |
| chris2sy | Under | 1 | 7 | ||
| Howard_T | 0 | 7 | |||
| owlhouse | Under | 1 | 7 | ||
| tommytrump | Under | 1 | 6 | ||
| boredom_08 | 0 | 2 |
Thanks for playing! Three and a half months 'til pitchers and catchers...
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:36 PM on November 05
Hamilton reaches deep and pulls out the crazy at home against the Riders, while Sandro DeAngelis makes two game-winning field goals as the Stamps edge the Lions. Montreal utterly embarrasses Winnipeg, and even Little Stevie Reaves can't help the Argos against Hamilton.
| TOR @ EDM | SSK @ HAM | CGY @ BC | WPG @ MTL | |
| Result | Edmonton by 26 | Hamilton by 18 | Calgary by 2 | Montreal by 35 |
| Margin of Error | 18 to 34 | 13 to 23 | 1 to 3 | 25 to 46 |
With the Hamilton upset and CGY-BC coin toss, points were scarce this week. But j5v scored the most important point of all: the one that moves him into a tie for first with MrFrisby.
| SpoFite | TOR @ EDM | S | SSK @ HAM | S | CGY @ BC | S | WPG @ MTL | S | Points | Total Points |
| j5v | Edmonton | Calgary | Montreal | 3 | 62 | |||||
| MrFrisby | Edmonton | Calgary | 2 | 62 | ||||||
| apoch | Edmonton | Hamilton | Calgary | Montreal | 4 | 55 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | 1 | 53 | |||||||
| rahilsuleman | Edmonton | Hamilton | 2 | 53 | ||||||
| tommytrump | Edmonton | 23 | Hamilton | Calgary | Montreal | 5 | 53 | |||
| Reever | Edmonton | Calgary | 3 | Montreal | 4 | 51 | ||||
| owlhouse | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 49 | ||||||
| Schultzie | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 49 | ||||||
| JPR | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 48 | ||||||
| argoal | Montreal | 1 | 47 | |||||||
| Spitztengle | Edmonton | Calgary | Montreal | 3 | 46 | |||||
| Mave | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 43 | ||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Edmonton | 1 | 37 | |||||||
| The_Black_Hand | 0 | 23 |
This is it! All the marbles are right here, and someone's gotta take 'em. Or, you know, share 'em.
WEEK 19
Edmonton @ B.C. (Friday, November 6) The winner of this game clinches a playoff spot, and the loser risks total elimination. It doesn't get any better than this.
Montreal @ Toronto (Saturday, November 7) Tough to say, but chances are good that Montreal plays their starters. They have a first-round bye, and rust is a playoff team's worst enemy. Maybe next year, Little Stevie Reaves. Maybe next year.
Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, November 7) How about this one? These two teams were 1-1-1 head-to-head this season, with Calgry outscoring Saskatchewan by single touchdown. It's a coin toss if I've seen one. Did I mention that the winner clinches the division title, and the first-round bye?
Hamilton @ Winnipeg (Saturday, November 8) Another compelling match-up: if Hamilton wins, they clinch a home playoff game, and Winnipeg will be eliminated by a crossover from the West. But if Winnipeg wins, they take the season series 3-1 to break the tie for second and host a home playoff game themselves. Want to call this one? I sure don't.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:40 PM on November 04
This is not a good week for me getting my picks in on time.
Saskatchewan by 10 B.C. by 6 Montreal by 7
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:03 PM on October 31
I don't now, but I might start, especially if the focus group's sandwiches were tasty enough.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:18 PM on October 29
Oh damn. I'm a game late. Well, just for funsies:
Yankees in 6, M-Tex, Over, 4:30.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:20 AM on October 29
Hamilton gets the job done in a scene which has become all too familiar for Toronto, while Montreal's backups struggle against Winnipeg. Out west, both Calgary and Saskatchewan clinch playoff spots: Saskatchewan in an OT thriller over B.C.; Calgary in a blowout against Edmonton.
| HAM @ TOR | EDM @ CGY | MTL @ WPG | BC @ SSK | |
| Result | Hamilton by 9 | Calgary by 23 | Winnipeg by 17 | Saskatchewan by 3 |
| Margin of Error | 6 to 12 | 16 to 30 | 12 to 22 | 2 to 4 |
MrFrisby casts an interception spell over Casey Printers, and nails the Saskatchewan spread to take the lead.
| SpoFite | HAM @ TOR | S | EDM @ CGY | S | MTL @ WPG | S | BC @ SSK | S | Points | Total Points |
| MrFrisby | Hamilton | 12 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 3 | 6 | 60 | |||
| j5v | Hamilton | 6 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 4 | 59 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | Hamilton | 7 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 4 | 52 | ||||
| apoch | Hamilton | 10 | Winnipeg | 3 | 51 | |||||
| rahilsuleman | Hamilton | 7 | Calgary | 3 | 51 | |||||
| tommytrump | Hamilton | Calgary | 17 | Saskatchewan | 4 | 48 | ||||
| owlhouse | 17 | 1 | 47 | |||||||
| Reever | Hamilton | 7 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 4 | 5 | 47 | |||
| Schultzie | Hamilton | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 3 | 47 | |||||
| argoal | Hamilton | 8 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 4 | 46 | ||||
| JPR | Hamilton | 10 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 4 | 5 | 46 | |||
| Spitztengle | Saskatchewan | 1 | 43 | |||||||
| Mave | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 2 | 41 | ||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Winnipeg | Saskatchewan | 2 | 36 |
Two weeks to go, and no gimmes. Well, maybe one gimme.
WEEK 18
Toronto @ Edmonton (Friday, October 30) Toronto's way out of it, but teams that have the least to lost can often be the most dangerous, and Little Stevie Reaves is playing for a spot next year. Will Edmonton get it together in time?
Saskatchewan @ Hamilton (Saturday, October 31) Back in June, would you have believed me if I'd told you that both Saskatchewan and Hamilton would be battling for a home playoff game? No. No, you would not have.
Calgary @ B.C. (Saturday, October 31) B.C. needs one more win to clinch a playoff spot, but Calgary's still playing for the division crown. With Casey Printers back at home, this is definitely the game of the week.
Winnipeg @ Montreal (Saturday, November 1) Winnipeg's still in the hunt for that playoff home game, but it all depends on whether Calvillo will play. You might want to wait for the news bulletin on this one.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:45 PM on October 28
I feel that I should've received more points for nailing the bonus exactly.
That's only in the CFL, YYM!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:39 PM on October 27
The big guns take not only the pennants, but also the ERA crowns. C.C. Sabathia holds the Angels to 1.13 earned runs over 16 strong innings, while Cliff Lee blanks the Dodgers over his eight innings. Meanwhile, despite Matt Stairs having 2 more ABs than the jet stream, the AL collects 175 total bases to the NL's 137.
cl nails both series, both bonuses, and half the TB bonus to log a massive seven points and jump right into contention. At the top, Jeffwa's five points put him into a tie for first with rumple.
| SpoFite | PHI vs LAD | LAA vs NYY | NL Bonus | AL Bonus | TB Bonus | Points | Total Points |
| Philadelphia in 5 | New York in 6 | Lee | Sabathia | AL +38 | 8 | ||
| Jeffwa | Philadelphia | New York | Lee | Sabathia | AL | 5 | 10 |
| rumple | Philadelphia | New York | Sabathia | AL | 4 | 10 | |
| dfleming | Philadelphia | New York in 6 | Lee | AL | 5 | 9 | |
| rocketman | Sabathia | AL | 2 | 9 | |||
| BoKnows | New York | Lee | Sabathia | AL | 4 | 8 | |
| Ying Yang Mafia | Philadelphia | AL +38 | 3 | 8 | |||
| apoch | Philadelphia | Lee | AL | 3 | 7 | ||
| cl | Philadelphia in 5 | New York in 6 | Lee | Sabathia | AL | 7 | 7 |
| DrJohnEvans | Philadelphia | New York in 6 | AL | 4 | 7 | ||
| holden | New York in 6 | Sabathia | 3 | 7 | |||
| Howard_T | Philadelphia | AL | 2 | 7 | |||
| NoMich | New York | Lee | Sabathia | 3 | 7 | ||
| tron7 | Sabathia | AL | 2 | 7 | |||
| chris2sy | AL | 1 | 6 | ||||
| hincandenza | New York in 6 | AL | 3 | 6 | |||
| owlhouse | Philadelphia | Sabathia | AL | 3 | 6 | ||
| The_Black_Hand | Philadelphia | New York in 6 | Lee | Sabathia | AL | 6 | 6 |
| tommytrump | Philadelphia in 5 | AL | 3 | 5 | |||
| bperk | AL | 1 | 4 | ||||
| boredom_08 | AL | 1 | 1 |
Please double-check your picks to make sure I got 'em right. And now for those two little words which make everything all better:
WORLD SERIES
Philadelphia Phillies (93-69) vs. New York Yankees (103-59)
MVP BONUS
Pick the MVP of the Series.
PITCHING WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS BONUS
The Phillies and Yankees' starting pitchers averaged 101.6 pitches per outing in their respective LCS. Will the average number of pitches that both teams' starters throw, when rounded to the nearest integer, be over or under that number?
TIEBREAKER BONUS
Pick the average game duration of the World Series, rounded to the nearest minute. Lengths of games are published in the official MLB.com box score. This pick is worth no points, and is only used in the event of a tie for first place or the Costanza.
Total points available: 2 (Series pick) + 1 (MVP Bonus) + 1 (PWC Bonus) = 4
Example pick: Yankees in 6, Matt Stairs, Over, 4:12
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:40 AM on October 27
H... h... h... hamilton by 7. Calgary by 4 Montreal by 13 Saskatchewan by 14
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:39 PM on October 22
Everybody wins by three: Edmonton, Montreal, and B.C.. But not in Calgary. Nobody wins in Calgary.
| EDM @ TOR | SSK @ CGY | HAM @ MTL | BC @ WPG | |
| Result | Edmonton by 3 | Tie | Montreal by 3 | B.C. by 3 |
| Margin of Error | 2 to 4 | 0 to 0 | 2 to 4 | 2 to 4 |
MrFrisby nails the Edmonton spread to close to within one point of j5v, while apoch puts together four points of his own to keep the third-place race interesting.
| SpoFite | EDM @ TOr | S | SSK @ CGY | S | HAM @ MTL | S | BC @ WPG | S | Points | Total Points |
| j5v | Edmonton | Montreal | B.C. | 3 | 55 | |||||
| MrFrisby | Edmonton | 3 | Montreal | 4 | 54 | |||||
| apoch | Edmonton | Montreal | 4 | B.C. | 4 | 48 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | Edmonton | Montreal | B.C. | 3 | 48 | |||||
| rahilsuleman | Edmonton | 4 | Montreal | 3 | 4 | 48 | ||||
| owlhouse | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 46 | ||||||
| Schultzie | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 44 | ||||||
| tommytrump | Edmonton | Montreal | B.C. | 3 | 44 | |||||
| argoal | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| Reever | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| Spitztengle | Edmonton | Montreal | B.C. | 3 | 42 | |||||
| JPR | Edmonton | Montreal | 2 | 41 | ||||||
| Mave | Montreal | 1 | 39 | |||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Edmonton | Montreal | 3 | 3 | 34 | |||||
| The_Black_Hand | Edmonton | Montreal | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Nothing is settled in the West as all four teams are separated by only three points.
WEEK 17
Hamilton @ Toronto (Friday, October 23) Toronto is done, but Hamilton's fighting to avoid being crossed over. The Ti-Cats have more to play for, but they're stuck in a tough four-game losing streak.
Edmonton @ Calgary (Friday, October 23) Calgary's still got a piece of the division lead, but have been struggling with consistency. And a win would put the Eskimoes within a point of the Stamps.
Montreal @ Winnipeg (Saturday, October 24) Montreal's QB and MVP Anthony Calvillo left last week's game early with tightening in his calf. Does Montreal do the smart thing and rest him? That's really the only way Winnipeg can hope to win.
B.C. @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, October 24) Saskatchewan has to be the favourite at home, but B.C.'s been playing a scrappy sort of ball to stay very much in contention, and could definitely be a sexy underdog pick.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:11 PM on October 20
Edmonton by 12 Saskatchewan by 7 Montreal by 8 B.C. by 5
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:52 PM on October 16
Philly in 7
Yankees in 6
Madson, Pettite
AL + 31
posted by DrJohnEvans at 08:09 PM on October 15
In a wild one in the snow, B.C. stares down Edmonton's comeback with a comeback of their own. Saskatchewan does what it said on the tin against the Argos. Montreal showed that they deserve their record, and a bad start had Hamilton snowed in early.
| BC @ EDM | TOR @ SSK | CGY @ MTL | WPG @ HAM | |
| Result | B.C. by 3 | Saskatchewan by 10 | Montreal by 21 | Winnipeg by 10 |
| Margin of Error | 2 to 4 | 7 to 13 | 15 to 27 | 7 to 13 |
It's officially a two-horse race: MrFrisby puts together a good 6 point week to stay in contention, but j5v scores the "nice guy" spread point in Hamilton to maintain a two-point lead with three weeks to go.
| SpoFite | EDM @ WPG | S | SSK @ BC | S | MTL @ TOR | S | HAM @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| j5v | Saskatchewan | 9 | Montreal | 10 | 4 | 52 | ||||
| MrFrisby | B.C. | Saskatchewan | 12 | Montreal | 21 | 6 | 50 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | B.C. | 4 | Saskatchewan | Montreal | 4 | 45 | ||||
| apoch | Saskatchewan | 8 | 2 | 44 | ||||||
| rahilsuleman | Saskatchewan | 13 | Montreal | 18 | 4 | 44 | ||||
| owlhouse | Saskatchewan | Montreal | Winnipeg | 10 | 5 | 44 | ||||
| Schultzie | B.C. | Saskatchewan | Montreal | 3 | 42 | |||||
| tomytrump | Saskatchewan | Montreal | 2 | 41 | ||||||
| Reever | Saskatchewan | Montreal | 15 | Winnipeg | 8 | 5 | 40 | |||
| argoal | B.C. | 4 | Saskatchewan | 8 | Montreal | 5 | 40 | |||
| Spitztengle | Saskatchewan | Montreal | 2 | 39 | ||||||
| JPR | B.C. | 4 | Saskatchewan | 7 | Montreal | 10 | 6 | 39 | ||
| Mave | Saskatchewan | 7 | Montreal | 3 | 38 | |||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | B.C. | Saskatchewan | 10 | 4 | 31 | |||||
| The_Black_Hand | B.C. | Saskatchewan | 10 | Montreal | 5 | 20 |
Only Montreal and Toronto have confirmed their playoff fate. Everyone else has some work to do.
WEEK 16
Edmonton @ Toronto (Friday, October 16) All of a sudden Edmonton's lost three in a row, and wouldn't even qualify for the crossover if the playoffs started today. But how effective of a spoiler can the Argos be?
Saskatchewan @ Calgary (Saturday, October 17) The division lead is split between these two. Calgary has some fences to mend after last week's blowout; can they get it together at home? This has to be a coin toss.
Hamilton @ Montreal (Sunday, October 18) Hamilton's lost three straight and is teetering on the edge of the playoff picture. But Montreal's a tough city in which to regain your balance.
B.C. @ Winnipeg (Sunday, October 18) Both these teams have enjoyed late-season renaissances. Whose do you believe in more? Also note that the winner of this game grabs second place in their division.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:04 AM on October 15
Awww crap. Sorry guys, it's been that kind of week. Will have them up tomorrow morning.
If time is tight for ya, please go ahead and make your picks here. I'll find 'em.
Fri Oct 16 Edmonton @ Toronto
Sat Oct 17 Saskatchewan @ Calgary
Sun Oct 18 Hamilton @ Montreal
Sun Oct 18 BC @ Winnipeg
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:34 AM on October 15
Yikes, sorry NoMich! The styling bullets of Hal's comment distracted me and I blurred right over yours.
Here is a rankings table of your very own. Take it home and love it like a pet rock.
| SpoFite | COL vs PHI | MIN vs NYY | STL vs LAD | BOS vs LAA | Grudge | Points | Total Points |
| NoMich | Philadelphia in 4 | New York in 3 | 4 | 4 |
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:17 AM on October 14
Thanks in advance for your patience, guys-- with the MLB pick 'em I'm a bit swamped. I'll have your pigskin pickin' post up tomorrow evening for sure.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:56 AM on October 14
Andre Ethier goes 5 for 12 and picks up 16 total bases on his way to a big ol' 1.905 OPS. Really too bad nobody picked him. Also, the NL struck out 142 to the AL's... uh... 91. I really thought it'd be closer. Gotta start re-thinking my approach to bonus picks.
| SpoFite | COL vs PHI | MIN vs NYY | STL vs LAD | BOS vs LAA | Grudge | Points | Total Points |
| rocketman | Philadelphia in 4 | New York | Los Angeles | Los Angeles in 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| rumple | Philadelphia | New York in 3 | Los Angeles | 4 | 6 | ||
| chris2sy | Philadelphia | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | NL | 4 | 5 | |
| Howard_T | Philadelphia in 4 | New York in 3 | NL | 5 | 5 | ||
| Jeffwa | Philadelphia | New York in 3 | Los Angeles | 4 | 5 | ||
| tron7 | New York | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | NL | 4 | 5 | |
| Ying Yang Mafia | Philadelphia in 4 | New York in 3 | NL | 5 | 5 | ||
| apoch | Philadelphia in 4 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | ||
| BoKnows | Philadelphia | New York | NL | 3 | 4 | ||
| dfleming | Philadelphia in 4 | New York in 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| holden | New York in 3 | Los Angeles | NL | 4 | 4 | ||
| billsaysthis | Philadelphia | New York | Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | ||
| bperk | New York | Los Angeles | 2 | 3 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | Philadelphia | New York | 2 | 3 | |||
| hincandenza | Philadelphia | Los Angeles | NL | 3 | 3 | ||
| owlhouse | Philadelphia | New York | NL | 3 | 3 | ||
| tommytrump | Los Angeles | NL | 2 | 2 | |||
| boredom_08 | NL | 1 | 1 |
Please double-check your picks to make sure I got 'em right. Also, I'm doing some copying and pasting from last year's standings, and I can't believe that the LCS are starting a full week later. Ridiculous.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Begins Thursday, October 15
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees
Begins Friday, October 16
THE BONUS
Pick the two pitchers, one for each league, who will have the lowest ERA in their respective LCS. Minimum 6.0 IP.
THE MATT STAIRS VERSUS THE JET STREAM BONUS PICK
Pick the league that will acquire more total bases in its LCS. Pick the differential as well.
Total points available: 4 (LCS picks) + 2 (Bonus) + 2 (Stairs/Jet Stream Bonus) = 8
Example pick:
Dodgers in 6.
Yankees in 5.
Kershaw, Kazmir.
AL +14
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:54 AM on October 14
Damn, Ryan Howard.
Standings + LCS thread will be up tomorrow evening.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:53 PM on October 12
B.C. by 4 Riders by 18 Montreal by 10 Hamilton by 6
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:51 PM on October 09
Phillies in 5 Yankees in 4 Cardinals in 3 BoSox in 4
M-Tex AL +18
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:19 PM on October 07
Winnipeg surprises everyone with a big win at home, and B.C. holds the fort with a tight win over the 'Riders. Montreal stays the course against the Argos, and Calgary kicks their way to a squeaker over the Ti-Cats.
| EDM @ WPG | SSK @ BC | MTL @ TOR | HAM @ CGY | |
| Result | Winnipeg by 10 | B.C. by 3 | Montreal by 19 | Calgary by 1 |
| Margin of Error | 7 to 13 | 2 to 4 | 13 to 25 | 1 to 1 |
j5v keeps going strong with 5 points, but MrFrisby nails the B.C. spread to grab seven points and become the only other contender for the lead.
| SpoFite | EDM @ WPG | S | SSK @ BC | S | MTL @ TOR | S | HAM @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| j5v | Winnipeg | B.C. | Montreal | 15 | Calgary | 5 | 48 | |||
| MrFrisby | Winnipeg | B.C. | 3 | Montreal | 17 | Calgary | 7 | 44 | ||
| apoch | B.C. | Montreal | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | 25 | Calgary | 3 | 5 | 41 | ||||
| rahilsuleman | B.C. | Montreal | 2 | 3 | 40 | |||||
| tommytrump | B.C. | Montreal | Calgary | 3 | 39 | |||||
| owlhouse | B.C. | Montreal | Calgary | 3 | 39 | |||||
| Schultzie | Winnipeg | Montreal | 14 | Calgary | 4 | 39 | ||||
| Spitztengle | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 37 | ||||||
| Mave | B.C. | Calgary | 2 | 35 | ||||||
| Reever | Montreal | 17 | Calgary | 3 | 35 | |||||
| argoal | B.C. | 2 | Montreal | 15 | Calgary | 5 | 35 | |||
| JPR | Montreal | 16 | Calgary | 3 | 33 | |||||
| BoKnows | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Winnipeg | 7 | B.C. | Montreal | 21 | Calgary | 6 | 27 | ||
| The_Black_Hand | Calgary | 1 | 15 |
This Thanksgiving weekend has it all: strength versus strength, middling versus middling, and somebody versus the Toronto Argonauts.
WEEK 15
B.C. @ Edmonton (Friday, October 9) This is a HUGE game: either of these teams could host a playoff game, or cross over to the long road through the East. Edmonton has a home edge, but only slightly.
Toronto @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, October 10) Saskatchewan still has the division title in their sights, and something tells me they won't let the Argos get in their way.
Calgary @ Montreal (Monday, October 12) The two division leads square off. But le Stade Molson is a tough place to play in the fall; will Calgary still be a division leader at the end of the day?
Winnipeg @ Hamilton (Saturday, October 3) Do you believe in Miracles? A Winnipeg win would leave them tied for seconds in the East.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:26 AM on October 07
Here are the standings. Amazingly, nobody picked Alexi "Masher" Casilla to knock in the game-winner, so I left the bonus out of the table.
| SpoFite | Pick | Points |
| rumple | Minnesota by 1 | 2 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 1 |
| BoKnows | Minnesota | 1 |
| bperk | Minnesota | 1 |
| chris2sy | Minnesota | 1 |
| DrJohnEvans | Minnesota | 1 |
| Jeffwa | Minnesota | 1 |
| rocketman | Minnesota | 1 |
| The_Black_Hand | Minnesota | 1 |
| tron7 | Minnesota | 1 |
| apoch | 0 | |
| cabuki | 0 | |
| dfleming | 0 | |
| holden | 0 | |
| Howard_T | 0 | |
| jerseygirl | 0 | |
| lil_brown_bat | 0 | |
| owlhouse | 0 | |
| tommytrump | 0 | |
| Ying Yang Mafia | 0 |
Please double-check your points. Thanks!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:47 PM on October 06
THE LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
Colorado Rockies (92-70) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (93-69)
Minnesota Twins (87-76) vs. New York Yankees (103-59)
St. Louis Cardinals (91-71) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)
Boston Red Sox (95-67) vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (97-65)
THE PICKS
Pick the winner of each series, and the number of games which said victory would require.
THE BONUS PICK
Pick the player who will amass the highest OPS in the LDS. Minimum 12 PA required (for him, not you).
THE GRUDGE MATCH BONUS PICK
Pick the league that will amass more total strikeouts in the LDS, plus the differential. Example: AL +12.
Total points available: 13 (8 LDS + 1 Bonus + 2 Grudge Match)
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:10 PM on October 06
Not a bad game so far.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:06 PM on October 06
Do the stats from this game count towards the regular season, playoffs, or nothing?
Anyone who has the initiative to perform an ounce of research is welcome to prove me wrong, but I believe this game counts as the 163rd of the regular season.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:58 AM on October 05
Minny by 2
Kubel
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:47 PM on October 04
Yes, this IS the official start of the Semi-Official SportsFilter MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em. These are real live points which are associated with your real live user profile and have real live worth until such time as they are transported off this site.
THE GAME
Detroit (Porcello, 14-9) @ Minnesota (Baker, 15-9)
Game is Tuesday the 6th. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 CDT.
THE PICK
Pick the winner and the margin by which they will win.
THE BONUS PICK
Pick the player who will knock in the game-winning RBI.
THE RULE(S)
Each pick is worth one big ol' point, which will be carried over to the rest of the post-season pick 'em. Yes, I know this game is technically a part of the regular season. If you have a problem with that, then I invite you to host a daily MLB pick 'em for the entire 2010 season, at which time I will cheerfully cede any one-game playoffs to you.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:42 PM on October 04
Edmonton by 21 Saskatchewan by 10 Montreal by 25 Calgary by 1
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:47 PM on October 02
Montreal takes care of business in Hamilton, while Calgary does the same. Saskatchewan overcomes early turnovers to win a tight one, but Toronto can't quite finish their comeback attempt.
| MTL @ HAM | BC @ CGY | SSK @ EDM | TOR @ WPG | |
| Result | Montreal by 34 | Calgary by 9 | Saskatchewan by 3 | Winnipeg by 5 |
| Margin of Error | 24 to 44 | 6 to 12 | 2 to 4 | 4 to 7 |
j5v nails two more spreads this week for a SEVEN point week, leapfrogging into first place with a three-point lead. owlhouse keeps things interesting in the second tier with six points of his own.
| SpoFite | MTL @ HAM | S | BC @ CGy | S | SSK @ EDM | S | TOR @ WPG | S | Points | Total Points |
| j5v | Montreal | Calgary | 9 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 7 | 43 | |||
| apoch | Calgary | 7 | Winnipeg | 3 | 40 | |||||
| MrFrisby | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 37 | ||||||
| rahilsuleman | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 37 | ||||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 36 | ||||||
| tommytrump | Montreal | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 3 | 36 | |||||
| owlhouse | Montreal | Calgary | 7 | Winnipeg | 5 | 6 | 36 | |||
| Schultzie | Calgary | 1 | 35 | |||||||
| Spitztengle | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 35 | ||||||
| Mave | Saskatchewan | 1 | 33 | |||||||
| Reever | Calgary | 8 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 32 | |||||
| argoal | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| JPR | Montreal | Calgary | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | ||||
| BoKnows | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Montreal | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| The_Black_Hand | Montreal | 1 | 14 |
The final push for playoff position begins in earnest this week.
WEEK 14
Edmonton @ Winnipeg (Friday, October 2) Edmonton's just lost two games by a total of seven points. They're going to be an angry bunch come Friday. Don't bet little Jenny's medication on the Blue Bombers.
Saskatchewan @ B.C. (Friday, October 2) In the other corner, Saskatchewan just won two games by the skin of their teeth. They could just as easily have the same 5-7 record as B.C., and B.C. Place always plays tough for visitors.
Montreal @ Toronto (Saturday, October 3) Now that the Alouettes have clinched a playoff berth, maybe they'll rest their starters. That's really Toronto's only hope.
Hamilton @ Calgary (Saturday, October 3) Hamilton experienced a rude wake-up call last week, but I'm not sure that we've seen the last of them yet.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:31 PM on September 30
Montreal by 8 Calgary by 3 Edmonton by 10 Toronto by 7
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:59 AM on September 25
Hamilton overcomes an early turnover-fueled deficit to take care of business at home, while Toronto can't come back from a tough start out west. It's business as usual for Montreal, but Edmonton gives us a thrilling come-from-behind win in Saskatchewan.
| CGY @ HAM | TOR @ BC | WPG @ MTL | EDM @ SSK | |
| Result | Hamilton by 7 | B.C. by 6 | Montreal by 19 | Edmonton by 4 |
| Margin of Error | 5 to 9 | 4 to 8 | 13 to 25 | 3 to 5 |
Big movement this week. rahilsuleman and j5v nail spreads on their way to 6 and 5 point weeks respectively, but apoch nails his own to maintain the lead.
| SpoFite | CGY @ HAM | S | TOR @ BC | S | WPG @ MTL | S | EDM @ SSK | S | Points | Total Points |
| apoch | Hamilton | 7 | Montreal | 4 | 37 | |||||
| j5v | B.C. | 6 | Montreal | 14 | 5 | 36 | ||||
| MrFrisby | Hamilton | B.C. | Montreal | 24 | 4 | 35 | ||||
| rahilsuleman | Hamilton | 7 | B.C. | Montreal | Edmonton | 6 | 35 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | B.C. | Montreal | 22 | 3 | 34 | |||||
| Schultzie | B.C. | Montreal | Edmonton | 3 | 34 | |||||
| tommytrump | B.C. | Montreal | 2 | 33 | ||||||
| Spitztengle | B.C. | Montreal | Edmonton | 3 | 33 | |||||
| Mave | Hamilton | 5 | 6 | Montreal | 25 | 5 | 32 | |||
| owlhouse | B.C. | 7 | Montreal | 21 | Edmonton | 3 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Reever | 7 | Montreal | 21 | 3 | 29 | |||||
| BoKnows | Montreal | 21 | Edmonton | 3 | 29 | |||||
| argoal | B.C. | 8 | Montreal | 3 | 28 | |||||
| JPR | B.C. | 8 | Montreal | 15 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Montreal | 17 | 2 | 20 | ||||||
| The_Black_Hand | B.C. | Montreal | 15 | 3 | 13 |
It looks like our scoreboard isn't finished juggling yet. I'm seeing more coin tosses this week than at a referees' after party.
WEEK 13
Montreal @ Hamilton (Friday, September 25) While Montreal is 9-2, they have been looking just a little tired lately. Is Hamilton hot enough to knock them off?
B.C. @ Calgary (Friday, September 25) Calgary's gotta get the edge at home, but maybe not by much. The post-bye B.C. Lions have looked pretty good.
Saskatchewan @ Edmonton (Saturday, September 26) Edmonton will be looking to sweep the home and home, and the betting lines probably will be too.
Toronto @ Winnipeg (Saturday, September 26) Back-to-back wins have been tough to come by in Toronto, but who better to try it against than Winnipeg?
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:09 PM on September 24
Week 13 post will be up tomorrow morning! I promise.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:16 AM on September 24
Calgary by 2 B.C. by 10 Montreal by 22 Saskatchewan by 8
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:36 PM on September 18
Toronto wins an overtime thriller to draw even in the Labour Day Classic, while Calgary scores a last-minute touchdown to sweep. Montreal holds its own against the Lions, and Winnipeg, quite frankly, has looked better.
| HAM @ TOR | CGY @ EDM | BC @ MTL | SSK @ WPG | |
| Result | Toronto by 3 | Calgary by 1 | Montreal by 4 | Saskatchewan by 45 |
| Margin of Error | 2 to 4 | 1 to 1 | 3 to 5 | 32 to 59 |
apoch jumps out to a two-point lead, but tied for second with 31 points are no fewer than FIVE SpoFites. Well, four SpoFites, and one TSN analyst.
| SpoFite | HAM @ TOR | S | CGY @ EDM | S | BC @ MTL | S | WPG @ SSK | S | Points | Total Points |
| apoch | 3 | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 33 | |||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 31 | ||||||
| MrFrisby | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 31 | |||||
| Schultzie | Toronto | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 31 | |||||
| tommytrump | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 31 | |||||
| j5v | Toronto | 4 | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 4 | 31 | ||||
| Spitztengle | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| rahilsuleman | Toronto | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 4 | 29 | ||||
| Mave | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 27 | ||||||
| Reever | Toronto | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 3 | 26 | |||||
| BoKnows | 3 | Calgary | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 4 | 26 | ||||
| argoal | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| owlhouse | Toronto | Montreal | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| JPR | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| WeedyMcSmokey | Montreal | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Saskatchewan | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| The_Black_Hand | Montreal | Saskatchewan | 2 | 10 |
Some post-Labour Day intrigue as the scheduler mixes things up a bit.
WEEK 12
Calgary @ Hamilton (Friday, September 18) Calgary may be a slight favourite, but the Ti-Cats shouldn't be underestimated as they look to rebound at home.
Toronto @ BC (Saturday, September 19) Toronto finally wins at home, and a less-than-consistent B.C. team may prove a good opportunity to start climbing out of the cellar. Don't bet the farm though.
Winnipeg @ Montreal (Sunday, September 20) Losing by 45 is tough. Losing by 45 and then going to play in Montreal is even tougher.
Edmonton @ Saskatchewan (Sunday, September 20) Edmonton will prove a tougher opponent than Michael Bishop And Friends, but Saskatchewan should still get the edge at home and make it three in a row off the bye.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:13 PM on September 17
Thank apoch -- it's been a crazy week, work-wise. I'm hoping to have the Week 12 post up by noon today.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:19 AM on September 17
Hamilton by 2 Edmonton by 5 Montreal by 22 Saskatchewan by 7
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:34 AM on September 11
CORRECTIONS:
tommytrump scored 5 points, not 2. His total as listed is correct (28).
rahilsuleman is the second tommytrump (in between j5v and Mave, 25 points total).
Sorry y'all.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:15 PM on September 09
B.C. squeezes by Montreal in a game with a controversial ending. Michael Bishop regresses to the mean as the Riders cruise over Winnipeg. Edmonton's eight points are not enough to save the offensive coordinator's job, and Toronto... oh, Toronto.
| MTL @ BC | WPG @ SSK | TOR @ HAM | EDM @ CGY | |
| Result | B.C. by 7 | Saskatchewan by 15 | Hamilton by 19 | Calgary by 24 |
| Margin of Error | 5 to 9 | 11 to 20 | 13 to 25 | 17 to 31 |
apoch leads the way this week: he nails the B.C. spread on his way to a five-point leapfrog into first place.
| SpoFite | MTL @ BC | S | WPG @ SSK | S | TOR @ HAM | S | EDM @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| apoch | B.C. | 7 | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 5 | 30 | ||||
| DrJohnEvans | Saskatchewan | 14 | Hamilton | Calgary | 4 | 29 | ||||
| Spitztengle | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| MrFrisby | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| Schultzie | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | Calgary | 3 | 28 | |||||
| tommytrump | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 15 | Calgary | 17 | 2 | 28 | |||
| j5v | Saskatchewan | 11 | Hamilton | Calgary | 4 | 27 | ||||
| tommytrump | Saskatchewan | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| Mave | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| argoal | Saskatchewan | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Reever | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 2 | 23 | ||||||
| owlhouse | 7 | Saskatchewan | 12 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| BoKnows | 7 | Saskatchewan | 14 | Hamilton | Calgary | 5 | 22 | |||
| WeedyMcSmokey | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
| JPR | Saskatchewan | Hamilton | 2 | 20 | ||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | B.C. | 5 | Saskatchewan | 17 | 4 | 17 |
It's the second half of the Labour Day home-and-home, just in case you hadn't had enough rivalry bitterness yet.
WEEK 11
Hamilton @ Toronto (Friday, September 11) Toronto's in very tough against a Hamilton team that's looked very good. I don't even want to know what the Pro-Line spread is for this game.
Calgary @ Edmonton (Friday, September 11) Edmonton has a much better chance to turn the page. If they can put enough points on the board, their home-field defence should take care of the rest.
B.C. @ Montreal (Sunday, September 13) Montreal will be out for blood after last week's tough loss. B.C. has shown some improvement, but not enough to beat the Alouettes at home.
Saskatchewan @ Winnipeg (Sunday, September 13) Do you believe in Michael Bishop? That's a decision that only you can make.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:45 PM on September 09
Montreal by 10 Saskatchewan by 14 Hamilton by 9 Calgary by 3
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:35 PM on September 04
By the seat of their pants: Edmonton wins on a long field goal at home, while Toronto does not.
| CGY @ TOR | HAM @ EDM | |
| Result | Calgary by 3 | Edmonton by 1 |
| Margin of Error | 2 to 4 | 1 to 1 |
Tight games in a bye week mean very little movement in the standings. If you're reading this, you probably got 2 points.
| SpoFite | SSK @ MTL | S | WPG @ BC | S | Points | Total Points |
| Spitztengle | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 26 | ||
| MrFrisby | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 26 | ||
| DrJohnEvans | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 25 | ||
| apoch | 3 | Edmonton | 2 | 25 | ||
| Schultzie | Calgary | 4 | Edmonton | 3 | 25 | |
| rahilsuleman | Calgary | 1 | 24 | |||
| Mave | Edmonton | 1 | 23 | |||
| tommytrump | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 23 | ||
| j5v | 3 | Edmonton | 2 | 23 | ||
| argoal | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 22 | ||
| Reever | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 21 | ||
| WeedyMcSmokey | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 20 | ||
| owlhouse | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 19 | ||
| JPR | Calgary | Edmonton | 2 | 18 | ||
| BoKnows | Calgary | 1 | 17 | |||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Edmonton | 1 | 13 | |||
| The_Black_Hand | 0 | 8 |
Back to a full slate of games—long weekend games, natch!
WEEK 10
Montreal @ B.C. (Friday, September 4) B.C. has strung together a couple of wins, but will have a tough time preserving that string against a rested Alouettes squad.
Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan (Sunday, September 6) The Bombers come to town, maybe with a new teammate. Taylor Field is a harsh welcome for any visiting newcomer. Take the Riders to cover.
Toronto @ Hamilton (Monday, September 7) The Labour Day Classic! Except that Hamilton is actually the favourite this time. Now THAT's classic.
Edmonton @ Calgary (Monday, September 7) The Ralph Klein Klassic! Unlike Ralph's election victories, this one has gotta be a coin toss.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:16 PM on September 02
Also note that we made a few small corrections to scoring over the past couple of weeks. Please double-check your own picks and points to make sure we haven't missed anything! Much appreciated.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:09 PM on August 26
First of all, a HUGE thank-you to apoch and Reever for holding the fort while I was trampling around Northern Ontario. You guys is awesome.
Back to business! Montreal and Saskatchewan provide the entertainment of the week, going back and forth before the Riders' turnovers proved just too costly. Out west, Winnipeg runs all over the Lions for a 27-point spread.
| SSK @ MTL | WPG @ BC | |
| Result | Montreal by 9 | Winnipeg by 27 |
| Margin of Error | 6 to 12 | 19 to 35 |
A slow week for the rest of us, but Spitz and Frisby scratch out enough points to tie for the lead.
| SpoFite | SSK @ MTL | S | WPG @ BC | S | Points | Total Points |
| Spitztengle | Montreal | 1 | 24 | |||
| MrFrisby | Montreal | 12 | 2 | 24 | ||
| DrJohnEvans | 0 | 23 | ||||
| rahilsuleman | Montreal | 1 | 23 | |||
| apoch | Montreal | Winnipeg | 2 | 23 | ||
| Schultzie | Montreal | 1 | 22 | |||
| Mave | Montreal | 12 | 2 | 22 | ||
| tommytrump | Montreal | 1 | 21 | |||
| j5v | Montreal | 8 | 2 | 21 | ||
| argoal | Montreal | 1 | 20 | |||
| Reever | Montreal | 1 | 19 | |||
| WeedyMcSmokey | Montreal | 1 | 18 | |||
| owlhouse | Montreal | 1 | 17 | |||
| BoKnows | Montreal | 1 | 16 | |||
| JPR | Montreal | 8 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Ying Yang Mafia | Montreal | Winnipeg | 2 | 12 | ||
| The_Black_Hand | Montreal | Winnipeg | 2 | 8 |
What will the second bye week bring? Who knows? I have no idea, I've been on vacation.
WEEK 9
Calgary @ Toronto (Friday, August 28) Toronto is running out of weeks in which to mount their big comeback, and Calgary is not an easy opponent against which to do it.
Hamilton @ Edmonton (Saturday, August 29) All those who thought these two teams would have the same record after eight weeks, please raise your hand. Thank you. Now give Edmonton a slight home edge.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:08 PM on August 26
Arguments about whether something is a sport or not: sport.
Participants in arguments about whether something is a sport or not: not athletes.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:35 AM on August 25
I dedicate this bronze medal to Carrie. From Luton.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:22 PM on August 24
I'll complain about it at first, and then grow to love it, and then complain against in six months' time when you change the time of the daily post.
I think we should name it The Judge Redfield T. Baum Story Hour.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:05 AM on August 24
Seven points? I gotta go on vacation more often.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:26 PM on August 23
Edmonton by 9 B.C. by 8 Montreal by 7 Saskatchewan by 6
I'll be gone next week and apoch will be taking over scorekeeping duties, so here are my week 8 picks:
Saskatchewan by 5 B.C. by 4
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:03 AM on August 12
I've been using Yahoo! for boxscores for eight years now. I like that they haven't changed much.
Damn, I'm old.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 08:47 PM on August 11
Calgary keeps on truckin' at home, while B.C. gets a much-needed statement win. Hamilton comes back to beat Edmonton, and Toronto gets flat-out embarrassed by Montreal.
| TOR @ MTL | SSK @ BC | EDM @ HAM | WPG @ CGY | |
| Result | Montreal by 25 | B.C. by 15 | Hamilton by 7 | Calgary by 8 |
| Margin of Error | 18 to 33 | 11 to 20 | 5 to 9 | 6 to 10 |
Despite an Esks loss, Spitztengle hits two margins to maintain first place, but rahilsuleman nails the Hamilton spread to join him. Good showings across the board mean that the top 10 players are separated by a slim five point margin.
| SpoFite | TOR @ MTL | S | SSK @ BC | S | WPG @ TOR | S | SSK @ CGY | S | Points | Total Points |
| Spitztengle | Montreal | 26 | Calgary | 10 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| rahilsuleman | Montreal | B.C. | Hamilton | 7 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| apoch | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 18 | ||||||
| DrJohnEvans | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 17 | ||||||
| MrFrisby | Montreal | Hamilton | Calgary | 7 | 4 | 17 | ||||
| tommytrump | Montreal | 27 | B.C. | Hamilton | Calgary | 5 | 17 | |||
| Mave | Montreal | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| j5v | Montreal | Hamilton | Calgary | 3 | 15 | |||||
| Schultzie | Montreal | Hamilton | 2 | Calgary | 4 | 15 | ||||
| argoal | Montreal | Calgary | 8 | 4 | 15 | |||||
| Reever | Montreal | Hamilton | 2 | Calgary | 4 | 15 | ||||
| BoKnows | Montreal | B.C. | Calgary | 3 | 13 | |||||
| WeedyMcSmokey | Montreal | Calgary | 6 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| owlhouse | Montreal | B.C. | Calgary | 3 | 11 | |||||
| JPR | Montreal | Calgary | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| Ying Yang Mafia | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| The_Black_Hand | Montreal | 7 | Calgary | 3 | 6 |
Storylines are shaping up and favourites are starting to take form.
WEEK 7
Calgary @ Edmonton (Thursday, August 13) Calgary has been rolling, but Edmonton's two-game losing streak has featured a lot of tough luck. Give the Stamps a very slight edge at Commonwealth.
B.C. @ Toronto (Friday, August 14) Is this even a toss-up? B.C.'s defence has been showing signs of life, and Toronto hasn't scored since Week 5.
Montreal @ Winnipeg (Saturday, August 15) Home cooking might help Winnipeg make a stand against the Alouettes. Montreal's still the favourite, but this might be closer than we think.
Hamilton @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, August 16) The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the second-best team in the league, behind only Montreal. Will that stand up at Taylor Field? I have absolutely no idea.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:32 PM on August 11
Montreal by 9 Saskatchewan by 7 Edmonton by 12 Calgary by 25
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:18 PM on August 07
I wonder how the point spread would have fared in our competition thus far.
Pretty poorly. I haven't heard of a single CFL game this season that's been decided by half a point.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:55 PM on August 05
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edition
B.C. by 3
Calgary by 12
Printers
Saskatchewan