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TIM: Fifth inning, Johnny Gomes at the dish. Now he's a model, if you know what I mean, 'cause he does his little thing on the catwalk.
SID: On the catwalk?
TIM: On the catwalk, yeah.
SID: He does his little thing on the catwalk?
TIM: That's correct.
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edition: Big playoff games lead to big playoff points. If you're not named Edmonton or Hamilton, pick yourself up off the mat and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 06:41 PM on November 19 - 12 comments
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Semi-Finals Edition: Missed out on the 2009 regular season pick 'em? Unhappy with your rank in the final standings? Simply bored on a Friday afternoon? Have no fear: the Playoff Pick 'Em is here! Playoff action kicks off this Sunday, so locate your heart and grit and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:49 AM on November 13 - 18 comments
CFL Pick 'Em, Final Standings: It takes until the final week of the season, but we have a winner. It takes some Grade 10 math, but we also have a Costanza winner.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:18 AM on November 12 - 8 comments
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings: Lots of good picks and just enough bonus action to make things interesting. C'mon in and find out what side of the revenue sharing pool you're on.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:36 PM on November 05 - 9 comments
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19: Tight week for points, but an even tighter race at the top. Heading into the final week of the 2009 Pick 'Em, we have a tie for first. Even if you've done the math and eliminated yourself, play for pride and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:40 PM on November 04 - 18 comments
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
Odd little footnote to the Mike Danton story: Elliotte Friedman's dealings with him, described as "the strangest day of my professional existence".
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:14 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
But they found a way to do it this year, and have fun doing it.
See Point V of the Official DrJohnEvans SpoFi Platform.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:09 PM on November 05
I think justgary was saying that there are no trolls in this thread because they were all banned, so please don't call people trolls. It's not a word to take lightly, is all.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:41 PM on November 05
Great read, justgary. Thanks.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:11 PM on November 05
Well, it was legitimately depressing to see empty seats behind home plate for the entire game.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:13 AM on November 05
Tommy, watching this again made me feel a bit better.
(Also this just for kicks.)
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:11 AM 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
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edition
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.
Reever and dfleming both nail the Calgary spread to jump to the top. Also nobody got the bonus, so I left it off.
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!