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Schaefer PotG Voting Rules

Frayed Knot
May 05 2007 07:46 AM

A quick review of rules for Schaefer Player of the Game voting.
We don't have a lot of picky rules around here - but because these votes are tallied and the records kept, and because a system has been worked out for doing most of that automatically, this is one of the few places where we've got a set way of doing things. So, while all are invited to participate, to do so you'll need to follow a few basic standards.

The rules will be classic Schaefer, just as Ralph, Lindsey, and Bob used to do it:

Maximum of 10 points per game.
Maximum of 6 points for any one player.
No per player or team minimum.


We'll continue to allow fractions, even though we're pretty sure that Lindsey Nelson never awarded anybody a 1.53.

Any zero votes will be tossed, as they would drag down the totals of those who did vote. If you think there was a game where everybody sucked, just don't vote.

Don't count on anyone to pester you to revise your vote. Anyone who votes more than 6 points for a player will have their vote tossed. Anyone who goes over 10 total points will be pro-rated down. Once the votes are tallied the decision is final.

Any CPF member can open the voting threads.

It will be announced in advance when the voting will close. This will typically be two or three days after the game, sometimes longer if the span includes a weekend. The official totals will be shown in the voting thread and then moved to the POTG forum. Season-to-date and month-to-date totals totals will be posted periodically.

The best way to vote is to keep it simple: enter the player's last name followed by his point total. No nicknames, please, and try to avoid misspellings. (With Mientkiewicz gone, it should be less of a problem than a couple of years ago.) If you can also leave out colons or dashes and the like, that would be appreciated. Please put comments on a separate line from the votes.

GOOD
Martinez 5
LoDuca 2
Wagner 1.5
Beltran .75
Delgado .75

That double by Lo Duca turned the game around!
NOT SO GOOD
Pedro: 5
Lo Duca: 2 His double turned the game around!
Billy Wags 1.5
Carlos .75
Degado .75


P.S.: Since Anderson Hernandez is still in the organization, we'll continue to vote for Orlando Hernandez as OHernandez. (No dot after the O, please!)


Link to database page with historical Schaefer voting results