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Anyone up for a Song Parody Contest this offseason?

SteveJRogers Nov 25 2007 11:06 AM

I'm game for a 07-08 edition of the CPF Song Parody Contest.

Edgy DC Nov 25 2007 06:26 PM

Slow down, not everybody at once. I know this may have run its course. Maybe this year, though, we could ask our bloggy friends to promote it and maybe bring in some new members.

Nymr83 Nov 25 2007 08:10 PM

i'm out, i'll be retiring at 0-1.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2007 08:13 PM

I was also thinking it may have run its course. If it's on, I may or may not participate.

DocTee Nov 25 2007 08:17 PM

Not now, not ever.

metsmarathon Nov 25 2007 09:43 PM

boo! i live for this.

soupcan Nov 26 2007 06:08 AM Re: Anyone up for a Song Parody Contest this offseason?

="SteveJRogers"]I'm game for a 07-08 edition of the CPF Song Parody Contest. "Know your place Rook."

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 06:53 AM

I'm definitely in. Got your back, SJR.

sharpie Nov 26 2007 06:58 AM

I'll probably do it. Over the course of a year a song occurs to me that reminds me of a Met and I think "I hope I get (so-and-so)." If, however, I am stuck with Mike Torrez as my most compelling player I'm gonna be pissed.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 07:10 AM

I shall defend my title with Honor and Dignity and if they're not available, the Dave Clark Five.

Kid Carsey Nov 26 2007 07:18 AM

I'm in if we proceed at a leisurely pace - and I usually get booted in the first round anyway most years it seems.

TransMonk Nov 26 2007 07:25 AM

I'm in.

sharpie Nov 26 2007 07:44 AM

As to Carsay's leisurely pace comment, I think it might help if we schedule this stuff for particular dates. In other words, Round One happens on such-and-such date, Round Two two weeks or so later, etc. I find that as it goes on the songs generally get worse as people have ample time for the first round but are pressured for subsequent rounds.

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 08:46 AM

Yeah, sharpie's got a good point. By the time I get to the championship -- which I plan to do this year -- I'm lyrically spent. I thought "Estes' Lament" was Songwriters Hall of Fame-worthy, but the rest of the stuff I did got progressively worse.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 08:55 AM

Well, last year I was an early exit, but the previous year when I did five songs I found that my muse came and went. I was most happy with my second ("I Think It's Don Grant Now") and third ("Pedro is the Guy Dwarves Climb On") efforts, and my fifth ("I've Looked at Maz From Both Sides Now") was pretty good too, but my first ("Mookie") was somewhat weak and I was lucky to win with my fourth song. ("Don't Know Much About Ed Bressoud")

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 09:09 AM

I think to win the whole thing you have to arrange your rotation and have a ready ace in the bullpen.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 09:22 AM

I like to blow my ace up front and hope that the muse returns to me when I collect my new names. Very stressful way to fly, though.

sharpie Nov 26 2007 09:30 AM

That's how I do it, too. One at a time. O'course two years ago when I lost to Yancy in the finals and knew I was going with a weak Rusty Staub song I came up with a better idea for a different player a week later.

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 09:35 AM

I think you have to do it one song at a time; it's one loss and you're out. No reason to save your ace for Game 2 when there's no guarantee that there will be a Game 2.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 09:40 AM

Winning names sucks. The whole name thing sucks. Too many people purport to get screwed, and this thing needs a change anyhow. So if it were me, and not Steve J Rogers, in charge of this shindig, I'd shitcan the whole winning and receiving names thing and instead align rounds to broad categories, like in a game show. So you seed the contestants and set up the first round matchups, then randomly assign a category for both combatants to tackle. The categories could be people, places or things. Let's say, Sharpie vs. Gwreck get "the 1970s" and Lunchbucket vs. Willets Pt get "the 2006 playoffs" and Edgy-Lundy square off in "Shea Stadium" and another pair gets "Jose Reyes" etc etc etc. You just need enough categories to cover the number of anticipated song showdowns.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 09:42 AM

I like it.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 10:25 AM

Iwas already preparing to expand the subject pool to include managers, owners, seasons, stadia, and such.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 10:30 AM

Yeah but think of assigning those topics to contests and not to contestants.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 10:32 AM

I hear you. On one hand, being hit with a single subject choice per round is hard. On the other hand, the challenge of hardness can breed innovation, and probably will make voting easier, as we're comparing apples to apples.

sharpie Nov 26 2007 10:48 AM

I do like the idea of both contestents writing about the same topic or player (once again I refer to my matchup with marathon over Eric Hillman which, I think, produced two good songs about one not-good pitcher).

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 10:53 AM

Definitely like the same-topic battles. Vastly more interesting.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 11:08 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 26 2007 11:28 AM

OK, looking at people, places, and things, we have... 500 players (among our ranked guys) +18 Managers + 46 Seasons + 11 General Managers + 7 Post-Seasons + 3 Principal Owners + 3 Stadia (five or six if you count spring training) + 2 Mascots + 29 Broadcasters (no, I don't count Francesa and Russo) + 11 TV, Cable and Media outlets + 4 Retired Numbers That's 634 subjects, 79% of which are players. Stop me when I've gone too far.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 11:16 AM

That's way too big a list. I'd suggest you include only the Top 15 or maybe top 20 players max, with the idea that, if you include the seasons (and not all of them are going to be necessary), most players are available theoretically. Make the topics broad and give the writers room to interpret and be different from one another.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 11:24 AM

Sorry. Top 15 or 20 players from each season, or top 15 or 20 players ever?

sharpie Nov 26 2007 11:26 AM

Shouldn't be "top" players. Should be a random assortment of players from very good to very bad or it could be subjects like "left handed closers", "drug users" etc.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 11:28 AM

Top 15 or 20 on the whole list. Or maybe, every other guy in the top 40 or soemthing. I was thinking just to have enough topix to cover the anticipated number of matches.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 11:36 AM

Well, I forsee an expanded field with the possibility that the bloggers might invite their readership to join and participate. But a field of 16 leads to 15 contests. Still, what makes deep fanhood exciting is the brighter color of the ephemera. I like the challenge broad field. The Hillman contest wouldn't have happened without it. And, year after year, how much can we say about John Franco if we don't throw the Buzz Capras in there. 9 positions, ten if you count relievers, eleven if you count dh's. + A Coupla Spring Training Homes + 2 Sign Men + 1 Cowbell Man (Throw coaches in there, we'll be approaching a database of 800 possible subjects.)

Centerfield Nov 26 2007 11:40 AM

The number of subjects would obviously have to be determined after the number of players/matchups are determined, but you could start nominating subjects now. I don't think we should have any limitation on subjects, so long as they are interesting. For instance, 1986, Shea Stadium, Mets Announcers and Tsuyoshi Shinjo are all subjects that seem interesting enough to warrant a matchup to me.

sharpie Nov 26 2007 11:41 AM

So maybe have 800 subjects. For each matchup the higher ranked contestent (or lower ranked, I don't care) picks a number which in turn provides the subject for the matchup. This way no Lunchbucket-style having a song in waiting but most of us don't do that anyway.

Valadius Nov 26 2007 11:51 AM

I'm in. And I'm sorry I didn't show up last year.

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 12:01 PM

I like the random selection of subjects; don't overthink it, just let it fly. It's a much better challenge to write a good song about Rich Becker. ("What rhymes with 'strikeout'?")

A Boy Named Seo Nov 26 2007 12:08 PM

I wants me some this year.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 12:12 PM

Psyche-out and, um, dike spout.

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 12:27 PM

"Dike spout." Excellent. Totally using that one this year.

G-Fafif Nov 26 2007 01:05 PM

Whenever the format/rules are posted, I say I'm in (unless I crack under pressure and forfeit).

Nymr83 Nov 26 2007 01:18 PM

i think i'll give it a shot if we do this topics thing instead of a random list of former-met scrubs for each contestant

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 01:21 PM

Well, the broader topic list seems to have consensus, as does both contestants working on the same topic. How big a a topic database and and what to include in it do not. A possible danger is that if both contestants are working on Gary Carter, they may both turn in a parody called "The Ballad of Gary the Kid," as two past contestants already have.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2007 01:27 PM

Yeah but one would surely be better than the other.

Nymr83 Nov 26 2007 01:46 PM

let everyone just start listing topics. individual players should not be topics, imo, because we do them every year. limit it to 10 topics per person to start so we don't have a mile long list from SJR

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 01:47 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 26 2007 09:04 PM

Warming up. Dae-Sung Koo --- every Met fan knows one Dae-Sung Koo --- every system grows one Me and you Are subject to Mediocre relief But when you send him up against the Yanks He steals the game like a thief Dae-Sung Koo --- doubled off of Johnson Dae-Sung Koo --- crazier than Bronson In Japan No one can Believe he can pitch But when he got signed by the Mets They made him Richie Rich...

Rockin' Doc Nov 26 2007 05:07 PM

I initially enjoyed writing song parodies for the contest, but eventually it lost it's appeal to me. Maybe I've just grown lazy, but when writing the parodies started to feel like a required school assignment and was no longer fun, I knew it was time to quit. I enjoy reading the contributions of others and look forward to a lively contest from those that choose to participate, but I think I will pass.

Kid Carsey Nov 26 2007 06:09 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 26 2007 06:39 PM

I don't care either way or what the topics are, but I have to say that part of the charm (for lack of a better word) for me was that former Mets' scrubs got a short week of glory and I learned some stuff about long-forgotten Mets because of the song lyrics or they prompted me to look things up. Also, if I had a few fringe Mets' guys to pick from I was forced to dig out old yearbooks and programs and get to know them better. I realize that's not everyone's bag. I guess the same things can happen depending on how obscure the topics become. For example, I don't care how well a song about the ball rolling through Buckner's legs is written -- it would draw a large yawn from me. I also like the idea of having a more concrete schedule, I work better with deadlines.

MFS62 Nov 26 2007 06:29 PM

I'd be in if we did it the old way (random picking of players only). I'm going to have to see more details if it will be done differently. I'm a definite maybe. Later

seawolf17 Nov 26 2007 06:56 PM

I'd like to keep the full 500 players involved also.

Nymr83 Nov 26 2007 08:04 PM

Kid Carsey wrote: I guess the same things can happen depending on how obscure the topics become. For example, I don't care how well a song about the ball rolling through Buckner's legs is written -- it would draw a large yawn from me. I also like the idea of having a more concrete schedule, I work better with deadlines. i dont think the topics should get anywhere near as definite as the ball going between buckner's legs, broad topics will allow for more creativity. things like "60's mets" "met relievers" "mets (non-sports) news" "going to shea" or anything else we can come up with.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 09:06 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 27 2007 07:50 AM

Tell 'em, KC. Phun is in ephemera.

Fman99 Nov 26 2007 10:55 PM

I'm in like Tim Pynn (a guy I went to college with that was poonaner-flypaper).

Edgy DC Nov 27 2007 06:00 AM

I appreciate peeps' love fore the Eric Hillman showdown, but I defend the "five random subjects" and "winning the purse of the vanquished" policies this contest was born with. It made the costest a game of chance as well as a game of skill, and a game of spoils as well. It gave to the show entertainment value that won't easily be found in the fairness of the new regime. With one subject tto share, we're simply going to have some duds --- maybe more than a few --- with two warriors going at each other with squirt guns.

soupcan Nov 27 2007 07:15 AM

While I want to stay on record as objecting to SteveJStalker picking up the song parody gauntlet - I believe that was and is Edgy's decision/responsibility - I shall participate should we go forward. After a few years I think I finally know the formula for success.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 27 2007 07:15 AM

1. You're going to have duds no matter what. 2. Chance will still exist with the random distribution of topics. 3. If a guy turns the 86 playoffs into a squirt gun than he doesn;t deserve to play anyway. 4., Which is why I suggested limiting the topics a la a game show "big board" 5. This could allow for the higher seed to choose a topic for both guys to go at, if you wanted to introduce that kinda randomness and complication. 6. I always thouight the best thing about winning a contest was the prestige, not the topics I got. By the end the list was unweildy anyway. 7. It's like a dozen to 1 (or 2 if all the annual cries for attention are recognized) so let's just do it baby.

Edgy DC Nov 27 2007 07:34 AM

Can't have the top seed pick. He or she will just pick a topic he's already done.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 27 2007 07:41 AM

Let's hear more about Tim Pynn.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 27 2007 07:57 AM

Poonaner-flypaper sounds almost like something metirish would say. We shouldn't be talking about non-famous people by their real names, by the way.

Edgy DC Nov 27 2007 08:15 AM

Tim Pynn, placekicker.

Fman99 Nov 27 2007 08:35 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Let's hear more about Tim Pynn. He was a drinking buddy of mine in college. Not the best looking guy but somehow was always moving from one girl to the next. Every few weeks. The guy had them lined up. Last I heard he had married, settled down and taken over his father's plumbing business in the Buffalo area.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 27 2007 08:52 AM

Really, this real name stuff should be taboo.

sharpie Nov 27 2007 09:21 AM

Unless one is asking for a recommendation for a plumber in Buffalo.

MFS62 Dec 05 2007 04:29 PM

I'm out. Later

Kid Carsey Dec 05 2007 04:42 PM

So what happened with this?

Nymr83 Dec 05 2007 05:29 PM

Kid Carsey wrote: So what happened with this? someone needs to appoint himself music czar and get this thing going. just tell everyone how its gonna go and get the ball rolling.

metsmarathon Dec 05 2007 05:44 PM

(other than steve...) :p

Nymr83 Dec 05 2007 06:07 PM

that kinda goes without saying. we'd end up with a 10 page thread about the yankees season or something again

seawolf17 Dec 05 2007 06:14 PM

Fman99 wrote: I'm in like Tim Pynn (a guy I went to college with that was poonaner-flypaper). I missed this. Did you go to Geneseo?

seawolf17 Dec 05 2007 06:15 PM

Okay, I'm taking over. Here's who's in, as best I can tell: stevejrogers metsmarathon seawolf17 sharpie jcbucket kidcarsey transmonk sharpie benjamingrimm edgydc centerfield valadius aboynamedseo g-fafif nymr83 fman99 That's 16, which is enough for now. Anyone else want in? You have until the end of the day tomorrow, then we'll get rolling.

iramets Dec 05 2007 06:37 PM

I must decline to participate in this excellent contest this year, due to the unfortunate timing of the competition coinciding with my peak season at my place of employment. Also too many new rules.

Fman99 Dec 05 2007 06:38 PM

seawolf17 wrote: ="Fman99"]I'm in like Tim Pynn (a guy I went to college with that was poonaner-flypaper). I missed this. Did you go to Geneseo? I sure did, graduated in 1995. You?

MFS62 Dec 05 2007 06:51 PM

Wolf, you have Sharpie on your list twice. Later

seawolf17 Dec 05 2007 07:14 PM

1997. Shoot me a PM or something -- if you know Tim, we might have mutual acquaintances. I was also a WGSU guy. Because sharpie's so good, he gets to go twice. So we're down to 15. Anyone want sharpie2's place?

holychicken Dec 05 2007 08:01 PM

I am in if you have an extra space. I have to make up for my poor performance last year trying to skirt the rules. I promise to play nice this time. . . maybe.

seawolf17 Dec 05 2007 08:07 PM

The chicken is in! That gives us 16. We need even numbers of people if anyone else wants in. We'll go for one more day.

Fman99 Dec 05 2007 09:59 PM

seawolf17 wrote: 1997. Shoot me a PM or something -- if you know Tim, we might have mutual acquaintances. I was also a WGSU guy. Because sharpie's so good, he gets to go twice. So we're down to 15. Anyone want sharpie2's place? PM sent.

sharpie Dec 06 2007 07:12 AM

Not fair that sharpie2 got bounced without a shot.

holychicken Dec 06 2007 07:36 AM

sharpie wrote: Not fair that sharpie2 got bounced without a shot. Sharpie2 was intimidated by my looming in the shadows just waiting to pounce. But can you really blame him? Chickens in shadows are quite scary things.

soupcan Dec 06 2007 11:45 AM

If you still have room I'd like to be included.

Edgy DC Dec 06 2007 12:23 PM

Frayed Knot, this might be a good time to update the big list with the 2007 rankings.

seawolf17 Dec 06 2007 12:42 PM

stevejrogers metsmarathon seawolf17 sharpie jcbucket kidcarsey transmonk soupcan benjamingrimm edgydc centerfield valadius aboynamedseo g-fafif nymr83 fman99 holychicken That's 17. Anyone else?

themetfairy Dec 06 2007 12:55 PM

I'm on the fence. If you need someone to even things out, I'll be in, but if anyone else wants to participate instead, I'm fine sitting out.

Centerfield Dec 06 2007 02:01 PM

I'm out. Sorry about the confusion.

Kid Carsey Dec 06 2007 02:04 PM

Ben Grimm is out too.

seawolf17 Dec 06 2007 06:28 PM

stevejrogers metsmarathon seawolf17 sharpie jcbucket kidcarsey transmonk soupcan edgydc metfairy valadius aboynamedseo g-fafif nymr83 fman99 holychicken And we're back to 16.

Willets Point Dec 06 2007 10:26 PM

themetfairy wrote: I'm on the fence. If you need someone to even things out, I'll be in, but if anyone else wants to participate instead, I'm fine sitting out. Ditto.

Nymr83 Dec 06 2007 11:38 PM

what format are we using?

Edgy DC Dec 07 2007 07:19 AM

Eight Track.

metsmarathon Dec 07 2007 07:19 AM

i don't see a good reason to change it up. go with what works, but perhaps with a more set schedule (that i will be looking to file requests for exceptions for once my turn comes around)

SteveJRogers Dec 07 2007 10:07 AM

WELCOME BACK HAIL!

Edgy DC Dec 08 2007 06:15 PM

Dickshot's exciting run to the championship, down to the photo phinish. Crane Pool Forum Fifth Annual Parody Invitational Preliminary Round First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 2006 Champion 1) Yancy Street Gang 17) TransMonk "You Don't Mess Around with Dude" "I Am the Franchise" loses, 16-3, to 17) TransMonk def., 17-10 17) TransMonk "Sympathy for the Elder" 16) Soupcan "The Wreck of a Cokehead Named 'Darryl'" "Catcher Man Named Choo Choo" 9) seawolf17 def., 11-9 17) TransMonk "Everything About You, Armando" "Oddball Pitcher" def., 15-7 9) seawolf17 8) holy chicken "Where in the World Is Josais Manzanillo?" "Screw n' Me" 12) SteveJRogers def., 17-8 17) TransMonk "Met Backup Man" "Don't Throw That Bat at Me" loses, 21-3, to 5) sharpie 5) sharpie "Benny's Brain" "Randolphian Rhapsody" 13) Lundy def., 17-6 5) sharpie "Keith, Gary, Ron" "Savior of Our Club" loses, 19--6, to 4) ScarletKnight41 4) ScarletKnight41 "Kevin Mitchell" "He and Mark Corey Toked by the Bullpen" 3) Centerfield KC loses, 14-13, to 6) Johnny Dickshot "Throw More Innings" vs. 3) KC 14) OlerudOwned "Happy Guy" "Twenty-Seven in a Row" 11) metsmarathon vs. 6) Johnny Dickshot "Hate Me" "Everybody's Nuts for Bruce" loses, 14-9, to 6) Johnny Dickshot 6) Johnny Dickshot "Every Day I Wrap the Foot" "Get Me Up Before You Blow It, Joe" 7) iramets def., 15-9 6) Johnny Dickshot "Nice Nice Bobby" "Start Me Tonite" defeats, 16-5 7) iramets 10) MFS62 "Who'll Start Poor Wayne?" 15) Nymr83 "David Cone Threw the Laredo" "Carl Everett" 18) Gwreck def., 13-6 7) iramets loses, 17-6, to "Heatwave" "L-O-L-ICH" 18) Gwreck def., 13-10 18) Gwreck "The Ballad of Gary --- 'The Kid'" 2) Edgy DC "Jim Lindeman" "Mota's Little Helper"

OlerudOwned Dec 08 2007 07:12 PM

Am I too late to join? If it's still at 16, don't bother squeezing me in, it'd ruin the nice round number.

Edgy DC Dec 08 2007 07:23 PM

Screw round numbers. A play-in round is a good thing.

seawolf17 Dec 09 2007 12:28 PM

OO is in. Anyone have the overall records so I can set up seedings?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 11 2007 12:44 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 11 2007 01:12 PM

I did this based on last year's results plus my memory. Look OK? Am I missing any? (never mind)

themetfairy Dec 11 2007 01:05 PM

I'm in.

sharpie Dec 11 2007 01:13 PM

I never liked the lifetime record seeding thing. Base it all on last year I say. It could be something like this (I tried to rank similar places based on margin on victory but sometimes results weren't there. With the people who weren't in it last year I kind of winged it): 1. Lunchbucket 2. TransMonk 3. sharpie 4. Seawolf 5. Kid Carsay 6. Gwreck 7. Olerud Owned 8. Edgy DC 9. MetsMarathon 10. Holy Chicken 11. Steve J. Rogers 12. Soupcan 13. Nymr 14. Valadius 15. A Boy Named Seo 16. G-Fafif (play-in) 17. Fman99 (play-in)

seawolf17 Dec 11 2007 01:27 PM

Impressive work, sharpie. I'll start putting together the brackets -- adding in metfairy -- and start a new official parody thread tonight or tomorrow.

themetfairy Dec 11 2007 01:31 PM

Wolf - since I got off the fence late, if the brackets include play-ins then I should be in one of those slots. Those who made up their minds earlier should have priority.

seawolf17 Dec 11 2007 01:54 PM

Sounds fair. Brackets are ready; I'll start the contest tomorrow.

sharpie Dec 11 2007 01:55 PM

metfairy should be higher up (#7, actually with everyone else moved down a notch with Seo and Valadius playing in). (on edit): If metfairy wants to play in against seo I guess there's nothing wrong with that. New identity, new rankings.

G-Fafif Dec 11 2007 02:20 PM

Instructions will be posted/included, yes? As a newcomer (and spiritual equivalent to North Carolina A&T) to this, I'm still a little dim on process.

themetfairy Dec 11 2007 02:20 PM

I fear Seo, but I don't think I should get a bye round under the circumstances.

seawolf17 Dec 11 2007 02:25 PM

Nah, brackets are already set, and metfairy's getting a play-in. I'm on a plane tomorrow -- I'll type out all the rules and get the list of topics together and ready to be randomized, and post tomorrow night from Syracuse.

metirish Dec 11 2007 02:37 PM

Seawolf flying around the Country recruiting students.

sharpie Dec 11 2007 02:53 PM

Maybe Seawolf is flying around doing parody research.

Willets Point Dec 12 2007 09:45 AM

sharpie wrote: I never liked the lifetime record seeding thing. Base it all on last year I say. It could be something like this (I tried to rank similar places based on margin on victory but sometimes results weren't there. With the people who weren't in it last year I kind of winged it): 1. Lunchbucket 2. TransMonk 3. sharpie 4. Seawolf 5. Kid Carsay 6. Gwreck 7. Olerud Owned 8. Edgy DC 9. MetsMarathon 10. Holy Chicken 11. Steve J. Rogers 12. Soupcan 13. Nymr 14. Valadius 15. A Boy Named Seo 16. G-Fafif (play-in) 17. Fman99 (play-in) You missed me.

sharpie Dec 12 2007 10:22 AM

I missed you 'cause Lunchbucket musta missed you. I guess you should play Valadius in the play-in.

Fman99 Dec 13 2007 09:02 PM

Willets Point wrote: ="sharpie"]I never liked the lifetime record seeding thing. Base it all on last year I say. It could be something like this (I tried to rank similar places based on margin on victory but sometimes results weren't there. With the people who weren't in it last year I kind of winged it): 1. Lunchbucket 2. TransMonk 3. sharpie 4. Seawolf 5. Kid Carsay 6. Gwreck 7. Olerud Owned 8. Edgy DC 9. MetsMarathon 10. Holy Chicken 11. Steve J. Rogers 12. Soupcan 13. Nymr 14. Valadius 15. A Boy Named Seo 16. G-Fafif (play-in) 17. Fman99 (play-in) You missed me. Aw, a play-in? I feel like Jackson State :S

seawolf17 Dec 14 2007 07:54 AM

Nuts. Let me re-do the brackets.

sharpie Jan 03 2008 11:34 AM

is this gonna happen or not?

seawolf17 Jan 03 2008 12:00 PM

I knew I was forgetting something. Where's the updated Top 500 list? Kase, can you e-mail it to me? I'll put brackets up once I get the list randomized, including all the extra things we wanted to add.

KC Jan 03 2008 01:48 PM

I ain't be gottin' no list. Mr. Knot does the list, I just post an Adobeefied one for easy printing, etc. I don't think we finished anyways, and on quick look I can't find the thread. I hope it didn't fall off the side or something.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 03 2008 01:54 PM

Never fear: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7614

seawolf17 Jan 03 2008 02:08 PM

Uh oh. Where's the old list? I can just add the '07 roster to the current list.

AG/DC Jan 03 2008 02:21 PM

If he don't merge it by tonight, I'll try to. C'mon, Knottie.

Frayed Knot Jan 03 2008 02:40 PM

I'll email youse tonight ... I was going to do so anyway.

themetfairy Jan 05 2008 07:09 AM

FYI, I'm going to be fairly busy three out of the next five weekends, so I'm going to need to schedule matchups around that