Week 13 Prediction Game: The Results That Resulted Resultingly

groug — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:36:10 -0000

Scene: Sunday afternoon, 4:30 PM. groug and howtheyscored are lounging around, groug in a tuxedo, howtheyscored in his Pokemon pajamas. They are not in a good mood because, come on, why do you think?

groug: Well that sucked.

howtheyscored: A lot.

groug: The Niners needed that one.

howtheyscored: Especially if the Vikings beat the Cardinals tonight, like you predicted. I said the Cards would win, but you're doing better in the prediction game, which means it's more likely that you'll be right. But are you sure that's what'll happen?

groug: Yes, I'm positive about that result. I'll go this far: if the Cardinals end up winning that one, I'll be forced to concede that I know nothing about football.

howtheyscored: Well, we can't all be GeoMak.

groug: What a world that would be...

(groug and howtheyscored sit in silence for a moment.)

howtheyscored: So, how many people do you think are going to blame this loss on Alex Smith?

groug: Alex Smith? But it's so clear it wasn't his fault. That won't happen.

howtheyscored: Oh, people will say it was his fault.

groug: But...not enough to notice, right? It'll be about the same number of people who are still bitter Bear Pascoe got released, right?

howtheyscored: It'll be a vocal minority, and they won't die quietly.

groug: No. No way. It'll be a couple of people who will be ridiculed and then ignored and then people will stop very quickly. Within the hour, even. I would bet anything on that. Anything.

howtheyscored: Even...this week's prediction game writeup?

groug: That's a steep price. What are you willing to put on the table?

howtheyscored: I...will stop making stupid jokes. FOR ONE WHOLE WEEK.

groug: Good God! Are you even capable of that?

howtheyscored: There's only one way to find out.

(groug nods)

groug: So we have a gentleman's wager.

(they shake hands)

FIVE MINUTES LATER, AFTER CHECKING NINERSNATION DOT COM, THE NUMBER ONE DESTINATION FOR ALL FORTY NINER NEEDS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE MINING FOR GOLD IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY...

groug: [Site decorum]!

howtheyscored: HAHAHAHAHAHA

groug: [Site decorum]!

howtheyscored: YOU SUCK

groug: [Site decorum]!

howtheyscored: LOSER

groug: I hate you.

Fin.

49ers @ Seattle

1. beecharmer (2)
2. mpotter14, Ninerfromacrossthepond (6)
3. lasvegasniner, groug, DuikeBuike (8)

Baltimore @ Green Bay

1. bonbrillo, danknerd49, Ten-Man, illini49er, sfgfan, D-9er, grantmp, urnext, jpgarfunkle, rlott#42, Ninerfromacrossthepond (6)
2. LASVEGASNINER, jtoj (8)
3. DuikeBuike (10)
4. Drew K, PHUT!, bayboy, snowweasel30, groug, cassusriff, nocal81, leaping_larry, wjackalope, etb2 (12)
5. ZeroIndulgence, Fooch (14)

Minnesota @ Arizona

1. DuikeBuike (6)
2. mpotter14 (8)
3. Fooch (12)
4. gbears16 (14)

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

1. rlott#42 (8)
2. ro128487, etb2 (12)
3. Joe O, SpurredOn, DuikeBuike (14)
4. groug (16)
5. PHUT!, bayboy, jtoj, sundaysfinest, Dub4lif3, snowweasel30, Iwantwinners, D-9er, nocal81, urnext, these3words, Ninerfromacrossthepond (20)

Tennessee @ Indianapolis

1. whobob (2)
2. leaping_larry (4)
3. LASVEGASNINER, groug, bignerd (6)
4. illini49er, foosball4949, Fooch, beecharmer (8)
5. Ten-Man, fortyniners, howtheyscored, nocal81, urnext (12)

Dallas @ NY Giants

1. Dub4lif3 (6)
2. YoungWillis, sundaysfinest, SpurredOn, Ninerfromacrossthepond, bignerd (8)
3. Drew K, ZeroIndulgence, howtheyscored, Fooch (14)
4. jtoj, J2daZ, 5-0, D-9er (20)
5. fortyniners, mpotter14, sfgfan, foosball4949 (22)

Which means our Week 13 leaderboard looks like...

1.	groug	90
2.	ro128487	86
3.	Ninerfromacrossthepond	82
4.	gbears16	80
5.	howtheyscored	77
6.	nocal81	76
7.	PHUT!	74
8.	LASVEGASNINER	73
9.	cassusriff	70
10.	DuikeBuike	70
11.	jpgarfunkle	69
12.	JoeO	68
13.	wjackalope	67
14.	YoungWillis	66
15.	leaping_larry	66
16.	etb2	65
17.	bignerd	64
18.	urnext	64
19.	rlott#42	63
20.	bonbrillio	63
21.	illini49er	62
22.	grantmp	62
23.	ZeroIndulgence	61
24.	danknerd49	61
25.	sfgfan	61
26.	whobob	60
27.	CB30	58
28.	Dub4lif3	58
29.	Fooch	58
30.	shlecko	56
31.	Mike Hawk	55
32.	Ten-Man	55
33.	49erLou	54
34.	5-0	54
35.	SpurredOn	54
36.	mpotter14	53
37.	jtoj	51
38.	these3words	51
39.	beecharmer	50
40.	Drew K	50
41.	J2daZ	46
42.	bayboy	46
43.	nacho49	44
44.	sundaysfinest	44
45.	foosball4949	41
46.	MontanaPass	41
47.	hudd07	37
48.	youngbuckeroo	35
49.	BEETLE49715	35
50.	snowweasel30	33
51.	renke81	32
52.	nini9er	32
53.	ProfessorBigelow	30
54.	Joshpreet	28
55.	Persiflage	26
56.	remembertheCATCH	25
57.	Sloan	25
58.	ar4gsw	24
59.	albertoleecho	23
60.	49RFAN	22
61.	RBoogy29	22
62.	shulkdog	21
63.	Widowwolf	20
64.	mikemccwolf	19
65.	Kaizre	18
66.	49ersfan29405	18
67.	fortyniners	17
68.	Iwantwinners	15
69.	shovel-25	15
70.	Number22Drew	15
71.	Florida Danny	14
72.	Dubs fan in Boston	14
73.	Ninjames	13
74.	corvette49rdave	13
75.	Riding The F Train	12
76.	proudcanadian99	10
77.	Ceradecke	10
78.	49ERFAN	10
79.	Tony C	9
80.	ronniemac03	9
81.	Mr. Nice Guy	9
82.	D-9er	8
83.	Smithisstilltheanswer	8
84.	TheTealDeal	8
85.	supraman	6
86.	lincypoo i wuv u	6
87.	FaStRmAn	6
88.	demise87	6
89.	crevis1987	6
90.	simiski	6
91.	49ersAllTheWay	5
92.	Fifty NINERS	4
93.	StevenC	3
94.	RilezG	3
95.	ManBearPig21	3
96.	LADubbz45	3
97.	JerseyNinerFan	3
98.	De Stijl	3
99.	CW30	3
100.	Tricky-Nicky	2
101.	connie mack	2
102.	Brendan Scolari	2
103.	dez4o8	2
104.	Sol Dog	2
105.	UnleashTheGore	1
106.	nostocksjustbonds	1
107.	dartdart	1
108.	alwaysforgiven821	1

I don't mean to slight DuikeBuike, who did just as well this week, but Ninerfromacrossthepond is starting to frighten me. I'm pretty sure he's going to get four perfects next week and shrug it off because it's so easy for him. He reminds me of the Giants two years ago, when they got hot at the right time and won the Super Bowl even though they hadn't been a great team all year. It's like he can just turn it on whenever he wants. That's annoying.

Who else had a good week? Well, rlott#42, groug (yes, that groug), and LASVEGASNINER were all very good. Fooch was surprisingly competent, which I thought wasn't allowed. D-9er, mpotter14, and nocal81 all had very solid weeks. And I think I'm going to enjoy this one: lolhowtheyscored.

By the way, when are you going to pay me for this? (This is a paid position, right?)

As always, check your scores and tell howie if something's wrong. In fact, complain to him. A lot. Even if your score is fine. I promise that I won't mind.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that it was the worst of times. Call me Ishmael. I am an invisible man. I am a sick man. . . I am a spiteful man. In a sense, I am Jacob Horner. For a long time, I went to bed early. You better not never tell nobody but God. If I am out of my mind, it's all right with me. I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. You don't know about me, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anyone else, these pages must show.

All this happened, more or less.

Free ticket for 8/20

groug — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:38:51 -0000

So, through the generosity of the Mayor of 311, I came into possession of two tickets for tomorrow's game. As I attended tonight's game for free (thanks Kitspool!), I figured I should give some McCoven member a chance to spend tomorrow with my charming and attractive self (it's true - ask Kitspool!*)

So, first person to ask for it gets a free ticket to tomorrow's game in seats which are presumably awesome (awesome enough for Baron and jponry, anyway). Supplies are limited Act today Goofus will not be dancing nearby etc etc.

*Kitspool, please lie.

Velez down, Denker up

groug — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:04:37 -0000

They're saying it on the postgame wrap right now. It looks like Eugenio "One tool" Velez was sent down to Fresno and Denker was called up.

As much as I wanted Velez gone, I don't know if Denker should be called up this soon. I'd rather he got a full year in at Fresno before getting up to the majors and having the opportunity to sit on the bench for several games at a time.

Still: Goodbye Eugenio. Hello Travis.

Your thoughts, McCovey Chronicles readers? Other than "How much of this post was padding to get to 75 words?" (Hint: A Lot)

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