Anyone want to do a baseball contest?

**shantystar** · 03-26-09, 05:29 AM

i see not much books hold contest here at these forums,but at other forums,pavy took all the earning of sbr !so no one sponsoring here!

**Chi_archie** · 03-26-09, 07:28 AM

congrats on your one thousandth post Shantystar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you hooded viper!!!!

Last year's stretch run contest was fun...

**MBENZ** · 03-26-09, 07:57 AM

Did Willie stop doing the month to month contest?

**icsky3** · 03-26-09, 08:02 AM

As in a challenge? Or more of like a 5+ person contest? I'm down for either if you just throw out some rules, criteria and what lines we are taking

**pavyracer** · 03-26-09, 08:07 AM

If someone wants to go head to head with me on a baseball capping contest let me know how much dough they are willing to put down.

**themajormt** · 03-26-09, 11:21 AM

Pavy I am down... Lets get like 5 people total and top 2 win the money? I would be willing to throw 250 or so on an all star break content of 400-500 on a season long.

**c-rok** · 03-26-09, 11:50 AM

I'd be down, but would like to know hear more rules, how much money we're talking and who would be holding.

**themajormt** · 03-26-09, 12:43 PM

Yeah we would obviously need some very concrete rules like minimum games, max favorites, all that stuff... Lets hear it Pavy!!

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 06:02 PM

Just to get the discussion going, how about these rules:

exactly 200 picks between opening day and the all star break
no limit on picks per day
all bet types would be allowed including first 5 innings bets and last 4 innings bets
$50 per person buy in

How about those rules?
Who would keep the money during the contest?

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by themajormt

Yeah we would obviously need some very concrete rules like minimum games, max favorites, all that stuff... Lets hear it Pavy!!

I don't think there should be max. favorites. One way to deal with the problem of big favorites is to say that every bet is risking one unit. That means if you bet on a -200 favorite and you win you only win .5 units. If you bet on a -300 favorite and you win you only win .33 units and so on. I think that levels the playing field.

**pavyracer** · 03-26-09, 06:14 PM

I would not care for anything less than $1000. You better get 20 people interested.

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

I would not care for anything less than $1000. You better get 20 people interested.

Who would keep the money during the contest?

**yisman** · 03-26-09, 07:17 PM

if there's a contest, I'd be interested

**icsky3** · 03-26-09, 10:20 PM

I'm so down, though $1,000 could be pushing it for me pavy.... I'd like something like a five person $200 winner take all. Or ten person $150. Could get really really fun.

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 11:28 PM

Originally posted by icsky3

I'm so down, though $1,000 could be pushing it for me pavy.... I'd like something like a five person $200 winner take all. Or ten person $150. Could get really really fun.

I don't like winner take all. I think the top few spots + last place should pay out.

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by yisman

if there's a contest, I'd be interested

Great. We can do this with as many or few guys as want to do it. The most important question that must be answered: Who will keep the money during the contest?

**InTheHole** · 03-26-09, 11:40 PM

If it is sponsored by SBR...perhaps a 128 with 20-40 plays each round over four weeks. 10000 in prizes

**ijustwant2bpaid** · 03-26-09, 11:45 PM

seriously id be down if we could find someone we trust to hold the money, maybe 50-100 though, sorry pav i dont have 1,000 to drop...

**fearless** · 03-26-09, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by InTheHole

If it is sponsored by SBR...perhaps a 128 with 20-40 plays each round over four weeks. 10000 in prizes

Too much luck involved with a 128 man type contest. Plus, there's no reason for that. I think we should arrange it similar to how pico did with his style contest, everyone is in from beginning to end.

**icsky3** · 03-27-09, 12:04 AM

I like a the smaller group contest idea. Like to keep up with how everyone is doing and blah blah blah, plus the shit talking is a little more fun with less people lol. Seriously though, let's get a book to hold everyone's money and we'll get prize amounts and rules set up for it and go to town. $100 could work? Maybe not for pavy though ONE GRAND?! That's around what I've made this year so far off my local (not including the $500ish he's down since the start of the tourney

). Still, $100 would be good and I even think $50 would be enough to make it exciting and fun.

**fearless** · 03-27-09, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by icsky3

I like a the smaller group contest idea. Like to keep up with how everyone is doing and blah blah blah, plus the shit talking is a little more fun with less people lol. Seriously though, let's get a book to hold everyone's money and we'll get prize amounts and rules set up for it and go to town. $100 could work? Maybe not for pavy though ONE GRAND?! That's around what I've made this year so far off my local (not including the $500ish he's down since the start of the tourney

). Still, $100 would be good and I even think $50 would be enough to make it exciting and fun.

$50 is enough for me. How do we get a book to hold the money?

How about these rules:

exactly 200 picks between opening day and the all star break
no limit on picks per day
all bet types would be allowed including first 5 innings bets and last 4 innings bets
$50 per person buy in

Every bet is risking one unit. That means if you bet on a -200 favorite and you win you only win .5 units. If you bet on a -300 favorite and you win you only win .33 units and so on. I think that levels the playing field.

**InTheHole** · 03-27-09, 03:05 AM

Originally posted by fearless

Too much luck involved with a 128 man type contest. Plus, there's no reason for that. I think we should arrange it similar to how pico did with his style contest, everyone is in from beginning to end.

that narrows down the pool then to perhaps 16

**fearless** · 03-27-09, 03:14 AM

Originally posted by InTheHole

that narrows down the pool then to perhaps 16

I think everyone should have a shot from beginning to end, anything can happen and everyone should get their money's worth, don't you think?

**InTheHole** · 03-27-09, 03:17 AM

sure...i loved pico's contest but that was a ton of work and you need someone grading it that has the time (particularly from 12-3am) when the games are over

**InTheHole** · 03-27-09, 03:18 AM

His dedication made it a worthy contest...I would be hesitant to have multiple graders of style points though

**fearless** · 03-27-09, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by InTheHole

His dedication made it a worthy contest...I would be hesitant to have multiple graders of style points though

Run points in baseball, that would be crazy. It also wouldn't be fair, imho. First 5 innings and last 4 innings bets aren't in the same category as bets on the whole game, obviously.

**pico** · 03-27-09, 03:29 AM

i see a problem arguing about the odds.

**fearless** · 03-27-09, 03:32 AM

Originally posted by pico

i see a problem arguing about the odds.

We could use SBR Odds to check the odds. However, SBR Odds doesn't show first 5 innings odds I think. Those are the bets I want to do.

**pico** · 03-27-09, 03:34 AM

Originally posted by fearless

We could SBR Odds to check the odds. However, SBR Odds doesn't show first 5 innings odds I think. Those are the bets I want to do.

i see a total disaster with none stop arguing about the lines.

**InTheHole** · 03-27-09, 03:38 AM

^agree...Id do ML and o/u

**InTheHole** · 03-27-09, 03:39 AM

and rl

**pico** · 03-27-09, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by InTheHole

^agree...Id do ML and o/u

even that you'll see people bitching. look at nicky vs lt contest

**fearless** · 03-27-09, 03:44 AM

Originally posted by pico

even that you'll see people bitching. look at nicky vs lt contest

Yes you're right.

**jjgold** · 03-27-09, 04:44 AM

Baseball contest are dran out too long and a daily grind so it is hard to attract players and the ones that do play some eventually drop out or just stop making plays. It is a big commitment.