Think Sucky Thoughts
Until next Sunday (that's October 3rd), I want everyone to think their most negative thoughts at Scott Spiezio of the Seattle Mariners and Jay Payton of the San Diego Padres.
You see, I'm just a week and a half away from winning Baseball Prospectus's HACKING MASS contest. The way you win is by choosing a team of 8 position players and two pitchers, each of whom must not just stink on the diamond, but also find a way to continue playing regularly despite their overwhelming suckitude.
I've been ahead in this thing for months now, sometimes by as much as 60 points or more. Well, after the suddening awakening of the Mariners' bats and the Padres slapping around the Dodgers, my lead is down to... 7 points. 7 points, people. So what needs to happen is the following:
Scott Spiezio and Jay Payton need have several 0-fer games. If, by chance, they do get a hit, they need to be singles. Scott Spiezio and Jay Payton are my aces. No one else immediately behind me has either of these players on their team, so if they suck, my team sucks and no one else's does. And the whole point of this exercise is for my team to suck like a Hoover.
So think bad thoughts. Think good thoughts toward the opposing pitchers and defenses. And if I do win the thousand dollars, I'll... thank you in my acceptance speech! And maybe give you 5 bucks, if you can document your negativity.
You see, I'm just a week and a half away from winning Baseball Prospectus's HACKING MASS contest. The way you win is by choosing a team of 8 position players and two pitchers, each of whom must not just stink on the diamond, but also find a way to continue playing regularly despite their overwhelming suckitude.
I've been ahead in this thing for months now, sometimes by as much as 60 points or more. Well, after the suddening awakening of the Mariners' bats and the Padres slapping around the Dodgers, my lead is down to... 7 points. 7 points, people. So what needs to happen is the following:
Scott Spiezio and Jay Payton need have several 0-fer games. If, by chance, they do get a hit, they need to be singles. Scott Spiezio and Jay Payton are my aces. No one else immediately behind me has either of these players on their team, so if they suck, my team sucks and no one else's does. And the whole point of this exercise is for my team to suck like a Hoover.
So think bad thoughts. Think good thoughts toward the opposing pitchers and defenses. And if I do win the thousand dollars, I'll... thank you in my acceptance speech! And maybe give you 5 bucks, if you can document your negativity.