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Monday, September 26, 2011

2nd Annual Postseason Baseball Contest

Yep, it's back, my MLB playoff bracket contest. Since the match-ups are still TBD, all the slots on the bracket are still blank, but here's what it looks like. Everyone seemed to enjoy the contest last year and I hope that things go well this year too.

Here's the deal, pretty much copied from my contest post from last year...

All you need to do to enter is to be a follower of the blog and fill out this 2011 MLB postseason bracket. Since none of the match-ups are decided yet, it's blank, but by Thursday morning, or whenever all the postseason spots are locked in, I will re-post a filled out bracket so that you don't need to figure everything out on your own. 


It’s pretty easy to play, just pick the teams you think will win each round of the playoffs up through the World Series champ. All rounds are weighed equally. To avoid a tie, you also need to select the number of games the World Series will last (between 4-7) and the total number of runs in the final game of the World Series. If there is a tie after all that, then random.org will be used to decide the winner.  
 
As far as the prizes go for this, I was going to list a bunch of cards that the winner could choose from but I have decided to just say that I'll work with the winner to make sure that they are happy with their winnings. It will be something good from my selection of autographs, bobbleheads, inserts, short prints, and base cards. Your prize will be something that will make you happy.  

If you link to my contest on your blog, I will let you submit two brackets. Everyone else gets one. Start spreading the word and check back by whenever all the playoff teams are locked in for the match-ups and to begin submitting your guesses. Cutoff time for submissions is going to be just before the first game start time on Friday. Good luck everyone!

17 comments:

  1. I am looking forward to this one. I will have a link up tomorrow. Thanks!

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  2. OK, this style of picking worked for me pretty well last year, so I'll do it again.

    What I'd least like to happen:

    AL
    Yankees beat Tigers
    Rays beat Rangers

    Yankees beat Rays

    NL
    Cardinals beat Phillies
    Diamondbacks beat Brewers

    Diamondbacks beat Cardinals

    WS

    Yankees beat Diamondbacks

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  3. Number of WS games: 5

    Total number of runs in last game: 12

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  4. What I hope happens...

    AL
    Tigers beat Yankees
    Rangers beat Rays

    Tigers beat Rangers

    NL
    Phillies beat Cardinals
    Brewers beat Diamondbacks

    Brewers beat Phillies

    WS
    Tigers beat Brewers

    Number of WS games: 6
    Total runs in last game: 8

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  5. Not sure if I should comment on this post or the newest one, so I'll go with this post. And thank you to O's for playing their part in all of this. We couldn't have done it without you.

    Yanks over Tigers
    Rangers over Rays
    Yanks over Rangers

    Phils over Cards
    Brewers over Dbacks
    Phils over Brewers

    Yankees over Phillies in six games. 10 runs in the last game (Yanks win 6-4, FYI).

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  6. PHI d. STL
    ARI d. MIL
    PHI d. ARI

    DET d. NYY
    TEX d. TB
    TEX d. DET

    PHI d TEX in 6
    Last game - 7 runs.

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  7. Promoted here for my second entry:
    http://tenetsofwilson.blogspot.com/2011/09/two-contests-to-promote.html

    STL d. PHI
    ARI d. MIL
    STL d. ARI

    NYY d. DET
    TEX d. TB
    TEX d. NYY

    STL d. TEX in 7
    Last game - 6 runs

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  8. I don't comment much but I hope you don't mind if I play. My bracket:

    AL
    NYY d. DET
    TEX d. TAM
    NYY d. TEX

    NL
    PHI d. STL
    MIL d. ARI
    MIL d. PHI

    WS
    NYY d. MIL in 5
    Runs in final game: 9

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  9. Linked to my blog (bbchof.blogspot.com)

    1st swing:
    Yankees over Tigers
    Rangers over Rays
    Rangers over Yankees

    Phillies over Cardinals
    Brewers over Diamondbacks
    Phillies over Brewers

    Phillies over Rangers in 6
    Final runs = 11

    2nd swing:
    Yankees over Tigers
    Rays over Ranagers
    Rays over Rangers

    Cardinals over Phillies
    Brewers over Diamondbacks
    Cardinals over Brewers

    Cardinals over Rays in 7
    Final runs = 11

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  10. Pimped, good sir (bottom of post).

    http://plaschkethysweaterisargyle.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-clayton-kershaw-and-pair-of-insane.html

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  11. Yankees over Tigers
    Rays over Rangers
    Yankees over Rays

    Phillies over Cardinals
    Diamondbacks over Brewers
    Phillies over Diamondbacks

    Phillies over Yankees in 7
    Final runs = 12

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  12. Try #1

    Tigers over Yanks
    Rays over Rangers
    Tigers over Rays

    Phils over Cards
    Brewers over D-Backs
    Phils over Brewers

    Phillies in 6 with 8 runs

    Try #2
    Yankees over Tigers
    Rays over Rangers
    Yankees over Rays

    Phils over Cards
    Brewers over D Backs
    Brewers over Phils

    Yankees over Brewers in 5 with 12 runs scored

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  13. Second Bracket:

    ALDS
    YANKEES
    RANGERS

    NLDS
    CARDINALS
    BREWERS

    ALCS
    RANGERS

    NLCS
    BREWERS

    WS
    BREWERS
    7 GAMES
    3 RUNS

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  14. Contest pimpage for second entry:

    http://playattheplatedude.blogspot.com/2011/09/playoff-contest.html

    Since I won picking the Rangers last year, I'm going that route again.

    Entry #1:

    AL
    Yanks over Tigers

    Rangers over Rays

    Rangers over Yanks

    NL
    Phils over Cards
    Brewers over D-Backs

    Phils over Brewers

    World Series

    Rangers over Phillies in 6
    9 Runs in the final game.

    Entry #2

    AL
    Tigers over Yanks
    Rangers over Rays

    Rangers over Tigers

    NL
    Phils over Cards
    D-Backs over Brewers

    Phils over D-Backs

    World Series
    Rangers over Phils in 7
    8 Runs in final game.

    Thanks!

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  15. AL
    Yanks over Tigers
    Rays over Rangers
    Yanks over Rays

    NL
    Philly over St. Louis
    D'backs over Brewers
    Philly over D'backs

    WS
    Philly over Yanks
    in 6 games with 8 runs in last game

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