GolfHos
 
*
October 13, 2024, 03:34:56 PM
Username: Password: Duration:

Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos

 
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos  (Read 3722 times)
0 Members and 1 Lurker/Spider are viewing this topic.
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« on: September 29, 2008, 07:39:39 PM »

Sport:  Baseball
Games:  162

Two teams end the division with the same record. For *feces*s and grins let's say they are the Twins and the White Sox.

Let's say I accept the fact that they only play 1 game to decide the winner. Here's the question:

Where should it be played?

1. Winner of the season series between the teams. Again, for *feces*s and grins, let's say the Twins are 10-8 against the Sox this year.  Cool

2. Flip a coin to determine home field.

3. Neutral field.  (I know, I know, this would never happen because god forbid some owner/Selig would be out money if only 549 people showed up in Cincinnati for a Twins-White Sox game.)

Your thoughts? Oh, anyone who tells me to HTFU on this exam will be perilously close to me smiting them across the head and shoulders.  Smiley
Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
twoiron
Full Metal Jacket
From: The Drawing Room

Karma: 41
Posts: 4571
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2008, 07:43:19 PM »

Maybe you should just get Kevin Costner to build something
Logged Return to Top

"Nothing says sorry like a warm plate of bacon... or so I'm told"
gleek
Flak Jacket

Karma: 107
Posts: 9511
Offline Offline

E chu ta!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2008, 07:46:45 PM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.
Logged Return to Top

Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2008, 07:52:24 PM »

checking my facts
« Last Edit: September 29, 2008, 07:54:19 PM by Fuzzy » Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2008, 07:55:47 PM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.


No they didn't.



http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...mp;fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

http://www.newser.com/sto...dres-end-race-in-tie.html

Quote
Rookie starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a lights-out game for Colorado, who held off Arizona in the season's final game to pull into a tie with San Diego for the NL wild card. The two teams will play an elimination game tomorrow in Denver, with the winner facing the Phillies in the first round of the playoffs.

Quote
Now, because the Rockies won an earlier coin flip, they'll have to win in Coors Field to advance.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2008, 08:27:14 PM by Fuzzy » Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2008, 08:00:03 PM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.

No they didn't.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...mp;fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

I should clarify.

If there is a one game playoff needed for a division title they have used a coin flip for as long as I can remember.

And I think it's B.S.
Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Seamus
Straitjacket

Karma: 52
Posts: 2376
Offline Offline

I'm a juvenile acting product of the working class

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2008, 08:08:46 PM »

I thought it was always a coin toss, which I hate.  Huh?

Whoever wins the season series should have home field advantage.

Then again I come from a time when the all star game DIDN'T determine home field advantage for the World Series...what the hell do I know.
Logged Return to Top
gleek
Flak Jacket

Karma: 107
Posts: 9511
Offline Offline

E chu ta!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2008, 08:37:34 PM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.

No they didn't.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...mp;fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

I thought the coin flips were done ahead of time to decide the matchups if there were ties of three or more teams. Whatever the case, the Rox did win the season series against the Padres so they got the home game as they rightfully deserved thus avoiding the need to HTFU.
Logged Return to Top

Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
stroh
Sleeveless Hoodie
From: Impact Crater Springs, CA

Karma: 155
Posts: 16135
Offline Offline

We're doomed!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2008, 08:49:14 PM »

Any coin flip in professional sports is bull*feces*.

Playoffs should be record, division opponent record, conference record, Non conference record, etc.  However the NFL does it.
Logged Return to Top
Aske
Lederhosen

Karma: 120
Posts: 31405
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2008, 09:34:31 PM »

I say they have a steel cage fight.
Logged Return to Top

Quote
Russia has invaded a sovereign neighboring state and threatens a democratic government elected by its people. Such an action is unacceptable in the 21st century.
--  Chimpy McFlightsuit, CEO of Bu$hco Industries of 'Merka
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2008, 07:05:35 AM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.

No they didn't.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...mp;fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

I thought the coin flips were done ahead of time to decide the matchups if there were ties of three or more teams. Whatever the case, the Rox did win the season series against the Padres so they got the home game as they rightfully deserved thus avoiding the need to HTFU.

Coin flips are used in your scenario as well. But....the Rockies did not get home field due to their record. It was a coin flip as referenced in the link I found. As well as baseball rules from what the Google told me last night.

And it sucks. It should be head-to-head record.

Or I'll accept Aske's answer of steel cage match.

Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Blader
Straitjacket

Karma: 21
Posts: 2075
Offline Offline

vagazzling vajayjays since 1876!!

View Profile WWWIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2008, 07:34:38 AM »

I say they have a steel cage fight.


nope

wet tee shirt contest between player's wives/gf's
Logged Return to Top
Fuzzy
Full Metal Jacket
From: Island of Misfit Toys

Karma: 61
Posts: 4836
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2008, 07:59:29 AM »

Nice Blader!

I should have known I could count on a guy with your corporate background as well as baseball experience to solve this problem.

And the Google provides us with all the reasons why this should be immediately forwarded to Mr. Selig. Perhaps if you are on chatauqua near the Commish anytime soon?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Cooley

Quote
Chelsea Cooley, (born October 30, 1983), is a beauty queen from Mint Hill, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.

Cooley was crowned Miss USA during the Miss USA 2005 pageant in Baltimore, Maryland on April 11, 2005. She was the first Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA crown.

Quote
Cooley is rumoured to have taken her love of baseball to a new level, as she has been seen several times with Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer.

Quote
Her love of shag dancing led her to compete in the Grand National Shag Dancing Competition where she was declared Grand National Shag Dance Champion.

Shag Dancing??  Checkmate White Sox. Home field advantage to the Twins!!




Sadly, Joe proves that he has taken one too many foul tips to the head:

Quote
Joe, however, ended the relationship in November of the same year.

 Sad  And we're off to Chicago. Say it ain't so Joe.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2008, 08:01:00 AM by Fuzzy » Logged Return to Top

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
gleek
Flak Jacket

Karma: 107
Posts: 9511
Offline Offline

E chu ta!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2008, 08:05:00 AM »

Last year, the Rox got to play at home against the Padres because they won the season series.

No they didn't.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/a...mp;fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

I thought the coin flips were done ahead of time to decide the matchups if there were ties of three or more teams. Whatever the case, the Rox did win the season series against the Padres so they got the home game as they rightfully deserved thus avoiding the need to HTFU.

Coin flips are used in your scenario as well. But....the Rockies did not get home field due to their record. It was a coin flip as referenced in the link I found. As well as baseball rules from what the Google told me last night.

And it sucks. It should be head-to-head record.

Or I'll accept Aske's answer of steel cage match.



Yeah, I realized after reading the article that coin flips were also used to determine the winner of the two-way tie between the Rox and Pads last season. I'm just saying that because it just happened to have turned out that the Rox won the season series that that was the way I (mistakenly) remembered the home team being determined. Had the coin flip gone the other way, I most certainly would have remembered the actual implications of the coin flip and I most likely would have been the one to have started this same thread a year ago. Grin

I also think that using a coin flip is BS. They should at least use a method that is somewhat sporting-like RPS.
Logged Return to Top

Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
stroh
Sleeveless Hoodie
From: Impact Crater Springs, CA

Karma: 155
Posts: 16135
Offline Offline

We're doomed!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Question for the great sports minds of Golfhos
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2008, 08:07:04 AM »

LOL


(The Majority of) this thread sucks.
Logged Return to Top
Pages: [1] 2   Return to Top
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Related Posts
My letter of resignation is written........
LOL, I wish I could say great minds think alike but I am by no means a great or
by Spanky

doubtful.
great minds......
by PaunchyBald

One of those deals
;D  Great minds.
by stroh

I mean this is the craziest story I've ever heard...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4787194the plot thickensthe fact Lea
by Aske

 


 
  Powered by SMF | SMF © 2001-2009, Lewis Media

Dilber MC Theme by HarzeM