Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 01:42 PM

**JDPNYY** · 01-08-17 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Gusto

To help pass the time until ST starts, I've decided to conduct a prediction contest of sorts.

Disclaimer: This isn't anything close to the popular contests Lou and John put together in the past. Don't get your hopes up too much.

This contest will consist of 30 questions that will be posted as polls ... five questions (polls) every Sunday for six Sundays. Pitchers and catchers report a few days after the final Sunday's questions. You will be given about 7 days to vote on each poll. I decided five at a time so Inside the Lines didn't get inundated by 30 new threads all at once.

I came up with the idea last night, so I didn't have time to gauge interest. Hopefully, enough of you are as bored as I am with this part of the offseason to participate. I'll be posting the first five questions later today. I may or may not even tally the results but intend to make the polls public so we can see the votes.

Who's game?

Edit: Decided to leave all polls open until Saturday, February 18th, so more people can vote on all 30 questions.

Cool. I'm in.

***Bub*** · 01-08-17 03:16 PM

Will there be prizes? In case of a tie, will duplicate prizes be awarded?

Yes, I'll gladly participate.

**ymike673** · 01-08-17 03:31 PM

Sounds good. I'm in

**False1** · 01-08-17 03:40 PM

In. John and Lou's dynamic duo prediction polls were awesome. Good luck gusto - I'll keep an eye out for it.

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Bub

Will there be prizes? In case of a tie, will duplicate prizes be awarded?

Yes, I'll gladly participate.

The winner will receive:

1) Explict acknowledgement as the winner with a congratulatory post in this thread
2) One year of bragging rights
3) Exclusive right to put "2017 Poor Man's Prediction Contest Winner" in their sig
4) Anything Bub decides to donate

**longtimeyankeefan** · 01-08-17 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Gusto

The winner will receive:

1) Explict acknowledgement as the winner with a congratulatory post in this thread
2) One year of bragging rights
3) Exclusive right to put "2017 Poor Man's Prediction Contest Winner" in their sig
4) Anything Bub decides to donate

Wow - such prizes will absolutely generate participation.

I am game.

**Mixwell** · 01-08-17 04:49 PM

I found an old Kevin Maas authographed ball in the archives last week. I'll throw that in for the winner too.

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 05:37 PM

Who can resist a Kevin Maas autographed ball?

I think I found a way to post all questions at once (the original plan) without disrupting Inside the Lines. I'm going to post all the polls (bumping the existing threads periodically so they don't get smothered), then place a link to each poll in the top post of this thread so they can be found easily without searching. As long as nobody posts in the poll threads, they should stay dormant.

1. People can vote on all questions from the start.
2. All polls can be closed on the same day (February 18th)
3. The question list expands to 50 plus tie-breaker questions (Tie-breaker questions!)

Hmm, how long will it take to post 50+ polls?

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 07:22 PM

Bump to top

**sweet_lou_14** · 01-08-17 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by JDPNYY

Cool. I'm in.

Me too!

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 08:49 PM

Bump to top

**Gusto** · 01-08-17 09:52 PM

Bump - Last time

**Maynerd** · 01-09-17 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by JDPNYY

Cool. I'm in.

Me, too.

**Gusto** · 01-09-17 11:43 AM

Errata: Found a few places where a question needed correction/clarification. The below texts have been placed in the poll threads. If you notice more, please let me know. Sorry for the botches.

Question 30: For clarification: This question pertains to throwing runners out, not running the base paths.

Question 36: For clarification: "Beyond 2017 season" means after the Yankees fill their vacant manager and GM positions

Question 44: For clarification: Question should read: "How many times will a Yankee player or member of the coaching staff be ejected in 2017?" This includes the manager.

Question 46: For clarification: Question should read: "How many Yankees will be assigned a uniform number above #65 in 2017?"

**Gusto** · 02-07-17 03:19 PM

Bump. Still a week and a half to complete this.

**ymike673** · 02-07-17 11:57 PM

Finished it.

**JDPNYY** · 02-09-17 11:00 AM

Very well done Gusto.

Kudos!

**Maynerd** · 02-09-17 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by JDPNYY

Very well done Gusto.

Kudos!

Agreed! Thanks for doing this.

**JDPNYY** · 02-14-17 04:56 PM

Bump.

**JDPNYY** · 02-18-17 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by Gusto

The deadline looms...

**Gusto** · 02-19-17 10:58 AM

The polls no longer show the votes publicly.

Help

**JDPNYY** · 02-19-17 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Gusto

The polls no longer show the votes publicly.

Help

Click on any of the numbers (of votes for that choice) and the people who voted for each will show.

**Gusto** · 02-19-17 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by JDPNYY

Click on any of the numbers (of votes for that choice) and the people who voted for each will show.

Thank you. [/end panic]

Thread: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Thread Tools

Display

Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Re: Poor Man's Prediction Contest?

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

Posting Permissions