Friday, December 04, 2009

Flo vs Deltalina: Round I-C Begins!

Here again are the rules. Please note all rounds occur in this thread.

Completed Rounds:

        8:55am PT: Flo 83, Deltalina 57
        9:55am PT: Deltalina 96, Flo 86
        11:05am PT: Deltalina 84, Flo 79
        12:45pm PT: Deltalina 92, Flo 61
        2:55pm PT: Flo 64, Deltalina 47

Game Notes:

  • Please try to keep to the commenting convention indicated in the rules, but yes, I will accept any comment that was obviously intended as part of the game. Team Flo took Round 1 either way.
  • Deltalina steps up their game BIG-TIME in 2nd round! Tied 1-1 going into 3rd round...
  • Deltalina wins the the 4th magic minute and thus Round I-C and thus moves on to Round 2! More coming...
  • Flo wins the garbage round, but Deltalina had benched their starters. I've been very busy today, but more info coming Monday!

359 comments:

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DunkHawk said...

Time stamp test...

Jimbo said...

There are all Pacific time, correct. Because if not . . .

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MattyA said...

just practicing...

Jason said...

time check

DunkHawk said...

Synchronizing my watch...

DunkHawk said...

One last time check...

Josh S. said...

Flo Leader standing by.

Lock F foils in attack position.

Kyle Baker said...

Have the day off so I can do this and watch the World Cup draw.

Nostradamus said...

@Dusty,

The 8:55 minute is almost like it was designed to get my refresh finger limbered up.

Jimbo said...

Sons of Sons of Steve Garvey, I need your help.

I want to get a magazine subscription for my hermano-in-law and need to decide between ESPSN, SI, or Sporting News?

What is the general consensus here?

Also, Team Deltagelatina sucks.

Kyle Baker said...

D amn. I barely have enough time to make coffee. Good thing I have those little Starbucks instant coffee packets, which taste almost but not quite entirely unlike coffee.

Kyle Baker said...

B logger seems already to be running a bit slow...this should be fun!

Keven C said...

F eeling the Flo

Steve K said...

Dr Geek: For FloBees, I'd have to recommend the Sporting News. They just broke the huge Ron Artest news about him drinking during halftime back when he was in Chicago.

Everyone else: I'd recommend SI. I don't know anything about Sporting News other than the Ron-Ron article and that seems like it's a few years too late.

As for SI, I like the fact that they are weekly. That means they are relatively (compared to ESPN) up-to-date. I like their mix of articles and commentary. Plus, they're more likely to be able to get an interview with Kobe instead of Ron Artest. I've had a subscription for about 20 years and have never thought about stopping it.

I've been subscribed to ESPN for a year and a half now and don't plan on renewing it. It is every two weeks, so it has to focus less on what's currently going on. Its style is more in-your-face and trying to be too young and hip. For example, take the NBA Preview Issue of each. SI has a full page on each team that includes projected starters, scout analyses, and an article about the team. ESPN had a 6-inch column on each team, grading them on Biology, Chemistry, Economics, History, and Math to determine who's the best team. I found it gimmicky. Also, I personally prefer the standard size of SI over the oversized ESPN.

Those are just my two cents...

Josh S. said...

F ahrvergnügen

Steve K said...

D!

Kyle Baker said...

Well said, J Steve. I am personally way too unhip for ESPN Magazine, it would seem.

Jimbo said...

@J. Steve: I have a free subscription to ESPN and agree with all your points made about the magazine. Plus, I skip over many of the articles.

With SI, I know I'll read more than half the articles in any given issue. Even if those articles are about NASCAR.

Steve K said...

D!!

Steve Dittmore said...

D amn this west coast bias... going to cut into my lunch/workout hour

Greg Hao said...

time check

Fite Club said...

D limbering up

Eric Karros said...

yes, all times PT, so get ready...

Unknown said...

Let's see if SOSG's tube can handle this contest

Kyle Baker said...

Hah! West Coast bias. Nice. Have to balance the ECB somehow!

drewdez said...

f time check

Steve Dittmore said...

D odgers

Kyle Baker said...

D usty

drewdez said...

f time check

Steve Dittmore said...

D OH

Jimbo said...

F-ish!

Kyle Baker said...

D usty rules!

Steve Dittmore said...

D ONE

Steve Dittmore said...

D ITTMORE

Jimbo said...

F-innish!

Kyle Baker said...

D usty rules!

Steve Dittmore said...

D ONUT

Jimbo said...

F-laming Lips!

Steve Dittmore said...

D ELIGHT

Kyle Baker said...

D usty rules!

Steve Dittmore said...

D DODGERSD

Kyle Baker said...

D usty rules!

Jimbo said...

F-unkadelic!

Steve K said...

That minute goes by fast when you keep getting Conflicting Edits errors!

Jimbo said...

F-ugazi!

Jimbo said...

F-ear!

Fred's Brim said...

D ?

Josh S. said...

And breathe...

Jimbo said...

F-ear of a Black Planet!

Jimbo said...

F-rank Sinatra!

Fite Club said...

D Deltalina!

Fite Club said...

D Deltalina!

Fite Club said...

D Deltalina!

rbnlaw said...

D
rbn in da hizzle

Jimbo said...

F-ucking Champs!

Fite Club said...

D for Dodgers!

Jimbo said...

F-ARK!

rbnlaw said...

D:

Is thing working for us?

Jimbo said...

F-arted!

Jimbo said...

F-issures!

Kyle Baker said...

D r Geek sux!

rbnlaw said...

D: is for Dodger, which O Dog is not.

Jimbo said...

F-isting!

Fite Club said...
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Jimbo said...

F-uggit!

Eric Karros said...

from 30 to 211 comments in 2 minutes, are you effin' kidding me?

Thanks Orel for agreeing to track this!

Josh S. said...

Post counts are screwy, but the time stamps look OK.

rbnlaw said...

D isgusting

Jimbo said...

F-uck the Giants!

rbnlaw said...

D iabolical

rbnlaw said...

D is not for 300

Eric Karros said...

Cease fire! It's over

Jimbo said...

F-uh!

rbnlaw said...

D eltalina rules

rbnlaw said...

D lips are awesome

rbnlaw said...

D ?????

rbnlaw said...

D running low

Jimbo said...

F-ood!

Josh S. said...

That was like the opening of Saving Private Ryan.

rbnlaw said...

D uh

Jimbo said...

F-lap!

rbnlaw said...

D ???

Jimbo said...

F-ap-fap-fap!

Steve K said...

Ummm... I think you guys can stop now. It was only for the one minute. Right, EK?

Jimbo said...

F-udged!

rbnlaw said...

D o we stop at 9:01?

Jimbo said...

F-lo!

rbnlaw said...

D DDDDDDDDDD

Jimbo said...

F-lowered, de~

rbnlaw said...

D cup!

Jimbo said...

F-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

Keven C said...

F reaking line at Starbucks kept me past 8:55.

rbnlaw said...

D amn flo

Josh S. said...

It just goes for one minute!

Wow! Out of order time stamps!

rbnlaw said...

Outta time.

That was fun!

Kyle Baker said...

Can I keep shooting people?

Josh S. said...

I tried counting and gave up. I don't know how it's showing up for anyone else, but there are a bunch of my 8:55 comments at the top of the second page, after a run of 8:56s on the first page.

Paging Orel!

DunkHawk said...

Fearless Flo Leader: that's how it looks for me too. Page 1 normal, then only my comments at the top of page 2.

We may have overwhelmed the system.

MattyA said...

For me too, but those comments don't show up when I view this post on the blog page. They only show up when I'm in "leave your comment" view.

Steve K said...

When I look at the "real" pages instead of the ones you can comment on, everything seems to come out fine.

Now, I'm by no means official, but I went through and did a quick count. It looks like we at Deltalina have some catching up to do. I didn't go back and double check, but I think it's roughly 83-63 Flo after round 1.

Jimbo said...

It's a f-reaking massacre.

rbnlaw said...

OK, I fired off about 20 meaningless shots, which means I qualify as a sharpshooter for the modern Army.

I'll get this right for round 2.

DunkHawk said...

Matty - good point. Looking at it that way looks normal. I get 74-57 for Flo, unofficially of course. I don't think these count:

ff
F-innish!
F-ish!
F-laming Lips!

Since they don't have a space after the F. Right?

Jimbo said...

Will round 2 resume in this thread or will it begin in a new post?

Josh S. said...

Yep, the post page looks square to me, too.

Jimbo said...

Aww, damn, I didn't read the space rule.

Josh S. said...

If I remember the rules right, the counts are thrown out after the minute, so it would be 1-0 Flo. You "win" the minute by having the most comments, and then the most minutes won wins the round.

Eric Karros said...

Official Results posted.

Eric Karros said...

and I hope you all had the over on Quad's 400 over/under.

Steve K said...

Josh S, it looks like you are correct! Thankfully we don't have to make up the difference of 26!

Jason said...

My finger hurts. Going again in less than an hour is like pitching on two days rest.

Kyle Baker said...

Going again in less than an hour is like going again in less than an hour.

Eric Karros said...

Round 2 resumes in this thread.

QuadSevens said...

Man! I get one call to go away from my desk, come back and see 359 comments?!? This magic minute business is insane!

Go Team Flo!

Steve K said...

Remember, it's only for 1 minute, not 5. That makes it more like pitching in relief on consecutive days.

Kyle Baker said...

D amn why did so few of my posts show up in the 8:55am minute? Weird. I only had 3 conflicting edits but I know there were more posts.

QuadSevens said...

And I highly miscalculated my over/under estimate.

Sons...What's the record for most comments in one thread? I think it will be broken today.

Kyle Baker said...

Yeah J Steve, I didn't realize that (obviously). The way I first read the rules and the time frames that were set made it appear, if read one way that it was 5 minutes:

"# There are five 'magic minutes' in your day during which you must clear out your calendar: 8:55am, 9:55am, 11:05am, 12:45pm, and 2:55pm (all times PT).
# During each of these magic minutes, the object is simple: comment in the thread as many times as possible."

I just saved in my mind the "five magic minutes" which made sense since each one started at x:55, but it can (is) be seen another (correct) way. Whatev!

Jimbo said...

@ Quad: I'd guess the record thread occured either when the Dodger acquired manny mid-season or at his suspension.

Wicks said...

test o rama

Kyle Baker said...

Comments are f'd up! Every time I refresh there is a SMALLER number. And I can't access the latest comments. Sure we shouldn't start a new thread?

Josh S. said...

Dusty, look at the page with the post and the comments, not the "Post a comment on" page. It's a lot clearer.

Eric Karros said...

Yes, each magic minute lasts only 60 seconds. There are five of them.

QuadSevens said...

Time stamp test

Nostradamus said...

@Quad/Dr. Geek

I'm pretty sure the 10/19 game thread is the current record.

*checks timestamp*

QuadSevens said...

Wow! I'm 2 minutes off.

MR.F said...

I am sick.

Eric Karros said...

Ok, I'm taking cover right now. Will peek back out after the smoke clears.

MR.F said...

Muy.

Jimbo said...

@ Quad: Was that the Loretta game?

QuadSevens said...

F it

rbnlaw said...

F ucking F lobots!

QuadSevens said...

That might be it. I remember one thread having around 800 comments. Not sure when it was though.

QuadSevens said...

F it

QuadSevens said...

F it

Steve Dittmore said...

D ELTA

Keven C said...

F ools

QuadSevens said...

F it

Steve Dittmore said...

D ELTA

QuadSevens said...

F it

Steve Dittmore said...

D

Steve Dittmore said...

D

QuadSevens said...

F uck

rbnlaw said...

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

QuadSevens said...

F you

rbnlaw said...

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Kyle Baker said...

D fuck this. i give up. can't post shit.

QuadSevens said...

F our

MR.F said...

That was fun.

QuadSevens said...

F ive

QuadSevens said...

F orty

QuadSevens said...

F lo

QuadSevens said...

F dude

QuadSevens said...

F this

QuadSevens said...

F me

rbnlaw said...

I got Bloggered twice that time.

Next round should be interesting.

Josh S. said...

I think D might have this one, just from a quick eyeball. No way I'm counting.

QuadSevens said...

Those conflicting edits really kill the time fast!

Steve K said...

Yeah, counting was a pain last time... I'm going to just wait for EK!

Jason said...

I've got 94 - 87 Deltalina this round

Josh S. said...

I know I was slower on the draw this time for some reason. I need to rework my screen so the text box and the submit button are on the screen at the same time. Right now I have to scroll down a bit to submit.

Josh S. said...

Test again

Nostradamus said...

All tied up, then.

Josh S. said...

No sweep. Oh well, I like it better this way.

MR.F said...

Hopefully the internet works at work. I would only be able to get like 1 post in a minute otherwise.

Kyle Baker said...

ENG v USA right off the bat. Come on, ENG!!!

Jimbo said...

You better be English . . .

Nostradamus said...

@dusty

I so knew that was going to happen.

Steve K said...

Come on, USA!!!

...and fanerman's work internet!!!

Kyle Baker said...

No, not English. Lifelong ENG fan.

TGIA (thank god it's Algeria)

Josh S. said...

Looking at the numbers for round two: We stayed about the same and the D's nearly doubled. The hell?

Nostradamus said...

Algeria joins formerly Anglophone group C.

Kyle Baker said...

Slovenia!!

Nostradamus said...

It's slovenia.

Fred's Brim said...

D usty does indeed rule!

Kyle Baker said...

Group G = group of death.

Fred's Brim said...

christ all my goddarn meetings are falling during magic times. who schedules meetings on a friday?

Nostradamus said...

Group B looks pretty tough, too.

Jimbo said...

World Cup! I'm excited!

Nostradamus said...

I could easily see both the Yanks and Brits coming out of group C.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

World Cup looks good

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm having serious blogger problems right now.

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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Approaching tip-off, at least for me.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Wait, there's nothing at 10:55?

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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...
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Josh S. said...

Test. Getting Error 999 on some pages. New thread?

Nostradamus said...

Did we kill blogger?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I haven't even started playing and I'm already using up my dammits.

Kyle Baker said...

My Blogger is dead (error 999). Did this get thru?

Nostradamus said...

Seems to be coming through, even with the errors.

I guess that's just part of the fun...

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

F U, 999

Matt said...

checking in

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Now?

rbnlaw said...

jkgfgjfghf

drewdez said...

f time check

Steve Dittmore said...

D

Jason said...

synchronizing swatches

drewdez said...

f time check

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