SoSG Streaking Winner: Mr. Customer Is Indeed Always Right

Blame Dioner Navarro.

Not only for his rotund state, his .197 BA and his 67 OPS+, and his overall lameness. No, Spank can blame Navarro for his at bat in the sixth inning, which threw the number of Dodger last-name vowels over the 9.5 threshold and allowed Mr. Customer to claim victory to the thrilling SoSG Streaking contest.

(I suppose one could also consider blaming Juan Rivera, who as the third batter of the inning did not GIDP (Ethier was on first) which would have ended the inning with only seven vowels in play, giving Spank the victory. But Rivera is batting .286 with a 121 OPS+ and is more difficult to blame, so I went with blaming Navarro. (Think of it this way; if AJ Ellis were batting, Spank would have won. Blame Navarro.))

Here's the final grid:

Thanks to everyone who played and congratulations to Mr. Customer. Send us your snail mail address, Mr. C., and a prize will be routed to you with the next batch of carrier pigeons.

SoSG Streaking Proposition Post: Finals

This is it, the final proposition bet!

Number of vowels in the last names of the Dodgers' batters in the sixth inning (sum, as recorded by the box score): 9.5

Cast your vote here, you two. As usual, any votes made after 1:00 PM PT are invalid. Good luck!

SoSG Streaking: Semi-Finals Recap

You know what the toughest part of this SoSG Streaking game is to administer? Creating the grid each round. Not only have I made tons of errors trying to recap who won, but on a day like today I'm having to get up, turn on an episode of "Little Einsteins" on the DVR to occupy the kids, and then hustle over to powerpoint to make the new grid and then upload it.

Not that this is all about me, though. Congratulations on Spank and Mr. Customer for advancing:

One more matchup this afternoon. Proposition post (again game-related) will go up some time after 11am, and all bets are closed at 1p sharp.

SoSG Streaking Proposition Post: Semi-Finals

Really tight window here for the final four in the semi-final round. Here's the proposition for tonight's game (Saturday, July 30); slight change in that you have to answer TRUE or FALSE:

At least one of two possible outcomes will happen: Chad Billingsley will record a win tonight OR Billingsley will walk four or more batters.

Cast your votes here. As usual, any votes made after 7:00 PM PT are invalid. Good luck!

SoSG Streaking: Quarter-Finals Recap

After a thoroughly unsatisfying quarter-finals round (sorry, guys; I thought that would be more fun than it turned out to be), we move on anyway to the semi-finals. Neeebs, Mr. Customer, Spank, and Josh S. are still alive, both by registering "false" as well as having Josh S. slip in with "grunt" right before the final bell tolled.

Good luck in tonight's matchup: proposition post (which I promise is game-related) will go up some time after 5pm, and all bets are closed at 7p sharp.

SoSG Streaking Proposition Post: Quarter-Finals

Okay, the final eight players have had a day off to nurse their injuries and rest up, so here's the proposition for tonight's game. Tonight's proposition bet comes from the brilliantly twisted and devious mind of SoSG Eric Karros:

The last comment in this Proposition Post thread on or before 7:00 PM will be by someone who took (or was given) the "True" side of this True/False proposition.

Just to be clear, since this one is a bit trickier:

• The first person to comment in each head-to-head competition must establish a side, either by voting "True" or "False". That first comment in each bracket establishes the proposition sides for both players in that bracket.
• The person who makes the *last* comment on or before 7:00 PM will establish which side "wins" (for all four brackets).

Cast your votes here. As usual, any votes made after 7:00 PM PT are invalid. Good luck!

SoSG Streaking: First Round Recap UPDATED

A tough first round gave way to eight victors, either those that guessed that the Dodger pitchers would face more than 36.5 batters (they faced 40 Rockies), or those whose opponents didn't show up for the fight. Here's the grid going into the quarter-finals (updated):

Congratulations to you eight, and get ready to square off in head-to-head proposition bet combat tonight!

SoSG Streaking Proposition Post: First Round

Here we go, guys. As I write this, I have no idea if Hiroki Kuroda will be starting (as announced) or off to another team...so let me go with this one for today's proposition:

Number of Rockies batters the Dodgers will face tonight (sum, across all Dodger pitchers): 36.5 (as recorded by the box score, "batters faced")

Cast your votes here. I won't be able to monitor it real-time, but any votes made after 7:00 PM PT are invalid. Good luck!

SoSG Streaking: First Round Bracket

All right, day 1 was a difficult one for this SoSG Streaking game, as Clayton Kershaw only managed six strikeouts (under his threshold of 9.5), not an outcome any Dodger fan would want to see. However, the Dodgers managed to win anyway, so maybe Central Valley Fan and Keven C can assuage their guilt with that outcome...

Here's the new bracket:

It's a busy day of play, so make sure you watch for the Proposition Post, going up some time after 5pm today--and get your vote in before the 7p cut off!

SoSG Streaking Proposition Post: Play-In Round

Suddenly, the seats in the pavilions seem more desirable.

All right, it's the play-in round! And the proposition bet for today's game (Tuesday, July 26 vs. the Rockies) is:

Number of strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw this evening: over/under 9.5 strikeouts. (Go ahead, check Kershaw's stats.)

Go to it, play-in round party people--choose your side!

SoSG Streaking: Game Starts Tonight!

Thanks to SoSG reader Dusto Magnifico for the logo!

Get your velcro tearoff warmup pants ready, because tonight we are going streaking!

Thanks to all of you who signed up for this game. Here's how the game works:

• The object of the game is to survive the longest by making the correct selection in a series of propositions, with each proposition dependent upon an outcome in that day's game. Each proposition will be binary, so one side will "win" and the other side will "lose." (For example, a proposition might be "the Dodgers will hit four or more home runs in tonight's game" (and we all know what side to take on that example).)

• Sometime in the two hours leading up to the first pitch in that day's game, a new "SoSG Streaking" Proposition Post will go up, with a proposition bet described. But here is the catch: only the first player in each head-to-head bracket to post a comment with his or her desired side will be allowed to select the side of the proposition. In other words, if you're in a head-to-head bracket and your opponent chooses his or her side first, you by default get put on the other side of the proposition.

• Even though one person has already picked a side of the proposition, the opponent also needs to comment within the Proposition Post thread, in order to stay alive--or, the first player gets both sides of the proposition (and is guaranteed a win).

• Propositions will be closed at first pitch. If neither opponent in the head-to-head battle takes a stance before the first pitch, both contestants are eliminated (or I'll think up some other outcome, maybe a coin flip; the point is, put in a vote).

• I'm guessing that these propositions will be a first-mover advantage, so you may want to check if the Proposition Post has gone up yet.

• The tournament bracket is single-elimination and was largely determined in the order people registered, with the exception of Dusto Magnifico for whom we have to thank for the awesome game logo (above), so I advanced him to the first round (sorry, Loney Fan!). The rounds will play as follows (click to enlarge):

So, to Loney Fan, hawkhandler, In Vin Veritas, Fernie V, Steve K, Central Valley Fan, Neeebs, and Keven C: be ready sometime after 5p today! Good luck!

SoSG Streaking: New Inane Game To Keep 2011 Interesting, Dullen Pain

I haven't completely thought through all of the ground rules yet, but sign up here if you want to participate. All I can tell you is, this SoSG game will involve outcomes in upcoming Dodger games, the game will be single-elimination in format, and a prize will be awarded to the winner.

Honey, you think KFC's still open?

Post your name in this thread before 7 pm today if you're interested in competing. (And we could probably use a logo for this game, if anyone is interested and graphically inclined.)