2015 Skinz is upon us!

Can you believe it is our 4th year in Skinz. We had a nail-biter in 2014! It came down to the last series of the year with Nick being victorious!

Lets just recap here. The same rules still apply as last year. The exception is number 11. We will make preseason predictions to settle a possible tie breaker situation at the end of the year instead of the cage fight. I also expanded upon rule 6 and added Rule 2.1 (which we talked about toward the end of the year).

The Rules:

1. No back to back picks unless forced into by rule 5. Plan ahead!!
2. Must pick every team at least once per month. Exceptions being March and October.
1. If the contest goes past September 15th, You cannot win the contest unless you have selected all teams for September.
3. 5 picks per day.  2 AL and 2 NL picks worth 1 point each.  1 Double Trouble (DT) pick can be from either league and is worth 2 points for a correct guess and negative 1 (-1) for an incorrect pick. Max score per day is 6, low score -1.  Who ever gets most points in a day wins one (1) skin.
4. If score is tied on any day, the skinz up for grabs that day is then carried over to the next day until a clear winner emerges.  The winner of that day then wins all accumulated skinz.
5. Last Saturday of each month we get to choose a matchup that the other person must decide from.
6. Any pick for a game that ends with a rainout or is suspended until a future date counts as ZERO (0) points on the day. This is regardless if they were DT or not.  The pick still counts toward rule 2 and does not need to be repeated during the month.
7. Picks must be posted by (and can be changed up until) game start time.
8. If any day has less than 5 games, no DT is chosen.
9. If any day has 2 or fewer AL or NL matchups, That league cannot be your DT. Extra selections from the opposing league are then allowed to fill in any shortages (must pick 5 games).
10. Full season runs from April 6th to October 4th.  Minus the 4 days off in July that is 178 days.  First to 90 skinz is the winner.
11. In the unlikely event that we tie 89-89, a bare knuckle cage fight will be used to determine the winner. Predictions will be made in the next post titled "2015 Tiebreaker Predictions".

Good Luck Friend!

Bud Selig Interview

Charlie Rose Interviews Bud Selig.

Hardware and Postseason Prediction time!

Ok, we have both had a couple days to look at and reflect upon the 2014 season and upcoming postseason and now it is time for end of the year predictions.  I want predictions for the following in your comment:

AL Rookie of the Year:
NL Rookie of the Year:
AL MVP:
NL MVP:
AL Cy Young:
NL Cy Young:
AL Wild Card Game Winner:
NL Wild Card Game Winner:
ALDS Winners:
NLDS Winners:
AL Champion:
NL Champion:
World Series Champion:

September 27, 2014

I road Corey Kluber all season long and yesterday he kept up his side of the deal. The Orioles and Red Sox are another story. Buck Showwalter found a way to end his teams win streak, fortunately Showwalter`s folly affected me not as much as you. As my impending victory seemed imminent the Red Sox and the Phillies fell behind, whilst Chris`s non-DT picks seemed primed for the taking.

Could I possibly lose the day, my glorious final day while winning my DT? The lowly Atlanta Braves happend to be playing the Phillies last night and in the sixth inning, the Braves did what they have been doing so well lately, blowing the lead and allowing a worse team steal yet another game from them. With the Phillies now on my side, it all came down to the Dodgers and the Angels, two teams that have treated both of us very well this season.

The Dodgers were playing the Rockies, a team that as of late, have been playing good ball. A short distance away in Anaheim, the Angels took on the desperate Seattle Mariners, who need a victory to hold onto dear life. In my time of need could I count on the Dodgers, who still can clinch home field advatage? Would the Angels keep Chris in this fight for one more hard fought day?

Despite Colorodo`s best efforts, the Dodgers were just to much of a match, whilst the desperate Sea-Faring boys from the North west managed to silence the beautiful choir of Angels from Anaheim, making me, once and for all, 2014`s Skin Champion.

It's over!

My congratulations to Nick, this year's champion! I would have never thought it would have gone to the last series of the year. Well fought battle. 

September 26th, 2014

Nick leads 89-86. Single skin for Friday 9/26

September 25th, 2014

Nick leads 88-86. Single skinz for Thursday 9/25.

September 24th, 2014

Nick leads 88-85.  Single skinz for Wednesday 9/24

September 23, 2014

Nick leads 88-84. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for 9/23.

September 22nd, 2014

Nick leads 87-84. Single skinz for Monday 9/22

September 21st, 2014

Nick leads 87-83. Single skinz for Sunday 9/20.

September 20, 2014

Nick leads 87-82. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for 9/20.