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Opening Day, 5:42pm

Pitman:
Hey, send those predictions? Everyone else's are in. (Peer pressure!)
Riley:
Sent. I have a SF cap too. How bout if I agree to wear it to no less than 15 home games this year.
Riley:
Photographic evidence provided of course...
Pitman:
Oh shit... YOU have a cap? I have a cap for you that I think may have to supersede...
Riley:
Fair enough. I bought mine in SF though. Mine is a simple orange and black. I will defer to the most gaudy selection as my comeuppance.
Pitman:
Thanks for being such a sport... It is QUITE gaudy, but feel free to wear yours until I next darken your doors.
Riley:
15 home games? 20 is my final offer.
Pitman:
As many games as you attend all season, and no other caps until we have a new loser crowned, I believe was the official ruling.
Riley:
Done.

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Lot. Of. Action.

Six contestants means in these early days we could see things shake around quite a bit. Especially on a day with four ballgames.

Today saw me notch my first points on the BCBIII Scoreboard. Pathetic. I kicked it up to five, behind the Tigers’ victory and C.C. Sabathia’s performance for the Yankees. Unfortunately, most of the rest of my combatants received those points as well.

Elsewhere in the bet—up the rankings a ways—Heydinger maintains his lead, while the guts of the standings jumble up: Riley and Benanav both had a big day and saw their rank improve.

Klueh nearly nailed the Tigers’ line, but it was Alburquerque—and not Fister—who got the W in Motown. And Riley nearly struck it big with his Nats pick, but again a reliever—Mattheus—took the win. The “perfect five” is proving elusive.

Notes:

  • That Nats-Cards game was kind of lame, then crazy exciting.
  • Gio Gonzalez owes his team a steak dinner.
    • Especially Jayson Werth. 
  • Bronx Mirage at Camden Yards. Postseason tally: I
  • All the teams I’m really rooting for are up against my bracket picks.
  • My bracket picks are winning. 

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Son of a Bitch

God damn it, I’d forgotten how much I hate this fucking bet.

I must be an idiot to get involved in this shit-ass ho-balls crazy nonsense.

Four games in, and I haven’t scored a point. Fucking hell…

When you see it...

I’ve got a lot of catchin’ up to do.

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Pitman’s Pre-season Predictions

Jeeeezisss Christ it’s been one long-ass clusterfuck of an off-season.

Let’s play some fuckin’ ball…

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL Wild Card: Texas Rangers over Toronto Blue Jays

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Cincinnati Reds
NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Pittsburgh Pirates over Miami Marlins

ALDS 1: New York over Texas
ALDS 2: Detroit over Anaheim
NLDS 1: Philadelphia over Pittsburgh
NLDS 2: Arizona over Cincinnati

ALCS: Detroit over New York
NLCS: Philadelphia over Arizona

World Series: Detroit Tigers over Philadelphia Phillies (in 6)

Bonus Picks:
AL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL MVP: Andre Ethier
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Matt Cain

Yeah that’s right… I picked the Pirates.

Y’know, I’ll even take it a step further and say the Jays just barely eke it out over Kansas City for that last AL Wild Card spot.

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Pitman’s Picks - 9/30

Well here we are, on the precipice of a second annual month-long diet of little besides top-tier baseball, extreme smack-talk, joys, frustrations, and wholly shot nerves.

While Heydinger hopes to avoid a repeat of last year’s complete and utter shaming, I hope to return as a your Ballcap Bet Champ-een for a second consecutive year.

Meanwhile, two new contestants have entered the fray in search of Ballcap Bet glory: Drange and Benson—Welcome to Thunderdome.

Rays 7 - Rangers 6 - W: Farnsworth
Yankees 3 - Tigers 2 - W: Sabathia

Play ball.