I know you've been asking yourself all off-season, "are we going to play NAHWAL this year?" The answer, hells yeah!
We're going to do some things a bit differently this year. The big change will be removing it from the front page and putting it in fanposts. Another change is who will be running the game. The infamous bigjoe was named NAHWAL Chief last year and he will be posting that day's NAHWAL thread and awarding and totaling points. He's in charge, so don't piss him off (easier said than done).
For those of you who are still aksing yourself, "what in the world is NAHWAL?" First off it stands for Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta. After that, you'll need to go here for the explanation.
The game starts tomorrow, and we'll award prizes every two weeks. I know, I know, I've been pretty lazy about actually sending the prizes out in the past, but I hope that with bigjoe taking care of the totaling and making the prizes bi-weekly that I'll have time and energy to actually send some stuff out this year.
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Smoltz's Beard - April 4, 2009
I just want to take this opportunity to say how much I respect bigjoe and his posting. The first day I came to this site, I read a few of his comments and became hooked. I’ve become a frequent visitor ever since.
So a tip of the cap to bigjoe!!!
And GO BRAVES!!!
Bobby Cocks - April 4, 2009
Ahahahahhahaha thanks
bigjoe - April 4, 2009
Man, he stroked your ego, now we’re all screwed.
cbwilk - April 5, 2009
Example NAHWAL
1. 10,001
2. Steve Bedrosian
3. The arm of the chopping cow flies off during the 7th inning stretch.
jug - April 4, 2009
Things have changed up a little bit this year. Questions 1 & 2 will be the same, that is the attendance and your pick to click…I’m mixing it up a little bit with those 2 though. If anyone hits the attendance dead on (which will never, ever happen), you get 3 points. Otherwise, closest person (or people in event of a tie) gets a point. Pick to click…I’ll pick up to 3 guys per game that did well. If the game is an absolutely disaster (IE we lose 11-0 and get 3 htis), I’ll pick less. I won’t pick more than 3, though.
Now, the final question. This is the fun one. No more above and beyond picks. What I’m gonna do…is ask an openended question straight from my head. Its not going to be something impossible to guess, like “how many times did Jeff Francoeur swing at balls?” or “how many stupid decisions did Bobby make tonight?”, its going to be something along the lines of “total walks by Braves pitching”, or “name a player who will homer”. One point if you get the question right.
Whoever has the most points at the end of each 2 week period (and I’m counting Sunday as the last day of the week…because I can) wins a spectacular prize from gondeee until his junk drawer is empty. I don’t know what they are, so don’t ask me about them. YEAR-END WINNER gets a spectacular prize bought by myself (and don’t ask me what it is, because I don’t know yet).
NAHWAL threads will be posted before 1 or so for night games (maybe a little later for west coast games, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it), and immediately after the previous night’s game for day games. When I’m out of town or something along those lines, I’ll let one of the admins know, and they’ll post the thread…no need to start a thread yourself.
Scoring results will be posted around the time I get the next thread posted, most likely…except when I’m away, when they’ll all be posted when I get back. Don’t worry, I don’t plan on taking a week-long break, just a weekend here or there.
If anyone else has any questions, just post in here and I’ll answer you. Holla.
bigjoe - April 4, 2009
So my season long above and beyond pick of Jeffy joining the 40/40 club will not garner me any points? I’m devastated.
Bobby Cocks - April 4, 2009
Jeffy hasn’t joined the career 40/40 club
bigjoe - April 4, 2009
No offense
But, I kind of liked the AAB category. It allowed some creativity, and some people had some funny stuff! I dunno, this way won’t be bad, but I just think it was cool with and open-ended AAB. What if you make that a 4th entry?
Also, I liked how occasionally NAHWAL would take on another form like a haiku or whatever. But not all the time, just like once a week or every two weeks.
I’m not trying to tell you how to do you job, I’m just politely making suggestions…
Also, are there prizes? Like Steven Segal energy drinks or Jean Claude Van Damme sodas?
jug - April 4, 2009
There are prizes, no idea what they are. THE BOSS won’t let me add a fourth category. I’ll probably end up using AAB is a category for QUESTION THREE every so often when I’m in a rush or my mind isn’t working.
bigjoe - April 4, 2009
Prizes
They’re the leftovers from last year, 365 baseball books, Braves books, 755 shirts, 2008 PS3 baseball game (yeah, a year old). And I do have a whole case of that Steven Segal energy drink, so everyone gets a can whether they want it or not (and I would not recommend drinking it).
gondeee - April 4, 2009
+1
AAB was the best part. Bigjoe sucks, it’s obviously his fault.
Smoltz's Beard - April 5, 2009
If you manage to actually win a week, maybe I’ll buy you a beer and a crabcake sandwich.
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
You already owe me a beer son
Smoltz's Beard - April 5, 2009
Yeah, how about I buy you that beer at a bar after the game so I don’t end up dropping 20 bucks on 3 beers
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
Large Joseph I hate u but I luv TC n Ima gone win
chance13ga - April 4, 2009
I was doing well last year...
… and then it dropped off the face of the earth. Remember when I predicted John Smoltz’s 3000 K? Felipe Lopez in the 3rd inning.
sdp - April 4, 2009
Tell me about it…Gondeee still owes me that damn 365 baseball book
Smoltz's Beard - April 5, 2009
and my 755* t-shirt
VegasAces - April 6, 2009
Is there going to be a NAHWAL...
…tonight, first game of the year? Don’t let me down.
jug - April 5, 2009
Look to your right.
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
Hey I’m a long time visitor to the site but this is my first time posting…At what time will the NAHWAL be posted for today’s game?
Jolo - April 5, 2009
Its up. Look at the fanposts on the left of the browser.
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
I’ve made the spreadsheet. 13 bi-weekly prizes for the overall segment leader, 1 GRAND PRIZE for the overall winner. Hope gondeee has enough Steve Seagal goodness.
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
You want me to go ahead and give you my address?
jug - April 5, 2009
I’ve heard worse pickup lines
bigjoe - April 5, 2009
I doubt it.
jug - April 5, 2009
lol
Smoltz's Beard - April 6, 2009
Eh, I got hit on by a gay guy at Friday’s awhile ago when I was there with a chick (in all due fairness to him, she is short, fat, relatively unattractive, and currently engaged to a guy she’s been with for 4 months).
bigjoe - April 7, 2009
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