This last week of the season will be an exciting one, no matter what happens. So to add to that excitement there will be a week of "Special Edition NAHWAL." For the uninitiated, NAHWAL stands for Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta, which is a combination of the two original mascots of the Atlanta Braves and for our purposes is the name I gave to a pick-'em game we've played here for about three years (with varying degrees of interest).
To learn more about the history of NAHWAL and to learn how to play, go here.
The basic concept is simple, for each game you pick three things: (1) a guess of what the attendance will be (the closest to the actual attendance wins a point), (2) a pick to click (usually the top two or three Braves player performances are chosen and one point is awarded if you picked one of those players), and (3) above and beyond pick (you pick something else that will happen in the game, and a point is awarded if that outcome occurs). For a full explanation go here.
This special week of NAHWAL is being sponsored by TBS Hot Corner, the official home of TBS post-season coverage, which begins October 7th (and we certainly hope that our Braves are a part of it). They have provided me with a TBS Hot Corner Prize pack to give away which includes an Adidas Laptop Bag, a Nike Golf Long-sleeve pullover, a sleeve of Nike ONE golf balls, and a 16oz Tervis Tumbler, all Turner Sports or TBS Sports branded.
This is a great opportunity for us here at Talking Chop to have a little fun and a chance to win some cool swag. Help support our sponsor and get yourself ready for the post-season by making sure you visit the TBS Hot Corner page, as well as the TBS Hot Corner Facebook page (where you can interact with Chip Caray!).
The contest starts today and the person with the most points by the end of the week (Sunday) will win the prize pack. So make your picks for today's game with the three original categories (Attendance, Pick to click, Above and Beyond pick). Make sure you get your picks in before the start of the game.
Good luck and GO BRAVES!
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Picks
1. 28,888
2. B-Mac
3. The Braves turn three double plays
gondeee - September 28, 2009
My picks
1. 27,641
2. JJ
3. Braves hit 3 HRs
KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) - September 28, 2009
NAHWAL Picks:
1. 27,273
2. Roachy
3. Braves score 7 runs
JadedMayberry - September 28, 2009
1. 30,700
2. JJ
3. JJ pitches CG Shutout (high five guys)
Don Draper - September 28, 2009 via mobile
First picks in a while....
1. 32,593
2. Escobar
3. Braves pitching shuts the Fish out.
sddbaker - September 28, 2009
Misspelling alert....
should be special…..
sddbaker - September 28, 2009
actually...
probably a typing error…
sddbaker - September 28, 2009
Wow
That was a bad one. What the hell does speical mean anyway. Thanks!
gondeee - September 28, 2009
Oh, I know.
Our students are speical…very speical…
Me: “to order a transcript, you’ll need to submit a request in writing…”
Student: “how do I do that?”
Lizziebeth - September 28, 2009
1. 30,276
2. Matty
’3. Braves hit 3 HRs
musicman - September 28, 2009
1. 33,089
2. Matty D.
3. Braves club three homers.
ccarr25 - September 28, 2009
just realised how similar that is to musicman’s picks
ccarr25 - September 28, 2009
1. 30,089
2. Chipper.
3. Chipper hits 2 homers.
Sparhawk - September 28, 2009
1. 30,222
2. Jurrjens
3. Chipper gets 1 of the 3 needed home runs to set the record of 15 straight with 20.
NCChopper - September 28, 2009
Thank You Chipper for giving me at least 1 NAHWAL point!
NCChopper - September 28, 2009
haha, the one time I pick chipper, you choose JJ as your P2C
GoBravesNY - September 28, 2009
NAHWAL
1. 29,563
2. Brian McCann
3. McCann misses the cycle by a triple.
pett-man - September 28, 2009
I hope he gets the triple
not so that you dont get the point, but to see chipper loose his shit again
Don Draper - September 28, 2009
great vid
VivaLosBravos - September 28, 2009
1. 29,218
2. Matty
3. Matty has 4 hits
hoboken_wood - September 28, 2009
1 22,213
2 Yunel
3 Yunel has 3rbi
Doghnut - September 28, 2009
ugh
just realized the game was in atl…thought it was in fla…was wondering why everyone else had high attendance
Doghnut - September 28, 2009
NAHWAL
1. 31,098
2. Jurrjens
3. Jurrjens goes 8 shutout innings and Soriano gets the save for the combined shutout.
bACEballstud - September 28, 2009
1. 34, 360
2. LaRoche
3. JJ pitches a complete game
Weldon - September 28, 2009
1. 29,943
2. Mac
3. McLouth makes a diving catch for a crucial out.
mccannfan - September 28, 2009
1. 26,390
2. Chipper
3. Chipper gets a hit in all of his at-bats.
homerun - September 28, 2009
1. 31,169
2. LaRoche
3. LaRoche hits two homers for 5 RBI
taney71 - September 28, 2009
1. 40,000
2. JJ
3. Some one finally hits a GS.
bravos1984 - September 28, 2009
1. 24,249
2. Prado
3. Prado 4-4
secondbass - September 28, 2009
It takes corporate schwag for me to turn cookies on...
1. 26, 679
2. Jurrjens, all the way
3. Jurrjens throws 107 pitches.
Euruproktos - September 28, 2009
all this time I thought you did it with lingerie and sly wit.
Lizziebeth - September 28, 2009
Usually when i turn on cookies there’s nothing left but crumbs.
—I can do this all night.
Euruproktos - September 28, 2009
1. 32,500
2. LaRoche
3. LaRoche’s 4 RBI’s
Cammando2317 - September 28, 2009
1. 28,440
2. McCann
3. The defense turns 3 double plays.
soup du jour - September 28, 2009
23,401. Jurrijens. Greg Norton has an at bat with runners on and k’s.
chippeforprez - September 28, 2009 via mobile
heh, I like the Norton reference.
Sparhawk - September 28, 2009
I still want my prize from the bigjoe era!
1. 26,305
2. JJ
3. Matty D is HBP.
10-4 - September 28, 2009
Yeah… whenever I have to get off my ass and actually mail stuff it never seems to happen. Luckily this prize pack will not be sent out by me, but by the TBS promo guy, so there’s a good chance the winner will actually get it this time!
gondeee - September 28, 2009
I need the post office to be open until 7 and not close at 5.
gondeee - September 28, 2009
agreed. no wonder they’re bankrupt.
10-4 - September 28, 2009
Picks
1. 28,752
2. Jair Jurrjens
3. Prado drives in two runs
sdp - September 28, 2009
NAHWAL
1. 33,500
2. Jurrjens
3. McCann hits a HR
thebert99 - September 28, 2009
1. 24,341
2. Escobar
3. The hammer will win the tool race.
Gage23 - September 28, 2009
Picks
1) 29,275
2) Jurrjens
3) Braves turn 4 double plays including one 3-6-3
HailStonz - September 28, 2009
23,605
Jurrjens
McLouth hits a lead off HR
Mr. Sanchez - September 28, 2009
NAHWAL
26,483
Chipper
Yunel turns two 6-6-3 DPs
nick9314 - September 28, 2009
1) 29,000
2) LaRoche
3) Chipper gets an intentional pass.
FineHamAbounds - September 28, 2009
31,500
JJJ
Escobar goes yard
MIZIKE - September 28, 2009
29,292
Jair
Jair has more hits than Chipper
BraveSaluki - September 28, 2009
DAMN! Nahwal hasn't been this busy in forever
25879
JJ
The Braves will draw 3 walks.
Scott Coleman - September 28, 2009
Free swag that might actually make it to your house is a pretty good incentive.
gondeee - September 28, 2009
definately
how did you manage to get those things from TBS anyways?
Scott Coleman - September 28, 2009
31,916
JJ
Jurjens pitches 7 innings striking out 8.
dbimberg - September 28, 2009
first timer
so my picks may seem a little out there
32,123
Diaz
JJ no hitter (I like to think big)
adc62 - September 28, 2009
34,836
JJ
Braves Win It On A Walk Off HR
BSC - September 28, 2009 via mobile
1. 30,996
2. McCann Can Can
3. Braves relievers give up 0 hits
jc25 - September 28, 2009
attendence 2666 PTC JJ Braves bat around in the first.
GwinnettBraves - September 28, 2009 via mobile
there better not be 2,666 people at the game tonight!
Scott Coleman - September 28, 2009
I want to Win
34,874
Chipper
Greg Norton actually gets a hit in a pinch hit appearance
Delaware Boiler - September 28, 2009
Yummy
29,923
Yunel Escobar
Mike Gonzalez and Rafi Soriano both strike out two in the 8th and 9th respectively
alecseebohm - September 28, 2009
35,123
JJ
Adam LaRoche hits a HR.
justincredubil02 - September 28, 2009
WInner!!!
34.877
LaRoche
braves win with less than 6 hits
Braves4life - September 28, 2009
29 124
JJ
8 innings from JJ, 1 ER
Swo12bv - September 28, 2009
Monday
28889
Yunel
Yunel gets a hit with RISP
esadb - September 28, 2009
29331
Escobar
JJ no hitter through 6
texastfan - September 28, 2009
Let's actually hit Sanchez this time...
31659
McCann
Number of Marlins errors will exceed number of Marlins runs
VivaLosBravos - September 28, 2009
29091
JJ
jj will go 8 innings, allowing just 1 run and 4 hits
dc_allday - September 28, 2009
26013
Heap
Marlins score all of their runs in the same inning.
Bravely going forward - September 28, 2009
1) 29,029
2) JJ
3) We win by 2 or more runs.
nayrb23 - September 28, 2009
1. 28,670
2. Prado
3. Braves come back in the 9th to win the game
award6 - September 28, 2009
1. 28, 873
2. JJ
3. JJ Ks Uggla 3 times
Zeus12888 - September 28, 2009
1. 31,121
2. Phat Mac (McCann)
3. JJ will K 9 batters
Mark Lempke - September 28, 2009
1. 22,200
2. JJ
3. Garrett Anderson homers.
brndn - September 28, 2009
1. 30,694
2. JJ
3. JJ does not allow an earned run.
BigG1392 - September 28, 2009
1. 30,303
2. Mclouth
3. Greg Norton gets a hit
PlayoffsOrBust - September 28, 2009
1) 25,902
2) JJ
3) Bullpen pitches 2 innings, one from Gonzo and Soriano.
HandsOffSnakey - September 28, 2009
31457
JJ
McCann has 2 RBIs
longshotsmith - September 28, 2009
We're still in it!
1- 29,580
2- Jones
3- Jones hits a HR to get within 2 of the record!
Abslilsweets - September 28, 2009
28,500
Jones
Esco makes 2 er
BravesRule - September 28, 2009
change
3)JJ will pitch 8
BravesRule - September 28, 2009
Holy Shit… 70+ picks for NAHWAL
GoBravesNY - September 28, 2009
*laughs in an evil manner….
justincredubil02 - September 29, 2009
Results (yes, I'm still covering those)
1. Attendance was 25,046
point to HandsOffSnakey
2. P2Cs were JJ, Chipper,Moylan
there were A LOT of you, so I’m not going to post all of them here, but its in the excel sheet
3. wildcard points again, a bunch of you, so i’m not going through the list but it is in the excel sheet
GoBravesNY - September 28, 2009
you're the man for doing all of these
I LOL’d earlier when I saw all the entries. Gondeee better buy you a steak dinner or something for doin all this.
There were weeks when there wasn’t 70 entries for NAHWAL!
Scott Coleman - September 28, 2009
haha… 38 people scored tonight.. its gonna be one hell of a week to score… plus the whole i have to finish from august 11th should be fun…
GoBravesNY - September 28, 2009
muahahahahahaha….
justincredubil02 - September 29, 2009
you… thats my holiday weekend by the way
GoBravesNY - September 29, 2009
I wasn’t closest in attendance. It looks like Gage23 is.
HandsOffSnakey - September 29, 2009
huh, i wonder how i missed that. thanks for the heads up
GoBravesNY - September 29, 2009
Thanks
Thanks again for scoring this week!
gondeee - September 29, 2009
dont mention it.. my pleasue
GoBravesNY - September 29, 2009
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