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Showing posts with label beat the bloggers. Show all posts

Private Leagues: 5 through 8

In conjunction with Y!AM, here are the next set of private leagues. Please join only one.

YFF Blog League 5
Group ID#: 5085
Password: blog

YFF Blog League 6
Group ID#: 5086
Password: footy

YFF Blog League 7
Group ID#: 5088
Password: prem

YFF Blog League 8
Group ID#: 5089
Password: ball
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Saturday, July 30, 2011 in

I came up with the idea of charging $6.95 for it



Neal has done a remarkable job breaking down Mo's formula for success. It seems a bit churlish of me to say "I told you so", especially as it wasn't advice I ever followed - because I'm an idiot - but I told you so.
One friend of the blog (FOB) who has been killing it for the last month or so is Mohamed Kileeny. Mohamed participated in our Liverpool Round-table before the season started and now finds himself in the top 50 teams overall. Mohamed rotates the majority of his team week-to-week, looking for the best match-ups rather than holding players long-term. And he has an uncanny knack for finding the week's random goal-scorer be they MGP, Huth, Crouch or Evra -- just to name the ones from the past month!
Emphasis added.

There has been robust debate in the past about holding players at discounts versus selling for the best current match-up.  Has that argument been put to rest? And regardless, will we ever learn?
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 in

Final Fantasy Standings

So how did your humble fantasy Premier League bloggers fare this season?


My final week points were 76.5 with Adam, Zenden(!), and Berbatov the bright spots.

Neal was hot on my tail at 3,387.50 points.

All in all, I finished well in our private group, ahead of Neal but WAY behind Nik (Y!AM) and Mo (Egypt) who finished #7 overall. I was very low in the Beat the Blogger groups, which is a testament to how competitive you all are. Great job, everyone!

Congrats to everyone for another great season, and thank you so much for reading and participating in the whole thing with us. But don't go away. On the blog, we've got more detailed analysis coming soon as well as the usual end-of-season wrap-up/award features. And as we head into the summer there will sure to be international competitions to cover, MLS (sorry, but we follow it and we have to write about something), and the hot-stove transfer market.
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in

Beat the Bloggers - Week Six



Week six is in the books.  Here are your weekly winners and overall leaders.


This week's big winner, "GB1234", got big points from Foster, Kompany, Nani, Nasri and Obinna. Congratulations on a week well played!

For comparison, your bloggers are at:

There are a dozen spots remaining in "Beat the Bloggers" private group #9.
Group ID = 16593
Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in

Beat the Bloggers - Week 5



Week five is in the books, and here are your weekly winners and overall leaders.


This week's big winner, "hottie", was in on Berbatov's hat trick but also got double digit returns from Bale, Ferriera, Malouda, Gardner, Barton and KJones.  The good ones make it seem easy.  Congratulations!

For comparison, your bloggers are at:

Finally, there is still room in "Beat the Bloggers" private group #9.
Group ID = 16593
Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in

Beat the Bloggers - Week 3



Week three is in the books, and heading into the international break here are your weekly winners and overall leaders.
This week's big winner was likely Liverpool fan, "In Roy We Trust", with 131 points.  Clean sheets from Reina and Skrtel, and goals from Nani, Etuhu, Drogba and Carroll powered Roy's blogger-beating side.  Congratulations!

For comparison, your bloggers are at:

Finally, due to popular demand, we've created "Beat the Bloggers" private group #9.
Group ID = 16593
Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, August 30, 2010 in

Beat the Bloggers - Week Two



Week two is in the books, and here are your winners, who top their respective "Beat the Bloggers" groups for the week.

This week's big winner was Taf Tacklers in BtB 6. He got hat-tricks from both Walcott and Carroll as well as goals from Bale, Malouda, Arshavin and ChamWow. Drogba and Foster also contributed. His only misses were Carr and Dorrans who were certainly enabling players. Congratulations, Taf Tacklers.

For comparison, your bloggers were at:
Finally, there are still spots available in "Beat the Bloggers" private group #8.
Group ID = 14421
Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in

Beat the Bloggers - Week One



Week one is in the books, and here are your winners, toping their respective "Beat the Bloggers" groups.
Alibaba FC, the week's big winner's team selection is interesting. Not only did that team not have Drogba and his three goals, but it also fielded Kirkland and his -10!  However, goals from Malouda, Berbatov and Ngog, and good performance from Terry, Bale, Rodallega and Adam paced Alibaba FC to the top.

For comparison, your bloggers were at:
Congratulations to all the week one winners!

Also, since Beat the Bloggers #1-7 are full, here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #8.
Group ID = 14421

Password = bloggers
It's never too late to join.
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1-6 are full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #7. 7! That's so awesome. Thank you so much for your interest in these groups. We have some plans to make these fun so stick with us. And please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 7293

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1-5 are full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #6.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 7283

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, August 09, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1-4 are full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #5.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 5757

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1-3 are full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #4.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 5295

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1 and #2 are full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #3.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 5127

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Beat the Bloggers #1 is full! Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #2.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 4780

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, August 02, 2010 in

If you can't join em



... beat 'em!

Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #1.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Get in there!
Group ID = 4695

Password = bloggers
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posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, August 02, 2010 in

Beat the Bloggers - Winners' Circle



If you can't join 'em... beat 'em! And these seven teams - and many, many more of you - did just that.

Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Beat the Bloggers Group winners.

Beat the Bloggers 1
INDIA [©] [AM.Blog]
4169.50

Beat the Bloggers 2
On with the motley Crewe
4034.00

Beat the Bloggers 3
CrazyGonzalez
3,994.50

Beat the Bloggers 4
TuHaU FC [AM.Blog]
4,227.00

Beat the Bloggers 5
Shohuku[AM.Blog]
4060.00

Beat the Bloggers 6
Sven's Super Squad
4,158.50

Beat the Bloggers 7
King S**t of F**k Mountain
3,953.00

For a bit of context, TuHaU FC [AM.Blog] finished the season as the overall 9th place!  INDIA [©] [AM.Blog] was 26th overall, Sven's Super Squad was tied for 35th.  A hearty "mazel tov" to you three on placing "in the money".
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    posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in

    Where did you finish?

    Properly Nutbag (Jeremy)
    Latest points: 154.50
    Total points: 3,672.50
    Overall rank: 2,303

    Fourth in our private group.

    32/100 in Beat the Bloggers 3.

    29/99 in Beat the Bloggers 4.

    35/97 in Beat the Bloggers 6.

    15/44 in Beat the Bloggers 7.

    Middle of the road. I blame Dave.

    Better luck (to me) next season.

    You?
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    posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, May 10, 2010 in

    If you can't join em



    ... beat 'em!

    Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #7.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Still a lot of season left to be played.  Still a lot of bragging rights left to be earned.  So get in there!
    Group ID = 26793

    Password = bloggers
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    posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Friday, February 19, 2010 in

    If you can't join em



    ... beat 'em!

    Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #6.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Still a lot of season left to be played.  Still a lot of bragging rights left to be earned.  So get in there!
    Group ID = 26502

    Password = bloggers
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    posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 in

    If you can't join em



    ... beat 'em!

    Here is the info on "Beat the Bloggers" private group #5.  Thank you so much for your interest in these groups and please remember you can only join one. Hopefully we'll be doing some fun things this season. Challenges, dares... pride and bragging rights at stake.  So get in there!
    Group ID = 11462

    Password = bloggers


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    posted by Jeremy Spitzberg on Monday, August 10, 2009 in
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