The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Stand-Up Double
But first, the TN Fall Classic/Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing crossover event, starring Messrs. Small and Large Salad, Kruk and Schilling. I didn’t recognize Schilling at all for a few minutes. (Sarah: “Is that Dick Cheney?” Cats: “[Zzzz.]”)
Anyway. In case you missed it, reader Grace is putting her money where her fandom is. For every postseason game her Giants win from here on out, she’s in for $25. I’ve got Matt Cain in my postseason pool, so I’m throwing in a buck for every Cain K.
This is a great way to make things fun on the uniforms-‘n’-scholarships side, without necessarily committing yourself to a huge amount — you could do $5 per LCS triple; you could throw a penny in a jar every time Tim McCarver says something moronic (warning: you will need a lot of pennies…and jars); you could track all the times Alex Rodriguez is a disgusting hog with his sunflower seeds, or innings pitched by Brian Wilson, or whatever you want.
Again, you don’t really have to like or care about baseball; you just have to know how to count. And you can get friends and family in on it too. Post it to your Facebook, tweet it, mention it to a co-worker.
Got one? Post it in the comments. I know you guys can come up with some hilarious ones.
Or just skip to the good part and send the money now. Heh. $1,536.51 right now. Git it.
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I love Grace’s idea. Since I’ve got teams in both the ALCS and the NLCS, I’m willing to throw in $5 for every Giants AND Yankees win from here on out. Potentially that’s…$75, did I do that math right? ($5 is all I can afford per game right now.)
Who’s with me, Grace and Sars?!
$5 for each Phillies win, another dollar for each time I run to switch on the radio because the Fox announcers are just that bad.
$1,545.92!
Well, as a Cubs fan I’m not sure I’ll ever have a dog in this fight again, and I’m not wealthy enough to kick in money every time Joe Buck looks too orange or is a complete tool.
Since I’m already over baseball this season and totally onto football, I’ll kick in $5 for every sack Jay Cutler takes in the month of October. That’s already $50 with two games still left, so there’s some serious potential there.
@mspaul: Girl, I feel you (I have Forte on my fantasy football team) (yes, I may have a sports gambling problem; no, this is not why I stick up for Pete Rose all the time).
Hmmm. Five dollars for every Lincecum strike out and every Werth hit; $10 for every Yankee loss between now and the trophy ceremony. That could add up to…a frightening amount of money, actually, but for a great cause.
I’ll join Anne-Cara in chipping in $5 for every Phillies win, plus an extra $1 for every time I make my husband look at me all, “Who are you and what did you do with my wife?” when he catches me trash-talking. (This happens at least twice a game, if you’re wondering.)
That’s what I’M talking about, people! @Tal, you are going to bring it with the Freak. Can’t wait.
@Sarah D., gambling just makes watching sports more fun! You don’t have a problem, you’re just enhancing your sports-watching experience (at least that’s what I tell myself).
Oh, and just so the kids don’t get cheated, I’ll kick in an extra $50 if Cutler winds up with another concussion and misses another game.
I think the gambling is only a problem if you start staying up until 4 in the morning to bet on, like, jai alai games in the Philippines.
I think the gambling is only a problem if you start staying up until 4 in the morning to bet on, like, jai alai games in the Philippines.
Since when is that a problem?!?
Okay, way too fun not to do. I notice that no one’s said anything about Texas yet, and since I don’t like ’em (they’re in my team’s division), I’ll go with $1 for every Ranger struck out, who grounds into a double play, or who makes an error.
I do want to be clear that I also do not like the Yankees…so hey! I’ll give the same amount for the same stuff.
Ahhh. Finally, my rooting against two teams playing each other has a purpose.
This one’s great. Vlad the bad-ball hitter should rack up some bucks here.
Anyone else? First pitch is tonight!
And one more, because it is more fun to root FOR things, and even more fun to root for people: after reading this Posnanski article, I’ll kick in $5 for each Sweeney hit.
Sure, I might not even end up giving $5, but come on. If I do, I’ll be SO HAPPY about it.
I think the post is going to run into November, Sars; will you still be taking money then or is there a cap of the 31st?
@bristle: Let’s see where we are on, say, the 29th. I can extend it a few days if it looks like a relevant team has a few more bucks to rack up.
I don’t really follow baseball but I looooove football, so I’ll chip in $10 for every point scored by the New Orleans Saints tomorrow. They’ve been struggling on offense, so if that continues, I can be all, “Well, they saved me some money.” If they play like I hope they play, like they did last season, I can celebrate their success AND pat myself on the back for helping out some kids. It’s all about ME, you see.