I'm With Stupid #184: Is It Baseball Season Yet?

sterlingice · 01-09-2012, 09:19 PM

Ok, so we won't have to wait 3 more years.

IWS #184 was football but that barn burner of a 9-0 game has me ready for baseball season. With the warm weather around here (read: it's not below freezing all day), I've been pining for Spring Training.

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The Rules

The rules are the same as previous FOFC “I’m With Stupid" Contests, as set forth by the game’s widely revered and most truly beloved founding fathers.

The object of this contest is to answer the questions posted, and to provide the most common answer among those submitted. For each question, your score will be equal to the number of people who submitted that response. Your score for the contest will be the product of your individual question scores. Yes, that word "product" here in the States means that they will be multiplied together, not added. Highest score wins.

Collaboration of any kind is strictly forbidden. No posting your answers to this board, nor sharing them by e-mail or in any other way with other potential contestants. Just don't be an asshat, and this should end well.

All determinations of "matches" and anything else requiring judgment fall to that of the sole administrator of this round of the game. You can reduce the need for doubt and judgment by properly spelling your submissions, being clear, and that sort of thing. My decisions are final and utterly inarguable, no exceptions.

Any references that are unclear to you, due to language or geography, should be understood to be authored from the perspective of an English-speaking American. However...

Your answers do not necessarily have to be correct in order to score points. If I ask "What kind of cake do you like best?" and you answer "chocolate cake" along with 4 other equally misguided people, you each regrettably will be awarded 5 points... even though the correct answer is "The Cake Is A Lie."

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The Hall of Heroes

Abe Sargent - IWS#49, IWS #149
Ahbrady - IWS#15, IWS#41, IWS#85, IWS#100
Airhog - IWS#1
Albionmoonlight - IWS#30, IWS#50, IWS#101, IWS#127, IWS#146
Archer219 - IWS#18, IWS#100
Arctus – IWS#135
Ardent Enthusiast - IWS#6
Atatange1 - IWS#79
Barkeep49 - IWS#62, IWS#100, IWS#117
bbor - IWS#23, IWS#26
Bearcat729 - IWS#82, IWS#93
bhlloy - IWS#179
BishopMVP - IWS#36
Blade - IWS#13
BrianD - IWS#106
Bryce - IWS#40, IWS#53
Buccaneer - IWS#47
Butter_of_69 - IWS#128, IWS#144, IWS#158, IWS#176
Bsak16 - IWS#6, IWS#9, IWS#17
cartman - IWS#48, IWS#100
Celeval - IWSE146
Chief Rum - IWS#45, IWS#56, IWS#95
CMP - IWS#171
Coffee Warlord - IWS#176
ColtCrazy - IWS#178
Cornhuskerly - IWS#46
Crim - IWS#57
Cringer - IWS#155, IWS#158
Cthomer5000 - IWS#54, IWS#75
CU Tiger - IWS#152, IWS#179
Cuervo72 - IWS#27, IWS#38
DanGarion – IWS#100, IWS#122, IWS#178
Danny - IWS#54
Dodgerchick #177
Desert Dweller - IWS#6
Desnudo - IWS#88, IWS #120, IWS #137
Digamma - IWS#14, IWS#92
DukeRulesMAB - IWS#76
Dutch - IWS#90
EagleFan - IWS#41
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn- IWS#126
Frozenrope - IWS#86
George W Bush- IWS#80, IWS#84
Glengoyne - IWS#71
gold101 - IWS#63
GoSeahawks - IWS#64 IWS#131
gstelmack - IWS#116
Hammer755 - IWS#38
HeavyReign - IWS#23
Henry296 - IWS#12
Honolulu_Blue - IWS #129, IWS #144
Hoopsguy - IWS#170, IWS#174, IWS#181
HornedFrogPurple - IWS#10
jbergey22 - IWS#172
JeeberD - IWS#44, IWS#52, IWS#61, IWS#87, IWS#91, IWS#110, IWS#138, IWS #141
Jesse Ewiak – IWS#100
Joe Canadian - IWS#29
John Lynch - IWS#10
Karlifornia - IWS#81, IWS#97, IWS#99, IWS#124, IWS#134, IWS#158, IWS#161, IWS#172
kingfc22- IWS#75, IWS#123, IWS#140, IWS#151
kurtism - IWS#79
KWhit - IWS#142, IWS#147, IWS#150, IWS#164
Lathum IWS#182
lighhousekeeper - IWS#125
lurker - IWS#158
Logan – IWS#100
Maple Leafs - IWS#34, IWS#84, IWS#94, IWS#113, IWS#118, IWS#139, IWS#168
Marmel - IWS#8
Masked - IWS#22, IWS#30, IWS#31, IWS#33, IWS#100
MattJones4Heisman - IWS#157
mauboy1 - IWS#77
MIJB#19 - IWS#59, IWS#69, IWS#117
Msf518 - IWS#11, IWS#15, IWS#35, IWS#39, IWS#100
Neuqua - IWS#19
NoMyths - IWS#46
Noop - IWS#46
Nothingman - IWS#6, IWS#45
ntndeacon - IWS#81
Oliegirl - IWS#72, IWS#81
PackerFanatic - IWS#130
Panerd - IWS#3, IWS#84, IWS#89, IWS#107, IWS#120, IWS#133
PineTar - IWS#108
Pjstp20 - IWS#42
Primelord - IWS#11
PurdueBrad - IWS#173
Pyser - IWS#85, IWS#163, IWS#180
QuikSand - IWS#9, IWS#16, IWS#18, IWS#24, IWS#32, IWS#58, IWS#66, IWS#70, IWS#73, IWS#78, IWS#83, IWS#93, IWS#100, IWS#103, IWS#111, IWS#132, IWS#156, IWS#165, IWS #169, IWS#179
Qwikshot - IWS#5
Radii – IWS#100, IWS#106
Raiders Army - IWS #154, IWS#179
Ramzavail - IWS#53
Raven Hawk - IWS#68 IWS#96
RendeR - IWS#6
RGunner - IWS#121
rkmsuf - IWS#145
RonnieDobbs - IWS#37
RPI-Fan - IWS#9, IWS#182
sabotai - IWS#143
Samdari - IWS#21
ScottVib - IWS#9
Solecismic - IWS#83
spleen1015 - IWS#98
SplitPersonality1 - IWS#4, IWS#104
Sterlingice - IWS#28, IWS#31, IWS#35, IWS#51, IWS#183
stevebollea - IWS #169
stevew- IWS#159, IWS#164
Subby - IWS#107, IWS#110, IWS#112
Sublime 2 - IWS#25, IWS#134, IWS#148, IWS#161, IWS#179
Suicane75 - IWS#109
Swaggs - IWS#2, IWS#35
Tarcone - IWS#162
Tasan - IWS#65
TazFTW - IWS#153
ThunderingHERD - IWS#114, IWS#119, IWS#122
Timmae - IWS #115
Toddzilla - IWS #167
Tredwel - IWS#6, IWS#9, IWS#20, IWS#43, IWS#67, IWS#84
TRO - IWS#7, IWS#9, IWS#12, IWS#85, IWS#102, IWS#109
tucker342 - IWS#60
tyketime - IWS#175, IWS#178
Vince - IWS#37, IWS#46, IWS#62
wademoore - IWS #166
Wbatl1 – IWS#105, IWS #136
Whar - IWS#75
Wheels - IWS#55
WSUCougar – IWS#105

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The Questions....

1. Which is a better Spring Training location- Weather, games, the whole nine yards: Arizona or Florida?

2. Speaking of real, live baseball, what's the best stadium to watch a game in?

3. Albert Pujols is at 445 homers and only 31 so he'll probably break the mark in 2013. Who is the next to 500 (not including him)?

4. Where does the vast and voluminous vegetarian Prince Fielder sign?

5. Besides the Phillies, pick a team to win the NLCS.

6. Finally, humor me: how many games do the Yuni-powered Royals win this year?

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Send the answers to me via PM and put IWS#184 in the title please.

I'm going to aim to end this Friday morning- I don't want to go all QuikSand on it. If Prince Fielder signs during the IWS period, we're going to have to cut it short. The end time will be the first timestamp on the first story on MLBTR saying he has signed.

SI

Logan · 01-09-2012, 09:26 PM

Nicely done. Might be a good idea to number the questions...

EagleFan · 01-09-2012, 09:30 PM

sterlingice · 01-09-2012, 09:31 PM

Done and done (the numbering). I haven't done one of these since sometime the last century, I think (IWS#52)

SI

tarcone · 01-09-2012, 09:40 PM

Abe Sargent · 01-09-2012, 10:14 PM

Toddzilla · 01-09-2012, 10:54 PM

ʇuǝs

CrimsonFox · 01-09-2012, 11:01 PM

SackAttack · 01-09-2012, 11:04 PM

Losing entry submitted.

MizzouRah · 01-10-2012, 06:26 AM

sa sa sent

Danny · 01-10-2012, 06:30 AM

I think for this one I will forget to send an entry and then just claim I had all the most popular answers in the results thread. I've never tried that before, so people will probably believe me.

PurdueBrad · 01-10-2012, 07:08 AM

Sent. Some toughies in there this time too. This could/should be another poor showing by me!

Comey · 01-10-2012, 07:36 AM

Oh yeah, sent last night.

spleen1015 · 01-10-2012, 08:32 AM

Nice, difficult questions. Nicely done, SI.

PackerFanatic · 01-10-2012, 09:04 AM

God damn Yuni...

Sent.

CU Tiger · 01-10-2012, 12:23 PM

sent...uhhhh

CrimsonFox · 01-10-2012, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

sent...uhhhh

...PEED!

MIJB#19 · 01-10-2012, 12:24 PM

Must not finish last...
I can't fail my homeland now. We're world champions in this sport.

TRO · 01-10-2012, 12:39 PM

I'm with Moran!

Young Drachma · 01-10-2012, 12:57 PM

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 01-10-2012, 02:13 PM

Sent. Hope IWS and the fast past continue.

Glengoyne · 01-10-2012, 03:50 PM

Seen it

General Mike · 01-10-2012, 05:44 PM

Too hard

claphamsa · 01-10-2012, 05:47 PM

we should have all time bad rankings... im always in the bottom category!

General Mike · 01-10-2012, 05:54 PM

penny

sterlingice · 01-10-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

Nice, difficult questions. Nicely done, SI.

I have not tabulated results and don't want to skew things but I did have a little regret about one of the questions as being too difficult. The rest, I was hoping for splitting Stupid a bit but nothing that I couldn't rattle off a snap answer (correct or not) if someone had a gun to my head.

SI

sterlingice · 01-10-2012, 08:09 PM

Up to 42 entries. I'll end this tomorrow after noon at some point (barring the Prince Fielder signing clause) so one more day! Great follow up showing by Stupid!

SI

Julio Riddols · 01-10-2012, 08:49 PM

sterlingice · 01-11-2012, 08:26 AM

Bump- last day

SI

sterlingice · 01-11-2012, 07:36 PM

And... STOP. Pencils down. Filing gnomes will be tabulating the results

Great turnout!

SI

CrimsonFox · 01-12-2012, 01:32 AM

Geez....you can't trust gnomes!

corbes · 01-12-2012, 05:23 AM

Yes, especially when the tiling gnomes start fabulating the results. They'll say anything!

sterlingice · 01-12-2012, 06:00 AM

Darn gniling fomes!

I'm With Stupid - IWS #184 Results - Front Office Football Central

SI

01-09-2012, 09:26 PM	#2
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Nicely done. Might be a good idea to number the questions...

01-09-2012, 09:30 PM	#3
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	sten __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

01-09-2012, 09:31 PM	#4
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Done and done (the numbering). I haven't done one of these since sometime the last century, I think (IWS#52) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 01-09-2012 at 09:31 PM.

01-09-2012, 09:40 PM	#5
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	tnes

01-09-2012, 10:14 PM	#6
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	SWET __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

01-09-2012, 10:54 PM	#7
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	ʇuǝs

01-09-2012, 11:01 PM	#8
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	SNES

01-09-2012, 11:04 PM	#9
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Losing entry submitted.

01-10-2012, 06:26 AM	#10
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	sa sa sent

01-10-2012, 06:30 AM	#11
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I think for this one I will forget to send an entry and then just claim I had all the most popular answers in the results thread. I've never tried that before, so people will probably believe me.

01-10-2012, 07:08 AM	#12
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	Sent. Some toughies in there this time too. This could/should be another poor showing by me!

01-10-2012, 07:36 AM	#13
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	Oh yeah, sent last night. __________________

01-10-2012, 08:32 AM	#14
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Nice, difficult questions. Nicely done, SI.

01-10-2012, 09:04 AM	#15
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	God damn Yuni... Sent.

01-10-2012, 12:23 PM	#16
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	sent...uhhhh

01-10-2012, 12:24 PM	#18
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Must not finish last... I can't fail my homeland now. We're world champions in this sport. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

01-10-2012, 12:39 PM	#19
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	I'm with Moran! __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

01-10-2012, 12:57 PM	#20
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	sent __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

01-10-2012, 02:13 PM	#21
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Sent. Hope IWS and the fast past continue. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

01-10-2012, 03:50 PM	#22
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	Seen it

01-10-2012, 05:44 PM	#23
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	Too hard

01-10-2012, 05:47 PM	#24
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	we should have all time bad rankings... im always in the bottom category! __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

01-10-2012, 05:54 PM	#25
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	penny

01-10-2012, 08:09 PM	#27
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Up to 42 entries. I'll end this tomorrow after noon at some point (barring the Prince Fielder signing clause) so one more day! Great follow up showing by Stupid! SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 01-10-2012 at 08:09 PM.

01-10-2012, 08:49 PM	#28
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	__________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

01-11-2012, 08:26 AM	#29
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Bump- last day SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

01-11-2012, 07:36 PM	#30
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	And... STOP. Pencils down. Filing gnomes will be tabulating the results Great turnout! SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

01-12-2012, 01:32 AM	#31
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Geez....you can't trust gnomes!

01-12-2012, 05:23 AM	#32
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	Yes, especially when the tiling gnomes start fabulating the results. They'll say anything!

01-12-2012, 06:00 AM	#33
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Darn gniling fomes! I'm With Stupid - IWS #184 Results - Front Office Football Central SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 01-12-2012 at 06:00 AM.