The idea I threw out there earlier, and a decent number of people seem to be down with. Basically, future betting on S1 along the lines of the Shtickless Sportsbook. The rules:

You start with $1,000. In order to be eligible for winning the competition, you must make at least five separate bets on (relatively) independent events, i.e. betting on every team in the NL West to win the NL West only counts as one bet, for the purpose of this rule. Same thing for betting the same team to win the division/LCS/ and WS. You can do it, but it doesn't satisfy your distribution requirements.

There will be a variety of bets throughout the year, but the majority will be futures to start the season. Assuming there's decent interest, I'll also toss in All-Star game odds, Cy Young and MVP odds, and individual playoff series/games throughout the season.

No juice on any bets. All bets must be sitemailed to me.

A few rules:
--$50 minimum bet
--No betting on any team other than yourself to win the division.
--No betting the under on your own team total.
--Winner gets an MPEG of my favorite Mr. Skin clip.

Sign-up below, indicating your real-money interest. Odds to follow. And one thing with the odds, please don't ***** about how I don't know what I'm talking about because I put your team at 5:1, and you're clearly no worse than 3:2. Just back it up with performance.

The Players:

Updated through the LCS round:
gin +2000, 2500 cash, 500 pending
robusk +395, 505 cash, 100 pending
b0t +350, 750 cash, 600 pending
babypop +250, 1250 cash, zero pending
jktcat -100, 850 cash, 50 pending
rlahann -100, 900 cash, 0 pending
bret2775 -175, 725 cash, 100 pending
cbriese -200, 0 cash, 800 pending
Stu -300, 700, 0 pending
Nugent -437. 563, 0
Dherz -500, 500 cash, 0 pending
jw -600, 0 cash, 400 pending
Fregoe -800; 0 cash, 200 pending
spacecoyote -800, 0, 200 pending

To win the World Series:

Montreal--2:1
San Antonio--4:1
Montgomery--5:1
Philadelphia--5:1
Texas--5:1
Cleveland--6:1
Detroit--7:1
Scotsdale--8:1
Anaheim--9:1
Los Angeles-- 9:1
Mexico City--10:1
Charleston--12:1
New York Danzas--12:1
New York 1986 Bowies--14:1
Kansas City--15:1
Pawtucket--17:1
Scranton--20:1
Pittsburgh--20:1
Norfolk--20:1
Rochester--20:1
Milwaukee--25:1
San Diego--25:1
Cincinnati--40:1
Salem--50:1
San Francisco-- 50:1
Dover--100:1
Toronto--100:1
Arizona--100:1
Fresno-- 100:1
Minnesota--100:1
Oklahoma City--100:1
Louisville--500:1

AL North
Montreal 1:2
Cleveland 3:2
Milwaukee 4:1
Toronto 6:1

AL South
San Antonio 1:1
Montgomery 3:2
Kansas City 7:2
Louisville 6:1

AL East
New York 2:1
Pittsburgh 2:1
Rochester 3:1
Norfolk 5:1

AL West
Scotsdale 1:5
Salem 3:1
Arizona 4:1
Fresno 4:1

NL North
Detroit 1:5
Pawtucket 2:1
Cincinnati 2:1
Minnesota 7:1

NL South
Texas 1:1
Mexico City 3:2
Charleston 2:1
OKC 7:1

NL East
Philadelphia 1:2
New York 2:1
Scranton 2:1
Dover 6:1

NL West
Los Angeles 1:1
Anaheim 1:1
San Diego 2:1
San Francisco 8:1

Team Totals (o/u: even money)

Montreal--100.5
Montgomery--91.5
San Antonio--94.5
Philadelphia--105.5
Texas--100.5
Cleveland--95.5
Detroit--94.5
Scotsdale--94.5
Anaheim--86.6
Los Angeles-- 86.5
Mexico City--98.5
Charleston--89.5
New York Danzas--93.5
New York 1986 Bowies--95.5
Kansas City--87.5
Pawtucket--75.5
Scranton--85.5
Pittsburgh--83.5
Norfolk--82.5
Rochester--87.5
Milwaukee--84.5
San Diego--75.5
Cincinnati--74.5
Salem--77.5
San Francisco-- 63.5
Dover--61.5
Toronto--62.5
Arizona--65.5
Fresno-- 62.5
Minnesota--59.5
Oklahoma City--63.5
Louisville--69.5

Open lines:

World Series Winner
AL -140
NL+140

ALCS

Montreal -150
San Antonio +150

NLCS

Texas -125
Detroit +125

ALCS Exact Outcomes

Montreal in 4 10:1
Montreal in 5 7:1
Montreal in 6 4:1
Montreal in 7 5:1

San Antonio in 4 12:1
San Antonio in 5 8:1
San Antonio in 6 6:1
San Antonio in 7 5:1

NLCS Exact Outcomes

Texas in 4 10:1
Texas in 5 7:1
Texas in 6 4:1
Texas in 7 4:1

Detroit in 4 12:1
Detroit in 5 9:1
Detroit in 6 5:1
Detroit in 7 5:1

Total Bases During ALCS

Chris Offerman -2.5 vs. Miguel Matos +2.5

Total Bases During NLCS

Eugene Weston -2.5 vs. Roger Daniels +2.5


Gin Only Bet

Loser watches and reports on an episode of Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

bets

Fregoe

Scottsdale to win WS--100 to win 800 Loss
Scottsdale over 94.5 wins 300 to win 300 WIN

Truby (Scots) to win CY--50 to win 1000
Thomas (Scots) to win MVP--50 to win 250
Roosevelt (Scots) to win CY--50 to win 250
Johnson (Scots) to win MVP--50 to win 750

500 to win 750 on Scottsdale over SA. Loss

500 to win 4000 on Scottsdale to win WS. Loss

-800; 0 cash, 200 pending

Jwelsh

Al Romero to win CY--50 to win 200
Craig Jefferson to win CY--50 to win 350
Jon Vernon to win CY--50 to win 350
Brad Leach to win CY--50 to win 200

To win the division:
AL East - Danzas 50 to win 100 WIN
NL North - Pawtucket 50 to win 100 LOSS
NL East - Phingers 50 to win 25 LOSS
NL South - Mexico City 50 to win 75 LOSS

To win the WS:
San Antonio 100 to win 400
New York (AL) 100 to win 1200
Philadelphia 100 to win 500 LOSS

Louisville over 69.5 wins 50 to win 50 LOSS
Dover over 61.5 wins 50 to win 50 WIN

450 to win 900 on Montgomery over Montreal Loss

-600, 0 cash, 400 pending

bret

$100 to win 700
Detroit to win WS

AL North $50 to win 75
Cleveland LOSS

AL South $50 to win 175
KC LOSS

AL East $50 to win 150
Rochester LOSS

AL West $50 to win 150
Salem LOSS

L'ville under 69.5 wins $200 to win 200 (Bret get special permission to make this bet because he's the only one of you I really trust) WIN

Philly under 105.5 wins $100 to win 100 WIN

Detroit- $100 win 125

San An- $100 LOSS

Det. in 5- $150 LOSS

San An in 6- $150 LOSS

-175, 725 cash, 100 pending

b0t

$150 on Montreal to win the World Series to win 300
$150 on New York to win the AL East to win 300 WIN

$100 on New York to win the NL East to win 200 WIN
$100 on Kansas City over 87.5 wins to win 100 LOSS

$50 on Kansas City to win the World Series to win 750 Loss

300 to win 286 on the parlay...Rhodes-CY, Alvarez ROY
150 to win 300 for Chase, CY Young


+350, 750 cash, 600 pending


Gin

500 on Montreal to win the series to win 1000
150 on new york in the al east to win 300 WIN
150 Montgomery in the AL south to win 225 LOSS
100 Charleston under to win 100 WIN
100 Montreal over to win 100 WIN

350 on Montreal in 5 LOSS
500 on Montreal in 6 +2000

+2000, 2500 cash, 500 pending

The Coyote

$50 to win 250 on Norfolk to win the AL East LOSS
$50 to win 50 on Los Angeles to win the NL West WIN
$50 to win 25 on Montreal to win the AL North WIN
$50 to win 150 on Salem to win the AL West LOSS
$50 to win 50 on San Antonio to win the AL South WIN
$50 to win 350 on Oklahoma City to win the NL South LOSS
$50 to win 100 on Pawtucket to win the NL North LOSS
$50 to win 100 on New York to win the NL East WIN
$100 to win 100 on Oklahoma City winning 64+ games WIN
$100 to win 100 on Louisville to win = 69 games WIN
$200 to win 800 on San Antonio to win the World SeriesLOSS

$200 to win 300 on Marty Velandia winning the Cy Young

225 to win 1125 on LA to win the World Series LOSS
150 to win 187.5 on LA to beat Texas LOSS
150 to win 300 on Montgomery to beat Montreal LOSS

100 to win 800 on S. Rhodes getting two wins in DCS. LOSS

100 on Texas in 4 LOSS
100 on San Antonio in 7 LOSS


-800, 0 cash, 200 pending


Cat

$150 to win 150 Over 63.5 for OKC. WIN
$50 to win 250 for Texas to win the WS
$50 to win 350 for OKC to win the division LOSS
$200 to win 400 for Scranton to win the Beast LOSS

-100, 850 cash, 50 pending

babypop
100 to win 100 Louisville Under 69.5 wins WIN
200 to win 200 Montgomery over 91.5 winsLOSS
200 to win 200 Los Angeles over 91.5 winsWIN
150 to win 150 Rochester Under 87.5 winsWIN

+250, 1250 cash, zero pending

Robusk
$100 to win 150 Cleveland to win AL North LOSS
$100 to win 350 Kansas City to win AL South LOSS
$100 to win 200 New York to win AL East WIN
$100 to win 20 Scotsdale to win AL West WIN
$100 to win 20 Detroit to win NL North WIN
$100 to win 150 Mexico City to win NL South LOSS
$100 to win 50 Philadelphia to win NL East LOSS
$100 to win 200 San Diego to win NL West LOSS

200 to win 1000 that two of the teams in the NL north finish in the top 5 (ML) in team ERA. LOSS

100 to win 1100 on Detroit to win the WS

100 to win 150 on Scottsdale to upset San Antonio LOSS

100 to win 200 on Montgomery to upset Montreal LOSS

240 to win 580 on Detroit to upset New York WIN

100 to win 100 on Roger Daniels +2.5 bases vs. Weston WIN

100 to win 150 on San Antonio over Montreal LOSS

100 Ponson v Ramirez on RBI's? Ponson -2.5 Game 2+ LOSS

200 Zhou v. Maduro on Total Bases? Zhou -0.5 Game 2+ WIN

100 Shipley v. Day on Total Bases? Shipley -1.5 Game 2+ WIN

220 Det. over Texas to win 275 WIN

+395, 505 cash, 100 pending

Cbriese

$150 to win 1500 on Mexico City to win the WS LOSS
$100 to win 130 on NL World Series winner
$100 to win 400 on Pryce (MC) to win ROY
$50 to win 350 MacNamara (MC) to win CY
$50 to win 350 Warden (MC) to win CY

$50 to win $500 Mexico City to win WS LOSS

$500 to win $1000 Montreal to win WS

-200, 0 cash, 800 pending

rlahann
50 to win 450 on M. Matos (SA) to win MVP LOSS
50 to win 200 on SA to win WS LOSS
100 to win 100 on SA to win AL South WIN
200 to win 200 on LA to win NL West WIN
200 to win 400 on NY to win AL East WIN
50 to win 50 Texas under 100.5 wins WIN
50 to win 50 Montgomery under 91.5 wins WIN
50 to win 50 Pittsburgh under 83.5 wins LOSS
100 to win 100 Charleston under 89.5 wins WIN

150 to win 600 New York (NL) to win WS LOSS

500 to win 625 on LA over TX LOSS

300 to win 150 on NY vs. Det LOSS

150 to win 300 on Montg. over Montr. LOSS

200 to win 300 on San Antonio over Montreal LOSS
100 to win 100 Miguel Matos +2.5 bases vs. Offerman WIN
50 to win 250 on Detroit in 7 WIN
100 to win 100 Roger Daniels +2.5 bases vs. Weston WIN

-100, 900 cash, 0 pending

DHERZ

500 to win 625 on LA over TX

-500, 500 cash, 0 pending

Nugent

500 to win 250 on Montreal over Mont.

500 to win 625 on LA over TX.

500 on Montreal in 5 (7:1) LOSS
250 on Detroit (+125) WIN

-437, 563 cash, 0 pending

Stu

100 to win 150 on Scottsdale over SA

100 on Texas in 5
100 on San Antonio in 6

-300, 600 cash, 0 pending.

Reserved

reserved

Hopefully my ridiculous, and I do mean ridiculous championship count S1 won't prohibit my participation.

where is my name when i was all over the last thread. why do you hate me?

Why would it?

Quote: Originally Posted By vandydave on 12/26/2008where is my name when i was all over the last thread. why do you hate me

Just testing your cheek-turning apptitude.

I guess it wouldn't. I'm just excited to get $1,000 for $10.

Quote: Originally Posted By rlahann on 12/26/2008

Quote: Originally Posted By vandydave on 12/26/2008
where is my name when i was all over the last thread. why do you hate me?

Just testing your cheek-turning apptitude

im still not paying, i'll play for fun. too much potential for shenanigans with this motley crew.