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    Default ~SoonerGreg vs The LemonDropKid (Round 1)~

    • the contest will run month to month, with round 1 being from Monday 5/11 until Thur 6/11. 6/12 will be left open for tiebreaker games and setting up the next round - with the next round starting 6/13.
    • ****Each player will have a starting bankroll of 60 units, and you must make a minimum of 50 plays for the round (no max). however, each day you can only play 15% of your starting bankroll for the day. ie, if you have 30 units going into a day, you may only wager 5 units (to win) for that day which can be broken up however you choose. The math comes out to 4.5 units (.15 x 30) but we will round up for any fraction > .50, and round down to the nearest unit for anything .49 or below. So if you are allowed 7.20 units coming into the day, you can play to win 7 units. 7.70 units – play to win 8 units. This will eliminate chasing, and will hopefully help us all use better proper money management techniques for our real world wagers.
    • ****Since we have no official score keeper, it is up to you to keep track of your record AND your opponents. This will be our only obstacle for having a clean tourney, so pay attention to the following rules. Each day, both of the participants should be noting the results of the prior day, along with the net total bankroll (do it for your opponent as well so you have an extra pair of eyes). If its noticed that the results/lines etc from past days are incorrect, they can obviously should corrected at any time. However that will not have an affect on any units bet on games after that (the 15% daily limit). If the results from the prior day are posted correctly, however a player goes over the 15% limit for the day, the opponent (or any other sbr member) has until the next days first pitch to report the error. If reported in time, ALL BETS made that day are cancelled for the person who broke the 15% rule.
    • all lines will be the opening consensus from sbr (far left), and plays must be posted 5 minutes before the start time of the first day game/night game (anything before 6:00 eastern is considered a day game) ie, if the first game is at 1:05 eastern, the plays for all afternoon games must be posted by NO LATER then 1pm. Night games will be considered anything that starts at 6pm eastern and forward. So for a normal night with 7:05 first pitch, those plays for all night game (including west coast) must be in by 7:00. a lot can happen in the first few at bats, so make sure these picks are in on time.
    • all bets must be for the full game and can consist of moneyline, runlines or totals. No reverse run lines.
    • we will be betting the team, not the pitcher - so a late scratch of the pitcher stands unless you cancel the bet prior to first pitch (here you can cancel a west coast game if your pitcher is scratched)
    • ML = moneyline - RL = run line. When betting a total, make sure you assign the proper money line per SBR. On the totals, over/under section – you will see a total mentioned with a 2 moneylines next to it. The top moneyline is if you take the over, the bottom is if you take the under.
    • If there happens to be a tie after 6/11 has concluded. Each player will have to make 5 picks on 6/12, all for 1 unit each. If that doesn’t end the tie, then the same thing the next day, and so on.
    • Once down to 0 units, you are out of the match.
    ie of a daily record update:

    Monday 5/11: +5 units

    Net: +65 units

    ie of selections made:

    Monday 5/11:

    mets -1.5/+110 (2 units)
    over redsox 10/-120 (5 units)

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    So based on 30 days per round, plus one tiebreak day, the start/end dates for the rounds are:

    May 11 - June 9, June 10 tiebreaker
    June 11 - July 10, July 11 tiebreaker
    July 12 - August 10, August 11 tiebreaker
    August 12 - September 10, September 11 tiebreaker

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    Good luck Lemon! My plays for today are:

    May 11
    Indians RL -1.5 / +140 (1 Unit)
    Mets RL -1.5 / +120 (1 Unit)
    Giants RL -1.5 / +160 (1 Unit)

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    Good luck to you as well Greg.....let's get it on bro!
    I'm not really sure how to find the lines on SBR so let me know if mine are incorrect. We can adjust them later.....but they will still be my plays nonetheless.

    Mon, May 11

    ATL (ml) +175 (2 units)
    CLE (ml) -135 (2 units)
    SF (ml) -150 (2 units)

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    In response to a private message with a question about what units represent,

    One unit bet on a -110 fave would mean betting 1.1 units to win 1 unit. Alternately, a 1 unit bet on a +120 dog means betting one unit to win 1.2 units. Sorry if that wasn't clarified in the main thread.

    Additionally, this competition is baseball only. All lines are taken as the opening lines on SBR, and the only valid plays are ML, RL, and Totals. No RRLs or parlays allowed.

    Feel free to send any additional questions to me or Dexter

    -SK

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    additionally, the 15% rule pertains to just your units bet for that day - meaning its not based on *potential* returns (from underdogs) or *potential* losses from favorites.

    ie....you have 9 units to bet today.

    4x mets -200
    2x giants -150
    3x cards +180

    *note how im not factoring the line into my 9 units allowed for the day. hope thats clear.

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    Error in Tuesdays Line on SBR - use the following line for the dbacks/reds game on Tuesday:

    Dbacks -210
    Reds +180

    Dbacks -1.5/+100
    Reds +1.5/-120

    over 8.5/+100
    under 8.5/-120

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    Good luck Lemon! My plays for today are:

    May 11
    (+1.4U) Indians RL -1.5 / +140 (1 Unit)
    (-1U)Mets RL -1.5 / +120 (1 Unit)
    (+1.6U)Giants RL -1.5 / +160 (1 Unit)
    Results: +2 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheLemonDropKid View Post
    Good luck to you as well Greg.....let's get it on bro!
    I'm not really sure how to find the lines on SBR so let me know if mine are incorrect. We can adjust them later.....but they will still be my plays nonetheless.

    Mon, May 11

    (3.5U) ATL (ml) +175 (2 units)
    (2U) CLE (ml) -135 (2 units)
    (2U) SF (ml) -150 (2 units)
    Nice day Lemon! To get the opening lines from SBR, go to the top of the page and click on "Live Odds" tab. Then go to whatever sport you are looking for. Hope that helps.

    Results: +7.5 units

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    Challenge Update:

    LemonDrop: +7.5 units
    SoonerGreg: +2.0 units

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    May 12th
    Play# 4 Astros ML +145 / 3 units
    Play# 5 Bluejays RL -1.5 +145 / 1 unit
    Play# 6 Angels RL -1.5 +155 / 1 unit
    Play# 7 Giants RL -1.5 +165 / 1 unit
    Play# 8 Braves ML +160 / 1 unit

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    Hey Greg! Thank you for the info on the lines....one other question...I see a bunch of lines under that tab....which one do we go with? I'm assuming maybe the one all the way to the left under "Opener"??

    Secondly, thank you very much for keeping a tally on our scores. We both had a pretty good day yesterday.

    5/12/09 Plays

    CHIS/CLE Over 10 (-125) 2 units
    PITT ML (-100) 2 units
    FL/MIL Over 10 (-115) 2 units

    Note....these lines are from my online book, but we can change them according to your answer to my question. Feel free to change them accordingly.

    Good luck bro.....

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    You go with the lines to the far left under opener. Also when picking and over/under the line for the over is on top and line for under is on bottom. Hope that clears things up for you. That would make your plays change to the following:

    Chi/Cle Over 10.5 (-110) 2 units
    Pitt ML (+120) 2 units
    Fl/Mil Over 9.5 (-110) 2 units

    I'm going to assume these are plays unless you cancel or replace one in next 15 minutes.

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    Good luck to you too! Let's kill the books tonight. I'm also on Magic +3, Lakers +10, and a small Redwings/Bruins parlay. Do you have any other action tonight?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    Good luck to you too! Let's kill the books tonight. I'm also on Magic +3, Lakers +10, and a small Redwings/Bruins parlay. Do you have any other action tonight?

    Yessiree.....glad to see we are both on the Magic and Lakers (I wish I could get them +10...lol...just joking). Then I have the following in an "if win" string in this order....BAL, SEA, and PHI.....and another "if win" string in this order.....CHIS/CLE OVER, FL/MIL OVER, and PIT.

    Good luck.....lets git em!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    I bought two pts on the Lakers and 1 pt on Magic

    Looks like you bought 22 on the Lakers........just bustin' your balls about the typo.....and we can't edit our posts.

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    Oh crap I didn't even notice that! If I could get +10 I'd bet the house!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    You go with the lines to the far left under opener. Also when picking and over/under the line for the over is on top and line for under is on bottom. Hope that clears things up for you. That would make your plays change to the following:

    Win Chi/Cle Over 10.5 (-110) 2 units
    Win Pitt ML (+120) 2 units
    Loss Fl/Mil Over 9.5 (-110) 2 units

    I'm going to assume these are plays unless you cancel or replace one in next 15 minutes.
    You are rollin my man!

    Results May 12: +2.2 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    May 12th
    Loss Play# 4 Astros ML +145 / 3 units
    Win Play# 5 Bluejays RL -1.5 +145 / 1 unit
    Loss Play# 6 Angels RL -1.5 +155 / 1 unit
    Win Play# 7 Giants RL -1.5 +165 / 1 unit
    Lose Play# 8 Braves ML +160 / 1 unit
    May 12th Results: -1.9 units

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    Challenge Update:

    LemonDrop: 5-1 +9.7 units..........69.7 units available
    SoonerGreg: 4-4 +0.1 units.............60.1 units available

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    WED 5/13/09 PLAYS

    SEA +115 (2 units)
    FL +135 (2 units)
    KC -110 (2 units)

    Good luck my friend.......let's keep it rockin'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    May 13th

    Loss Play #9: Marlins ML +135 / 3 units
    May 13th Results: -3 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheLemonDropKid View Post
    WED 5/13/09 PLAYS

    Loss SEA +115 (2 units)
    Loss FL +135 (2 units)
    Loss KC -110 (2 units)

    Good luck my friend.......let's keep it rockin'.
    May 13th Results: -6.2 units

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    Challenge Update:

    Lemondrop: 5-4 +3.5 units..........63.5 units available
    SoonerGreg: 4-5 -2.9 units..........57.9 units available

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    Thurs 5/14/09 Plays

    DET -120 (2 units)
    SEA -115 (2 units)
    FL -115 (2 units)
    KC -140 (2 units)

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    LemonDrop,
    I just got back to the house and realized I didn't make any plays today. I put 1 unit on the Giants ML +105. I you are cool with me doing it then awesome but if not then it's cool too. The game's 1st pitch is 10:15 est. If I don't hear from you before first pitch it will not be a play.
    Thanks,
    SoonerGreg

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    LemonDrop,
    I just got back to the house and realized I didn't make any plays today. I put 1 unit on the Giants ML +105. I you are cool with me doing it then awesome but if not then it's cool too. The game's 1st pitch is 10:15 est. If I don't hear from you before first pitch it will not be a play.
    Thanks,
    SoonerGreg

    Hey Greg.......it's all good bro......we will count the play....you're up 2 to 1 Top of the 2nd.....good luck bro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheLemonDropKid View Post
    Thurs 5/14/09 Plays

    Loss DET -120 (2 units)
    Loss SEA -115 (2 units)
    Loss FL -115 (2 units)
    Loss KC -140 (2 units)
    May 14th Results: -9.8 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerGreg View Post
    LemonDrop,
    Loss 1 unit on the Giants ML +105
    May 14th Results: -1 unit

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    Challenge Update:

    LemonDrop: 5-8 -6.3 units..........53.7 units available
    SoonerGreg: 4-6 -3.9 units..........56.1 units available

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    Hey Greg......I see where that SF play lost. I thought I was doing you a favor by letting that one play. Your original e-mail said that if you didn't hear from me by the first pitch then it would not be a play. So I will leave it in your hands bro......

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    Friday 5/15/09 Plays

    DET -140 (2 units)
    TOR -110 (2 units)
    KC -205 (2 units)
    FL -130 (2 units)

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