Slugger of the Day 2025

[JDS]

I didn’t DQ you Tanko. I wouldn’t do that.
It saddens me what this thread/contest has turned into.

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[broncos]

I wasn't going to chime in here until the contest was over but ... I kinda knew what Tanko's strategy was and I was going to stop picking also to see if Jay would drop closer to me. I wasn't going to drop past Tanko by any means. Then I changed my mind and decided to just try to win. To be frank, I don't really care if I win a prize in this contest. I like the challenge of beating other contestants. The reason I asked about the prize payout earlier, is that the first entry of this thread was never modified/edited to state there was a second place or that Cincy stated Jay would get double payout. Here is cut and paste of the first entry's text:

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$800 Prize Pool offered by CincyKid


The game is simple. You pick a player you think will hit a homerun and post it here with the odds.

Post Playe’s Name, Team, Odds, and Book

Post your record with your plays

No picking 2+ homers

Once you post your play you are locked in…

If you edit your post, play is VOID and you cannot repick. Do it again and yooouuurrrr OUT!

Player must START for play to stand.

If your player does not start, you can re-pick with a new post stating your player did not start.

For the playoffs, a poster cannot pick a player another poster has already picked (First come first serve).

Minimum plays to qualify for winning: 100

*Don’t post fake lines. If caught theres a couple posters here that will mock you for years. They’ll probably bang your sister too
======

As far as I know, every contestant has followed the rules, and no one should be disqualified. Tanko met the minimum number of requried pick/plays. If, at the end of game 7, he is in second place then he should get $200, or $600 if he wins. If BigJay wins, he should get $1,200, or $400 if he comes in second place (entry #1310). I will be making a pick today before noon PDT.

All contests have contestants who apply strategies. The best one is the one that results in a win (duh). I don't have any major issues with any of the contestants here. I will say things could have been handled better up to this point. I enjoy reading the threads of all the contestants in this contest. I definitely don't agree with everything in the threads I read, but the posters in this thread are basically "stand up" people. They are a major reason I joined this forum. Good luck to all, especially for their wagers!

Good luck to all.

 

[flyingillini]

I wasn't going to chime in here until the contest was over but ... I kinda knew what Tanko's strategy was and I was going to stop picking also to see if Jay would drop closer to me. I wasn't going to drop past Tanko by any means. Then I changed my mind and decided to just try to win. To be frank, I don't really care if I win a prize in this contest. I like the challenge of beating other contestants. The reason I asked about the prize payout earlier, is that the first entry of this thread was never modified/edited to state there was a second place or that Cincy stated Jay would get double payout. Here is cut and paste of the first entry's text:

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$800 Prize Pool offered by CincyKid


The game is simple. You pick a player you think will hit a homerun and post it here with the odds.

Post Playe’s Name, Team, Odds, and Book

Post your record with your plays

No picking 2+ homers

Once you post your play you are locked in…

If you edit your post, play is VOID and you cannot repick. Do it again and yooouuurrrr OUT!

Player must START for play to stand.

If your player does not start, you can re-pick with a new post stating your player did not start.

For the playoffs, a poster cannot pick a player another poster has already picked (First come first serve).

Minimum plays to qualify for winning: 100

*Don’t post fake lines. If caught theres a couple posters here that will mock you for years. They’ll probably bang your sister too
======

As far as I know, every contestant has followed the rules, and no one should be disqualified. Tanko met the minimum number of requried pick/plays. If, at the end of game 7, he is in second place then he should get $200, or $600 if he wins. If BigJay wins, he should get $1,200, or $400 if he comes in second place (entry #1310). I will be making a pick today before noon PDT.

All contests have contestants who apply strategies. The best one is the one that results in a win (duh). I don't have any major issues with any of the contestants here. I will say things could have been handled better up to this point. I enjoy reading the threads of all the contestants in this contest. I definitely don't agree with everything in the threads I read, but the posters in this thread are basically "stand up" people. They are a major reason I joined this forum. Good luck to all, especially for their wagers!

Good luck to all.

You are a class act, great post.

 

[JDS]

I wasn't going to chime in here until the contest was over but ... I kinda knew what Tanko's strategy was and I was going to stop picking also to see if Jay would drop closer to me. I wasn't going to drop past Tanko by any means. Then I changed my mind and decided to just try to win. To be frank, I don't really care if I win a prize in this contest. I like the challenge of beating other contestants. The reason I asked about the prize payout earlier, is that the first entry of this thread was never modified/edited to state there was a second place or that Cincy stated Jay would get double payout. Here is cut and paste of the first entry's text:

=====
$800 Prize Pool offered by CincyKid


The game is simple. You pick a player you think will hit a homerun and post it here with the odds.

Post Playe’s Name, Team, Odds, and Book

Post your record with your plays

No picking 2+ homers

Once you post your play you are locked in…

If you edit your post, play is VOID and you cannot repick. Do it again and yooouuurrrr OUT!

Player must START for play to stand.

If your player does not start, you can re-pick with a new post stating your player did not start.

For the playoffs, a poster cannot pick a player another poster has already picked (First come first serve).

Minimum plays to qualify for winning: 100

*Don’t post fake lines. If caught theres a couple posters here that will mock you for years. They’ll probably bang your sister too
======

As far as I know, every contestant has followed the rules, and no one should be disqualified. Tanko met the minimum number of requried pick/plays. If, at the end of game 7, he is in second place then he should get $200, or $600 if he wins. If BigJay wins, he should get $1,200, or $400 if he comes in second place (entry #1310). I will be making a pick today before noon PDT.

All contests have contestants who apply strategies. The best one is the one that results in a win (duh). I don't have any major issues with any of the contestants here. I will say things could have been handled better up to this point. I enjoy reading the threads of all the contestants in this contest. I definitely don't agree with everything in the threads I read, but the posters in this thread are basically "stand up" people. They are a major reason I joined this forum. Good luck to all, especially for their wagers!

Good luck to all.

Post of the day.

 

[Tanko]

I wasn't going to chime in here until the contest was over but ... I kinda knew what Tanko's strategy was and I was going to stop picking also to see if Jay would drop closer to me. I wasn't going to drop past Tanko by any means. Then I changed my mind and decided to just try to win. To be frank, I don't really care if I win a prize in this contest. I like the challenge of beating other contestants. The reason I asked about the prize payout earlier, is that the first entry of this thread was never modified/edited to state there was a second place or that Cincy stated Jay would get double payout. Here is cut and paste of the first entry's text:

=====
$800 Prize Pool offered by CincyKid


The game is simple. You pick a player you think will hit a homerun and post it here with the odds.

Post Playe’s Name, Team, Odds, and Book

Post your record with your plays

No picking 2+ homers

Once you post your play you are locked in…

If you edit your post, play is VOID and you cannot repick. Do it again and yooouuurrrr OUT!

Player must START for play to stand.

If your player does not start, you can re-pick with a new post stating your player did not start.

For the playoffs, a poster cannot pick a player another poster has already picked (First come first serve).

Minimum plays to qualify for winning: 100

*Don’t post fake lines. If caught theres a couple posters here that will mock you for years. They’ll probably bang your sister too
======

As far as I know, every contestant has followed the rules, and no one should be disqualified. Tanko met the minimum number of requried pick/plays. If, at the end of game 7, he is in second place then he should get $200, or $600 if he wins. If BigJay wins, he should get $1,200, or $400 if he comes in second place (entry #1310). I will be making a pick today before noon PDT.

All contests have contestants who apply strategies. The best one is the one that results in a win (duh). I don't have any major issues with any of the contestants here. I will say things could have been handled better up to this point. I enjoy reading the threads of all the contestants in this contest. I definitely don't agree with everything in the threads I read, but the posters in this thread are basically "stand up" people. They are a major reason I joined this forum. Good luck to all, especially for their wagers!

Good luck to all.

Great post Broncos. Respect to you.

Just so you know, I'm not picking anyone tonight so if you get a dinger, you at least have 2nd and maybe 1st. I'm assuming Bigjay will be picking someone so we'll see how this plays out tonight.

This isn't a strategy on my part (to play or not-play). I'm off script and done with the drama. Its tiring when there's other topics I could be spending time on that are more enjoyable.

I don't really care where I end up in the standings. I really enjoyed the thread until the last week and a half.


Also, I don't think we should give Cincykid a hard time about some of his comments. I think he was just seeing things from a different perspective. He's a good poster and this will all be forgotten by me before the week is out.


GL to you and Bigjay. May be the best man win.

 

[broncos]

11/1
43-162 +19.18
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) +217 Pinnacle

 

[lekidecincinnati]

11/1
43-162 +19.18
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) +217 Pinnacle

u should of stuck with rojas at least u would of had a chance no editing picks with ohtani u have just wrapped up 2nd place no need for jay to pick tonight i guess that's only fitting

will pay jay 1st and tanko and broncos can each have 2nd place money 200 each

whoever wants get paid direct message me ur paypal stuff

at least i know jay will message me he likes money

sorry to all those who participated in this years contest i have been out of control lately no excuses can't blame anyone but myself def need some rest sleep and soul searching in the next few months

will pay jay tanko and broncos whoever wants it

 

[JDS]

u should of stuck with rojas at least u would of had a chance no editing picks with ohtani u have just wrapped up 2nd place no need for jay to pick tonight i guess that's only fitting

will pay jay 1st and tanko and broncos can each have 2nd place money 200 each

whoever wants get paid direct message me ur paypal stuff

at least i know jay will message me he likes money

sorry to all those who participated in this years contest i have been out of control lately no excuses can't blame anyone but myself def need some rest sleep and soul searching in the next few months

will pay jay tanko and broncos whoever wants it

I appreciate you doing the right thing here, and understand your frustration in general so take that however you want to. We are good now and have no ill will towards you.

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

u should of stuck with rojas at least u would of had a chance no editing picks with ohtani u have just wrapped up 2nd place no need for jay to pick tonight i guess that's only fitting

will pay jay 1st and tanko and broncos can each have 2nd place money 200 each

whoever wants get paid direct message me ur paypal stuff

at least i know jay will message me he likes money

sorry to all those who participated in this years contest i have been out of control lately no excuses can't blame anyone but myself def need some rest sleep and soul searching in the next few months

will pay jay tanko and broncos whoever wants it

 

[lekidecincinnati]

please send me ur info if u wanna be paid yall have til monday or tue then i wont be around for long while and u ll have wait i come back if ever im already veey disappointed how things turned out but would never not pay anybody

 

[BigJay]

please send me ur info if u wanna be paid yall have til monday or tue then i wont be around for long while and u ll have wait i come back if ever im already veey disappointed how things turned out but would never not pay anybody

Sent my PayPal as requested

Thanks again Cincy! The winnings will be put to good use with some family real world things!!

 

[lekidecincinnati]

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u want a gift card i really want to compensate u for the year long effort u put in

 

[Archie]

cecil fielder

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

u want a gift card i really want to compensate u for the year long effort u put in

No I’m good. Unless it’s for McDonalds so I can take Tanko to get fries.

 

[BigJay]

Can report cincy paid me in full for $1,200

Some drama along the way but cincy came through in the end!!

 

[lekidecincinnati]

we 'll see trying to pay but the banks don't seem to like these transactions

 

[BigJay]

Can report cincy paid me in full for $1,200

Some drama along the way but cincy came through in the end!!

we 'll see trying to pay but the banks don't seem to like these transactions

Yes unfortunately so far some of it hasn’t gone through but thanks for cincy for attempting to make it work. We’ve both had to put calls in to customer service

We’ll get there

 

[lekidecincinnati]

feel like i can mail u cash and get it done faster than this bs

bank customer service is awful

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

I’ll take cash in mail. Rolls of nickles or whatever.

 

[BigJay]

I’ll take cash in mail. Rolls of nickles or whatever.