The Brewer Advent Calendar #3: WhatIfSports

by KLSnow on Feb 10, 2009 12:00 PM CST Comment 35 comments

We’re down to the last three days of the Brewer Advent Calendar, and there’s a special surprise behind each door the rest of the way. Behind door #3 we find…WhatIfSports!

So many of baseball’s greatest questions are doomed to remain forever unanswered. Could Gorman Thomas have homered off of CC Sabathia? What would have happened if Ned Yost backed up Jason Kendall? Was Tommy Harper’s 1970 season (146 OPS+) the best ever by a Brewer third baseman?

Until we invent a time machine we’ll never know for sure, but in the meantime we have WhatIfSports. WIS allows you to build teams of players from any team, league or era and compete in a league against 11 to 29 other baseball fans to create some of history’s greatest matchups. Just this offseason, 12 Brewer fans (myself included) played a 162 game season featuring only players from the Brewer franchise. I didn’t win, but I’m not holding that against them (mostly).

WhatifSports is one of the games that has helped me get through the long offseason for several years now, and they’d like to help you get through the rest of this one. WhatifSports has offered to give away ten gift certificates for their site. Each one is worth $15, enough to try any of their games for free.

Here’s how you can win one: Comment on this post. It’s that simple. I’ll leave comments on this post open until Thursday at noon (Central time). At that time, I’ll draw ten winners at random and contact you via email. Please make sure the email address in your profile is accurate, or I won’t be able to reach you. Thanks to WhatifSports for making this possible.

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Wow that's pretty cool

Way to network, KL.

That being said, I’d kindly ask that you don’t take this comment as a submission/entry into the drawing. The way things are looking at work for me, I’m going to be too busy for quite some time.

But good luck to everyone else!

by Charlie Marlow on Feb 10, 2009 12:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well this sounds like a pretty good deal!

Thanks for the opportunity.

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Juuuust a bit outside!!
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by Jack Moore on Feb 10, 2009 12:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Heck yeah!

How does the WhatIfSports game engine work? Is it a Stratomatic-type thing? (I first played Stratomatic, too, through one of Jeff’s posts here last year, BTW)

by Cheeseandcorn on Feb 10, 2009 12:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Boy, I'd sure like to try WhatIfSports

but I just don’t have $15 to spare….

by theBrouhaha on Feb 10, 2009 1:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Statis Pro Baseball

In my day, we didn’t have machines playing our simulations. We had tabletops!

Thanks for the opportunity.

by senryu on Feb 10, 2009 1:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

OOOH

"My plan is my plan," Yost said.

by TAPmoney on Feb 10, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

did BCB just jump the shark?

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Feb 10, 2009 2:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I tend to think not.

He’s not the worst pitcher ever, just the worst good pitcher.

by KLSnow on Feb 10, 2009 2:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatif.....

Sheets had agreed to arbitration?

by grant76 on Feb 10, 2009 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'll give it a shot.

Sounds like a fun site.

by bklanecky on Feb 10, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I like this idea

I like it a lot.

Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?

by Lefti on Feb 10, 2009 3:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

It might be fun to go WIS'ing...

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Feb 10, 2009 3:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'll get in on this

Why not?

by cwolf20 on Feb 10, 2009 4:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm in for an entry.

Sounds fun.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Feb 10, 2009 4:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That is really cool

Thanks what if sports! I’ve teamed with you before at draftnation and you guys are awesome

draftnation.com

by Beardsly on Feb 10, 2009 4:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Big bucks no whammy!

This is quite the opportunity.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Feb 10, 2009 4:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have never...

I have never heard of anything like that before but it sounds like alot of fun, even if I didn’t win I would still think about giving it a try.

by Bigdogg2002 on Feb 10, 2009 5:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks WhatIfSports!!!

And KL, way to shill for a sponsor!!! And they say no one sells out anymore. :)

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Feb 10, 2009 5:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Actually, WIS isn't a sponsor.

But I play their game and enjoy it, so I’m more than happy to mention I enjoy it and give others the opportunity to do so as well.

He’s not the worst pitcher ever, just the worst good pitcher.

by KLSnow on Feb 10, 2009 6:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

Count me in on the raffle

Vegas is in a class unto-itself, it's really not a "city", more a wonderland of awesomeness.

-Zeke

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Feb 10, 2009 6:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'll get in as well, thanks

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Feb 10, 2009 6:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I like raffles!

"If loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right"
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender"

by kirbir on Feb 10, 2009 8:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Me on FSN

On July 7th I had a sign for the Brewers/Rockies game with the saying “I enjoy the Funny muStached anNouncer.” FSN’s Bill Schroeder and Brian Anderson discuss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOpD2drUgbc

"Its not suppose to be funny." --Bill Schroeder on his mustache

by RahRahBullCrap on Feb 10, 2009 11:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You can count

me in. I’m always looking for ways to kill time in the off-season…

"I don't know about you guys, but I think it could use some more cowbell..."

by BRWRSFAN39 on Feb 11, 2009 1:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm in!

I never win raffles but I can’t pass up the chance to get in on this

by Scooter82 on Feb 11, 2009 12:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

im really curious about this

i just need to find a league where i can start multiple kieshnicks….

How can you not love Carsten Charles?

by grobbins on Feb 11, 2009 1:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Can't hurt to try

I would love to win this

by Brauniac on Feb 11, 2009 2:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Why not

let’s roll

by Eamus J Catuli on Feb 11, 2009 2:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

count it!

do it. (see above)

by ThomBerth on Feb 11, 2009 2:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

seems interesting, but likely terrible

by rustdnails on Feb 11, 2009 3:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

by KLSnow on Feb 12, 2009 12:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Feb 13, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Woohoo!

Still haven’t gotten an e-mail, but woohoo nonetheless!

by bklanecky on Feb 13, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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