The Brewer Advent Calendar #3: WhatifSports
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 17, 2010 4:00 PM CST
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PrintWe’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. How often would Gorman Thomas homer off of Braden Looper? Could Rick Auerbach outhit Tony Gwynn, Jr? 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.
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 Friday at 4 pm (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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Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?
McClung Batting Glove
He only had one?
(I know that he batted left handed so did you get the elbow pad too?)
by BrewCrewBrian on Feb 18, 2010 7:12 AM CST up reply actions
I split up the gloves
Each one was autographed, so each was a separate prize.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
as defending BCB whatif champ
i not only accept your invitation, but i also challenge whoever wins the prize to a sim league! (brewer or braves themed, of course)
this is gonna be way better than fantasy.
old hoss, meet glendon rusch. you’ll be picking up a lot of slack for him.
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
I've never heard of the game but it sounds awesome. I'm in!
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Yes
I too would like to win
I was drunk. Sue me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Feb 17, 2010 5:36 PM CST reply actions
I've never played a simulation game
but I’m game to try.
/fingers crossed/
You've got a couple screws missin' up in your toolbox, if you think that you'll stop this man from hittin' moonshots.
This proves it!
I’m officially not as nerdy as you folks! :)
Of course, I’m mostly just sad I never knew this existed!
I got my hopes up...
Thinking Ueker was behind the door :x
I'm in.
In two years, I have yet to win anything off this site. Let’s end the streak like it’s 2004 and I’m the Red Sox!
maybe if you make lots of posts KL won't notice
and you’ll be entered twice.
by PagsBrewCrew on Feb 18, 2010 6:35 AM CST up reply actions
Sweet
a team with 9 Molitors in the lineup!
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
What if
…Dave Coulier was President.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Feb 17, 2010 9:12 PM CST reply actions
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Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
by molitorfan on Feb 18, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
What If....
What if Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby were on the same team, hitting 1-2, respectively, in a WHAT IF lineup. The two greatest hitters by BA ever, the greatest hypothetical double-play combination ever. Would you take Cobb/Hornsby-Mays/Ted W-or Brett/Gehrig ?
Chicks Dig The Long Ball.
Answers
I need to know what would have happened had Pete Ladd pitched more.
Another WIS Brewers theme league?
I’m in for a theme again!
Why I deserve to win.
1. I work in car sales…not real busy now I can devote my time to the creation of an amazing league.
2. I have my first child due in april (right around opening day) so for the first time in a couple of years I won’t be able to go to the home opener. This will help fill that void.
There I have completed my shameless begging.
P.S. we could have prince play against cecil!!
I love the fact
that the void created by missing the home opener can only be filled by a fantasy baseball simulation and not by the arrival of your first child!
Anyway, if you’re into shameless begging shouldn’t you be doing something stupid like promising if you win the prize your eternal gratitude will be shown by calling your first-born “Gritty Von Canthitalick” or “Rally Lobster” or something??
"I hope your name is Rick"
What If Sports rules
after playing last year, it had a similar affect as the 3 wolf moon shirt
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
Baseball Mogul has something similar
But not exactly.
You can play the Brewers and they choose all of the players for you, but its the best players in the history of the team, and you can then play the best players in the history of other teams.
If only they let you play the All-LaPorta team vs. the All-Gamel team
only to meet the All-Charlie Moore team in the championship.
What if, indeed.
by MillerParkSouth on Feb 18, 2010 9:41 AM CST reply actions
Never played... So I could find out:
How many runs a game for this lineup?
Capuano
Gallardo
Kieshnick
Sabathia
McClung
Parra
Ohka
Suppan
Sheets
by thefreewheelin76 on Feb 18, 2010 10:43 AM CST reply actions
Why is Suppan even in your lineup?
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
What if...
I win?
Blow Cubs Blow! Blow Cubs Blow! Hey Milwaukee, what do you say? The Cubs are going to lose today.
Last two teams I played with
on whatifsports I’ve gotten my A$$ handed to me. Help me resurrect my demons.
"I held it like and egg...? I know he scrambled the son of a bitch!"
good idea
i’ve always been intrigued, but never enough to sign up….
"I'll warm up with you anytime"
-JJ Hardy
ditto
"You guys know me. I take a long time to analyze things."
- Ned Yost
by SunglassesAtNight on Feb 18, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
I hadn't heard of this site before ...
But I will definitely check it out!
What If....
My whatif rotation included ’08 Suppan and ’08 Looper? That might not be good
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