Tuesday, April 08, 2008

MASTERS SIDE BET... TEX V. EXCAL

It's that time of year once again... the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, the azaleas are bloomin' and Excal and I must wage war with each other in our traditional Majors Side Bets.

The rules are the same as always. We each pick 5 players in draft format. The team that nets the most earnings wins $50. If a team includes the winner, that's an additional $50. Tiger is off the table.

As always, we'll do our draft in the comments section of this post. Having destroyed Excal in these little wagers over the years, I will once again allow him to start the season off with the first pick in the draft. I'll get first pick for the US Open, he'll go first for the British, yadda yadda yadda.

OK, Excal... it's your move. Take Mickelson and get it over with.
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 11:00 AM

    Well, how do you leave him off the table with the first pick? I'm not happy about it, but sure, give me Michelson

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  2. New TexanApril 08, 2008 11:31 AM

    I'm going with the hot hand with pick #1... give me Geoff Ogilvy.

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  3. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 12:25 PM

    ok.....don't laugh......
    Fed Couples

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  4. New TexanApril 08, 2008 12:50 PM

    Not laughing... I don't know if I would have snagged him with #2, but I see the logic.

    Goosen.

    (don't laugh)

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  5. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 1:17 PM

    Vijay...my old stand-by

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  6. New TexanApril 08, 2008 1:36 PM

    Adam Scott... I sure hope that strep throat is healed.

    I already hate my team.

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  7. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 2:24 PM

    Stevie Stricker

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  8. New TexanApril 08, 2008 2:33 PM

    Hunter Mahan

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  9. JSApril 08, 2008 2:50 PM

    Stricker? This is the Masters not Airplane.

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  10. New TexanApril 08, 2008 3:04 PM

    YOU'RE TOO LOW DAMNIT!

    And that was Stryker, not Stricker.

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  11. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 4:00 PM

    hmmmmm...and the last pick goes to Jose Maria Olazabel

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  12. New TexanApril 08, 2008 4:12 PM

    Not in love with this one, but I'll finish mine off with Sabbatini. It was between him, Harringon and Choi. Which means that Harrington or choi will win.

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  13. AnonymousApril 08, 2008 4:14 PM

    Yea, it was jose or Choo Choo for me. But jose seems to shine at Augusta despite his limited shedule thus far this year.

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  14. New TexanApril 08, 2008 5:21 PM

    Indeed...

    Hell, once you take Tiger out of the mix, this thing is a crap shoot.

    Interesting strategy differences though... you picked 4 former winners. I didn't pick 1.

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  15. AnonymousApril 12, 2008 6:46 PM

    ummm....I take I can't trade steve flesh, right?

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  16. New TexanApril 13, 2008 7:29 AM

    That would be correct.

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  17. New TexanApril 13, 2008 7:15 PM

    Good win Excal...

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  18. AnonymousApril 13, 2008 7:43 PM

    Indeed. And it's about time I won one of these. And thank God Steve "why do I look like Shades" Flesch imploded.

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  19. New TexanApril 14, 2008 9:03 AM

    Yes, you nearly had a disaster on your hands...

    Update coming soon.

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