This week’s matchups put your total sports knowledge to the test and
several contestants passed with flying colors. And because of his
impressive effort and the closest guess on his tiebreaker, Michael,
aka Madman, walk away with this week’s prize in the Beat the
Blogger contest. Michael scored a 9 and was only two points off his
tiebreaker to defeat a host of players all tied at nine. The Blogger
managed a respectable total of 7 but not it wasn’t enough.
This
week’s matchups are posted below so
make sure you get your picks locked in
before the start of the first matchup.
Good
luck and spread the word on the contest before there is no more contest.
THIS MEANS YOU, SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
Copy and paste our link and send it to your friends on Facebook, Twitter
and anywhere else so they can be a part of the action and we can boost
our total list of contestants, https://www.tuffstuff.com/7thinning/
With the number of weekly participants slipping a bit the last
few weeks I’m making a call to action to all of our regulars to do some
recruiting. While more people means more work for the Blogger and more
people for the Blogger to go up against, I welcome the challenge and
offer this challenge to you: If each player can recruit 10 new players
and we can boost the total to 200 or more, I’ll triple the weekly prize.
So spread the word about the contest to all your co-workers, family and
friends and meet that goal and boost the prize.
Copy and paste our link and send it to your friends so they can
be a part of the action, https://www.tuffstuff.com/7thinning/
This week’s winners are posted below so check to see how you fared
against the field.
While I enjoy giving prizes to several people vs. having just one weekly
winner, from this point forward contestants will be asked to provide a
tie-breaker on the week’s last game so we narrow our winner down to one.
Contestants will now be asked to predict the total score from the last
game on the list and the closest to the actual score will be deemed the
winner).
I’ll also require contestants to post their e-mail
address with their picks so I can track down the winners easier.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest, the idea is
simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then selects his
choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants enter the Beat
the Blogger contest by clicking on the “Comment” section below the post
with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners.
You can
also designate one of your picks as a “Doubler” and you will receive an
extra point if you’re correct so don’t forget to designate your
“Doubler” pick and increase your chances of winning. If you Beat The
Blogger’s total and post the high score for the week, you win. The
regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars
such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio
Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter and many more. From time to
time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for the weekly contest so look
for special prize packages.
This week’s matchups with winning picks in parenthesis
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Minnesota)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)(Doubler)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (LA Dodgers)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Cleveland)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Texas)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker:
Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (11)
Saturday
MLB
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Baltimore
LA Dodgers
Sunday
NBA
Cleveland (doubler)
MLB
Toronto
Kansas City
LA Angels
Total Runs:4
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Yanks)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Pitt)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (LA Dodgers)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Cleveland)Doubler
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Texas)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (12)
Sal
May 15
Saturday
MLB
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs Doubler
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston
MLB
Texas
Chicago WS
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
Steve emerick
sjemerick@aol.com
1. NY Yankees
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Philadelphia
4. San Francisco
5. Baltimore
6. LA Dodgers
7. Cleveland, doubler
8. Toronto
9. Chicago WS
10. Oakland
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Minnesota)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco) (Doubler)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Cleveland)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (7)
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (NY)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (LA Dodgers)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston)(Doubler)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
Michael
NY Yankees
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco (Doubler)
Cleveland
San Diego
Boston
Toronto
Chicago
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: 11 runs
mtmahnke@yahoo.com
NYY
CHI CUBS
PHILLIES
SAN FRAN
BALT
LA DODG
BOSTON CELTICS
CHI WS
TEXAS
OAK
TOTAL RUNS 10
I FORGOT MY DOUBLER IS BALTIMORE
NYY
CHI CUBS
PHILLIES
SAN FRAN
CLEVELAND
LA DODGERS
CLEVELAND CAVS
TORONTO
CHI WS
LA ANGELS DOUBLER
8
SAT MLB
minn
pitt
mil
sf
clev
sd
SUN NBA
clev (db)
SUN MLB
tor
cws
oak
total pts 9
thx mark marecek
keceram@comcast.net
–MLB May 15
NY Yankees
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Baltimore
LA Dodgers
–May 16 –NBA Playoffs
Boston – DOUBLER
–MLB
Texas
Kansas City
Oakland
— Tiebreaker
Total runs Oakland/LA Angels – 8
David Rush
drquitter@yahoo.com
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Minnesota)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (SanDiego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Cleveland)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago) (Doubler)
Oakland at LA Angels (Oakland)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
Michael DeCillis
mgdecillis22@yahoo.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (NY Yankees)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia) – DOUBLER
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (6)
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Cleveland (doubler)
Toronto
Chicago WS
Oakland
Tiebreaker: 7
sportykerrin@yahoo.com
NY Yankees (doubler)
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Cleveland
Texas
Chicago WS
Oakland (Tiebreaker 8)
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Baltimore
San Diego (doubler)
Boston
Toronto
Kansas City
LA Angels (5)
Yankees (doubler)
Cubs
Phillies
San Fran
Baltimore
Dodgers
Cleveland
Texas
White Sox
Angles
Total runs: 6
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (NY Yankees)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia) Doubler
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (SD padres)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Texas)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Kansas City)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
Minnesota
Chicago- Doubler
Philadelphia
Houston
Cleveland
San Diego
Cleveland
Texas
Kansas City
Oakland
Tiebreaker- 9 runs
juhagen@hotmail.com
May 15th
Yankees-Doubler
Cubs
Phillies
San Francisco
Baltimore
San Diego
May 16th
Cleveland Cavs
Toronto
Kansas City
Oakland
Tiebreaker-8 total runs Oak/Angels game
martymet1@yahoo.com
Yankees
Cubs
Phillies
Giants-doubler
Indians
Dodgers
Cavs
Blue Jays
White Sox
Angels-9 total runs
simoneb1965@yahoo.com
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia -Doubler
San Francisco
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Boston
Toronto
Chicago
Oakland
Tie breaker -9 runs
teeitupclubworks@yahoo.com
NY Yankees
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Boston
Toronto
Chicago WS (Doubler)
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (8)
JKarbo214@gmail.com
Saturday
MLB
27 time World Series Champion New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
San Francisco (doubler)
Cleveland
LA Dodgers
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston
MLB
Texas
Kansas City
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (7)
jarends@kermantel.net
NY Yankees (doubler)
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Baltimore
LA Dodgers
Boston
Texas
Chicago WS
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (6)
NY Yankees (doubler)
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Baltimore
LA Dodgers
Boston
Toronto
Chicago WS
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (6)
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Minnesota)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago) (Doubler)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Cleveland) LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Cleveland)– Wish this game was actually taking place…
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (7)
Joe Ranyak
Jranyak@aol.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
San Francisco (doubler)
Baltimore
San Diego
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston
MLB
Texas
Kansas City
LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
hb1255@yahoo.com
may 15
saturday
MLB
N.Y. Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia(doubler)
San Francisco
Baltimore
San Diego
Sunday
NBA
Boston
MLB
Toronto
Chicago w.s.
L.A. Angels
TIEBREAKER: Total Runs-(9)
MINNESOTA
CUBS
PHILADELPHIA
SF…DOUBLER
CLEVELAND
LAD
CLEVELAND
TEXAS
KC
LAA
6 RUNS
knewt2007@yahoo.com
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Houston
Baltimore
SanDiego
Boston
Toronto
White Sox…….Doubler
Oakland
8 Total Runs
demarien@heritageharborottawa.com
NYY
CUBS
MILWAUKEE—DOUBLER
SF
CLEVELAND
SD
CLEVELAND
TORONTO
SOX
LAA
8
dnewt60@yahoo.com
SATURDAY
MLB
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Baltimore
San Diego
SUNDAY
NBA Playoffs
Cleveland (doubler)
MLB
Texas
Chicago WS
Oakland
Tiebreaker: 8
1. NY Yankees (Doubler)
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Milwaukee
4. San Francisco
5. Baltimore
6. San Diego
7. Cleveland
8. Toronto
9. Kansas City
10. LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (8)
YAL15M@aol.com
1. NY Yankees
2. Chicago Cubs (Doubler)
3. Philadelphia
4. San Francisco
5. Baltimore
6. LA Dodgers
7. Cleveland
8. Toronto
9. Kansas City
10. LA Angels
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (8)
Msonsky82443@yahoo.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (New York)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)(Doubler)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston won, series over)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
NY YANKEES
CHICAGO
PHILADELPHIA
SAN FRANCISCO DOUBLE
CLEVELAND
SD
BOSTON
TORONTO
CHICAGO
LA
TOTAL RUNS 5
Yankees
Cubs
Philadelphia
SF
Cleveland
SD
Celtics
Texas
chicago ws
Angels(9 runs)
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (yankmes)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (pitts)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)—doubler
LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Boston)—OOPS—Push???LOL
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Texas)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (9)
ethan cahn
AKA Hhliving1101
islandcards@hail2theskins.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Minnesota)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia
Houston at San Francisco (houston)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)(Doubler)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (LA Dodgers)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (boston)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Texas)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (KC)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (5)
Christina Busch-Cahn
Chrissycahn@yahoo.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
Minnesota at NY Yankees (NY Yankees)(DOUBLER)
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Philadelphia)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Baltimore)
LA Dodgers at San Diego (San Diego)
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston at Cleveland (Cleveland)
MLB
Texas at Toronto (Toronto)
Chicago WS at Kansas City (Chicago WS)
Oakland at LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (10)
klabansky@hotmail.com
May 15
Saturday
MLB
NY Yankees
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Cleveland(Doubler)
LA Dodgers
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston
MLB
Toronto
Chicago WS
Oakland
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (5)
This week’s matchups with winning picks in parenthesis
May 15
Saturday
MLB
NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia
San Francisco (San Francisco) Doubler
Baltimore (Baltimore)
San Diego
Sunday
May 16
NBA Playoffs
Boston
MLB
Texas
Chicago WS
LA Angels (LA Angels)
Tiebreaker: Total runs in Oakland/LA Angels game (7)
Yankees
Cubs
Phillies DOUBLER
Giants
Indians
Padres
Cleveland
Rangers
White Sox
Angels
TIE BREAKER 8
min (doubler)
cubs
philly
sf
bal
dodgers
bos
tex
white sox
angels
6
min (doubler)
cubs
philly
sf
bal
dodgers
bos
tor
white sox
angels
6
since i was the basketball guru who picked clev as my doubler
pls let me amend that hidious pick by picking as my db
phil at mil mil as the db
thx mark
keceram@comcast.net