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Well, ladies and gentlemen, the first NFH challenge is now final, leaving two more on the go...
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I didn't see the final numbers, but Shea Hillenbrand entered Sunday's contest with an OBP of .358 and decided to put an exclamation point on things, with two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch in five plate appearances. Thus the original NFH challenge has drawn to a close. I owe the London Food Bank twenty bucks for the Moffatt part, which wasn't even close. Actually, I didn't even check his slugging percentage, but I cannot imagine that it's over .550.
Re-reading that thread, I was surprised at how many people obviously jumped on the bandwagon late, as much of the initial sentiment was that I would lose the OBP bet. One poster called it a "sucker bet". Magpie had a particularly choice quote, about men from Mars landing. Though I suppose that War of the Worlds opened last week...
Feel free to post and taunt other highlights from that thread. I'd do it, but I'm actually writing this in the middle of the night and have to go to sleep -- I'll drop into the thread around 9:00 tonight to see what you've all dug up for me.
The bets that are still running:
Gitz doesn't believe that the Jays will win 85 games. If they win 84 or fewer, I'm buying him a sweatshirt; if they win 85 or more, he'll buy me something of equivalent value. I'm thinking I'll need a Jays hat, size 7 3/4, with the All-Star patch on it to match my Hillenbrand jersey. I'm open to other suggestions.
If either John Ford-Griffin or Jason Arnold spend 600 games on the 25 man roster, Ron will give me $50. There is no counter-bet.
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