2019 "Game Inside the Game" competition revised?

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2019 "Game Inside the Game" competition revised?

March 19, 2019, 02:30:16 PM

Gents, I *may* have enough time this season to put together some "Game Inside the Game" (GIG-2019) stuff every couple weeks, IF there's at least 60% interest among the 20 GMs. It takes about 60-90 minutes sometimes to put together a list of 5-8 questions, keep track of points, etc. to make GIG worth everyone's while.

No trophy or prize for the winner - just the bragging rights of having your name in lights on a side-bar of the MSB forum all season long the following year. Although I'd certainly entertain the idea of maybe a 5th round supplemental pic in the 2020 MiL Draft (or something of that nature) going to the winner of GIG-2019.

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about... We used to do 'GIG' (I think we called it "game within the game" - GWG) nearly every season for a while, at least early on. I'd put 5 or so "prediction" questions out there for GMs to answer.
Examples:
- "Through May 15th, the Doomsday Dragonflies' Dee Gordon has stolen 14 out of his first 14 bases so far this season. True or False: After the games have been simmed through May 31st, he'll still be perfect."
- "The Smithsonian Smitherines have won 8 in a row! Between now and May 31, they play 13 games, all against their 4 division rivals. Question: Will they have a winning record over the next 13 games? Bonus point: Guess the exact number of wins."
- "The Cowtown Flatulence's Mike Trout is still hitting over .400 (.406) as of May 15. Will he still be over .400 come May 31? Bonus point: Guess his exact average after games are run on May 31."

Stuff like that. Some weeks it'll be that short (just 5 points possible). Some weeks may be longer with more points. The closer we get to the end of the season, the more points I'll make possible just so guys can catch up a bit quicker than otherwise.

The benefits of GIG might seem obvious, but I'll point them out:
- An added way of communication among owners
- GMs keeping tabs on other teams and players throughout the season in a fun way
- GMs checking into the message board on a fairly regular basis.

So do me a favor... If you think you'd put a few minutes into participating once every TWO WEEKS in a GIG-2019 contest, just reply "YES" below. If I get 12+ yesses, I'll commit do putting it together for the 2019 season.