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Subject: Daily Blurb - August 15, 2011


  Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Mon, Aug 15, 2011, 11:47

Quote of the day
"He was tipping his pitches." -- Mariners infielder Jack Wilson, in the onfield interview after a win over Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield

Daily blurb
From the perspective of GuruGolf managers, the right guy won yesterday’s playoff in the PGA Championship. Keegan Bradley was on 10 different GuruGolf foursomes; Jason Dufner appeared only once. Dufner’s “collapse” may not take on “Van de Velde-ian” stature in PGA lore, although it is nevertheless impressive to blow a five stroke lead with four holes to play. The difference this time is that it wasn’t completely Dufner’s issue. He did bogey three of the final four holes in regulation, but Keegan Bradley still had to birdie 2-of-3, all the more impressive in that he could very well have been on tilt after a triple-bogey on the 15th hole.

The top best ball score of the GuruGolf weekend was a -43 by Supermole, who had neither of the playoff contenders. Ditto for the worst ball medalist, TD4, whose +65 was solidified with a final round score of +19. For the four majors combined, the best ball contest winner is Cyberwahoo2, with a 13 stroke margin over the runner-up. The 4-major worst ball champion was Knights, with a 5-stroke margin.

FanDuel has started offering a baseball "Spare Change Contest" on Mondays. The entry fee is only $1. You can enter multiple times, although this week's contest has an overall limit of 833 entrants. The total prize pool is $750, with a first prize of $75, and 75 total prizes.

If you are already registered at FanDuel, then here's the contest entry page. (or go to the Fanduel home page and scroll down to the $750 MLB Spare Change contest. If you have not registered at FanDuel, then start here.

Thanks to Gurupie Tosh for suggesting today’s quote.