Category: Player Haters Preakness

Player Haters Preakness V | Leg 3 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Ravens**/49ers**/Giants**
B-Reezy: Saints/Rams/Falcons
Big Tuna: Falcons/Eagles/Chargers**
Little Tuna: Titans*/Patriots/Rams
Craft Brew: Rams*/Falcons/Chargers**
Roxy Trot: Eagles*/Rams/Chargers**
Jimmy V: Jaguars/Rams/Saints
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Rams/Chargers**
Wise Orangutan: Rams/Ravens**/Chargers**
The Strategist: Panthers*/Jaguars/Falcons
The Bookie: Rams/Ravens**/Chargers**

* denotes home team
** denotes Players Haters

Spit Box:

(1) Let’s see how this week goes for me. Happy I got my first trifecta last week! Woot! Woot!
(2) Good Luck (I sure need it)
(3) I have nothing to lose!!!
(4) OK going with the kitties again! Had to throw a figurative bird in there after my poor performance last week!
(5) If I lose to my husband I’ll never hear the end of it…..
(6) Hell no! I don’t want to spit. I don’t want to look like an ass if I lose!
(7) All I can eat fish fry!

The Results Are In:

Atwork: Ravens**/49ers**/Giants**
B-Reezy: Saints/Rams/Falcons (1 point)
Big Tuna: Falcons/Eagles/Chargers**
Little Tuna: Titans*/Patriots/Rams
Craft Brew: Rams*/Falcons/Chargers** (1 point)
Roxy Trot: Eagles/Rams/Chargers**
Jimmy V: Jaguars/Rams/Saints
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Rams/Chargers**
Wise Orangutan: Rams/Ravens**/Chargers**
The Strategist: Panthers*/Jaguars/Falcons
The Bookie: Rams/Ravens**/Chargers**

Perfect Player Hater Pick:

None. The only Player Haters Picks were Chargers and Texans.

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Scenarios | Player Haters Preakness V | Leg 3

Current Standings | PC-Fecta Derby V

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Standings after Leg 2 of Player Haters Preakness V

Entering the backstretch, Big Tuna has a commanding lead over rest of the field. With only two legs left, he will begin eliminate Analysts from contention for the win.

Scenarios

Since a perfect Player Haters Trifecta earns 3 points, Analysts have to be within 3 points of the win or place to earn Purse in Leg 4. Thus:

For the Win:

Big Tuna will eliminate any Analysts who fall 4 or more points behind him. Currently, six Analysts are in must-Trifecta situations in Leg 3. Big Tuna can eliminate all Analysts if he extends his lead over the second place Analysts (currently 2 points) in Leg 3.

For the Place:

Place is wide open right now! However, if one of the Analysts with 1 or 2 points opens up a 4 point lead over other Analysts, both win and place will be out of reach for some Analysts.

Beware the Box Out!

 

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Player Haters Preakness V

Trifecta Points

Down the backstretch, Big Tuna (4 points) extends his lead to two lengths over Wise O. (2 points).

Craft Brew and Roxy Trot move into a neck-and-neck race for third place with The Strategist. Each with 1 Trifecta point, Craft Brew holds third place by a head due to 2 Correct Home Team Picks. The Strategist noses out Roxy Trot for fourth place on third tiebreakers (1.5 forced turnover per game vs. 1 forced turnover per game).

The rest of the field trail with 0 Trifecta points, with Jimmy V is alone in sixth place with 1 Correct Home Team Pick.

The remainder of the Analysts are only separated by third tiebreaker (forced turnovers) entering the backstretch.

Player Haters Preakness V | Standings | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of Player Haters Preakness V

Tiebreakers

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Tiebreakers after Leg 2 of Player Haters Preakness V

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Player Haters Preakness V | Leg 2 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Ravens**/Broncos**/Buccaneers**
B-Reezy: Jaguars*/Bears/Rams
Big Tuna: Rams/Packers/Seahawks
Little Tuna: Titans*/Dolphins**/Chiefs**
Craft Brew: Rams*/Packers/Ravens**
Roxy Trot: Eagles*/Rams/Packers
Jimmy V: Packers/Ravens**/Raiders**
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Chiefs**/Ravens**
Wise Orangutan: Packers/Ravens**/Chiefs**
The Strategist: Panthers* /Bears/Packers
The Bookie: Packers/Chiefs**/Ravens**

* denotes home team
** denotes Players Haters

More of the Interview with Jimmy V. Winner of the PC-Fecta Derby V

The Bookie: This is your first year in the WFTL. You’ve had a remarkable start. What was your strategy in this race?
Jimmy V: Well Bookie I just wanted to set back and see the pace at first. After leg one I knew that running up front was the way to go. It helped when wise O held up the field with his disinformation strategy. Although I have to come from behind in this race, I have confidence that the other horses will falter down the stretch. To my fellow runners good luck!!! You’ll need it!!!

Spit Box:

(1) Roxy’s got Moxie
(2) Life is like a Box of Chocolate!!! You never know whatcha going to Get!
(3) Shenanigans! I know the NFL referees will do what they must to get the Patriots a win in this game.
(4) Going to spit in the box this week and roll the dice
(5) Let’s see if I can finally get a trifecta this week. Would be nice to get at least one.
(6) You’d think it would be easy to pick three teams!!!
(7) i burst outta of the gate and ya’ll are eating my dust!!
(8) Not a lock amongst them.

The Results Are In:

Atwork: Ravens**/Broncos**/Buccaneers**
B-Reezy: Jaguars*/Bears/Rams
Big Tuna: Rams/Packers/Seahawks (1 point)
Little Tuna: Titans*/Dolphins**/Chiefs**
Craft Brew: Rams*/Packers/Ravens** (1 point)
Roxy Trot: Eagles*/Rams/Packers (1 point)
Jimmy V: Packers/Ravens**/Raiders**
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Chiefs**/Ravens**
Wise Orangutan: Packers/Ravens**/Chiefs**
The Strategist: Panthers* /Bears/Packers
The Bookie: Packers/Chiefs**/Ravens**

Perfect Player Hater Pick:
A combination of Turkeys, Dolphins, Cowboys, and Ravens…

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Standings | Player Haters Preakness V | Leg 1

Player Haters Preakness V

Trifecta Points

Big Tuna gets a jump on the field out of the gate with perfect Player Haters Trifecta (3 points) down the front stretch and around the clubhouse turn. Wise O. shakes off his Derby disaster to score a 2-point Player Hater Trifecta. In third, The Strategist rides her Home Team to a Trifecta (1 point).

The back of the field is feeling the hate but not doling enough out in return!

Craft Brew nonetheless gains a first tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan. He and Jimmy V also net valuable second tiebreakers with Correct Home Team picks (1).

The remainder of the Analysts are only separated by third tiebreaker (forced turnovers) entering the backstretch.

Player Haters Preakness V | Standings | Leg 1
Standings after Leg 1 of Player Haters Preakness V

Tiebreakers

Player Haters Preakness V | Tiebreakers | Leg 1
Tiebreakers after Leg 1 of Player Haters Preakness V

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Player Haters Preakness V | Leg 1 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks/Vikings**
B-Reezy: Vikings**/Redskins**/Rams
Big Tuna: Bills**/Vikings**/Chiefs**
Little Tuna: Redskins**/Chiefs**/Steelers**
Craft Brew: Rams*/Saints/Titans
Roxy Trot: Eagles*/Rams/Saints
Jimmy V: Patriots*/Rams/Packers
Sponge Mom: Packers/Rams/Titan
Wise Orangutan: Panthers/Steelers**/Chiefs**
The Strategist: Panthers*/Rams/Saints
The Bookie: Packers/Saints/Chiefs**

* denotes home team
** denotes player hater

Interview with Jimmy V. Winner of the PC-Fecta Derby V

The Bookie: This is your first year in the WFTL. You’ve had a remarkable start. What was your strategy in this race?
Jimmy V.: JimmyV definitely has his eye on winning it all!!!!

Spit Box:

(1) I’m in for the long game.
(2) Hopefully this week I’ll get a trifecta.
(3) Lets go trifecta!
(4) What’s a trifecta?

The Results Are In:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks/Vikings**
B-Reezy: Vikings**/Redskins**/Rams
Big Tuna: Bills**/Vikings**/Chiefs** (3 points)
Little Tuna: Redskins**/Chiefs**/Steelers**
Craft Brew: Rams*/Saints/Titans
Roxy Trot: Eagles*/Rams/Saints
Jimmy V: Patriots*/Rams/Packers
Sponge Mom: Packers/Rams/Titans
Wise Orangutan: Panthers/Steelers**/Chiefs**(2 points)
The Strategist: Panthers*/Rams/Saints (1 point)
The Bookie: Packers/Saints/Chiefs**

Perfect Player Hater Pick:
A combination of Lions, Chiefs, Steelers, Bills, or Vikings.

 

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Player Haters Preakness V | Slate of Games

The Entrants

The Analysts have submitted their papers and claimed their Home Teams to start the race. The Claim Box for Player Haters Preakness V is:

Player Haters Preakness V | Claim Box
Claim Box for Player Haters Preakness V

Slate of Games

Player Haters Preakness V | Slate of Games
Slate of Games for Player Haters Preakness V

Superscript 1 next to Home Team means the game is played internationally.

The slate of games for Player Haters Preakness V includes five head-to-head competitions this month (the first tiebreaker in the race). Head-to-head games do not count toward Player Haters Picks (i.e., Picks of un-owned teams).

In Leg 1, through the clubhouse turn, we kick off the Crown with a test of horse sense by Analysts with new mounts: Craft Brew versus Wise Orangutan. In Leg 3, The Strategist will try to contain the upstart Roxy Trot, while Kentucky burns as Jimmy V takes his Derby champion to Sponge Mom’s (un-)Bearable field! In Leg 4, Roxy Trot flies like an Eagle overseas to race against B-Reezy riding the London Jaguars and Atwork seeks to down a Craft Brew in Los Angeles.

Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are a record number of featured games: two Thursday nights, four Sunday nights, and four Monday nights.

Seven different teams earn a bye week during the month, robbing Analysts of precious opportunities for Player Hater Picks.

Picks

Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT pick their Claimed team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win, but Correct Home Team Picks remains the second tiebreaker. See the complete Player Haters Preakness rules for more detail.

Email picks in private to The Bookie before each leg (week) of the Race. Thursday games are due by 2pm local times on Thursdays (flexible per The Bookie’s time in special circumstances). All three Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm local times. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.

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Standings | Player Haters Preakness IV | Final Results

Player Haters Preakness, 2016-17

Final Standings

The Run of the Black-Eyed Analysts ends in another photo finish!

With Craft Brew trailing by only one length but holding the Head-to-Head tiebreaker, The Bookie had to gut out a strong performance in the homestretch. Her bungly Bengals kept it together just enough to beat the feisty Colts by 1 point giving her the edge at the pole.

The Bookie breaks maiden (she sent The Clearinghouse an email with instructions to use the correct horse racing terminology) in the regular season with 5 Trifecta Points!

In a WFTL first, Craft Brew and The Strategist finish in tie for second place! Both Analysts have 4 Trifecta Points, 1 Correct Home Team Selection, and a turnover differential per game of -0.5.

Big Tuna takes fourth with 3 Trifecta Points, ahead of Kal Krome (5th) and B-Reezy (6th) with 2 Trifecta Points each (Kal had more Correct Home Team Selections).

In seventh is Wise Orangutan with 1 Trifecta Point, followed by also-rans Little Tuna and Atwork (0 Trifecta Points).

Trifecta Points

Standings | Player Haters Preakness IV | Final Results
Final Results of Player Haters Preakness IV

Tiebreakers

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Player Haters Preakness IV | Leg 4 Picks

The Analysts’ Picks Are In:

The Bookie: Bengals/Cowboys/Steelers
The Big Tuna: Steelers/Cowboys/Saints*
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Steelers/Colts*
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks/Bengals/Saints*
The Strategist: Panthers/Seahawks/Saints*
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Saints*/Buccaneers*
B-Reezy: Panthers/Cowboys/Seahawks
Atwork: Seahawks/Redskins*/Saints*
Craft Brew: Steelers/Bengals/Saints*

A horse walks into a bar one day.

The bartender yells, “Hey!”

The horse says, “You read my mind!”

The Results Are (Coming) In:

The Bookie: Bengals/Cowboys/Steelers (1 point)
The Big Tuna: Steelers/Cowboys/Saints* (1 point)
Little Tuna: Cowboys/Steelers/Colts*
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks/Bengals/Saints* (1 point)
The Strategist: Panthers/Seahawks/Saints* (1 point)
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Saints*/Buccaneers*
B-Reezy: Panthers/Cowboys/Seahawks (1 point)
Atwork: Seahawks/Redskins*/Saints*
Craft Brew: Steelers/Bengals/Saints* (1 point)

Player Hater combinations:

Perfect Player Hater Trifecta: None.

2-Point Player Hater Trifecta: None.

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Standings | Player Haters Preakness IV | Leg 3

Player Haters Preakness IV

Trifecta Points

The Bookie comes out of the far turn with a one-length lead. The Bookie’s Home Team is a turnover machine so if any of the other Analysts can catch her, they may win if they can force the outcome to the third tiebreaker.

Craft Brew and The Strategist have fallen into a contest for second with 3 points each. If Bookie does not trifecta, they only need a one point trifecta to win. Craft Brew has the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over The Bookie. The Strategist needs to take her Home Team or go for a two+ point trifecta to take a clear lead.

Kal Krome and Big Tuna vie for fourth place with 2 points each. These two Analysts needs at least 2-point hater trifecta to catch The Bookie. Kal has the Home Team selection advantage right now. Their Home Teams face each other this week!

B-Reezy in sixth with 1 point still has an outside chance to win. Reezy needs a perfect hater trifecta (3 hater teams) to catch The Bookie.

Tiebreaking advantages between other Analysts are too numerous to consider. See the tiebreakers below to see check on your Analytical fortunes.

The rest of the field is eliminated.

Standings | Player Haters Preakness IV | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of Player Haters Preakness IV

Tiebreakers

Craft Brew holds a valuable Head-to-Head tiebreaker over The Bookie. B-Reezy has a Head-to-Head tiebreaker over The Strategist.

Kal Krome has 2 Correct Home Team Picks. B-Reezy, Big Tuna, Wise Orangutan, The Bookie and Atwork have one Correct Home Team Pick.

Kal Krome (1.5), Atwork (0.7), Big Tuna (0.5) and Little Tuna (0.5) have the only positive turnover differentials after Leg 3 of the Preakness.

Tiebreakers | Player Haters Preakness IV | Leg 3
Tiebreakers after Leg 3 of Player Haters Preakness IV

Bye weeks for Home Teams are grayed out.

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