Well, South Africa gave a huge gift to England when they beat Bangladesh and then choked while playing New Zealand. I guess it didn't pay to be so nice. Then England took that gift and promptly flushed in Aunt Katy's Outhouse this morning when they were trounced by Sri Lanka. This must be Odins way of righting the universe. So moving onto the Semis we have Sri Lanka who will face New Zealand on Tuesday and on Wednesday India will take on Pakistan.
We finally purchased the video feed of the cricket so Michael caught the end of this mornings game. He watched on with glee at seeing cricket on our new big TV. Giggling with joy as Dilshan apologized to Tharanga for hitting a 4 and then just stood there for the rest of the over. This allowed Tharanga to score not only the winning run but also earn his century. I'm not sure if Michael's glee was due to Dilshan's cheekiness or just being able to see cricket in general but he was dancing around like a ten year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert. So, if you are in the area on April 2nd come on over to watch the finals. We'll watch it delayed so don't go checking cricinfo that morning or you'll spoil the results. I'll get you more specifics soon about exact times and what you can bring.
Our competition is heating up. If you ignore James, and I try to, then there is some fierce competition in the upper ranks. Bob was in 2nd, then Katy S, then Suresh, and now Anna has jumped into that coveted position. There is lots of jockeying around. I was ahead of Bob - much to my glee, now he's ahead of me - much to my chagrin. Missy was down, now she's up. Cosmin has rocketed into the mix. It seems that anyone can shoot themselves into the top 5. Michael moved out of 11th only to get stuck in 10th, can he overcome and conquer 9th? Can Lynda and Moira at least break into the 8 thousands before all is said and done? Ok, James, we won't ignore you any longer, what is your world ranking these days? Ooh I just looked. You're sitting at 100 exactly - hang in there James! As much as I don't want to type this out loud It would be fun if you finished on the leader board.
OK, bit of break for the next few days. Next set of trades needs to be done by Monday night. Oh, a question: I have been thinking about strategy. do you think it best to split your squad in two and have half from each team playing, or to pick a side and load up on them? My strategy has been to split my team, I am thinking that may not be the best option. James, Anna, what does the almighty pivot say? Dad, does Odin have an opinion?
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Katy, mom wants to watch the Tuesday, Wednesday games what time should she show up? As for checking the results Saturday, I already checked and its Lupines all the way.
ReplyDeleteI think its best to pick the ten players who will get you the most points.
ReplyDeleteI'll be there Saturday. Do we have to come at 5am? Are you sure Michael can stay away from the results? Will there be ham and asparagus toasts?
What a lot of fun you will all have in the Californian sun - well inside watching on the big HD that is.I can quite understand Michael's glee at being able to see it live - Sri Lanka made England look like the local school side yesterday. Yes, we would all like to beat James but would be pretty proud if our man were to make it in the top 100 come Saturday. I too have pondered the half and half or stick to one question - Anna is right, it is about choosing the right ones at the right times and some of us have just not got that right. My feeling now is that choosing the right captain right from the beginning is the key - what do others think?
ReplyDeleteI think the most important picking of your captain is what team they play for (hoping they go the distance) and what position they play and their ranking. I think having a batsman gives you more options and also not to pick an A player. With such a high ranking it makes for more difficulty in managing your team as the game progresses. Of course this is from someone who doesn't really understand cricket, don't you know!!!
ReplyDeleteI’m a splitter. I figure there aren’t more than 3 or four people on a team that are worth a trade. Even the bad teams usually have one good player. Trading for a bad player on a good team is a waste of a trade. it also seams a waste to trade for a captain because by the time that you need to trade there are only 3 possible games that they would play in and you could get more points with eleven extra trades.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Some interesting insights. Wish I knew all this before I started. I think some of us play with our hearts instead of our heads. Well now that I have changed my captain (thanks James), let's see how things pan out tomorrow.
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