There was plenty of arguing going on over the weekend based upon the lot of us being silly little boys and girls picking our favorite Ninja Turtle. I had a small epiphany though. Why don’t we put that arguing and competitive spirit (because I’m one of the most competitive sons of bitches alive) into a game come this November. A senate selection game, where we choose and predict the outcome of the ’08 senate races. We can pick who we expect to win in every senate race and by how much (minus uncontested races).
Per example of scoring (we can refine this emensely, this is just an idea): 50 points to every one selected correctly and single point deductions to how far off we are. As in this situation. Let’s say I were to have, in Alaska, Mark Begich beating Ted Stevens by 15 points and Begich were to beat Stevens 55-41 (13 point differential). I would have earned 50 points for selecting it correctly and deducted 2 points because I was off by 2. Meaning I made 48 points for that race. But let’s say by some divine intervention, I made that same prediction and Stevens were to beat Begich 50-48 (2 points), because not only Begich lost, leaving me with 0 points for selection but because of the 17 point swing of my prediction, I would have wound up with -17 points.
Like I said, it’s just a thought. But let me know what you think. It will also be going on whille I’m doing fantasy football so I will need a mid-week fix. To the winner go the strangest bragging rights ever. “Why you so happy today?” “Oh nothing I just won a senate prediction game.”
P.S. Leonardo was by far the best Ninja Turtle.
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