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posts</a> </div> <div class='status-msg-border'> <div class='status-msg-bg'> <div class='status-msg-hidden'>Showing posts with label <b>contests</b>. <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/">Show all posts</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>March 27, 2024</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='4141122709398839758'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-w-l-contest-entries.html'>2024 W-L Contest Entries</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSryv4W92OB2SgAPKf9RqLctxJRwymiKM7VnELcQW2fxLphgjCtct05KtlhxU-v_4td_N1rMpkVgxIuUoEl2A9wSLQBWVPP2bBmqNu2ocj7SEXUeXq-PeNut0MFB1AITHM3lbINNxaKqiQW-yEZz6JuHXS8RSCcY3xQIbZJ5qDzTqfjmGokjejMA/s1200/bello-pitch.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSryv4W92OB2SgAPKf9RqLctxJRwymiKM7VnELcQW2fxLphgjCtct05KtlhxU-v_4td_N1rMpkVgxIuUoEl2A9wSLQBWVPP2bBmqNu2ocj7SEXUeXq-PeNut0MFB1AITHM3lbINNxaKqiQW-yEZz6JuHXS8RSCcY3xQIbZJ5qDzTqfjmGokjejMA/w630-h420/bello-pitch.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brayan Bello is the youngest Red Sox Opening Day starting pitcher (24-316) in almost 30 years (Aaron Sele, 1995).</span></i></div></i><br /> Happy Opening Day to everyone, except the Dodgers and Padres!<div><br /></div><div>The Boston Red Sox begin their 124th season in Seattle. The Red Sox finished both 2022 and 2023 with a record of 78-84. They have ended up in the AL East basement for three of the last four seasons. It would not be a shock if by October, it's four out of the last five.<br /><br />Here are the 2024 W-L Contest entries:<br /> <pre> <b>W-L BELLO ERA</b></pre><pre>Paul H. 91- 71 3.38<br />Matt B. 90- 72 3.41<br />Jacob L. 90- 72 3.63 David I. 90- 72 3.90 Elliot S. 88- 74 3.88 Jeff M. 88- 74 4.28 Ray P. 82- 80 3.99<br />Benjamin B. 82- 80 4.05<br />Brett H. 81- 81 3.45 Laura K. 81- 81 3.50 <br />Kara K. 80- 82 4.23 Allan W. 78- 84 3.92<br />David F. 77- 85 4.06 Jeff L. 74- 88 3.64<br />Rich G. 74- 88 4.22<br />Matt K. 72- 90 3.66 Aimee C. 72- 90 4.00<br />John G. 70- 92 3.50 Rob R. 69- 93 4.82 Bricks C. 62-100 3.00<br /></pre> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-w-l-contest-entries.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2024-03-27T23:28:00-07:00'>11:28 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/4141122709398839758' onclick=''>5 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/4141122709398839758' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=4141122709398839758&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>March 25, 2024</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='426600501412495778'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/03/everyone-loves-contest-30-2024-red-sox.html'>Everyone Loves A Contest #30: 2024 Red Sox W-L Record</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyIRSivVK5Nne7eg8EVDRhNcCgIMlcZDVc3CRHyy8oowWHiG7pzmeYq25QPvncT-p1jCIBBE_rDvHKTZJmxr_nVjOclG_8DpW6F1jnPR8-LyCZwzKcUvpqRo7LhB46FCD50LxeinQc9qmSmrYGhiDZNHvR2U5ZO7aBqKyjN7goMZkg1Qd8Nuekw/s1106/Screenshot%202024-03-25%20102810.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1106" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyIRSivVK5Nne7eg8EVDRhNcCgIMlcZDVc3CRHyy8oowWHiG7pzmeYq25QPvncT-p1jCIBBE_rDvHKTZJmxr_nVjOclG_8DpW6F1jnPR8-LyCZwzKcUvpqRo7LhB46FCD50LxeinQc9qmSmrYGhiDZNHvR2U5ZO7aBqKyjN7goMZkg1Qd8Nuekw/w832-h565/Screenshot%202024-03-25%20102810.png" width="832" /></a></div> The 2024 Red Sox season begins on Thursday night in Seattle – so it's time for the annual <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /><br /> The person who correctly guesses the Red Sox's 2024 regular season W-L record will win a signed copy of the <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/03/dont-let-us-win-tonight-paperback.html" target="_blank">upcoming paperback</a> edition of <i><a href="http://www.dontletuswin.com" target="_blank">Don't Let Us Win Tonight</a></i>.<br /><br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> before the first pitch on Thursday night and include the following two predictions:<br /> <b></b><blockquote><b>1. 2024 W-L Record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Brayan Bello's ERA<br /></b></blockquote><p>The winning W-L prediction must be exact, of course. The tiebreaker, if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under.</p><div>Good luck . . . and as always, <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/schadenfreude" target="_blank">fuck the Yankees</a>!</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/03/everyone-loves-contest-30-2024-red-sox.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2024-03-25T10:36:00-07:00'>10:36 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/426600501412495778' onclick=''>1 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/426600501412495778' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=426600501412495778&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>September 28, 2023</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='3155013808240595680'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/09/with-four-games-left-revisiting-2023-w.html'>With Four Games Left, Revisiting The 2023 W-L Contest</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> The 2023 Red Sox are in Baltimore and will close out their season with four games against the Orioles.<div><br /></div><div>With Boston at 76-82, here are the relevant entries from <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/everyone-loves-contest-29-2023-red-sox.html">2023 W-L contest</a>.<div><pre> <b>W-L</b><br />John G. 80-82 David F. 79-83</pre><br /></div></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/09/with-four-games-left-revisiting-2023-w.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2023-09-28T11:30:00-07:00'>11:30 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/3155013808240595680' onclick=''>8 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/3155013808240595680' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=3155013808240595680&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>March 29, 2023</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='2060443422651568314'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/entries-for-2023-w-l-contest.html'>Entries For 2023 W-L Contest</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> It's Opening Day!<br /><br />Here are the entries for the <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/everyone-loves-contest-29-2023-red-sox.html">2023 W-L contest</a>. The picks:<br /><blockquote>1. 2023 W-L Record<br />2. Tiebreaker: Time of Boston's Quickest Nine-Inning Game<br />3. Tiebreakest: Masataka Yoshida's On-Base Percentage</blockquote><pre> <b>W-L Time OBP</b><br /> Beans 100-62 Jacob L. 96-66 1:23 .393 Jeff M. 94-68 2:17 .421 Paul H. 91-71 2:26 .448 Elliot S. 88-74 2:02 .387 Rich G. 87-75 2:19 .368 Jere S. 87-75 2:03 .399 Michael G. 86-76 2:23 .434 Ben B. 86-76 2:12 .377 Allan W. 85-77 2:12 .350 Warren S. 85-77 2:33 .358 Brett H. 84-78 2:02 .325 Ray P. 83-79 2:01 .365 John G. 80-82 2:40 .380 David F. 79-83 2:37 .406</pre><u>Note</u>: I hope no one feels the choose-your-own-prize-(within-a-price-limit) idea is lame. I looked at some baseball books coming out this spring (including one by Joe Kelly; a sample I read was <i>okay</i>, but). Nothing really grabbed my attention. <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/entries-for-2023-w-l-contest.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2023-03-29T22:20:00-07:00'>10:20 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/2060443422651568314' onclick=''>5 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/2060443422651568314' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=2060443422651568314&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>March 16, 2023</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='6584149746424311133'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/everyone-loves-contest-29-2023-red-sox.html'>Everyone Loves A Contest #29: 2023 Red Sox W-L Record</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxjJcWqtyIh8jHUbQbl8JTes8dro0fjOFmsLUbrQ2T4Z2_gbJdkFHmdQAEn8iYV5UTLmh3hFa5cLCAv3OzW_3_DbshvM83RGFW-KNGRpPE8d6_kjra14yEBzwbsxQYWrhGBjjZ9hDqIKjpVpej38Kq05w1I7zIZTMPAwp8F0G_l5A_6o6Hts/s590/green-book.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="590" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxjJcWqtyIh8jHUbQbl8JTes8dro0fjOFmsLUbrQ2T4Z2_gbJdkFHmdQAEn8iYV5UTLmh3hFa5cLCAv3OzW_3_DbshvM83RGFW-KNGRpPE8d6_kjra14yEBzwbsxQYWrhGBjjZ9hDqIKjpVpej38Kq05w1I7zIZTMPAwp8F0G_l5A_6o6Hts/w300-h271/green-book.PNG" width="300" /></a></div> The 2023 Red Sox season begins at Fenway Park in two weeks – Thursday, March 30 – so it's time to  open up the annual <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /><br /> The person who correctly guesses the Red Sox's 2023 regular season W-L record will win . . . a book of your choice. Baseball, history, cooking . . . <i>whatever</i> . . . up to a price of US$25 (or a little over, if necessary).<br /><br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> by the deadline (see below) and include the following three predictions:<br /> <b></b><blockquote><b>1. 2023 W-L Record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Time of Boston's Quickest Nine-Inning Game<br /> 3. Tiebreakest: Masataka Yoshida's On-Base Percentage</b></blockquote><p>The winning W-L prediction must be exact, of course. The tiebreaker(s), if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under. (The game times likely will be within a tight range, so we'll have a second tiebreaker.)</p><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: Wednesday, March 29, 11:59 PM ET.<br /><br /> Good luck . . . and don't forget: <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/schadenfreude" target="_blank">Yankees suck</a>!</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2023/03/everyone-loves-contest-29-2023-red-sox.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2023-03-16T10:50:00-07:00'>10:50 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/6584149746424311133' onclick=''>0 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/6584149746424311133' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=6584149746424311133&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>October 7, 2022</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='7656311850402698262'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/10/2022-postseason-contest-entries.html'>2022 Postseason Contest Entries</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <p>A modest number of entries for the 2022 Postseason Contest:</p><p> </p><pre> <b> WS Winner PS Runs</b><br />Allan W Dodgers 100 Paul H Dodgers 87 David F Dodgers 73 Rich G Astros 68</pre>Remember: YED is right around the corner . . .<br /> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/10/2022-postseason-contest-entries.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2022-10-07T10:38:00-07:00'>10:38 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/7656311850402698262' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/7656311850402698262' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=7656311850402698262&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>October 6, 2022</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='3777447916705671612'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/10/contest-28-2022-postseason.html'>Contest #28: 2022 Postseason</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfkunbNgh5gTgVb4OHL3UYuYOcmgMplZ725Sm-x0cq41QELoHTIUyrV2v-YSQWK-jq0bzf1TKAjMu9VmgazDoR-DTFz4ZWzdbZXMoQKUc_YyNT0qEk_cr4x5kEc5w7hrt3uwEctXTQg16vFdvhEyQbOqVo_wjygGGQqh6uRFLLM97mRiDJ_U/s961/Screenshot%202022-10-06%20091503.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="961" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfkunbNgh5gTgVb4OHL3UYuYOcmgMplZ725Sm-x0cq41QELoHTIUyrV2v-YSQWK-jq0bzf1TKAjMu9VmgazDoR-DTFz4ZWzdbZXMoQKUc_YyNT0qEk_cr4x5kEc5w7hrt3uwEctXTQg16vFdvhEyQbOqVo_wjygGGQqh6uRFLLM97mRiDJ_U/w716-h418/Screenshot%202022-10-06%20091503.png" width="716" /></a><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Commercial-Free Bracket!)</span></i></div><p>It will be a busy winter for the Red Sox, who finished the 2022 season with a dismal 78-84 record. Xander Bogaerts can (and likely will) opt out of the 6/120 contract he signed in April 2019, J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi, Michael Wacha, Rich Hill, and Matt Strahm are free agents, and Tommy Pham and the team have a mutual option for 2023 (his salary would be $12, so I trust the team will decline).</p><p>But before all that . . . the postseason begins tomorrow – with <a href="https://www.mlb.com/scores/2022-10-07" target="_blank">four games</a>!</p><p><b>American League Wild Card Series</b></p><p>Rays (86-76) at Guardians (92-70)<br />Mariners (90-72) at Blue Jays (92-70)</p><p><b>National League Wild Card Series</b></p><p>Phillies (97-75) at Cardinals (93-69)<br />Padres (89-73) at Mets (101-61)</p><p><b>American League Division Series</b></p><p>Rays/Guardians winner vs Astros (106-56)<br />Mariners/Blue Jays winner vs Yankees (99-63)</p><p><b>National League Division Series</b></p><p>Phillies/Cardnals winner vs Atlanta (101-61)<br />Padres/Mets winner vs Dodgers (111-51)</p><p><i>ALWC and NLWC are best-of-3, with all games at the higher seed.<br />ALDS and NLDS are best-of-5, with the usual 2-2-1 format.</i></p><p>MLB.com ranks the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-teams-best-lineups-2022" target="_blank">top four offenses</a> (Dodgers, Blue Jays, Atlanta, Cardinals) and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-2022-postseason-pitching-staffs" target="_blank">pitching staffs</a> (Astros, Dodgers, Atlanta, Guardians).</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Postseason Contest!</span></b></p><p>Guess the winner of the 2022 World Series. Winner will receive a hardcover copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>.</p><p>Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two predictions:<br /> </p><blockquote><b>1. 2022 World Series Champions</b><br /> <b>2. That team's total postseason runs scored</b></blockquote>Deadline: Noon (ET), Friday October 7. <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/10/contest-28-2022-postseason.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2022-10-06T09:56:00-07:00'>9:56 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/3777447916705671612' onclick=''>0 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/3777447916705671612' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=3777447916705671612&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>September 21, 2022</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='616524559505205513'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/09/can-anyone-win-this-years-w-l-contest.html'>Can Anyone Win This Year's W-L Contest?</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> The Red Sox have 15 games remaining in the 2022 season.<div><br /></div><div>Boston is currently 72-75, so the team could end up with anywhere from 72 to 87 wins.</div><div><br /></div><div>This poor performance means most of <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/04/2022-w-l-contest-entries.html" target="_blank">the entries in this year's W-L contest</a> are merely wistful dreams of what might have been. But is there any chance <i>someone</i> will win?</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes. Two entries are still in contention.</div><div><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>                W-L<br /></b>Rich G.        85-77<br />Brett H.       82-80</span></p><p>Rich needs the Red Sox to finish 13-2, while Brett is hoping for a 10-5 record over the next two weeks.</p><p>The rest of the schedule (nb days off):</p></div> <pre>Sep 21 at CIN Sep 22-25 at MFY Sep 26-29 vs BAL Sep 30-Oct 2 at TOR Oct 3-5 vs TBR </pre> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/09/can-anyone-win-this-years-w-l-contest.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2022-09-21T13:51:00-07:00'>1:51 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/616524559505205513' onclick=''>5 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/616524559505205513' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=616524559505205513&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>April 7, 2022</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='9095382824116036204'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/04/2022-w-l-contest-entries.html'>2022 W-L Contest Entries</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <p>Every win total from 88 to 98* is covered, so I feel fairly confident we'll have a winner this season.</p><p><b><a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/03/everyone-loves-contest-27-2022-red-sox.html" target="_blank">2022 Contest Entries</a></b></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>                W-L       JBJ</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Laura K.       99-63     .252<br />Edwin N.       98-64     .284<br />Jere S.        97-65     .293<br />Warren S.      96-66     .200<br />Patrick K.     95-67     .236<br />Elliot S.      94-68     .270<br />Paul H.        94-68     .256<br />Michael G.     94-68     .244<br />Jeffrey M.     93-69     .235<br />John P.        92-70     .259<br />David I.       92-70     .212<br />Allan W.       92-70     .212<br />Rob R.         91-71     .242<br />Ray P.         91-71     .226<br />Matt K.        90-72     .253<br />John G.        90-72     .175<br />David F.       89-73     .224<br />Jacob L.       88-74     .242<br />Peter L.       88-74     .198<br />Rich G.        85-77     .224<br />Brett H.       82-80     .282<br /></span></p><div><i>*: By eligible contestants.</i></div><div><br /></div> Note: I typed in my own predictions on March 31. I saw David I.'s email four days later. But I don't have to worry about a tiebreaker for the tiebreaker because I have my own copy of <i>Bouton</i>. <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/04/2022-w-l-contest-entries.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2022-04-07T21:26:00-07:00'>9:26 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/9095382824116036204' onclick=''>7 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/9095382824116036204' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=9095382824116036204&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>March 30, 2022</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='5648321936525698483'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2022/03/everyone-loves-contest-27-2022-red-sox.html'>Everyone Loves A Contest #27: 2022 Red Sox W-L Record</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> With the 2022 Red Sox season set to begin Thursday, April 7, against the MFY in New York, it's time for the annual <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /> <br /> The person who correctly guesses the Red Sox's 2022 regular season W-L record will win a hard cover copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>, an excellent biography of the iconoclastic and outspoken pitcher and author of <i>Ball Four</i>.<br /> <br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two predictions:<br /> <b></b><blockquote><b>1. 2022 W-L Record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Jackie Bradley's batting average</b></blockquote>(2020: <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlja02.shtml" target="_blank">Bradley</a> bats a career-high .283 for the Red Sox.<br />2021: Bradley bats a career-worst .163 for the Brewers.<br />2022: Bradley bats . . .)<div><br /></div><div>As always, the winning W-L prediction must be exact. The tiebreaker, if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: Wednesday, April 6, 11:59 PM ET.<br /> <br /> Good luck . . . and don't forget: <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/schadenfreude" target="_blank">Yankees suck</a>!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkLm_DoPyRu5m87G-qThdQxiaAIm7qQ3pd5GaHduMjVk_6ptJNrm7KI_fg0WAFNZq7kPv_GdGgFhNJSYl_4QBEAq_x20DB4ftnWriTZbp0hmH8D55ubLMY2wtioZOC8mc3x-iw/s627/bouton-cover.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="413" height="600" 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href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/10/2021-postseason-contest_6.html'>2021 Postseason Contest</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <p>Only a handful of entries for the Postseason Contest, but we'll see what happens.</p><p>Prize: Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>. </p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>                  WS Winner    Runs Scored</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Michael G.         Rays             41<br />Paul H.            Rays             42<br /><i>Allan W.           Rays             50</i><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;">Benjamin B.        Giants           23<br />Rich G.            Giants           42<br />Jeff M.            Giants           48<br />Matt K.            Brewers          29<br />Jacob L.           Brewers          33<br />Joshua H.          Dodgers          58</span></p> <div style='clear: 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no winner in the W-L Contest this year, so we will have a postseason contest. The winner will receive a hard cover copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>.</p><p>Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two predictions:</p><div> <b></b><blockquote><b>1. Winner of 2021 World Series</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Total Runs Scored In World Series</b></blockquote><span><div><span>Winner of tiebreaker (if necessary) will be the closest prediction, either higher or lower, to the actual number of runs scored.</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><b>Deadline</b></span>: Wednesday, October 5, 8:00 PM (ET).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynNwg9wRX2sBjVCJoCeMEEMZmoM9L7t6nN_hrQk41zEObtR-F2flAJlonC7EupiTKbtYumwODnAK4U-VcKsa9_nKVufMb6vknpI51ZRQ9yHKj9V0sZ_FiESf-x098ugE_WTC2WA/s1072/2021postseasonschedule.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1072" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynNwg9wRX2sBjVCJoCeMEEMZmoM9L7t6nN_hrQk41zEObtR-F2flAJlonC7EupiTKbtYumwODnAK4U-VcKsa9_nKVufMb6vknpI51ZRQ9yHKj9V0sZ_FiESf-x098ugE_WTC2WA/w835-h494/2021postseasonschedule.JPG" width="835" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkLm_DoPyRu5m87G-qThdQxiaAIm7qQ3pd5GaHduMjVk_6ptJNrm7KI_fg0WAFNZq7kPv_GdGgFhNJSYl_4QBEAq_x20DB4ftnWriTZbp0hmH8D55ubLMY2wtioZOC8mc3x-iw/s627/bouton-cover.JPG" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="413" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkLm_DoPyRu5m87G-qThdQxiaAIm7qQ3pd5GaHduMjVk_6ptJNrm7KI_fg0WAFNZq7kPv_GdGgFhNJSYl_4QBEAq_x20DB4ftnWriTZbp0hmH8D55ubLMY2wtioZOC8mc3x-iw/w299-h454/bouton-cover.JPG" width="299" /></a></div></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/10/2021-postseason-contest.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2021-10-04T15:00:00-07:00'>3:00 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/2167754495002794250' onclick=''>0 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/2167754495002794250' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=2167754495002794250&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>September 29, 2021</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='8255149271938107569'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/09/with-5-games-remaining-checking-in-on.html'>With 5 Games Remaining, Checking In On 2021 W-L Contest</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div>With only five games remaining in the regular season, the Red Sox are 88-69. They currently hold the second spot in the Wild Card standings, but two teams are breathing down their necks: the Mariners (0.5 GB) and Blue Jays (1.0 GB).</div><div><br /></div>Here are the still in-the-running entries for this year's <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/04/2021-w-l-record-contest-entries.html" target="_blank">Red Sox W-L Contest</a>:<div><div><pre> <b>W-L Team ERA</b><br /></pre><pre>Jacob L. 91-71 4.14 Jeffrey M. 90-72 4.52 Jere S. 90-72 4.44 Ezra R. 89-73 4.25<br />Matthew B. 88-74 3.82<br />Sean M. 88-74 4.10<br />Warren S. 88-74 4.75<br /></pre> </div><div>The W-L winner has to be exact. The tiebreaker (if needed) will be the Red Sox's team ERA, which at this moment stands at 4.29.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The winner will receive a copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>.</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/09/with-5-games-remaining-checking-in-on.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2021-09-29T12:14:00-07:00'>12:14 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/8255149271938107569' onclick=''>1 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/8255149271938107569' 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href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/04/2021-w-l-record-contest-entries.html'>2021 W-L Record - Contest Entries</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> Here are the entries for this year's Red Sox W-L Contest (average wins: 83.68)<div><div><pre> <b>W-L Team ERA</b><br /></pre><pre>Laura K. 101-61 4.20 Gopal K. 96-66 4.12<br />Jacob L. 91-71 4.14 Jeffrey M. 90-72 4.52 Jere S. 90-72 4.44 Ezra R. 89-73 4.25<br />Matthew B. 88-74 3.82<br />Sean M. 88-74 4.10<br />Warren S. 88-74 4.75 Nick R. 86-76 5.22<br />Allan W. 85-77 4.95 Jeff L. 83-79 4.53<br />Paul H. 83-79 4.58<br />Rich G. 83-79 4.69 David I. 82-80 4.59 Mike B. 82-80 4.75<br />Matt K. 82-80 5.94<br />Ian R. 81-81 4.45<br />Peter L. 79-83 4.99<br />Michael G. 79-83 5.14 Jim G. 78-84 4.50<br />Ray P. 75-87 4.84<br />David F. 74-88 5.08<br />John G. 70-92 5.75<br />Patrick K. 69-93 4.20<br /></pre> </div>The winner will receive a copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Red Sox ERA: Recent Seasons (Rank Among 15 AL Teams)</b><br /><div><pre>2004 4.18 - 3rd<br />2007 3.87 - 1st<br />2013 3.79 - 6th<br />2014 4.01 - 10th<br />2015 4.31 - 14th<br />2016 4.00 - 3rd<br />2017 3.70 - 2nd<br />2018 3.75 - 3rd<br />2019 4.70 - 7th<br />2020 5.58 - 14th<br /></pre> All ERAs are not created equal.<br /><br />2014: Boston's 4.01 ERA ranked 10th.<br />2016: Boston's 4.00 ERA ranked 3rd.<br /><br />2007: Boston's 3.87 ERA ranked 1st.<br />2013: Boston's 3.79 ERA ranked 6th.<br /><br />2013: Boston's 3.79 ERA ranked 6th.<br />2018: Boston's 4.70 ERA ranked 7th.</div></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' 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11pt;">–</span> at Fenway Park against the Orioles <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">– </span>three weeks from today.<div><br /><div>Therefore, it's time for the annual <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /> <br /> The person who correctly guesses the Red Sox's 2021 regular season W-L record will win a hard cover copy of Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>.*<br /> <br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two predictions:<br /> <b></b><blockquote><b>1. 2021 W-L Record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Team ERA</b></blockquote>As always, the winning W-L prediction must be exact. The tiebreaker, if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: Wednesday, March 31, 11:59 PM (ET).<br /> <br /> Good luck . . . and don't forget: <a href="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/schadenfreude" target="_blank">Yankees suck</a>!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkLm_DoPyRu5m87G-qThdQxiaAIm7qQ3pd5GaHduMjVk_6ptJNrm7KI_fg0WAFNZq7kPv_GdGgFhNJSYl_4QBEAq_x20DB4ftnWriTZbp0hmH8D55ubLMY2wtioZOC8mc3x-iw/s627/bouton-cover.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="413" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRkLm_DoPyRu5m87G-qThdQxiaAIm7qQ3pd5GaHduMjVk_6ptJNrm7KI_fg0WAFNZq7kPv_GdGgFhNJSYl_4QBEAq_x20DB4ftnWriTZbp0hmH8D55ubLMY2wtioZOC8mc3x-iw/s600/bouton-cover.JPG" /></a></div> * I was leaning towards this book as the prize in 2020, but there was no winner. I didn't buy it for myself, either. I finally ordered two copies last night. I'll repeat what I said last year: you should read Nathanson's 2012 book <i><a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-peoples-history-of-baseball.html" target="_blank">A People's History of Baseball</a></i>.</div></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/03/everybody-loves-contest-26-2021-red-sox.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2021-03-11T13:08:00-08:00'>1:08 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/6318159336567997136' onclick=''>5 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/6318159336567997136' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=6318159336567997136&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>July 23, 2020</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='6752840253542433787'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/07/2020-red-sox-w-l-contest.html'>2020 Red Sox W-L Contest</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> Here are the entries in this year's Red Sox W-L contest, with the equivalent win total for each prediction in a 162-game season.<br /> <br /> As for the prize, I'm leaning towards Mitchell Nathanson's <i>Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original</i>. (Maybe I'll send out only 37% of the book?)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-peoples-history-of-baseball.html">Everyone should read</a> Nathanson's <i>A People's History Of Baseball</i>.<br /> <pre><b> W-L MLB TOP AVG W/162G</b> Laura K. 38-22 .375 102.6 Frederic G. 38-22 .362 " Paul H. 38-22 .358 " Patrick K. 37-23 .346 99.9 Jeff M. 36-24 .367 97.2 Warren S. 35-25 .340 94.5 Jacob L. 34-26 .363 91.8 Jeff A. 33-27 .350 89.1 Michael G. 32-28 .389 86.4 Kara K. 32-28 .338 " Ray P. 31-29 .342 83.7 Allan W. 30-30 .399 81.0 Mike B. 28-32 .349 75.6 Dave F. 26-34 .387 70.2 Jim G. 25-35 .407 67.5 Rich G. 25-35 .393 " John G. 25-35 .350 " Matt K. 18-31* .404 49.4 Jere S. 16-14* .--- 86.4</pre> <i>*: Complete 60-game schedule will not be played.</i> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/07/2020-red-sox-w-l-contest.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2020-07-23T22:12:00-07:00'>10:12 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/6752840253542433787' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/6752840253542433787' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=6752840253542433787&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>July 17, 2020</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry'> <a name='5999543201808296482'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title'> <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/07/everybody-loves-contest-25-2020-red-sox.html'>Everybody Loves A Contest #25: 2020 Red Sox W-L</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content'> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAXb3QDydJ1p17WAbW0mORw09LCHtcmsWOR6H745mG_fLlYycGmGgo4g2qRNSMBtTfLu8LUVyWEXw2rIqB3IpWaFe7tndGwURfVcyVyeNz7kKNxheJpdgoYBArsiCZW8QCBsdhg/s1600/redbook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAXb3QDydJ1p17WAbW0mORw09LCHtcmsWOR6H745mG_fLlYycGmGgo4g2qRNSMBtTfLu8LUVyWEXw2rIqB3IpWaFe7tndGwURfVcyVyeNz7kKNxheJpdgoYBArsiCZW8QCBsdhg/s400/redbook.JPG" width="275" /></a></div> The 2020 Red Sox will begin their 60-game sprint to the postseason next Friday (July 24), so (I suppose) it's time for this year's <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /> <br /> The person who correctly guesses Boston's 2020 regular season W-L record will win ... <i>ummm</i> ... a baseball book. ... Title to be named later (or perhaps the winner will get to choose her own prize).<br /> <br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two items:<br /> <br /> <b>1. Predicted 2020 W-L record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: MLB's Highest Qualifying Batting Average</b><br /> <br /> As always, the winning W-L prediction must be exact.<br /> The tiebreaker, if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: Thursday, July 23, 11:59 PM (ET).<br /> <br /> Good luck to everyone ... <a href="https://i.redd.it/g07tfy93z5by.jpg" target="_blank">and</a> <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfFrCsFUkAIVoUP.jpg" target="_blank">fuck</a> <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/11/ab/cd11ab6c16d60f75f7444b394baf3246.jpg" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/28fb2131453f6c95c78b76cbd53fed5a9dda8066/c=36-0-1536-2000/local/-/media/2017/03/28/USATODAY/USATODAY/636262962760460153-AP-ASTROS-YANKEES-SPRING-2523389.JPG" target="_blank">Yankees</a>. <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span 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JBJ OPS</b> Girish K. 123-39 .747 James G. 105-57 .850 D.Ing 104-58 .915 Steve H. 104-58 .778 Ben A. 104-58 .730 Laura K. 103-59 .960 John Q. 102-60 .749 Warren S. 101-61 .869 Paul H. 101-61 .857 Jere S. 101-61 .777 Kathryn L. 101-61 .765 Allan W. 100-62 .825 Sean M. 100-62 .816 Tim L. 100-62 .777 Jacob L. 99-63 .888 Dr. Jeff 99-63 .800 Jeff L. 99-63 .793 Ian R. 98-64 .855 John G. 98-64 .850 Patrick K. 98-64 .845 Ezra R. 98-64 .770 Matt K. 98-64 .754 Matt B. 98-64 .750 Edward G. 98-64 .750 Michael G. 98-64 .725 Joshua H. 97-65 .760 Tim B. 97-65 .745 Jeff M. 97-65 .699 Anthony G. 97-65 .678 David F. 96-66 .793 Jeff A. 96-66 .698 Rich G. 94-68 .861 Ray P. 94-68 .751 Tim R. 92-70 .769</pre> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3RqFw2DqcmB3TU1KoT1uXBMdyLrG68ydf8gY28x2KOy1cQvAjrMGLAjfsFsuykmIq2wtzR5dEgy6izSivBbbFzDJJKMQFWP3KPfA1Jl5dAROpr0mEYYEjaCwyxxQ9VULY3paGw/s1600/novakbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3RqFw2DqcmB3TU1KoT1uXBMdyLrG68ydf8gY28x2KOy1cQvAjrMGLAjfsFsuykmIq2wtzR5dEgy6izSivBbbFzDJJKMQFWP3KPfA1Jl5dAROpr0mEYYEjaCwyxxQ9VULY3paGw/s400/novakbook.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> Opening Day is less than two weeks away (Thursday, March 28), so it's time for this year's <span style="color: red;">Red Sox W-L Contest</span>!<br /> <br /> The person who correctly guesses Boston's 2019 regular season W-L record will win a copy of Jason Novak's <i>Baseball Epic: Famous and Forgotten Lives of the Dead Ball Era</i>.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://coffeehousepress.org/collections/shop/products/baseball-epic" target="_blank">Coffee House Press</a>, which will publish <i>Baseball Epic</i> in April (and generously provided the contest copy), describes the book as "an offbeat and witty history of the scrappy beginnings of modern baseball told in 101 sketches and 101 miniature biographies".<br /> <br /> Contest entries must be <a href="mailto:joyofsox@gmail.com">emailed to me</a> and include the following two items:<br /> <br /> <b>1. Predicted 2019 W-L record</b><br /> <b>2. Tiebreaker: Jackie Bradley's OPS</b><br /> <br /> As always, the winning W-L prediction must be exact. The tiebreaker, if needed, will be the closest guess, either over or under.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: Wednesday, March 27, 11:59 PM (Boston time).<br /> <br /> Good luck to everyone ... and fuck the Yankees. <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> by <span class='fn'>allan</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2019/03/everybody-loves-contest-24-2019-red-sox.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2019-03-14T23:45:00-07:00'>11:45 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5730822/9175346036276333602' onclick=''>0 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/5730822/9175346036276333602' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-47734877'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5730822&postID=9175346036276333602&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests' rel='tag'>contests</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class='blog-pager' id='blog-pager'> <span id='blog-pager-older-link'> <a class='blog-pager-older-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/contests?updated-max=2019-03-14T23:45:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=20&by-date=false' id='Blog1_blog-pager-older-link' title='Older Posts'>Older Posts</a> </span> <a class='home-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/'>Home</a> </div> <div class='clear'></div> <div class='blog-feeds'> <div class='feed-links'> Subscribe to: <a class='feed-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default' target='_blank' type='application/atom+xml'>Posts (Atom)</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class='column-left-outer'> <div class='column-left-inner'> <aside> </aside> </div> </div> <div class='column-right-outer'> <div class='column-right-inner'> <aside> <div class='sidebar section' id='sidebar-right-1'><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML5'> <h2 class='title'><b>AVAILABLE NOW!<br>NEW PAPERBACK EDITION!</b></h2> <div class='widget-content'> <a href="http://dontletuswin.com/"><a href="https://ibb.co/LrWbZ9v"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/jz2Br3H/DLUWT-PB.png" alt="DLUWT-PB" border="0" /></a></a><br/><span style="font-weight:bold;">Don't Let Us Win Tonight:<br/>An Oral History Of The 2004 Boston<br/>Red Sox's Impossible Playoff Run</span><br/><br/>"The 2004 Red Sox were baseball's midnight riders, a fearless, iconoclastic band . . . 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<span dir='ltr'>(46)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/robots'>robots</a> <span dir='ltr'>(105)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/schadenfreude'>schadenfreude</a> <span dir='ltr'>(485)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/something%20else'>something else</a> <span dir='ltr'>(43)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/stones-exile'>stones-exile</a> <span dir='ltr'>(23)</span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/search/label/weei'>weei</a> <span dir='ltr'>(17)</span> </li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget Text' data-version='1' id='Text1'> <h2 class='title'>Blurbs (Old)</h2> <div class='widget-content'> "A Yoda-like figure in the Red Sox blogosphere."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dan Lamothe, <a href="http://blog.masslive.com/redsoxmonster/2007/04/sox_monster_interview_allan_wo.html">Mass. Live</a>, April 2007</span><br /><br />"Be forewarned if salty language gives you<br />the vapors."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Art Martone, Providence Journal,<br />September 2007</span><br /><br />"If you haven't been reading Joy of Sox,<br />I guess you're not a good person."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sam, </span><a href="http://felineanarchy.blogspot.com/2005/01/please-tell-me-im-not-only-person-in.html" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: italic;">Blue Cats and Red Sox</a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;">, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;">January 2005</span><div><br />"Joy of Sox is like good tasting cough medicine."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sarah, </span><a href="http://www.rallycuff.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: italic;">RallyCuff</a><div><br />"One of the only Sox blogs I can stomach."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Joe Pawlikowski, </span><a href="http://riveraveblues.com/" style="font-style: italic;">River Avenue Blues</a><br /><br />"It's my favorite non-puppet Red Sox blog site!"<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Franco Capizzo, The Joy of Sox comment, October 30, 2018</span><br /><br />"If Keith Olbermann was a Red Sox fan,<br />he'd be this guy."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Johnny Sideburns, Surviving Grady comment, January 15, 2008</span><br /><br />"Joy of Sox, the only blog that offers both Red Sox coverage and far-out left wing conspiracy theories in one convenient package."<br /><a href="http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2004/12/27/the-year-in-review/" style="font-style: italic;">Andrew Sullivan</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, December 27, 2004</span><br /><br />"<a href="http://blogsofnote.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html">Blog of Note</a>" (Blogger)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">October 24, 2007</span></div></div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget 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dir='ltr'>(24)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(29)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(37)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2021/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(32)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span 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dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/'> 2020 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(323)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/12/'> December </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span 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dir='ltr'>(53)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(14)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2020/04/'> April </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(26)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span 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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(396)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2019/12/'> December </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(12)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2019/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(11)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2019/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(49)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(12)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(14)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(70)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/09/'> September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(35)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(49)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/04/'> April </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(40)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/03/'> March </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(24)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2018/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(12)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(36)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2017/03/'> March </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2017/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2017/01/'> January </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(56)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2009/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(42)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2009/01/'> January </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(32)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/'> 2008 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(745)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(63)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/08/'> August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(85)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(79)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2008/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(61)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(114)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2007/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(80)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2007/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(59)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2007/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(93)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' 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