Challenge to DISContinuum from Fox Valley Metro

[Case J]

I am in.  Looking forward to this, should be a fun day.

[smyith]

i am not going to be able to make it. good luck

[CEValkyrie]

Here is the current roster. Please confirm here that you are playing. Thank you. In bold is confirmed.  

Kenny Glassman 955
Chris Jordan 953
Steven Jacobs 936
Tom McManus 899
Roman Korol 898
Case Jackson 890
Sayer Jackson 889
Damon Short 886
Adam Smith 866
David Barish 827
Ed Bansfield  941
Brett Comincioli 978
Dave Nelson 965
Fred Vroman 976
Doug Buettgen 956
Todd Fanning 976

Looks like the updated roster. Let's go dominate!

[Case J]

Is it likely we will get matched against someone with the same relative skill level?

[Tom McManus]

Is it likely we will get matched against someone with the same relative skill level?

Look at the original post and it explains the format.

[Bruce Brakel]

Using that format, it is likely you'd be playing someone about your skill level.  But if the teams are not evenly matched, a smart captain might throw away one or two matches in order to get better match ups in the remaining matches.  In the u-pick/i-pick format, there's a lot of game to be played just in picking the match opponents.

[Chainmeister]

Using that format, it is likely you'd be playing someone about your skill level.  But if the teams are not evenly matched, a smart captain might throw away one or two matches in order to get better match ups in the remaining matches.  In the u-pick/i-pick format, there's a lot of game to be played just in picking the match opponents.

Given the ratings distributions of both teams I would expect not to play but if Discontinuum were forced to play me it may be advantageous to match me with Fox Valley's highest rated player. I would not likely have much better of a chance against an 880 player as I would against a 950 player.  Its still only one match.I frequently play against an 880 player and you would think that statistically I would win once in a while.. It has not happened yet.

[Bruce Brakel]

That's certainly one scenario where you throw a match: if your worst player is going to lose to anyone on their team, he might as well lose to their best.  Similarly, if they have Nikko on their team, who will probably beat your best player, why waste your best player? 

This would be a fun game to play with 20-sided dice and fantasy teams.

[Case J]

That makes sense, thanks for clarifying and providing a bit of strategy for me. 

[discin311]

sorry guys wifey just informed me that I have a wedding to go to sorry i can't make it out beat some fox valley a$$ for me

[Paul Bunyan]

Schepp's are proud to present this package Thanks to Mr. Sr. Moore!  

We are taking donations now for this Awesome prize package. All proceeds go to our Friends at the Hesed!  Tickets are $5.00 for a chance to win this Historic memorabilia.  Contact me at 630 913 4357 for tickets.  Please help us out and donate for a great cause.  Winner will be drawn January 29th  the date of the Ice Bowl.  Thanks for your donations and continued support Club Metro.  Blaine Schepp

The entire Chicago Blackhawks organization is awesome. Here's the autographs on the Glo Buzz for the 2011 Ice Bowl raffle:    

1. Rocky Wirtz-Blackhawks Owner. Stanley Cup Winner
2. John McDonough-Blackhawks President. Stanley Cup Winner
3. Stan Bowman-Blackhawks General Manager. Stanley Cup Winner
4. Eric Nesterenko!-My favorite. Played from 1956-1972 and won the cup with Bobby in 1961. Very physical player with a nickname "Elbows".
5. Bobby Hull-Owns all sorts of records. First millionaire contract in sports history when he left for Winnipeg. Had the best shot of them all. Stanley Cup Winner and a truly nice guy who will steal your wife if you're not looking and drink your last beer!
6. Brent Seabrook-Gold medalist and Stanley Cup Winner. Solid player for years to come!
7. Dennis Savard-Stanley Cup Winner with all sorts of records with the Hawks, Best spin-o-rama in the game.
8. Brian Campbell-Stanley Cup Winner. Couldn't wait to get him back for the Cup run and get Buff off the blue line.
9. Dave Bolland-The Rat! Stanley Cup Winner Instrumental in keeping the oppositions best scorer intact!

These autographs weren't easy and there are stories behind every one. What a wild ride it was!

There will be pictures to prove authentication of the autographs included with the Buzz along with a Blackhawks Convention backpack and official pass.

We had a great time meeting these great people and can't wait for the 2011 season!

Thanks for your donations and continued support.  FVMDGC

[Tom McManus]

Final Roster:

Kenny Glassman 955
Chris Jordan 953
Steven Jacobs 936
Tom McManus 899
Roman Korol 898
Case Jackson 890
Damon Short 886
David Barish 827
Brett Comincioli 978
Dave Nelson 965
Fred Vroman 976
Doug Buettgen 956
Todd Fanning 976

Weather looks like it is going to be nice on Saturday.

[Paul Bunyan]

FVMDGC VS. Discontinuum 

Thanks to Mr. Tyler Williams for pulling this Meeting of the Club's together.  This event continues to be a great platform for bringing the Clubs together.  Looking forward to this weekends event and support Tyler's effort's.  Thanks to Tom for bringing  the northerners down south to the Valley.  Looking forward to seeing all your faces.  Club Metro. 

Schepp's are looking forward to hosting our friends from the North.   We will be painting and grilling for the event.  Very excited about bringing two more Clubs together for one cause.  Appreciate and welcome Club Discontinuum into our Family.  Grilling hot dogs and northerners on Saturday.  Big welcome from the Schepp's

[Case J]

Sorry this is such late notice, is there anyone that is willing to give me a ride home after the challenge?  I had a ride lined up that fell through.  I live in Arlington Heights about 5 minutes away from Willow Stream DGC in Buffalo Grove.  I have a ride to Oswego but have not found one home yet.  Thanks in advance.  

[Chainmeister]

Case

I can give you a ride.

[Tafe Hemler]

Don't know if it's in the plans or not, but may I suggest we do a CTP and Ace Fund for the day?
Since there are so few people, I'd think the Ace Fund should be at least $2 with a CTP throw-off if not won.
Since the concrete is paid for, we could do a 100% payout CTP or keep it 50/50 for the club and/or Hesed House.  I think $4 per round would work so that the total for entering all is a nice even $10.  I just think it's always fun to walk with a little more money than what you came with, especially with a lucky shot!
I should be there about 8:15 or so if I need to run this.  I sorta like #7 for the first round CTP, reachable by all, but not nescesarily easy.
Any yea's or nay's?

[Latitude_64]

I am in for the fox valley challenge at Oswego . This is Andy R.

[Fox Metro Discer]

Well here are the results for the day.
A total of 29 people showed up for the event. 14 from Fox Valley and 15 from Discontinuum.
The first round was singles matchups from the shorts.

Fox Valley                     Discontinuum                Winner

Glenn Gruenke    47        Roman Korol    50           Fox Valley
Kyle Chapman    47        Brett Comincioli  49         Fox Valley
Jake Rieser        53        Damon Short     55         Fox Valley
Jesse Esquivel    52        Todd Fanning    48         Discontinuum
Aaron Scott       43       Nate Baron        48         Fox Valley
Blaine Schepp    53        Case Jackson     53        Draw
George Maltinoisis 54      Tom McManus   46         Discontinuum
Randy Moore Jr  47        Dave Nelson      48         Fox Valley
Rod Plumey       53         Steven Jacobs  56         Fox Valley
Tafe Hemler      52        Kenny Glassman 52         Draw
Jason Poole      52         Alex Bingman     49        Discontinuum
Kevin Fabere     55        Doug Buettgen   51        Discontinuum
Tyler Williams    50        Chris Jordan       48        Discontinuum
Ron Miller         49         Andy R.            51        Fox Valley

After the first round, Fox Valley led Discontinuum by a score of 8 to 6.
The second round was played from the longs with the matchups being best shot doubles.

Results for the second round were:

Fox Valley                                               Discontinuum                                             Winner
Rod Plumley/ Tafe Hemler  56                      Chris Jordan/ Andy R    54                            Discontinuum
Tyler Williams/ Jake Rieser 50                      Doug Buettge/ Steven Jacobs  48                  Discontinuum
Jason Poole/ Glenn Gruenke  50                   Tom McManus/ Roman Korol  52                     Fox Valley
Blaine Schepp/ Kevin Fabere 54                   Damon Short/ Case Jackson  53                    Discontinuum
Aaron Scott/ Ron Miller 49                          Alsex Bingman/ Nate Baron 48                       Discontinuum
Jesse Esquivel/ KChapman  48                     Kenny Glassman/ Todd Fanning  51                Fox Valley
Randy Moore Jr/ George Maltinoisis 47          Dave Nelson/ Brett Comincioli  48                   Fox Valley

With Discontinuum taking the 8 to 6 win in the second round, the overall for the day was tied at 14 points for each team.
2 players from each team were selected to play a sudden death playoff from the long tess. Doug Buettgen and Todd Fanning were selected for Discontinuum. Kyle Chapman and Aaron Scott represented Fox Valley.
All four players put their drives on the green. Doug Buettgen canned the putt for Discontinuum and the win on hole 1 of the playoff.

Congratulations to Discontinuum for the victory! That's 2 years in a row where the winner was detemined by playoff.

I hope everyone enjoyed the day as well as the dogs that Blaine and Christie cooked up for everyone.

Some highlights for the day:
Kyle aced the last hole of the round in singles (#15) to seal the eal agains Brett.
Jr and George had a wicked tree kick from the schule on hole 13 to deuce the hole during the doubles round.

[Tom McManus]

Thanks for the post Aaron. Add one more highlight to the day. Aaron shot a blistering 43 the first round.  This was a very fun event.  The sudden death playoff round was very exciting, it was fun because everyone watching had a stake in the results.  Todd made a very solid drive and Doug hit a big putt to take the win.

Thanks to all the Discontinuum members who made the hike to Oswego. It is not a short drive.  It wasn't for a trophy  or for plastic, while it was for cash, it certainly wasn't much as each player on the winning team got $5.00. It was to go out and represent the club, represent disc golf and go out and have a great time.

Thanks to Fox Valley, especially Tyler for getting this event together. Thank you to Blaine and Christie for the dogs and pop.

[pickax]

Estimated Ratings

Player Name	Rnd	Rating
Aaron Scott	43	1027
Tom McManus	46	989
Glenn Gruenke	47	977
Kyle Chapman	47	977
Randy Moor Jr	47	977
Todd Fanning	48	964
Nate Baron	48	964
Dave Nelson	48	964
Chris Jordan	48	964
Ron Miller	49	951
Brett Comincioli	49	951
Alex Bingman	49	951
Tyler Williams	50	939
Roman Korol	50	939
Doug Buettgen	51	926
Andy R	51	926
Jesse Esquivel	52	914
Tafe Hemler	52	914
Jason Poole	52	914
Kenny Glassman	52	914
Jake Rieser	53	901
Blaine Schepp	53	901
Rod Plumey	53	901
Case Jackson	53	901
George Maltinoisis	54	888
Kevin Fabere	55	876
Damon Short	55	876
Steven Jacobs	56	863