CSS Results for October 23

[GoldenBulldog]

Bully, that is sheer torture. 

Well, it beats having you all listen to the other video featuring orchestral music that sounds like it was played at a middle school band concert.

(I love to torture BuddyTom with it though...)

[Kev347]

Congratulations Hag! Is this Hag's 2nd blitz?

[visualbasicwizard]

You know what sucks?  I had figured 17k for the first SC, and then I said, "No stupid, the trip and the bike are about 9k each."  I stared at the 17k bid though most of the second SC, and then changed it.  Not that it would have mattered much as I blew he second one as well.

But congrats to Hag for the blitz!

[heelsrule1988]

$25,300/$21,850 for Kristin... she almost survives the carnage on the second showcase, but it wouldn't have mattered due to her insane bid on the first showcase.

[upperclasstwit]

Bully, that is sheer torture. 

At least it wasn't Mr. Tambourine Man.

[FieldsFan336]

Boy, am I glad I missed the bloodbath!

[Punchboard91]

I'm with visual - I had it down for $17,000, but decided that since I'd been garfing all week, I might as well try to refigure it all out. Whoops. That didn't work out.

Am I the only one who thinks that Shatner's song is epic? 

[BRB_TheFireball]

Congratulations Hag! Is this Hag's 2nd blitz?

You are right.  This makes him the second person to get two CSS Blitzes.  (I got my second one on December 18, 2007.)

[Hag]

I definitely wouldn't have said that if I was you... now your blitz is completely tarnished.

I understand what you mean, but I might make the point that others probably purposely bid low on Fridays. I didn't do it expecting that I would blitz.

Actually, I thought this was my first blitz. I did come close a couple of times last year, but I believe there was at least one other survivor.

[heelsrule1988]

Then the others that do that are wrong, too... that is simply not the way to play CSS. The object of the game is to guess the price of two showcases each day... not bid as safely as you can just to get some points.

[Hag]

I do see your point, and it is a good one. I will keep it in mind.

[pathfinder20]

Gentlemen and Ladies, I see both sides of this. I see Hag's point that we are trying to score points and carefully; however, like Heels, I feel like sometime we can't play it safe all the time. However, I also see that if we push it too hard we end up screwing ourselves out of points.  I think the best way to say this is that each player have his or her own methods. Some of us are point players. Some of us are cash players, and some are a combination of the two. However, we can't bash each other on whose method is better. If the player wants to play conserveratively that is fine. If the player wants to play full throttle, that's fine too. I may not agree with which method is better but I will defend the right on each player may play on his or her terms.

[BuddyTom]

Thank you, pathfinder20, for a very rational post.

There are two philosophies for playing CSS, both valid as far as I'm concerned. If you look at last year's final leaderboard, you can tell who used which strategy, to a point. pathfinder20 came in second in cash with over $800K, 8 DSWs, 12 wins, but also an overbid percentage of 54% (the highest) and the resulting average points score of 53.74, twenty-ninth place, or the third lowest above the line.

rodroddyfan is the diametric opposite. He came in third in points (81.75 average) but thirty-first in cash, only DSWd 4 times and won 3 times. But his overbid percentage is only 16%, the lowest above the line.

That was one of the things that made PriceFan985 so amazing. Not only did he win, cash, and DSW quite frequently, but he hardly ever went over. That was why he was practically unstoppable back when he was playing. Two seasons ago he finished with a points average of 107.58, $950K, 14 DSWs, 1 QSW, 10 wins, and only a 16.1% overbid rate!!! But I think we can all agree that showcases weren't necessarily easier then, but certainly more predictable. Once you knew your trailers and boats and spas, you had it made.

[GoldenBulldog]

Look at my line this season:  14 games, 3 overbids, 99.57 points average--yet I haven't cashed at all this season.  Will we finally get some normal Showcases on a somewhat regular basis, or will I have to torture you all with William Shatner's "Mr. Tambourine Man" or Leonard Nimoy's interpretation of the Lord of the Rings-inspired "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins?"  As far as I'm concerned, this season is just getting started.  Strap on your seat belts and pull down those lap bars! 

[pathfinder20]

I hate to break it to you, Bulldog, but those days are long gone since the exacta. We are lucky to get a nice and tidy showcase once a week. (I have seen the The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. Dude just no...)