Author Topic: Mike Hall Invitationals (Read 15304 times)

Mike Hall · « **on:** October 21, 2008, 03:39:14 PM »

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Welcome to the first Mike Hall Invitational of the new era.

This tournament will start with REGIONAL RHUMBAS.

Each of the 16 regions will have one champion, which will be determined by Rhumba format. These 16 representatives will then meet in a tournament of champions.

Regional Champions:
1. Lee A - Pennsylvania (8.33)
2. Matt - Baltimore (8.00)
3. Jess Elec - NYC 1 (7.75)
4. Eric J - Maryland (7.40)
5. Ali Oxen - New Jersey (7.40)
6. Wicca - South (7.20)
7. Ben - Midwest (7.20)
8. Milo - Old World (7.00)
9. Pshaw - Upper Midwest (6.80)
10. Cleptic - DC/VA/NC (6.80)
11. Azzface - NYC 2 (6.75)
12. Tom Inch Winky - Central (6.50)
13. Bort - Eastern Great Lakes (6.00)
14. Zac'em - New England (5.83)
15. Taco Jeff - Pacific Northwest (5.75)
16. Dave Ninja - California (4.67)

Old World
Blue Bullets - eliminated, Round 3.
Soapy Mofo - eliminated, Round 4.
Hot Rod - eliminated, Round 2.
Marc - eliminated, Round 1.
Milo - projected winner! AVG = 7
Joe Timebomb - eliminated, Round 5.

Pacific Northwest
M Welch - eliminated, Round 4.
Christ Crusher - eliminated, after Round 2.
Taco Jeff - PROJECTED WINNER! AVG = 5.75
Grendel - eliminated, Round 3.
MW - eliminated, Round 2.
Nicole - eliminated Round 1.

California
Pretty Mess - eliminated, Round 3.
Dave Ninja - PROJECTED WINNER! AVG = 4.67
Jenna - eliminated, Round 2.
Dominic - eliminated, Round 3.
Pomme de Terre - eliminated Round 1.
Ugly Harry - eliminated Round 1.

Upper Midwest
Pshaw - PROJECTED WINNER! Avg = 6.80
Kelly - eliminated, Round 4.
Jesse - eliminated, Round 3.
Antone Henry - eliminated, Round 2.
Hanny - eliminated, Round 5.
McDumdum - eliminated Round 1

Midwest
Shotzi - eliminated, Round 5.
Maverage - eliminated, Round 2.
Petsounds - eliminated, Round 4.
PDR - eliminated, Round 5.
Rex - eliminated, Round 3.
Warsau - eliminated Round 1.
Ben Weasel - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 7.20.

Central
Trevor - eliminated, Round 3.
Jeff - eliminated, Round 4.
Concept - eliminated Round 2.
Tom Inch Winky - PROJECTED WINNER! AVG = 6.5
Bobloblaw - eliminated Round 1.
Jeremy Kerouac - eliminated, Round 3.

Eastern Great Lakes
Phrank - eliminated, Round 2.
Bort - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 6.00
Pdowd - eliminated, Round 5.
Wiggin - eliminated, Round 4.
Greg - eliminated, Round 1.
Petro - eliminated, Round 3.

New England
Ezrad - eliminated, Round 2.
Moultar - eliminated, Round 4.
Zac'em - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 5.83
80vs90 - eliminated, Round 1.
Cakes - eliminated, Round 5.
Jmart - eliminated, Round 3.
David69 - eliminated, Round 6.

NYC 1
Fatman - eliminated, Round 1.
Oman - eliminated, Round 2.
Grath - eliminated, Round 3.
Socks - eliminated, Round 3.
Poopsounds - eliminated, Round 4.
Jettrocks - eliminated, Round 4.
Jess Elec - PROJECTED WINNER! AVG = 7.75

NYC 2
Xtian - eliminated, Round 8.
Chadd - eliminated, Round 2.
Azzface - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 6.75
Donutman - eliminated, Round 4.
NoahWK - eliminated, Round 3.
Wednesday - eliminated, Round 1.
Moe - eliminated, Round 5.

New Jersey
Aggro - eliminated, Round 2.
Ali Oxen - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 7.40
Chelsea - eliminated, Round 2.
Christopher - eliminated, Round 1.
JJ Beat - eliminated, Round 4.
KellyLynn - eliminated, Round 4.
Mjerk - eliminated, Round 3.
Package - eliminated, Round 5.

Penn
LeeA - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 8.33
DocAc - eliminated, Round 3.
Arilitt - eliminated, Round 2.
Elliott - eliminated, Round 6.
Alex Jones - eliminated, Round 4.
Lawny - eliminated, Round 1.
John Rally - eliminated, Round 5.

Baltimore
Matt - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 8.00.
Bress - eliminated, Round 4.
Nick Vance - eliminated, Round 4.
Dre - eliminated, Round 6.
AlexCH - eliminated, Round 1.
Mike Riley - eliminated, Round 3.
Lucas - eliminated, Round 2.

Maryland
"Todd" - eliminated, Round 5.
Jason - eliminated, Round 4.
Jonas - eliminated, Round 2.
AA Dave - eliminated, Round. 3.
Mrs. Waves - eliminated, Round 1.
EricJ - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 7.40

DC/VA/NC
Billy - eliminated, Round 5.
Cleptic - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 6.80
J-Rob - eliminated, Round 2.
M-Ant - eliminated, Round 4.
Chad - eliminated, Round 1.
Ryan - eliminated, Round 3.

South
Quint - eliminated, Round 3.
Olmsted - eliminated, Round 1.
Wicca - PROJECTED WINNER! avg = 7.20
Mugsy - eliminated, Round 5.
Melissatastic - eliminated, Round 4.
Subby - eliminated, Round 2.

Quote from: Mike Hall on December 02, 2008, 03:16:27 PM

SEEDING ANNOUNCEMENT

As you know, the winners of each regional rhumba will square off in a 16-person tournament.
I have decided that the tournament seeding will be done based on the average score of each player in the rhumba. Highest average score gets the top seed, and so forth.
Tiebreakers:
1. Most 10's
2. Most strikeout pitches (8-10's)
3. Lowest score
4. Most scores of 5 or lower

nick vance! · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:42:10 PM »

stoked

packagethief · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:42:38 PM »

yay! this is great!

Cleptic · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:44:23 PM »

I would say that I'm the odds on favorite to win this whole thing.

Matt · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:45:30 PM »

I am excited for this.

hasblueshoes · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:47:47 PM »

Quote from: Cleptic on October 21, 2008, 03:44:23 PM

I would say that I'm the odds on favorite to win this whole thing.

I'm not sure you're the favorite to win your division!

BigTasty · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:48:44 PM »

Awesome. I should definitely win the PNW.

Cleptic · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:49:15 PM »

I'd like to see either Milo or Soapy win this round.

packagethief · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:49:41 PM »

Quote from: Cleptic on October 21, 2008, 03:49:15 PM

I'd like to see either Milo or Soapy win this round.

im gonna predict milo will win this.

Blue-Bullets · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:55:04 PM »

Time to bring the A game.

Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2008, 03:57:53 PM »

I'd like to see this one come down to Milo and B-B.

Mike Hall · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:03:32 PM »

Ye Olde Worlde Regional Rhumba

Low score for each round gets eliminated.

Old World
Blue Bullets
Soapy Mofo
Hot Rod
Marc - eliminated Round 1.
Milo
Joe Timebomb

Round 1:
Blue Bullets: Teenage Bottlerocket "Bottlerocket" - Hmm, I think I like this better than any song I've heard by this band. 6/10
Soapy Mofo: Madness "One Step Beyond" - I love this song. Madness was a really good band. 8/10
Hot Rod: Go Sailor "Fine Day for Sailing" - I think I've liked pretty much every song I've heard by this band (usually hear them on Jettrocks station). The singer sounds a lot like Belinda Carlisle on this song. Pretty cool. 7/10
Marc: Groovie Ghoulies "She Gets All the Girls" - This is pretty ho hum. I'm finding this run to be of the mill. 5/10
Milo: Black Flag "Wasted" - This is one of my favorite Black Flag songs. 9/10
Joe Timebomb: The Wedding Present "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - Ha, this is a Monkees cover. It's actually really good. I like this. 7/10

Marc is eliminated. That was a really solid round. I'm impressed with the Old World Region so far.

kelly lynn · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:04:20 PM »

I like this!

Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:04:29 PM »

Marc was not able to keep his place in the Old World.

Mike Hall · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:05:55 PM »

Should I complete each Regional Rhumba in its entirety before moving on?
Or should I do everyone's first round before moving on to Round 2?

Preferences?

Cleptic · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:07:06 PM »

Quote from: Mike Hall on October 21, 2008, 04:05:55 PM

Should I complete each Regional Rhumba in its entirety before moving on?
Or should I do everyone's first round before moving on to Round 2?

Preferences?

I would suggest doing everyone's first round. Otherwise, people in the later regions will have to wait a very long time before they can take part.

packagethief · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:07:14 PM »

Quote from: Mike Hall on October 21, 2008, 04:05:55 PM

Should I complete each Regional Rhumba in its entirety before moving on?
Or should I do everyone's first round before moving on to Round 2?

Preferences?

i think you should finish each region, then move onto the next.

Mike Hall · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:08:17 PM »

Cleptic and Package disagree.

Matt · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:08:46 PM »

Everyone's first round!

Mike Hall · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:09:19 PM »

Quote from: Matt on October 21, 2008, 04:08:46 PM

Everyone's first round!

matt breaks the tie.

BigTasty · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:09:20 PM »

Quote from: Mike Hall on October 21, 2008, 04:08:17 PM

Cleptic and Package disagree.

I'll break the tie. I agree with Cleptic.

packagethief · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:09:24 PM »

i dont really care how u do it, i just think it would be easier to do each region then move on. so some people have to wait, that's life!

Cleptic · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:09:52 PM »

Quote from: Mike Hall on October 21, 2008, 04:08:17 PM

Cleptic and Package disagree.

Package is clearly out of her god damn mind. I provided an solid reason as to why you should do a first round for each region. All she did was blah blah blah.

packagethief · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:10:50 PM »

Quote from: Cleptic on October 21, 2008, 04:09:52 PM

Package is clearly out of her god damn mind. I provided an solid reason as to why you should do a first round for each region. All she did was blah blah blah.

cleptic if you and i ever meet again, im gonna royally kick your ass!

plus, i dont know why you care so much, you're gonna lose anyway!

Mike Hall · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:12:48 PM »

Rhumba of Effing Orcas - PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Pacific Northwest
M Welch
Christ Crusher
Taco Jeff
Grendel
MW
Nicole - eliminated Round 1.

M Welch: Hot Snakes "Past Lives" - Most songs off of Automatic Midnight will do well with me. This is no exception. 7/10
Christ Crusher: Wire "Ex Lion Tamer" - The quality of songs I have heard in Rhumba competition has been very good today, people. 10/10
TacoJeff: Gamits "I Named Her Christina" - I recognize that these guys were proficient as chickens, but I never enjoy their songs. This reminds me of the Oneders hit song in that Tom Hanks movie, but with the fast circus beat over parts of it and over the top back up vocals. It ends up sounding like Lagwagon to me. 5/10
Grendel: Desaparecidos "Manana" - I've never heard this. It reminds me of a cross between Weezer and the first At the Drive In record. I'd like to hear more of this band. 6/10
M.W.: Tape and Wire "I Will Not Sound the Alarm" - This is not one of the Tape & Wire songs that I normally listen to. Hmmm, this is an acoustic one with some cool buzzy guitar in there too. I don't know. I don't think he's pulling the melody off very well. He's kinda out in the open without drums or distortion, and I think the lyrics are kinda iffy in spots and he isn't quite nailing the notes. Sing it again! 5/10
Nicole: The Weakerthans "Diagnosis" - This sounds like TMBG. The vocals are annoying me. 4/10

Nicole is eliminated.