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Amazin' Avenue *SECRET* Swag Contest

Not content to simply give swag away at the end of the month, I've decided to hold occasional secret contests to give swag away throughout the month as well. To keep things lively, I'm not going to announce what the secret contests are until they are over. Think of them as "pop" contests; the best presents are the ones you never knew were coming!

This installment of the Amazin' Avenue Secret Swag Contest will award a prize to the user who:

Posted the most game thread comments on the recent road trip

The Mets played a lot of long, boring games that carried on into the night, but some of you guys toughed it out in the game threads and actually made some of those wretched games somewhat bearable. The Mets wound up going 3-3 against a couple of pretty tough teams, coming away with victories in games started by Micah Owings, Dan Haren and Brad Penny. The top five contributors to the game threads over that time were:

Rank AA User # Comments
1 MAN in the BOX 88
2 Simons 62
3 JoshNY 52
4 DoctorK16 43
5 DbacksSkins 41

Congratulations to MAN in the BOX, who led the way with 88 comments in the six game threads. His prize is an autographed copy of 100 Things Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die by Matthew Silverman. Matt was kind enough to send us some copies to give away, so you guys are the beneficiaries of that generosity.

There's plenty more swag to give away, and no telling when the next secret contest will start or end. Hooray for mystery!

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The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 9, 2008 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

it's quality not quantity...

i still wouldn’t win though. i’m placing this site on secret probation!!

I.M. Forme

by itsmetsforme on May 9, 2008 2:46 AM EDT reply actions  

is that

Double secret probation?

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 9, 2008 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

Once a jolly swag-man

Please tell me you’re a saving a Lifetime Secret Swag prize for inevitable return of Erik from the Bx.

I did it like this / I did it like that / I did it with a Wiffle Ball bat

by Doc Manhattan on May 9, 2008 8:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Hah

Dude was a regular here a few years ago. Not sure what happened to him. Probably at da club this whole time.

by Eric Simon on May 9, 2008 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve never entirely abandoned the unlikely theory that he was actually your Mr. Hyde alter-ego posting.

I did it like this / I did it like that / I did it with a Wiffle Ball bat

by Doc Manhattan on May 9, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Secret Swag

Are monthly contest winners eligible to win secret swag contests? I’m asking hypothetically, of course.

by ams258 on May 9, 2008 10:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Damn

You guys are rough…Lol!

by MAN in the BOX on May 9, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Bitterness is a terrible thing

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 9, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome idea

But how do you keep doing this, Eric? I’m starting to worry about your financial situation.

Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!

by Prince on May 10, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions  

It's mostly Swag

If a publisher or some other company wants to promote their wares, many of them offer to send along giveaway copies of their book/DVD/game, so it’s only fair that I turn around and pass those along to you guys. Some of the swag I buy myself, but a lot of it arrives courtesy of other companies.

by Eric Simon on May 12, 2008 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

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