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1,000,000th comment winner revealed

Peter Abraham
September
14

winnerThe winner is …

Uncle Ellsworth!

This comment at 3:05 p.m. — I’d like to take this time to Nominate Erica for rookie of the year. Who will second? — was No. 1,000,000.

Send me your address, you win.

Because Erica was mentioned, she will get a fabulous second prize.

Thanks to everybody for playing, that was fun. Now calm down!

UPDATE, 3:18 p.m.: Oh, wait a second. An enraged Kanye West just busted into the press box and said that Beyonce actually won. Security is wrestling him away. Kelly Clarkson is furious.

But Uncle Ellsworth will get the prize, I promise you.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm by Peter Abraham.
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72 Responses to “1,000,000th comment winner revealed”

  1. Erica - always OPPC

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Uncle E is my hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. scott

    sheesh. thats sad, but typical of this blog.

  3. Uncle Ellsworth

    Holy Hat!
    Thanks Pete!

  4. murphydog

    Careful, Uncle… I see Kanye West heading your way to steal your moment!

  5. Rocco

    I missed it by 7 :(

    999,999,993

  6. Andrew GTLU Bronze Medalist

    Wow Erica you managed to turn this into a consolation prize? Kudos, all your meaningless posts added up to something. The big existential question has finally been answered: if you post enough on the Internet, you will win things

  7. Erica - always OPPC

    Thank you Pete!!!! And Uncle E :-)

  8. Tex's friend

    Time for a Bronx cheer.

  9. DT - OPPC member

    speech speech.

    Uncle Ellsworth step to the podium.

  10. Jerkface

    The post was meaningless, I’m filing a junction.

  11. Bill

    So close, yet so far.

    Let’s focus on tonight’s big game now.

  12. Rishi

    congrats, guys!!

  13. KANYE WEST

    Congratulations to Uncle Ellsworth but ANSKY should have won because the Bob Watson comment was the best obscure reference of all time!!!!!

  14. Erica - always OPPC

    Andrew GTLU Bronze Medalist
    September 14th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
    Wow Erica you managed to turn this into a consolation prize? Kudos, all your meaningless posts added up to something. The big existential question has finally been answered: if you post enough on the Internet, you will win things

    ****

    I feel like my life suddenly has meaning! LOL

    Remember, we figured out the meaning of blog life earlier- If it makes you happy, it is meaningful :-)

  15. Joe from Long Island

    Congratulations to the happy winners!

  16. Jerkface

    If we throw out Uncle E’s meaningless post, and Erica’s even more meaningless post right after his, I have the next post which was full of meaning.

    Thus, I am the defacto winner.

  17. DB

    *sticks right pinky near left corner of mouth*

    1 Million Posts!!!!!!!

    mwahahahahaha!!!!

  18. ANSKY

    Sorry … the schizophrenia got a little outta control there.

  19. Bill

    Typical Kanye…

  20. Tunnel Man

    THIS IS A RIP OFF – BEYONCE SHOULD OF WON!!!

  21. Jeter's Edge - Pete, we need registered names and an edit button!

    AHHH missed by 2!!!!!!!!! Drat!

    But congratulations to Uncle, he posts a lot more than i do!

  22. ANSKY

    Pete did that thread not set a blog record for most comments per minute?

  23. Tunnel Man

    I DEMAND a Recount!

  24. murphydog

    I’m filing a junction.

    You mean filing for an injunction. Unless you actually meant filing a junction, which could make you a traffic engineer or maybe an electrician.

  25. Nick in SF in San Mateo

    I thought previous winners of recent blog contests were ineligible. Talk about the fix being in — again! :mad:

  26. Laura

    The comment numbers that appears when you hover your mouse over the date are not in sequential order. I tried to figure out who won by using that. Alas, it didn’t work. I am glad that two of our regulars won the prize.

  27. Tunnel Man

    THIS IS A BIGGER SHOCK THAN THE BUCKY DENT GAME!

  28. DT - OPPC member

    I want Uncle E to pick out my Lotto numbers this week.

  29. ANSKY

    DT- OPPC member

    Speech? Be careful what you ask for. If Dave had won we’d have gotten a REAL speech.

    J/K … I liked what Dave had to say.

  30. Smythe

    Uncle Ellsworth has always been my favorite Architect. ’bout time he got some credit. Roark be damned.

  31. #9

    First Jeter reaches a milestone… now Uncle Ellsworth…

    It’s a great time in Yankee Universe!

  32. Andrew GTLU Bronze Medalist

    The French judge made a deal with the Russians to give the millionth prize to Uncle E and Erica. The Canadians were robbed again.

  33. Jerkface

    You mean filing for an injunction. Unless you actually meant filing a junction, which could make you a traffic engineer or maybe an electrician.

    I meant junction in the sense of joining many people together, as a kind of celebration of the winner. The motion was denied, there will be no party. See what you did?

  34. Yogi

    I demand a recount!

  35. MaineYankee

    Leave it to Erica to find a way to horn in. :lol:

  36. Tunnel Man

    Jim Pir-One took a dive so Uncle Ellsworth could win. It’s the infamous ESPN-Peter-Uncle Ellsworth bias.

  37. Nick in SF in San Mateo

    I’m filing a Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

    Fair warning.

  38. Tunnel Man

    RED FLAG!!!

    I INVOKE THE INSTANT REPLAY RULE!

  39. DT - OPPC member

    I heard the 2nd place prize is pretty cool too.

    Erica gets to submit the awesome home run call to John Sterling for Fast Freddy Guzman.

  40. jay destro

    i want a prize :(

  41. rodg12

    Congrats Uncle E.

  42. Derek Sheets

    Great job Pete!

  43. Marc

    Uncle Ellsworth is lucky to win. But Pete you’re the one that deserves the congrats here. 1,000,000 comments is a big deal. Thats quite a community you’ve built here. You’ve changed the way I follow the yankees…for the better.

  44. Uncle Ellsworth

    I don’t even understand the Kanye/Beyonce comments but am piecing it together.

    Thanks to all those Congrats.
    This place is pretty awesome!

    Number 27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  45. Tunnel Man

    As Boss Tweed said, “it’s not who casts the comments who counts, it’s who counts the comments that matters”

  46. Bronx Jeers

    I’m happy with the outcome.

    Uncle Ellsworth is certainly worthy of the accolades.

    Just try and remember the little people.

  47. Tunnel Man

    But Uncle Ellsworth isn’t a real Yankee :(

  48. ANSKY

    Uncle Ellsowrth – Here’s what happened with Kanye West:

    http://goldderby.latimes.com/a.....ctory.html

  49. Erica - always OPPC

    MaineYankee
    September 14th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
    Leave it to Erica to find a way to horn in
    ****

    It’s a talent. What can I say?

  50. Tunnel Man

    Uncle Ellsworth should demand a “happy ending”

  51. Tunnel Man

    Peter = Katherine Harris

  52. BG#11

    Great contest Pete, you should have one at 1,500,000 comments and try to involve some kind of postseason draw to get traffic to the site for the playoffs. Look at all the buzz you just stirred up! I was 2 comments off in either direction!! I got my eyes on the 1.5 millionth comment now anyway

  53. ANSKY

    Tunnel Man —- one of the funniest comments of all time! :D :D :D

  54. Uncle Ellsworth

    ANSKY thanks
    That was not nice of him.

  55. Unknown

    The whole stuff was rigged. Geez cmon Pete Abe.

  56. Lee23

    Nice work Uncle E!

  57. ANSKY

    Uncle Ellsworth –

    If it’s what he was trying to accomplish, I doubt he’ll be getting any from Beyonce any time soon.

    Yep. Real un-nice of him.

  58. JWagg

    Smythe- Howard Roark is a great architect who is way ahead of his time!!!!!

  59. Sports Geek

    Peter- thanks for your blog… It’s great- informative, and lots of fun!

    Uncle Ellsworth- congrats on winning. Happy to see a frequent contributor got the prize.

    Erica- congrats on the special 2nd place award.

    BUT– I was just in the video room behind the dugout, and I reviewed the comment count, I demand a recount!! I think that pitch was definitely outside!!
    …. starts shouting at Pete from the dugout….
    ((LOL.. I hope folks know I am just joking about the lousy situation that got ARod thrown out of the game…))

  60. DT - OPPC member

    The blog HOF called – they are asking for Uncle E’s mouse pad and keyboard.

  61. L to the 2nd

    Congrats to Uncle E

    Hey Pete – what’s gonna be the prize for 2,000,000?

  62. S.A.--Is it October yet?

    OMG!
    Congrats Uncle E! :lol:

  63. Sports Geek

    Since determining the “winner” to this contest is definitely dependant on the umpiring of the event, I encourage everyone to read my long and “insightful” (:-)) comment regarding umpires and umpiring, and professional management in that area.

    Perhaps my suggestion can be applied to the next comment-count contest on the blog.

    I hope people will “go back there” and read my comment and post their thoughts on the matter.

    The comment is under “Today in The Journal News” at 1:23pm.

    Thanks.

  64. disco stu

    “Mr. West, do you like fishsticks?”

    Kanye: “Yes, I love them”

    “You love putting fishsticks in your mouth?”

    Kanye: “Every chance I get”

    “What you are, a gay fish”

    Sorry, just couldnt resist

  65. Doreen

    Congratulations, Uncle E (and Erica)!

  66. Eights

    Congrats, Uncle E and Erica!

    Now, onto 2,000,000 comments.

  67. MR YANKEES GIRARDI SPARKED THE TEAM

    booooooooooooooo booooooooooooooooo

  68. saucY

    i don’t comment as much as i used to, but i’m glad one of my favorites won!

    congrats Uncle E! :)

  69. saucY

    Pete, i think you need to start a 2nd contest

    100,000th comment to get caught in the filter

    winner gets banned ;)

  70. peteumoron

    Question:
    Does the 1,000,000 count include all the posts delete by The Gestapo?

  71. James (One of the Many)

    Congrats!

  72. Yeah

    Good question, peteumoron.

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