Banana 865 Posted August 24, 2020 13 hours ago, msc said: I think Klein and Fox are better, Holmlund is a long term case, MacPhail/James/Lotz still ill iirc... She finished treatment late last year and there's been no update on the cancer front since then tmk, so I assume she's healthy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted August 24, 2020 I think Marcela Bovio recovered - certainly the treatment was successful (for now). I read about it a couple of months ago and she's back on tour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted September 15, 2020 Pat Smullen is a hit for me, and I imagine others picked him as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 15, 2020 32 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Pat Smullen is a hit for me, and I imagine others picked him as well. I had him as well, as did several others who posted their lists. Also a DDP hit. And kudos to whomever noticed he had stop sending original tweets, after having previously been a regular Twitter user. Once again, it foreshadows a death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 900 Posted September 19, 2020 On 21/08/2020 at 23:43, WEP said: It's a bit creepy to be the only person in the top fifteen with a one-digit number of hits. Lee Kerslake makes me a 99-point-scorer. (Except he is a trio or better - which is very unlikely) Give me a frail centenarian more to have at least 100 points. (Says the guy who did not go for Kirk, Vera or Olivia.) What a slow year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted September 19, 2020 I also had Lee Kerslake on me. Unsurprisingly, no bonus points. I do believe with his death however I surpass the winning score of 2019... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted September 19, 2020 Pat Smullen, RBG, Kerslake...the Speed is picking up, but daily doubles are missed in each case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted September 19, 2020 Last year’s winning score was 194. With Kerslake’s death I’m at 198, so regardless of whether Cisovsky stays the youngest hit or not at least one person will be above last year’s winning score. And looking at my living 25 on my team, I think that Kerslake probably isn’t going to be my last hit this year. One thing for certain, regardless of where I place in the end this was definitely my best Alt Obits team to date... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 900 Posted September 29, 2020 On 19/09/2020 at 14:39, WEP said: Lee Kerslake makes me a 99-point-scorer. (Except he is a trio or better - which is very unlikely) Give me a frail centenarian more to have at least 100 points. (Says the guy who did not go for Kirk, Vera or Olivia.) What a slow year. At least, Ashkin counts! Nearly 10 months for a three digit score of points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 9, 2020 With Whitey Ford, Alt Obits has now tied the all time hits record from 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 10, 2020 14 hours ago, Joey Russ said: With Whitey Ford, Alt Obits has now tied the all time hits record from 2016. And that record has now been broken, as well as the 200 points barrier. I say this because I had Vasili Kulkov. He won’t have any bonus points though as I already know more than three teams who picked him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 27, 2020 For those wondering, I did have Dr Bruce Reid on my alt obits team. One of the ones I was able to sneak in as a replacement. Won’t be a solo though, as I know of one other team who has him. Maybe a duet or trio if lucky? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 28, 2020 No hits for me but one of my 2016 rejected picks from that year's original list (Ray Blacklock) has now died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,156 Posted October 28, 2020 So we won't be given points for Tracy Smothers? He obtained lot of obits... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 28, 2020 Has he received any non wrestling obits that might count? I’m not seeing anything so far, though maybe I’m missing something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,156 Posted October 28, 2020 Metro is not a wrestling site to my knowledge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 28, 2020 Isn’t that site a bit more of a clickbaity site anyways? I know they do exclude the Daily Mail as an obit requirement, so I imagine Metro wouldn’t count. I’m trying to think in terms of what has been counted in the past for an obit. Gonna see if there are any local obits that might count... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 28, 2020 Tracy Smothers Newsweek obit. This should hopefully suffice for anyone who had him (I didn't): https://www.newsweek.com/tracy-smothers-passes-away-age-cause-death-wcw-wwe-ecw-southern-boys-1542958 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,156 Posted October 28, 2020 Fox 17 Nashville https://www.fox17.com/amp/news/local/former-wwe-wrestler-from-tennessee-passes-away Newskweek https://www.newsweek.com/tracy-smothers-passes-away-age-cause-death-wcw-wwe-ecw-southern-boys-1542958%3famp=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 28, 2020 Tried sending in Newsweek, and he doesn’t count it as reputable anymore. So we got to keep digging... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,156 Posted October 29, 2020 Yahoo Entertainment? Pop Culture? Heavy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 29, 2020 German sports channel picked up Tracy Smothers' death. Don't know if that helps. https://www.sport1.de/kampfsport/wrestling/2020/10/tracy-smothers-tot-wwe-stars-trauern-um-unterschaetzte-groesse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 30, 2020 Not a hit to report, but I did have Nobby Stiles in 2018 and 2019 for Alt Obits, but dropped him this time due to abundance of names. Well, it was bound to happen at some point... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted October 30, 2020 Quite a few hits for me lately, but without a daily double I can not fight for the title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
