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Caption Contest: Alexi Ogando and the Porcelain Throne; Prize: Brett Lawrie RC and more

October 11, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

Your genius will be displayed here

Caption Contest Rules:

– Everyone gets two entries per photo.

– Anything after the first two are strictly for fun and will not count.

– Although the staff of the Sombrero is encouraged to make their own submissions, their entries will not be eligible for the final prize.

– At the end of the specified entry period — Friday, October 14 @ midnight cst — all submissions will be compiled and voted upon by our staff.

– Please keep it somewhat appropriate; think like us — in other words, just don’t go there. If you have to question whether something is acceptable, it’s probably not. We reserve the right to delete any caption that crosses the line and has the potential to genuinely offend our readers.

Prizes:

– The caption contest is currently structured so that there is a single winner, as voted on by our staff

– If we receive enough submissions, then a Win/Place/Show system will be implemented for the future, with each position receiving a unique, baseball-related prize.

– Winner receives the following:
1) Brett Lawrie Razor Rookie Card (his first RC)
Brett Lawrie Rookie Card

2) a Golden Sombrero bumper sticker

3) a shout out as well as a link to your site (if applicable)

Remember, comments will be closed on Friday at midnight, so get your submissions in on time.

Good luck to everybody and expect more caption contests in the future!

BBA Willie Mays Awards (Rookie of the Year)

October 11, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

How the staff voted for AL Willie Mays Award:
Mike: 1) Ogando 2) Pineda 3) Hosmer 4) Ackley 5) Trumbo
Griff: 1) Trumbo 2) Hellickson 3) Nova 4) Hosmer 5) Arencibia
Dee: 1) Ogando 2) Ackley 3) Pineda 4) Nova 5) Trumbo
Ryan: 1) Hellickson 2) Hosmer 3) Trumbo 4) Ackley 5) Nova
Jim: 1) Nova 2) Hellickson 3) Hosmer
Towel: 1) Hosmer 2) Hellickson 3) Nova 4) Weeks 5) Pineda

Final Vote:
1) Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
2) Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
3) Ivan Nova, New York Yankees
4) Alexi Ogando, Texas Rangers
5) Mark Trumbo, Los Angeles Angels

How the staff voted for NL Willie Mays Award:
Mike: 1) Kimbrel 2) Espinosa 3) Beachy 4) Freeman 5) Craig
Griff: 1) Freeman 2) Kimbrel 3) Espinosa 4) Duda 5) Barney
Dee: 1) Kimbrel 2) Espinosa 3) Ramos 4) Worley 5) Craig
Ryan: 1) Kimbrel 2) Freeman 3) Worley 4) Ramos 5) Espinosa
Jim: 1) Worley 2) Collmenter 3) Ramos
Towel: 1) Kimbrel 2) Freeman 3) Espinosa 4) Worley 5) Ramos

Final Vote:
1) Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
2) Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
3) Danny Espinosa, Washington Nationals
4) Vance Worley, Philadelphia Phillies
5) Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals

Site News: The Sombrero is healed and functional

October 5, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

As most of you have probably noticed, the website has been red-flagged by Google as a suspicious site and a warning page pops up when it’s first accessed. Basically, a hack of the GoDaddy server that hosts the Sombrero exposed a specific vulnerability in many sites, and malware was embedded in several key files and directories. While the site appeared to be functioning fine on the surface, that is if chose to shrug off your browser’s warning, I received a fatal error message every time I attempted to access the admin dashboard.

After spending an obscene amount of time reading about similar attacks and how they were resolved, making small talk with a host of GoDaddy tech support goons, and bugging the crap out of the Sombrero’s Tech Support guru, Benny, everything is officially back to normal and safe for viewing.

Also, the site’s design and overall appearance has been slightly altered in response to this week’s problems, although it’s not definitely overshadowed by that alarming splash page. Anyway, don’t be surprised to see a few more changes to the layout in the upcoming weeks, and if you have any suggestions, feel free to contact me.

Thanks for everyone’s on-going support of the Sombrero and please remain patient as we rebound from this mess. Stay up-to-date with us by liking our Facebook page, following us on Twitter, and subscribing to our RSS feed.