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Judges Comments--Article Round

·This will be one of the closest bouts we will ever have in this competition.

·Mark gave up too many points in the Article Round.

·Btown, I commend your efforts, but I found your article to be longer and more boring than the MLB season itself. It had plenty of stats to back up your points, but I was constantly reminded of something Ishkur wrote in the second grade.

·Mark, short & and nice and to the point!

Judges Comments--Rebuttal Round

·Both contestants had an excellent round, but Mark came on strong to take this section.

·Btown, you had an excellent point about the White Sox's record playing out of their division. Beautiful!

·Btown, Now THAT is the way we do that. It was concise, clear, humorous, and you tore apart Mark's stand brilliantly. My only negative point is that I did not care for the last sentence.

·Mark: First of all, I like anyone and any article that takes a shot at Mike. That being said, it was off topic and all over the place. Your rebuttal was similar to Jay's opening article. Long, dry, and stat riddled.