[YankeePride]

Okay, according to the rules I posted, here are all the entrants who qualified:
fdgowin
bravesfan09
dherm360
Freeman13
raiderist
softballa04
mcgwirecollector
LJ#23KINGJAMES
wormcharmer
sgmco
tazmocan
keithmcm
sylcap

So ... now to pick the winner. After reading through these, there was clearly one entrant who took the time to describe the deal, how they thought about it at the time, and how it ended up working out long-term. Not to mention how the deal sort of paralled mine, so I felt like I knew exactly what he was talking about. With that - congratulations go out to mcgwirecollector.

As champion of the pain crew, you get to pick out four cards of your choice from the list in the original post.

Once he's done with that, everyone else who is listed in the eligible pool can pick out something from what is left as a thank-you for entertaining us with your misery Those will be first-come, first-server (kind of a bonus reward to keeping up with this and paying attention. Once mcgwirecollector has make his selections (post here), everyone else is eligible to make their selection. Post selections in this thread, and PM me your address.

Thanks to all who participated, I was very pleased with the solid turn-out for this contest!