'06 Predictions Contest / HR Derby: Discussion & Updates

[Southpaw191679666239]

Sorry for the delay this week... still in Vegas, but coming home tonight. :)

 

Through games of September 14

 

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365

UMFan83

 

351

sherwood921

TrueBlueCubFan

 

350

Scott G. F.

 

347

Mizzou

 

346

DCNashville

TruffleShuffle

 

345

SeldomSeen

 

343

Serena

 

334

sethuel1

Vinestal

 

331

wade

 

330

rawaction

 

322

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

319

Garwilly

 

317

jd6762

 

315

soccer10k

Southpaw19

 

313

SouthSideRyan

 

311

J-Shils

MrWood

srbin84

 

310

Rocket Sauce

 

308

Outshined One

 

307

XZero77

 

306

bukie

 

302

Bob's Keeper

IMB!

NCCubbieFan

 

301

Derwood

KarenMac

 

300

Cubbies75

 

299

Jazz

 

293

DJAXXFAN

 

291

TheDude

 

290

Mark_R

 

289

Marco4

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

286

reggiemiller rules

 

284

tadowdaddy

 

282

CubsInNC

 

276

Dobson

 

275

Joe_Cub

 

271

HHHBK21

 

269

Aramis Fan

ndistops

Treeman

 

267

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

264

Pistolcub42

 

259

otis89

 

256

RoastTheD---Goat

 

255

Guancous

 

254

sandberg23

 

247

Flames24Rulz

 

244

cubfanfromoz

Ublink

 

218

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (48)

Group B: Ryan Howard (56), Albert Pujols (45)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (45), Jermaine Dye (41), Carlos Beltran OR Lance Berkman (40)

Group D: Frank Thomas (36), Justin Morneau (33), Bill Hall AND/OR Adam LaRoche AND/OR Nick Swisher (31)

Bonus: Jim Thome (39)

 

TOTAL (445)

[NCCubFan]

At least I'm a .300 hitter. :D

[Laura]

And wow, did we ALL drink the Kool-Aid before the season started? Look how many smart Cub fans predicted the team to win 90+ games this year :shock:

I think the Kool-Aid was spiked. It made many of us delirious.

 

I'm a little pissed that I picked them to have the fewest wins (74), and I'm still not going to get any points for it because I'll be off by more than 10.

 

Right. Sad to think that the entire category is a wash due to the Cubs' total suckitude

 

To make it even stinkier, an entry could be within +/- 10 games ... so it's really a twenty-game swing.

[TruffleShuffle]

And wow, did we ALL drink the Kool-Aid before the season started? Look how many smart Cub fans predicted the team to win 90+ games this year :shock:

I think the Kool-Aid was spiked. It made many of us delirious.

 

I'm a little pissed that I picked them to have the fewest wins (74), and I'm still not going to get any points for it because I'll be off by more than 10.

 

Right. Sad to think that the entire category is a wash due to the Cubs' total suckitude

 

To make it even stinkier, an entry could be within +/- 10 games ... so it's really a twenty-game swing.

 

Well, I said 74 and the Cubs now have 61, so it's probably likely that I'll get some points. The Cubs have to go just 3-9, which is doable even for a lousy team like them. After all, the magnificent Rich Hill has 2 starts left!

[UMFan83]

Any updates on my lead :)

[Southpaw191679666239]

Any updates on my lead :)

 

I will post an update either tonight or tomorrow; I've been battling a cold the past couple days.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of September 23

 

____________________________________

386

UMFan83

 

370

sherwood921

 

367

Scott G. F.

TrueBlueCubFan

 

365

Mizzou

 

362

SeldomSeen

 

361

Serena

 

357

DCNashville

TruffleShuffle

 

347

rawaction

 

346

sethuel1

 

344

wade

 

341

Vinestal

 

335

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

333

Garwilly

 

332

soccer10k

 

330

MrWood

 

328

Rocket Sauce

SouthSideRyan

 

327

srbin84

 

326

jd6762

 

324

J-Shils

Southpaw19

 

322

XZero77

 

321

NCCubbieFan

 

320

Outshined One

 

318

bukie

 

316

Derwood

IMB!

 

315

Cubbies75

Jazz

 

314

KarenMac

 

313

Bob's Keeper

 

305

Marco4

 

303

Mark_R

TheDude

 

302

DJAXXFAN

 

300

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

296

CubsInNC

reggiemiller rules

 

294

tadowdaddy

 

289

Joe_Cub

 

287

Aramis Fan

Dobson

 

284

HHHBK21

 

278

ndistops

Treeman

 

275

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

273

Pistolcub42

 

272

RoastTheD---Goat

 

268

otis89

 

267

Guancous

 

263

sandberg23

 

259

cubfanfromoz

 

258

Flames24Rulz

 

257

Ublink

 

224

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (52)

Group B: Ryan Howard (58), Albert Pujols (46)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (46), Lance Berkman (43), Jermaine Dye (43)

Group D: Frank Thomas (38), Justin Morneau (33), Nick Swisher (33), Bill Hall (32)

Bonus: Jim Thome (41)

 

TOTAL (465)

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of September 27

 

____________________________________

398

UMFan83

 

378

sherwood921

 

374

TrueBlueCubFan

 

372

Mizzou

 

370

Scott G. F.

 

369

Serena

 

366

SeldomSeen

 

362

DCNashville

TruffleShuffle

 

357

rawaction

 

351

wade

 

350

sethuel1

 

345

Vinestal

 

342

MrWood

 

341

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

339

SouthSideRyan

 

337

Garwilly

soccer10k

 

336

srbin84

 

333

Rocket Sauce

 

332

jd6762

 

329

J-Shils

 

328

Derwood

NCCubbieFan

Southpaw19

 

326

bukie

KarenMac

Outshined One

XZero77

 

324

Jazz

 

323

Cubbies75

 

322

IMB!

 

318

Bob's Keeper

 

317

Marco4

 

313

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

311

Mark_R

 

310

DJAXXFAN

 

308

TheDude

 

306

reggiemiller rules

 

304

CubsInNC

 

300

HHHBK21

 

298

tadowdaddy

 

297

Joe_Cub

 

296

Dobson

 

294

Aramis Fan

 

283

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

282

Treeman

 

280

ndistops

RoastTheD---Goat

 

278

Pistolcub42

 

274

Guancous

 

272

otis89

 

270

cubfanfromoz

 

268

sandberg23

 

264

Ublink

 

261

Flames24Rulz

 

231

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (54)

Group B: Ryan Howard (58), Albert Pujols (47)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (46), Lance Berkman (44), Jermaine Dye (43)

Group D: Frank Thomas (38), Justin Morneau (34), Nick Swisher (34), Bill Hall (33)

Bonus: Jim Thome (41)

 

TOTAL (472)

[Southpaw191679666239]

I'm not an employee of any network news, but I'm pretty sure it's safe to project a winner of this race. :hail:

[NCCubFan]

Hey, I'm only behind by 70, and I still have four days to catch up. :D

[Andy]

I picked Pierre to steal 39 bases this year, assuming the fact that the Cubs have never run that much would slow him down a tad.

 

Oops.

[UMFan83]

I'm not an employee of any network news, but I'm pretty sure it's safe to project a winner of this race. :hail:

 

Thank you! Thank you! I am pretty good at these things. Going out on a limb and taking Howard and Morneau was key for me.

[Southpaw191679666239]

FINAL STANDINGS

 

____________________________________

408

UMFan83

 

386

sherwood921

 

384

TrueBlueCubFan

 

380

Mizzou

 

376

Serena

 

373

Scott G. F.

 

370

DCNashville

 

367

SeldomSeen

TruffleShuffle

 

365

rawaction

 

357

sethuel1

 

355

wade

 

351

Vinestal

 

350

SouthSideRyan

 

348

MrWood

 

346

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

344

Garwilly

Rocket Sauce

 

342

soccer10k

srbin84

 

341

jd6762

 

339

NCCubbieFan

 

338

Derwood

 

336

Cubbies75

J-Shils

 

334

Southpaw19

 

332

Outshined One

XZero77

 

331

bukie

 

330

KarenMac

 

328

IMB!

Jazz

 

326

Marco4

 

323

Bob's Keeper

 

321

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

318

Mark_R

 

317

TheDude

 

315

DJAXXFAN

 

313

reggiemiller rules

 

311

CubsInNC

 

308

HHHBK21

 

304

Aramis Fan

 

303

tadowdaddy

 

300

Dobson

 

299

Joe_Cub

 

289

Treeman

 

288

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

286

ndistops

 

284

RoastTheD---Goat

 

282

Guancous

Pistolcub42

 

276

otis89

 

274

cubfanfromoz

 

272

sandberg23

 

270

Flames24Rulz

 

269

Ublink

 

236

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (54)

Group B: Ryan Howard (58), Albert Pujols (49)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (46), Lance Berkman (45), Jermaine Dye (44)

Group D: Frank Thomas (39), Bill Hall (35), Nick Swisher (35), Justin Morneau (34) OR Matt Holliday (34)

Bonus: Jim Thome (41)

 

TOTAL (480)

 

CONGRATULATIONS to UMFan83, who was only 72 off from a perfect score!

[Laura]

Congrats to UMFan! I called it in my sig when he built up the amazing lead.

 

He wins the Jeremy Hermida auto'd bat.

[Andy]

Congrats to UMFan! I called it in my sig when he built up the amazing lead.

 

He wins the Jeremy Hermida auto'd bat.

Can't wait to see whose preseason predictions sucked the least...I'd wager my rookie excursion to the preseason picks didn't go so well. :D

[sherwood921]

Congrats UMFan, I tried to keep it close, but you ran away with it.

[TruffleShuffle]

Wow did my guys collapse. Oh well, I guess leading for half the year is better than losing the whole time.

[Derwood]

Official results of the Season Preditions contest?

[Laura]

Pending various inquiries.

 

You should doublecheck your entry for accuracy's sake.

[Laura]

Winners list is on the last page of the sticky thread.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I was way too optimistic to win anything this year.

[Derwood]

Sweet, I won 3 months of Premium! Hopefully if I get this job that I just applied for, I'll be able to re-up and keep the premium membership.

 

My dream of understanding what the "mamoru" smiley is has finally come true!