'06 Predictions Contest / HR Derby: Discussion & Updates

[soccer10k]

I counted 46, not 45.

 

You do have 46 in both versions.

[soccer10k]

I like soccer10K's version better. :D

 

 

Some discrepencies may be due to people who edited their selections after initially posting them. If anyone went through and tallied who selected which hitters before the thread was locked, people may have changed their choices before the deadline.

 

I just did my spreadsheet last night so I used the players people picked after the thread was locked.

[Southpaw191679666239]

I made some bad choices it seems.. at least early.. but next time I don't think I'll pick multiple players for one team. (3 Indians and 2 Phillies... wtf was I thinking?)

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Ortiz helps me out with 2 HR's today.

[Andy]

I've gone through most of your names, soccer10k. Some were in fact correct on my spreadsheet, some aren't (Serena's for instance was due to a typo that gave her someone that has 0 homers instead of someone with 6). I'll get the rest checked out here in a second.

[Andy]

Ok, I got through all of them, most of the mistakes were typos (two users for instance had Pujols listed as both of their B choices). I'll update them now.

[Marco4]

I holds my hands up and apologise. In my defence, I'm not very good.

[soccer10k]

Ok, I got through all of them, most of the mistakes were typos (two users for instance had Pujols listed as both of their B choices). I'll update them now.

 

Were any of mine wrong and if so, which ones?

[soccer10k]

I holds my hands up and apologise. In my defence, I'm not very good.

 

Don't worry, I'm an engineering major. We have to know how to use excel to get by in school. At least at my school we do.

[Andy]

HawkCub, Treeman, bukie, and one or two others (I can't remember exactly) were correct on the spreadsheet, but the most egregious differences you had right. One way or the other we'll get this shored up by the end of the month. :D

[soccer10k]

If you want to update your previous post, on pg 5, when all the games are done, I'll go through mine, update it for today, and check what we have different.

[soccer10k]

Here are the standings through the games on 4-17

 

48

TruffleShuffle

 

47

XZero77

 

46

sherwood921

RoastTheD---Goat

 

44

wade

Mizzou

 

43

Serena

Outshined_One

J-Shils

TheDude

ndistops

Garwilly

TrueBlueCubFan

 

42

Jazz

UMFan83

 

41

SeldomSeen

jd6762

 

40

bukie

DCNashville

soccer10k

 

39

karenmac

vance_the_cubs_fan

Rocket Sauce

IMB!

srbin84

 

38

Transmogrified Tiger

MrWood

SouthSideRyan

Bob's Keeper

 

37

Aramis Fan

reggiemillerrules

 

36

sethuel1

Pistolcub42

 

35

CubsInNC

rawaction

 

34

Scott G. F.

 

33

Treeman

Derwood

Cubbies75

 

32

Mark_R

NCCubbieFan

Marco4

 

31

Mark Prior's Calves

sandberg23

otis89

tadowdaddy

Joe_Cub

 

30

HHHBK21

DJAXXFAN

 

29

Dobson

 

28

Southpaw19

 

27

Flames24Rulz

Vinestal

 

26

cubfanfromoz

 

24

Guancous

 

22

hawkcub

 

20

uBlink

 

If I got anything wrong please let me know. Check yours against mine ndistops.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Tied for 26th of 57. I should climb some more once Teixeira and Helton get in gear.

[CubsInNC]

I should climb some more once Teixeira and Helton get in gear.

 

I've said the same thing about Tex. Then complained about Alou batting anybody BUT Feliz in front of Bonds.....

[Bull]

I should climb some more once Teixeira and Helton get in gear.

 

I've said the same thing about Tex. Then complained about Alou batting anybody BUT Feliz in front of Bonds.....

 

Tex, Bay and Huff are killing me.

 

But Pujols, Ortiz and Berkman are overachieving.

[Andy]

soccer10k, here are the inconsistencies I found.

 

I have bukie at 39, not 40

I have MrWood at 37, not 38

I have Pistolcub42 at 35, not 36

I have CubsinNC at 32, not 35

I have Treeman at 32, not 33

I have HawkCub at 19, not 22

[TruffleShuffle]

Here are the standings through the games on 4-17

 

48

TruffleShuffle

 

w00t

 

Actually I'm at 55 right now after a HR by A-Rod today, and big days from Pujols and Swisher yesterday.

 

What makes this a lot of fun is that even I have some guys who have done crap so far, like Huff and Todd Helton. But the guys I thought were the "safest" picks to hit over 40 due to their health and youth, Pujols and Dunn, have gone bonkers so far. Giambi, Gomes and Swisher are looking like smart picks so far, and Thome will get a lot of HRs if his back holds up.

[Derwood]

Why, why why did I pick Adrian Beltre? Did his legs fall off this winter and nobody told me? Is he out there with a red tipped cane and a wheelchair? Could he suck more?

[soccer10k]

Why, why why did I pick Adrian Beltre? Did his legs fall off this winter and nobody told me? Is he out there with a red tipped cane and a wheelchair? Could he suck more?

 

He fell off his legs last winter.

[Andy]

I wish some of the guys I have that a billion other people don't have (A-Rod, Dunn, Pujols, Thome) would start hitting. That's really the difference right now - the guys that weren't as commonly picked.

 

And how about some of the people that weren't even selected? Ty Wigginton has 6 homers. :shock:

[Marco4]

I'm just glad I picked Pujols instead of A-Ram. It was a tough decision, but I'd have dropped well off the pace if I hadn't.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm just glad I picked Pujols instead of A-Ram. It was a tough decision, but I'd have dropped well off the pace if I hadn't.

 

I'm not sure why this would have been a tough decision, even though a surprising # of people picked A-Ram. His career high in HRs is 36 and he's injury prone. Pujols has 40+ HRs 3 years in a row, and has been very durable his whole time in the majors. For that matter, so has Dunn. The only guys in group B that I seriously considered were Pujols, Dunn, and Teixeira.

[Marco4]

I'm just glad I picked Pujols instead of A-Ram. It was a tough decision, but I'd have dropped well off the pace if I hadn't.

 

I'm not sure why this would have been a tough decision, even though a surprising # of people picked A-Ram. His career high in HRs is 36 and he's injury prone. Pujols has 40+ HRs 3 years in a row, and has been very durable his whole time in the majors. For that matter, so has Dunn. The only guys in group B that I seriously considered were Pujols, Dunn, and Teixeira.

 

I was thinking that A-Ram might come in and have a stellar year. It was history - as you say - that made me vote against it. I went for Teixeira, too. But that was just because I like his name.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Why, why why did I pick Adrian Beltre? Did his legs fall off this winter and nobody told me? Is he out there with a red tipped cane and a wheelchair? Could he suck more?

 

I thought he was gonna have a huge year this year, so I picked him too.

 

He's gotten 3 hits in his last two games, so let's hope his swing is coming around.

[soccer10k]

Why, why why did I pick Adrian Beltre? Did his legs fall off this winter and nobody told me? Is he out there with a red tipped cane and a wheelchair? Could he suck more?

 

I thought he was gonna have a huge year this year, so I picked him too.

 

He's gotten 3 hits in his last two games, so let's hope his swing is coming around.

 

He was hitting well in the WBC so that's why I picked him.