'06 Predictions Contest / HR Derby: Discussion & Updates

[Laura]

Thome's also been sitting out games with a sore groin.

[Andy]

I have Dunn, but none of my players are performing all that well. I was relying on Pujols/Gomes/Thome to carry my numbers for a while.

[soccer10k]

Soriano is helping me a ton also.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Just had to correct you Southpaw19, but you are 23rd out of 57 not 13th.

 

I beg to differ. In sports standings, if you're tied, then your tied for that place in the standings.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 4

 

____________________________________

159

TruffleShuffle

 

155

TrueBlueCubFan

 

149

Serena

 

145

DCNashville

Scott G. F.

UMFan83

 

143

Jazz

 

142

Garwilly

 

141

Outshined One

sherwood921

soccer10k

 

140

KarenMac

 

139

J-Shils

Mizzou

Rocket Sauce

Vinestal

XZero77

 

138

NCCubbieFan

 

136

Bob's Keeper

 

135

IMB!

SeldomSeen

sethuel1

wade

 

134

Southpaw19

 

133

bukie

SouthSideRyan

 

132

rawaction

 

131

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

129

jd6762

ndistops

 

127

tadowdaddy

Treeman

 

126

Cubbies75

 

124

MarkPrior'sCalves

MrWood

TheDude

 

123

srbin84

 

122

Marco4

 

121

reggiemiller rules

 

119

Aramis Fan

 

118

CubsInNC

 

116

DJAXXFAN

 

115

RoastTheD---Goat

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

114

otis89

 

112

Derwood

Mark_R

Pistolcub42

 

111

Flames24Rulz

Guancous

 

110

Dobson

HHHBK21

Joe_Cub

 

101

cubfanfromoz

 

100

sandberg23

 

93

Ublink

 

79

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (16)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (19)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (21), Morgan Ensberg (18 ), Jason Bay (17)

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (13), and Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: Jim Thome (20)

 

TOTAL (193)

[Derwood]

Thanks to an offensive EXPLOSION from Adrian Beltre i'm up to 112. Still only have 4 guys in double digits, one of which is feeling obliquey

[karenmac]

Pujols being out is going to give *someone* out there a chance to catch up. Drats. So much for the whole "superhuman" thing...

[soccer10k]

Just had to correct you Southpaw19, but you are 23rd out of 57 not 13th.

 

I beg to differ. In sports standings, if you're tied, then your tied for that place in the standings.

 

You have to count the total number of teams/players in front of you. So in this contest, three players are tied for 4th so you skip spots 5 and 6 so Jazz is in seventh place. The way you are figuring out the rankings, hawkcub would be ranked 35th out of 57 even though he's in last place. I am tied for ninth rather than seventh and you are in 24th rather than 13th after yesterdays homeruns.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Just had to correct you Southpaw19, but you are 23rd out of 57 not 13th.

 

I beg to differ. In sports standings, if you're tied, then your tied for that place in the standings.

 

You have to count the total number of teams/players in front of you. So in this contest, three players are tied for 4th so you skip spots 5 and 6 so Jazz is in seventh place. The way you are figuring out the rankings, hawkcub would be ranked 35th out of 57 even though he's in last place. I am tied for ninth rather than seventh and you are in 24th rather than 13th after yesterdays homeruns.

 

That's the problem right there. I didn't say there were 57 "places", I said "entries".

[soccer10k]

Just had to correct you Southpaw19, but you are 23rd out of 57 not 13th.

 

I beg to differ. In sports standings, if you're tied, then your tied for that place in the standings.

 

You have to count the total number of teams/players in front of you. So in this contest, three players are tied for 4th so you skip spots 5 and 6 so Jazz is in seventh place. The way you are figuring out the rankings, hawkcub would be ranked 35th out of 57 even though he's in last place. I am tied for ninth rather than seventh and you are in 24th rather than 13th after yesterdays homeruns.

 

That's the problem right there. I didn't say there were 57 "places", I said "entries".

 

Now you're just getting into semantics. You know I'm right.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 5

 

____________________________________

161

TruffleShuffle

 

156

TrueBlueCubFan

 

151

Serena

 

148

Scott G. F.

 

146

DCNashville

UMFan83

 

143

Jazz

soccer10k

 

142

Garwilly

 

141

Outshined One

sherwood921

Vinestal

 

140

J-Shils

KarenMac

 

139

Mizzou

NCCubbieFan

Rocket Sauce

XZero77

 

137

SeldomSeen

 

136

Bob's Keeper

sethuel1

Southpaw19

wade

 

135

IMB!

 

134

SouthSideRyan

 

133

bukie

 

132

rawaction

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

129

jd6762

ndistops

 

127

Cubbies75

tadowdaddy

Treeman

 

125

MrWood

TheDude

 

124

MarkPrior'sCalves

srbin84

 

123

Marco4

 

122

reggiemiller rules

 

120

Aramis Fan

 

118

CubsInNC

 

116

DJAXXFAN

otis89

RoastTheD---Goat

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

114

Mark_R

Pistolcub42

 

113

Derwood

 

111

Dobson

Flames24Rulz

Guancous

HHHBK21

 

110

Joe_Cub

 

101

cubfanfromoz

sandberg23

 

94

Ublink

 

80

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (16)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (20)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (21), Morgan Ensberg (18 ), Jason Bay (17)

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (13), and Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: Jim Thome (20)

 

TOTAL (194)

[Derwood]

i am so, so screwed

[hawkcub]

Watch out here I come. :lol:

 

Well if I get in the top 10 this will happen: :pig:

 

Or for that matter second to last place.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 6

 

____________________________________

163

TruffleShuffle

 

160

TrueBlueCubFan

 

153

Serena

 

151

Scott G. F.

 

149

DCNashville

 

148

UMFan83

 

146

Jazz

Outshined One

 

145

Garwilly

sherwood921

soccer10k

Vinestal

 

142

J-Shils

Mizzou

NCCubbieFan

Rocket Sauce

 

141

Bob's Keeper

KarenMac

SeldomSeen

sethuel1

XZero77

 

140

Southpaw19

wade

 

137

bukie

IMB!

rawaction

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

136

SouthSideRyan

 

132

jd6762

 

130

ndistops

tadowdaddy

Treeman

 

129

Cubbies75

 

128

MrWood

srbin84

 

127

TheDude

 

126

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

124

Marco4

reggiemiller rules

 

123

CubsInNC

 

122

Aramis Fan

 

120

RoastTheD---Goat

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

118

DJAXXFAN

 

117

Mark_R

otis89

 

116

Pistolcub42

 

115

Derwood

Guancous

 

114

Dobson

 

113

HHHBK21

Joe_Cub

 

112

Flames24Rulz

 

104

sandberg23

 

103

cubfanfromoz

 

96

Ublink

 

80

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (20)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (22), Morgan Ensberg (18 ), Jason Bay (18 )

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (14), and Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: Jim Thome (20)

 

TOTAL (198)

[Laura]

Ha, I'm staying an even ten-spot behind Truffle, but people have been slowly creeping up behind us.

[Derwood]

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (20)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (22), Morgan Ensberg (18 ), Jason Bay (18 )

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (14), and Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: JI

Bonus: JIM THOME (20)

 

TOTAL (198)

 

fixed

 

 

or has that joke been done already?

[Southpaw191679666239]

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (20)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (22), Morgan Ensberg (18 ), Jason Bay (18 )

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (14), and Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: JI

Bonus: JIM THOME (20)

 

TOTAL (198)

 

fixed

 

 

or has that joke been done already?

 

 

:shrug:

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 7

 

____________________________________

164

TruffleShuffle

 

161

TrueBlueCubFan

 

155

Serena

 

153

Scott G. F.

 

150

DCNashville

UMFan83

 

147

Jazz

soccer10k

Vinestal

 

146

Garwilly

Outshined One

sherwood921

 

144

Mizzou

 

143

J-Shils

NCCubbieFan

SeldomSeen

XZero77

 

142

Rocket Sauce

sethuel1

Southpaw19

 

141

Bob's Keeper

KarenMac

 

140

wade

 

139

bukie

 

138

IMB!

 

137

rawaction

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

136

SouthSideRyan

 

132

jd6762

 

131

ndistops

 

130

Cubbies75

tadowdaddy

Treeman

 

128

MrWood

srbin84

TheDude

 

126

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

125

Marco4

 

124

CubsInNC

reggiemiller rules

 

123

Aramis Fan

 

120

DJAXXFAN

RoastTheD---Goat

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

117

Mark_R

otis89

Pistolcub42

 

116

Guancous

 

115

Derwood

Dobson

 

113

HHHBK21

Joe_Cub

 

112

Flames24Rulz

 

104

sandberg23

 

103

cubfanfromoz

 

96

Ublink

 

81

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (21)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (22), Jason Bay and/or Jermaine Dye and/or Morgan Ensberg (18 )

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (14), and Biil Hall or Matt Holliday (13)

Bonus: Jim Thome (21)

 

TOTAL (200)

[NCCubFan]

Through games of June 7

 

____________________________________

143

J-Shils

NCCubbieFan

SeldomSeen

XZero77

 

142

Rocket Sauce

sethuel1

Southpaw19

At least I'm beating Rocket Sauce at something (for now). :D

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 9

 

____________________________________

169

TruffleShuffle

 

168

TrueBlueCubFan

 

162

Serena

 

159

Scott G. F.

 

157

DCNashville

UMFan83

 

155

Vinestal

 

153

sherwood921

 

152

Garwilly

Mizzou

 

151

SeldomSeen

sethuel1

soccer10k

 

150

Jazz

Outshined One

 

148

J-Shils

Rocket Sauce

Southpaw19

wade

 

147

XZero77

 

146

Bob's Keeper

NCCubbieFan

rawaction

 

145

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

144

bukie

 

143

IMB!

KarenMac

 

141

SouthSideRyan

 

138

jd6762

 

135

Cubbies75

tadowdaddy

 

134

ndistops

srbin84

 

133

MrWood

TheDude

Treeman

 

130

CubsInNC

MarkPrior'sCalves

reggiemiller rules

 

128

Marco4

 

127

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

126

Aramis Fan

 

125

Mark_R

 

124

DJAXXFAN

RoastTheD---Goat

 

122

Dobson

Pistolcub42

 

120

otis89

 

119

Derwood

Guancous

Joe_Cub

 

116

Flames24Rulz

 

115

HHHBK21

 

109

sandberg23

 

106

cubfanfromoz

 

100

Ublink

 

84

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (22)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (23), Jason Bay (19), Jermaine Dye (19)

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Jonny Gomes (15), Frank Thomas (15), and Biil Hall (14)

Bonus: Jim Thome (21)

 

TOTAL (206)

[Andy]

Well, I'm inching closer anyway...

[Southpaw191679666239]

Through games of June 10

 

____________________________________

170

TruffleShuffle

 

169

TrueBlueCubFan

 

162

Serena

 

160

Scott G. F.

 

159

DCNashville

 

158

UMFan83

 

156

Vinestal

 

154

Mizzou

sherwood921

soccer10k

 

153

sethuel1

 

152

Garwilly

 

151

Outshined One

SeldomSeen

 

150

Jazz

Southpaw19

XZero77

 

149

J-Shils

 

148

Bob's Keeper

Rocket Sauce

wade

 

147

NCCubbieFan

rawaction

 

145

SouthSideRyan

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

144

bukie

IMB!

 

143

KarenMac

 

139

jd6762

 

137

Cubbies75

 

136

tadowdaddy

 

135

srbin84

TheDude

 

134

ndistops

Treeman

 

133

MrWood

 

131

CubsInNC

Marco4

reggiemiller rules

 

130

MarkPrior'sCalves

 

129

Aramis Fan

 

128

TransmogrifiedTiger

 

126

Mark_R

 

124

DJAXXFAN

RoastTheD---Goat

 

123

Pistolcub42

 

122

Derwood

Dobson

 

121

otis89

 

119

Guancous

Joe_Cub

 

118

HHHBK21

 

117

Flames24Rulz

 

110

sandberg23

 

106

cubfanfromoz

 

102

Ublink

 

85

HawkCub

 

 

Perfect Score:

Group A: David Ortiz (17)

Group B: Albert Pujols (25), Ryan Howard (22)

Group C: Alfonso Soriano (23), Jason Bay (19), Jermaine Dye (19)

Group D: Nick Swisher (16), Frank Thomas (16), Jonny Gomes (15), and Biil Hall (14)

Bonus: Jim Thome (21)

 

TOTAL (207)

[Southpaw191679666239]

If I had jumped on the Thome bandwagon, I'd be 3rd behind Truffle and TrueBlue. #-o

[TruffleShuffle]

Swisher and Gomes heard that I was getting pressure for the lead, so they both homered today.

[Derwood]

I'm up to around 125 or so. The only reason I'm not dead last is the miracle that is Frank Thomas. Thank you Big Hurt! Thank you....