Contests - Discussion & Updates Thread

[Laura]

To discuss the various contests & for contest updates.

[Derwood]

thrilled that the HR contest is back, and I like the "secret" wildcard rule. I chose prince fielder as my wildcard last year, but felt screwed when everyone saw thome out there and chose him too.

 

Also, I hate you todd helton.

 

Also also, when will the predictions contest be announced? I have a title to defend!

 

EDIT: Also, also, also.........that wildcard in the HR contest is much easier for those who can see the PECOTA projections. I'm not subscribing to BP just for this contest :x

[Laura]

The Predictions Contest will be up later this week. We probably won't have the prizes up until after the season starts.

[Balsa]

I can't believe so many people think Oritz will hit more homers than Howard.

[Derwood]

I can't believe so many people think Oritz will hit more homers than Howard.

 

I can't believe so many people believe that Howard will hit close to 60 HR a year ;)

[Mizzou]

The Predictions Contest will be up later this week. We probably won't have the prizes up until after the season starts.

When is this going to be posted? I'd like to get in on it, but I'm going to be out of town this weekend.

[Laura]

The Predictions Contest will be up later this week. We probably won't have the prizes up until after the season starts.

When is this going to be posted? I'd like to get in on it, but I'm going to be out of town this weekend.

 

When I get a chance to post it. There will be at least a week for people to enter.

[Laura]

Here's the Master List of Wild Cards for the HR Derby Teams:

 

Andy             Matt Murton
Anze Kopitar     Alex Gordon
Aramis Fan       Jeremy Hermida
b_wiggy_66       Alex Gordon
balsawoodboard   Alex Gordon
baseball7897     Conor Jackson
BobSanders       Alex Gordon
Brinoch          Kahlil Greene
cbbryan          Delmon Young
Chris            Conor Jackson
Cubbies75        Edwin Encarnacion
CubColtPacer     Edwin Encarnacion
CubsinNC         Alex Gordon
Derwood          Conor Jackson
EJ               Ryan Shealy
Flames24Rulz     Hanley Ramirez
HawkCub          Conor Jackson
Jiml60           Mike Napoli
Laura            Alex Gordon
karenmac         Russell Branyon
Mark P's Calves  Alex Gordon
Mark_R           Ryan Shealy
Mizzou           Sammy Sosa
NCCubFan         Andy Marte
Otis89           Sammy Sosa
rawaction        Carlos Quentin
reds44           Edwin Encarnacion
reggiem rules    Alex Gordon
RoastTheD-Goat   Matt Murton
RocketSauce      Edwin Encarnacion 
sandberg23       Matt Murton
sethuel1         Carlos Quentin
sherwood921      Delmon Young
soccer10K        Alex Gordon
southpaw19       Shea Hillenbrand
sweetpeteman     Rocco Baldelli
tadowdaddy       Sammy Sosa
TexasCub         Delmon Young
tkenm356         Luke Scott
TruffleShuffle   Carlos Quentin
UMFan83          Sammy Sosa
vance_the_fan    Delmon Young
Wekse5           Sammy Sosa

Edited April 2, 2007 by Laura

[Balsa]

Alex Gordon FTW!

[Chris]

I win.

 

That is all.

[E.J.]

I'm just hoping to not come in last place in the HR contest.

[Laura]

Oh well ... at least I have Dunn in the OTHER HR Derby contest I'm in.

[TruffleShuffle]

Even though I was too late to get my entry in - on account of getting hammered Wednesday night and passing out until 3 PM Thursday - I would like to put my Cubs predictions in here so I can see how I would've done.

 

 

 

1. Number of Cubs wins, 2007

84

 

2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (16 games)

8

 

3. Number of runs scored, 2007

774

 

4. Number of runs allowed, 2007

722

 

5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division

Second

 

 

Player Stats & Scoring

 

1. Number of DLee Home Runs

35

 

2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases

38

 

3. Murton's Batting Average

.295

 

4. Aramis' RBIs

112

 

5. Carlos Zambrano's Wins

16

 

6. Jason Marquis' ERA

4.75

 

7. Rich Hill's Ks

215

 

8. Ted Lilly's Innings Pitched

180

 

 

1. Which will be higher: Z's batting average or Z's batting average against?

BAA

 

2. Which will be higher: Aramis' HRs or Marquis' HRs allowed?

ARam

 

3. Which will be higher: Cesar's OBP or DLee's batting average?

Izturis

 

4. Who will have more HRs: Barrett or Murton?

Barrett

 

5. Who will have more wins: Hill or Lilly?

Hill

 

6. Who will have a higher K/BB: Zambrano or Hill?

Hill

 

Bonus II Questions (30 points each)

 

1. Most HRs:

Soriano

 

2. Highest OBP (min. 350 ABs):

Lee

 

3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs):

Hill

 

4. Most saves:

Dumpster

 

 

The Annual Tiebreaker: Michael Barrett's OPS

.822

[Andy]

Even though I was too late to get my entry in - on account of getting hammered Wednesday night and passing out until 3 PM Thursday - I would like to put my Cubs predictions in here so I can see how I would've done.

Didn't you win last year?

[NCCubFan]

He finished second to Mark Prior's Calves (at least among the prize-eligible Premium members).

[Derwood]

He finished second to Mark Prior's Calves (at least among the prize-eligible Premium members).

 

and I won the non-Premium prize (3 months of Premium). But now I'm Premium.

 

Got that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium

[Southpaw191679666239]

To start the 2007 season, I will post standing every Sunday morning. Here are your first week's results:

 

2007 NSBB Homerun Derby Standings ~ April 8, 2007

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13

Rocket Sauce

 

12

Wekse5

 

11

brinoch

 

10

Andy

AramisFan

b_wiggy_6

NCCubFan

RoastTheD---Goat

texascub

tkenm356

 

9

Chris

karenmac

Mizzou

soccer10k

Southpaw19

 

8

Laura

reggiemiller rules

sherwood921

 

7

BalsaWoodKeyBoard

Cubbies75

CubColtPacer

CubsInNC

Derwood

hawkcub

Mark Prior’s Calves

rawaction

sweetpeteman

tadowdaddy

TruffleShuffle

vance_the_cubs_fan

 

6

Anze Kopitar

baseball7897

cbbryan

EJ

Flames24Rulz

Mark_R

otis89

sethuel1

 

5

Bob Sanders

jiml60

reds44

 

4

sandberg23

 

Perfect Score

Group A: Alex Rodriguez (3)

Group B: Adam Dunn (3), Grady Sizemore (3)

Group C: Vlad Guerrero (3), and 2 of the following: Richie Sexson, Eric Byrnes, and Miguel Cabrera (2)

Group D: Jimmy Rollins (3), Brian McCann (2), and any 3 players with (1)

Bonus Pick: Kahlil Greene (2)

 

Total: (25)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hahaha, look at all you losers sprinting out of the gate. It's a marathon, boys and girls.

[Southpaw191679666239]

Hahaha, look at all you losers sprinting out of the gate. It's a marathon, boys and girls.

 

Good spin. ;)

[sandberg23]

Think I could hold last place all year?

[Laura]

Kind of funny, I don't think anyone picked ARod in Group A this time around.

[Laura]

I'll use my first transaction and dump Matsui (group D) & pick up Jimmy Rollins.

[Southpaw191679666239]

I'll use my first transaction and dump Matsui (group D) & pick up Jimmy Rollins.

 

So if I'm correct with the rules, you have Rollins starting with 0, and acquire any HRs from tomorrow forward... correct?

[Laura]

I'll use my first transaction and dump Matsui (group D) & pick up Jimmy Rollins.

 

So if I'm correct with the rules, you have Rollins starting with 0, and acquire any HRs from tomorrow forward... correct?

 

correct!

[Flames24Rulz]

thx for finally waking up, Big Papi.