Southpaw19

Hello everyone, and Welcome to the return of the Home Run Derby! This is the kick off thread for the 2025 HR Derby! This year, thanks to Brock, we are opening this game up to members of Brewer Fanatic and Twins Daily. Here is the link to our Wiki page for this game, and it has all the info you need to select your 2025 HR Derby team! Please be sure to use that Wiki for your player info, rules, and details. Be sure to come back here, to post your team entry to this thread. As a reminder, please send your three (3) bench players to me in a PM. If you have any questions - please ask in the Discussions thread. Please see the image for an example on how to post your team; making sure to include all the pertinent information.

Fixed. Sorry about that.

Announcing the 2025 Home Run Derby! Hello and welcome to the official announcement for the 2025 Home Run Derby game that has been played over at Northside Baseball's Forum! If you’re reading this on NSBB, welcome back! If you’re reading this on Twins Daily or Brewers Fanatic - Hello and consider this your official invitation to play our 2025 Home Run Derby! If you are reading this as someone who played in the 2024 season, you might be asking yourself Didn’t you say you were retiring from running the game? Well you would be correct. I did announce that. Then immediately after the season ended, I realized that I already had the itch to get the next season’s data pulled together and update player transactions to their new teams. I’ve officially decided to return to the game I love to run and this is the announcement for the 2025 season. I also hear you asking Well, why did you retire in the first place? Another good question. Here’s the story: I want more participation! I want to get more players involved! That is when this game is at its most fun - because having just 10-11 players is not as fun when I was forced to use “ghost teams” just to get the scoreboard to 20 teams. This is where you come in! I am working with Brock Beauchamp to get the word out as much as we possibly can, in order to generate re(new)ed interest in this great and fun game. We are “crossing the streams” for this campaign, and we are opening up the participation to multiple forums. If you are reading this and you have not played before, it is a form of “fantasy baseball” but without the day-to-day need to check your roster. There are no fantasy points for statistical offense, with the exception of Home Runs, of course! To read up on everything about the Home Run Derby, you can visit this Wiki site here. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I have been running this game since 2006-2007. I’m still in the process of updating the rules pages, along with the groups/tiers for the upcoming 2025 season.

Announcing the 2025 Home Run Derby! Hello and welcome to the official announcement for the 2025 Home Run Derby game that has been played over at Northside Baseball's Forum! If you’re reading this on NSBB, welcome back! If you’re reading this on Twins Daily or Brewers Fanatic - Hello and consider this your official invitation to play our 2025 Home Run Derby! If you are reading this as someone who played in the 2024 season, you might be asking yourself Didn’t you say you were retiring from running the game? Well you would be correct. I did announce that. Then immediately after the season ended, I realized that I already had the itch to get the next season’s data pulled together and update player transactions to their new teams. I’ve officially decided to return to the game I love to run and this is the announcement for the 2025 season. I also hear you asking Well, why did you retire in the first place? Another good question. Here’s the story: I want more participation! I want to get more players involved! That is when this game is at its most fun - because having just 10-11 players is not as fun when I was forced to use “ghost teams” just to get the scoreboard to 20 teams. This is where you come in! I am working with Brock Beauchamp to get the word out as much as we possibly can, in order to generate re(new)ed interest in this great and fun game. We are “crossing the streams” for this campaign, and we are opening up the participation to multiple forums. If you are reading this and you have not played before, it is a form of “fantasy baseball” but without the day-to-day need to check your roster. There are no fantasy points for statistical offense, with the exception of Home Runs, of course! To read up on everything about the Home Run Derby, you can visit this Wiki site here. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I have been running this game since 2006-2007. I’m still in the process of updating the rules pages, along with the groups/tiers for the upcoming 2025 season.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT Sure there’s that “big game” going on right now, but Cubs Pitchers and Catchers report today so I wanted to get this out today. (And if you see this after the game… cool) I have reversed course and have decided to NOT retire the HR Derby game. It’s coming back again in 2025, and I’m working with Brock on improvements and increasing sign-ups. Look for more information coming in March.

He's older now, but most good bullpen arms are.

When I initially saw the report (not the original post/tweet), I was thinking alright - a trade! Then I saw it was Nightengale, and immediately switched to DAMN IT! Hopefully it gets some traction regardless of who initialized the report.

Put me firmly in the crash and burn camp, because my hatred of the Dodgers goes way beyond this recent rash of spending. I've hated them my entire MLB fandom.

THIS JUST IN: 2025 HR Derby might not be dead... Stay Tuned! #NotDeadYet

Guys - this has been a blast running the HR Derby since taking over for Laura. I really wish it would have stayed popular these last few years, but even before 2020, I think this game was dying a slow death. I just didn't want to bring myself to admit it until I saw the turnout last season. I really, really, really battled myself internally on the use of ghost teams. I didn't want to have to do it. In the end, I wanted more than just 10-12 team standings. Hence the implementation of ghost teams in '23-'24. When there isn't as much participation as there used to be, it stops being fun. Therefore, I am confirming my earlier decision -- 2024 was my final year running the HR Derby. It is sad to actually say that, as in my mind I was already gearing up to create next year's docs and data, until I realized I don't have to anymore. That being said, if anyone would like to take over and try to work with Brock and the site admins/mods to generate more interest moving forward - by all means. This was not a game created by me, so therefore it is not mine. If you decide to run things, and you'd like to talk to me about files/formulas/data/prep, etc., my Inbox is always open. I have had fun these last 15+ years or so. Now maybe I can contribute in other areas of this great site of ours. Cheers! Josh

Congratulations to Tomthebombadil for winning the 2024 HR Derby!

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (FINAL STANDINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30) 1. Tomthebombadil (347) +5 2. Sammy Sofa (341) +9 3. Andy (321) +6 4. Rob (316) +5 5. Southpaw19 (300) +14 6. Derwood (293) +10 7. sweetpeteman (286) +7 8. Rex Buckingham (277) +8 9. BaconRev (265) +8 10. SouthSideRyan (235) +9 11. Tinkertini26 (185) +8 12. Happ-y Days (178) +2 13. ShōCago (152) +4 Wicks Vapo-Rub (152) +8 15. Busch Lite (144) +1 16. Around the Hoerner (127) +3 17. You’re Steele The One (125) +3 18. Eagle’s Taillon (121) +4 19. OnlyPhams (99) +1 20. Swansong (86) +2 Biggest Output of the Week: Southpaw19 BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (454) C Cal Raleigh (34) 1b Pete Alonso (34) 2b Ketel Marte (36) 3b Jose Ramirez (39) ss Gunnar Henderson (37) LF Brent Rooker (39) CF Aaron Judge (58) RF Anthony Santander (44) DH Shohei Ohtani (54) B1 Tyler O’Neill (31) B2 Rhys Hoskins (26) B3 Zach Neto (23)

Gm 1 is cuckoo-bananas...

Well... we have "free baseball"... kinda, but not really. I can not post the official final standings, due to the double-header on Monday. They are still regular season make-up games due to Hurricane Helene. Once the double-header has concluded, I will update the standings, and get the final results posted shortly afterwards.

LOL - I just want to finish in the Top 5. I don't know if I can hold on for another week, but we'll see.

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (through September 22) 1. Tomthebombadil (342) +14 2. Sammy Sofa (332) +15 3. Andy (315) +16 4. Rob (311) +13 5. Southpaw19 (286) +20 6. Derwood (283) +10 7. sweetpeteman (279) +11 8. Rex Buckingham (269) +8 9. BaconRev (257) +8 10. SouthSideRyan (226) +14 11. Tinkertini26 (177) +5 12. Happ-y Days (176) +5 13. ShōCago (148) +4 14. Wicks Vapo-Rub (144) +8 15. Busch Lite (143) +7 16. Around the Hoerner (124) +4 17. You’re Steele The One (122) +5 18. Eagle’s Taillon (117) +6 19. OnlyPhams (98) +1 20. Swansong (84) +8 Biggest Output of the Week: Southpaw19 BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (441) C Cal Raleigh (31) 1b Pete Alonso (34) 2b Ketel Marte (35) 3b Jose Ramirez (37) ss Gunnar Henderson (37) LF Brent Rooker (38) CF Aaron Judge (55) RF Anthony Santander (43) DH Shohei Ohtani (53) B1 Tyler O’Neill (31) B2 Rhys Hoskins (25) B3 Zach Neto (23)

As a reminder, the transaction deadline has passed... we're locked in for the Final Two Weeks!

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (through September 15) 1. Tomthebombadil (328) +18 2. Sammy Sofa (317) +16 3. Andy (299) +10 4. Rob (298) +12 5. Derwood (273) +20 6. sweetpeteman (268) +15 7. Southpaw19 (266) +14 8. Rex Buckingham (261) +15 9. BaconRev (249) +13 10. SouthSideRyan (212) +13 11. Tinkertini26 (172) +11 12. Happ-y Days (171) +15 13. ShōCago (144) +5 14. Busch Lite (137) +6 15. Wicks Vapo-Rub (136) +5 16. Around the Hoerner (120) +9 17. You’re Steele The One (117) +4 18. Eagle’s Taillon (111) +10 19. OnlyPhams (97) +5 20. Swansong (76) +8 Biggest Output of the Week: Derwood BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (418) C Cal Raleigh (30) 1b Pete Alonso (32) 2b Ketel Marte (31) 3b Jose Ramirez (35) ss Gunnar Henderson (37) LF Brent Rooker (37) CF Aaron Judge (53) RF Anthony Santander (41) DH Shohei Ohtani (47) B1 Tyler O’Neill (31) B2 Rhys Hoskins (24) B3 Jackson Chourio OR Zach Neto (21)

HRs way down last week... don't know why. People who seemed to hit one regularly... stopped.

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (through September 8th) 1. Tomthebombadil (310) +9 2. Sammy Sofa (301) +10 3. Andy (289) +8 4. Rob (286) +3 5. Derwood (253) +8 sweetpeteman (253) +9 7. Southpaw19 (252) +7 8. Rex Buckingham (246) +15 9. BaconRev (236) +8 10. SouthSideRyan (199) +6 11. Tinkertini26 (161) +9 12. Happ-y Days (156) +7 13. ShōCago (139) +6 14. Busch Lite (131) +6 Wicks Vapo-Rub (131) +6 16. You’re Steele The One (113) +6 17. Around the Hoerner (111) +2 18. Eagle’s Taillon (101) +3 19. OnlyPhams (92) +3 20. Swansong (68) +0 Biggest Output of the Week: Rex Buckingham BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (401) C Cal Raleigh (29) 1b Pete Alonso (31) 2b Ketel Marte (30) 3b Jose Ramirez (34) ss Gunnar Henderson (36) LF Brent Rooker (35) CF Aaron Judge (51) RF Anthony Santander (39) DH Shohei Ohtani (46) B1 Tyler O’Neill (27) B2 Rhys Hoskins (23) B3 Jo Adell OR Zach Neto (20)

You only have 1 main roster and 1 bench move remaining.

Sammy Sofa POS Player Team Value C Cal Raleigh mariners $100 1B Josh Naylor guardians $50 2B Nolan Gorman cardinals $75 3B Rafael Devers red sox $100 SS Francisco Lindor mets $100 LF Yordan Alvarez astros $100 CF Jack Suwinski pirates $75 RF Aaron Judge yankees $150 DH Shohei Ohtani dodgers $200 B1 Oneil Cruz pirates n/a B2 Tyler O'Neill red sox n/a B3 Michael Busch cubs n/a total $950

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (through September 1) 1. Tomthebombadil (301) +11 2. Sammy Sofa (291) +12 3. Rob (283) +14 4. Andy (281) +16 5. Derwood (245) +10 Southpaw19 (245) +13 7. sweetpeteman (244) +6 8. Rex Buckingham (231) +17 9. BaconRev (228) +13 10. SouthSideRyan (193) +5 11. Tinkertini26 (152) +4 12. Happ-y Days (149) +9 13. ShōCago (133) +8 14. Busch Lite (125) +7 Wicks Vapo-Rub (125) +13 16. Around the Hoerner (109) +4 17. You’re Steele The One (107) +7 18. Eagle’s Taillon (98) +4 19. OnlyPhams (89) +8 20. Swansong (68) +3 Biggest Output of the Week: Rex Buckingham BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (388) C Cal Raleigh (27) 1b Pete Alonso (30) 2b Ketel Marte (30) 3b Jose Ramirez (34) ss Gunnar Henderson (33) LF Brent Rooker (33) CF Aaron Judge (51) RF Anthony Santander (39) DH Shohei Ohtani (44) B1 Tyler O’Neill (25) B2 Rhys Hoskins (22) B3 Jo Adell OR Zach Neto (20)

2024 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (through August 25) 1. Tomthebombadil (290) +18 2. Sammy Sofa (279) +16 3. Rob (269) +11 4. Andy (265) +8 5. sweetpeteman (238) +13 6. Derwood (235) +12 7. Southpaw19 (232) +14 8. BaconRev (215) +11 9. Rex Buckingham (214) +10 10. SouthSideRyan (188) +9 11. Tinkertini26 (148) +5 12. Happ-y Days (140) +5 13. ShōCago (125) +7 14. Busch Lite (118) +4 15. Wicks Vapo-Rub (112) +7 16. Around the Hoerner (105) +5 17. You’re Steele The One (100) +7 18. Eagle’s Taillon (94) +5 19. OnlyPhams (81) +5 20. Swansong (65) +3 Biggest Output of the Week: Tomthebombadil BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (374) C Cal Raleigh (27) 1b Josh Naylor (28) 2b Ketel Marte (30) 3b Jose Ramirez (33) ss Gunnar Henderson (33) LF Brent Rooker (30) CF Aaron Judge (51) RF Anthony Santander (38) DH Shohei Ohtani (41) B1 Tyler O’Neill (23) B2 Rhys Hoskins (21) B3 Zach Neto (19)

I love how my team was a house of fire at the beginning of the month, and has taken a collective nap for the last (almost) two weeks now. Even with the transactions. I need an onslaught over the weekend.