RotoGuru Baseball Forum

View the Forum Registry

XML Get RSS Feed for this thread


Self-edit this thread


0 Subject: Home Run Derby 2011 - Pick the Winner (and Losers)

Posted by: ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
- [566561110] Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 12:00

Assuming there have been no changes from the 2010 format:

Home Run Derby Rules:

• An out is registered when a player swings at a pitch and does not hit a home run.
• A ball hit over the fence must be fair to count as a home run.

Opening Round
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible.
• The four players with the most home runs hit in the Opening Round advance to the Semi-Final Round.

Semi-Final Round
• Home run totals from the first round will carry over to the second round.
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible per at bat.
• The two players with the most home runs in the Semi-Final Round advance to the Championship Round.

(Should there be a tie after either of the first two rounds, a "Swing-Off" takes place. In a Swing-Off, each tied player gets 5 swings to get as many home runs as possible. Home runs hit during a first round Swing-Off do not count toward the player's total going into the second round.)

Championship Round
• Home runs from the first two rounds do not carry over to the Championship Round; Opening and Semi-Final Round totals are cleared from the board.
• Each player gets 10 outs to hit as many home runs as possible.
• The player who hits the most home runs in the Championship Round is declared the Home Run Derby champion.

Participants:

Jose Bautista, Blue Jays, AL
Robinson Cano, NYY, AL
Prince Fielder, Brewers, NL
Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox, AL
Matt Holliday, Cardinals, NL
Matt Kemp, Dodgers, NL
David Ortiz, Red Sox, AL
Rickie Weeks, Brewers, NL

Your challenge:

A) Pick the two players who will hit the fewest home runs in the Opening Round (not necessarily one from each league): 1 point per correct selection.
B) Pick the four players who will advance to the Semi-Final Round: 2 points per correct selection.
C) Pick the two players who will advance to the Championship Round: 4 points per correct selection.
D) Pick the winner (the player who hits the most home runs in the Championship Round): 8 points per correct selection.
First tie breaker:
• Predict the total number of home runs hit in the championship round (closest to the actual total, whether over or under); if the championship round goes extra pitches, those home runs count toward the total.
Second tie breaker (if necessary):
• Predict the number of home runs hit in the championship round by the winner (closest to the actual total, whether over or under); if the championship round goes extra pitches, those home runs count toward the winner's total.

Entries close with the first pitch to the first participant in the Home Run Derby competition.
1Khahan
      ID: 373143013
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 12:21
A) Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp
B) Ortiz, Fielder, Bautista, Cano
C) Bautista, Fielder
D) Fielder


TB 1: 19 home runs
TB 2: 11
2DWetzel
      ID: 33337117
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 13:40
A) Weeks, Ortiz
B) Bautista, Cano, Holliday, Gonzalez
C) Gonzalez, Bautista
D) Bautista

TB1: 12
TB2: 7
3Nuclear Gophers
      ID: 57651113
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 14:06
A)Cano Weeks
B)Bautista Fielder Ortiz Gonzalez
C)Fielder Bautista
D)Fielder
TB1 15
TB2 9
4Seattle Zen
      ID: 436541113
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 14:54
A: Weeks and Kemp
B: Bautista Fielder Holliday Ortiz
C: Fielder and Joey Batts
D: Bautista

11
7
5JeffG
      Dude
      ID: 01584348
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 15:26
A. Kemp and Weeks
B. Holliday, Gonzalez, Bautista, Fielder
C. Gonzalez, Bautista
D. A-Gonz

13
7

6mc5huffl35
      Leader
      ID: 00795541
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 16:48
A) Robinson Cano, Rickie Weeks
B) Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder, Matt Kemp, David Ortiz
C) Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder
D) Jose Bautista

1TB) 14
2TB) 8
7weykool
      ID: 343561414
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 19:49
A) Cano, Weeks
B) Bautista, Fielder, Kemp, Gonzalez
C) Jose Bautista, Kemp
D) Kemp

1TB) 17
2TB) 10
8¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
      ID: 266591118
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 19:59
A) Cano, Kemp
B) Bautista, Fielder, Gonzalez, Ortiz
C) Gonzalez, Ortiz
D) Gonzalez

TB1) 17
TB2) 8

I've picked the winner the last two seasons but that streak probably ends tonight.
9weykool
      ID: 343561414
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:03
17 total and the winner has 8?
Should be a neat trick.
10holt
      ID: 54661119
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:06
anyone else see that kid covering his ears while that crappy twang-rock band was playing? They held a close-up of him for a while. looked like he was gonna cry. was good stuff.
11holt
      ID: 54661119
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:14
A) Cano, Weeks
B) Bautista, Fielder, Holliday, Gonzalez
C) Bautista, Gonzalez
D) Bautista

16
10
12Perm Dude
      ID: 5510572522
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:16
A. Bautista, Kemp
B. Cano, Fielder, Ortiz, Weeks
C. Ortiz, Weeks
D. Ortiz

TB1: 16
TB1: 9
13¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
      ID: 266591118
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:22
First pitch ... no more entries.
14Perm Dude
      ID: 5510572522
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 20:24
whew!
16¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
      ID: 266591118
      Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 23:20
Results:
(Please don't hesitate to check my math.)

11 Mario LeMoose (1, 6, 4, 0)
10 JeffG (2, 4, 4, 0)
9 holt (1, 4, 4, 0)
9 DWetzel (1, 4, 4, 0)
7 Khahan (1, 6, 0, 0)
7 Perm Dude (1, 6, 0, 0)
7 Nuclear Gophers (1, 6, 0, 0)
6 Seattle Zen (2, 4, 0, 0)
5 weykool (1, 4, 0, 0)
5 mc5huffl35 (1, 4, 0, 0)

A) Kemp, Weeks ... worth 1 point each
B) Ortiz, Cano, Fielder, Gonzalez ... worth 2 points each
C) Cano, Gonzalez ... worth 4 points each
D) Cano ... worth 8 points

First tie breaker: 23
Second tie breaker: 12 (not needed)
17JeffG
      Dude
      ID: 01584348
      Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 09:37
Three years in a row Moose! Nice picking (even if it was biased for your Red Sox).

Great show put on by Cano and Gonzalez last night, and a great storyline with Robbie's dad being involved.

The best swing in the majors? The secret is now out!
18Khahan
      ID: 373143013
      Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 10:04
Congratz MM.

I think this was my worst showing ever.
Rate this thread:
5 (top notch)
4 (even better)
3 (good stuff)
2 (lightweight)
1 (no value)
If you wish, you may rate this thread on scale of 1-5. Ratings should indicate how valuable or interesting you believe this thread would be to other users of this forum. A '5' means that this thread is a 'must read'. A '1' means that this is a complete waste of time.

If you have previously rated this thread, rating it again will delete your previous rating.

If you do not want to rate this thread, but want to see how others have rated it, then click the button without entering a rating, or else click here.

RotoGuru Baseball Forum

View the Forum Registry

XML Get RSS Feed for this thread


Self-edit this thread




Post a reply to this message:

Name:
Email:
Message:
Click here to create and insert a link
Click here to insert a block of hidden (spoiler) text
Click here to insert a random spelling of Mientkiewicz
Ignore line feeds? no (typical)   yes (for HTML table input)


Viewing statistics for this thread
Period# Views# Users
Last hour11
Last 24 hours22
Last 7 days33
Last 30 days109
Since Mar 1, 20072126753