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Subject: Home Run Derby 2013 - Pick the Winner (and Losers)
Posted by: ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
- [176591411] Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 13:04
No changes from the 2012 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:
Pedro Alvarez, Pirates, NL Robinson Cano, NYY, AL Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics, AL Michael Cuddyer, Rockies, NL Chris Davis, Orioles, AL Prince Fielder, Tigers, AL Bryce Harper, Nationals, NL David Wright, Mets, 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.
Last year's winner: JeffG (20 points) |
1 | JeffG
ID: 2654157 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 08:54
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A) Cuddyer, Wright B) Cano, Fielder, Davis, Cespedes C) Cano, Fielder D) Fielder tiebreakers: 13, 7
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2 | Khahan
ID: 39432178 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 09:05
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A) Michael Cuddyer, Pedro Alvarez B)Cespedes, Fielder, Davis, Wright C) Wright, Fielder (just dont think the left fielder is getting there!) D) Wright TB1) 21 TB2) 12
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3 | Guru
ID: 330592710 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 12:05
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A) Cespedas, Alvarez B) Davis, Wright, Cuddyer, Cano C) Davis, Cano D) Davis TB: 14,8
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4 | Seattle Zen
ID: 3310162612 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 12:17
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A) Harper, Alvarez B) Davis, Cespedes, Cuddyer, Fielder C) Davis, Fielder D) Davis
13,8
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5 | Da Bomb Donor
ID: 487112814 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 14:15
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A) Cespedes, Cuddyer B) Fielder, Cano, Davis, Harper C) Fielder, Cano D) Fielder 19, 10
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6 | Chuck
ID: 336491410 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 19:03
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Since I'm here...
A) Cespedes, Alvarez B) Fielder, Davis, Cano, Cuddyer C) Fielder, Cano D) Cano
13, 9
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7 | Dave R SuperDude
ID: 3010361110 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 19:22
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A)Wright, Cuddyer B)Alvarez, Cano, Davis, Fielder C)Davis, Fielder D)Davis
17,11
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8 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 596441518 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 19:47
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A) Cano, Wright B) Alvarez, Cuddyer, Davis, Fielder C) Cuddyer, Davis D) Cuddyer TB1: 16 TB2: 9
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9 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 596441518 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 20:14
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First pitch.
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10 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 596441518 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 23:12
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Results: (Please don't hesitate to check my math.) First tiebreaker: 17 HR Second tiebreaker: 9 HR
6 ¤Mario LeMoose¤ (2, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 16 6 Seattle Zen (0, 6, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 13 5 Dave R (1, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 17 5 JeffG (1, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 13 4 Da Bomb (0, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 19 4 Guru (0, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 14 4 Chuck (0, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 13; tiebreaker 2: 9 4 Khahan (0, 4, 0, 0) tiebreaker 1: 21; tiebreaker 2: 12
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11 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 596441518 Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 23:15
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Round-by-round: A) Cano, Fielder, Wright (any two) ... worth 1 point each B) Cespedes, Cuddyer, Davis, Harper ... worth 2 points each C) Cespedes, Harper ... worth 4 points each D) Cespedes ... worth 8 points
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12 | Seattle Zen
ID: 4811181319 Tue, Jul 16, 2013, 01:10
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Maybe Fielder and Wright are only worth a half point :)
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13 | Perm Dude
ID: 41661813 Thu, Jul 18, 2013, 16:29
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Just throwing this in here. Don't like the title of this piece (these are *not* baseball fans--they are people tweeting about the ASG): Tweeto-sphere goes crazy over a Hispanic singing the national anthem at the All Star Game.
Disgusting, sometimes, how incredibly racist people can be.
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