Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Home Run Derby (7/13)
by craig on Jul 13, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
Email
PrintTonight is the Home Run Derby version of Ichthyomancy.
The Derby starts at 8:00 p.m.
The rules are as follows:
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 runs 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.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.
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.
Ichthyomancy points will be awarded in these categories: champion, most homers in a single round, most homers in the derby, and for any accurate (and specific) above and beyond picks (i.e. Ryan Howard goes homerless in the first round and is eliminated, Albert Pujols makes it to the second round with the fewest home runs or Brandon Inge hits 5 total golden home runs.)
Tonight's Participants
| Player | Team | Lg |
| Nelson Cruz | Rangers | AL |
| Prince Fielder | Brewers | NL |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Padres | NL |
| Ryan Howard | Phillies | NL |
| Brandon Inge | Tigers | AL |
| Joe Mauer | Twins | AL |
| Carlos Pena | Rays | AL |
| Albert Pujols | Cardinals | NL |
My picks:
Champion: Nelson Cruz
Most homers in one round: Ryan Howard
Most homers (cumulative): Nelson Cruz
AAB: The Hit it Here sign, gets hit.
It's your turn to make your picks. I will add your name to the table as you make your selections. And yes, the points do count, well, for everyone but me.
Ichthyomancy pick table:
| FishStriper | Champion | Single Round | Cumulative | AAB | |
| Craig | Cruz | Howard | Cruz | Hit it Here sign, hit | |
| Dan | Pujols | Cruz | Gonzalez | Pujols trails w/one to go in r. last | |
| Fishcrazy | Pena | Gonzalez | Pujols | Mauer & Inge out in r. 1 | |
| HadMatter | Mauer | Gonzalez | Pujols | Two in r.2 hit HR < 3 | |
| LadyFish | Pujols | Howard | Pujols | Pena: HR < 5 | |
| Spud | Howard | Pujols | Pujols | 2+ HR out of park | |
| Tdp992 | Pujols | Pujols | Pujols | Mauer out in r. 1 | |
Best of Luck to Everyone!
36 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I've never gotten a HR Derby pick right... Picks
Joe Mauer
Adrian Gonzalez
Albert Pujols
Two players in the 2nd round hit <3 HR
Factoid:
the 2004 Derby featured Miguel Tejada (winner), Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro. It’s PED-rrific!
I’m completely guessing here:
Winner: Pena
Most in a round: Yo Adrian
Cumulative: Albert Poojles
AAB: Mauer doesn’t get out of first round
I see Mauer has the fewest homers of any of them,
so let’s up the ante on the AAB: neither Mauer nor Inge get out of first round.
Mute Berman picks
Champion: Pujols
Round: Cruz
Cumulative: A-Gonz
Derby Drama Special: Pujols trailing going into final out of final round.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
by the way,
does anyone else want to hit that Miller Lite TV commercial delivery guy with a bat repeatedly?
oh, and I forgot the joys of hearing Chris Berman say "back back back..." a million times.
I’d rather listen to Tim McCarver for the entire playoffs than Berman’s shtick for even a couple hours.
doubt it
but I wouldn’t be surprised if they juiced the balls
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
true
I mean, 22 teams have World Seriesssesieses, but only 12 teams can claim a HR Derby win.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
which is to say
if Adrian had won, we’d look really stupid.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Jayson Stark says:
Last year Josh Hamilton hit 28 in the first round. This year the first five hitters combined have hit 29.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
it's not even that berman says "back, back, etc." a thousand times...
it’s that he insists on doing it in this nasal, Burgess-Merredith-as-Penguin voice that he thinks is all funny and old-timey.
On the bright side, at least it’s not him constantly screeching “Whoooop!” during NFL Primetime every time someone turns the ball over.
Points
The winner of the Home Run Derby was Prince Fielder.
Unfortunately no one chose him.
Most home runs in a single round: Prince Fielder and Nelson Cruz.
A point goes to Dan.
AAB points: Fishcrazy and Tdp992.
Recap:
Dan +1
Fishcrazy +1
Tdp992 +1
Congratulations to all of tonight’s winners! If I missed anyone or anything, please let me know.
please don't kill me, but...
if mauer out in 1st round is a +1 aab, then would mauer and inge both out be +2?
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Please hold: Indians’ Joe Smith jumps the gun on relief appearance
- Local radio host honors Cubs’ Tony Campana with parody song
- Roy Halladay bobblehead with glove on wrong hand selling on MLB.com
- Will Smith shows why making your big-league debut at Yankee Stadium is less than ideal
- Steinbrenners selling the Yankees? Family denies New York Daily News report
