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2013 MLB Predictions Contest - Nonny wins!

BeachBumDeac said:
Can you explain that a little more?
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My worry with giving points by getting close to the actual finish (i.e., +/- 1 place in the standings) is that there's only 5 spots. It seems like it'd be pretty easy to get 5 points if I gave a leeway like that.
 
AL East:
Rays
Jays
O's
Yanks
Red Sox

AL Central:
Tigers
Royals
Indians
White Sox
Twins

AL West:
Angles
Rangers
A's
Mariners
Astros

NL East:
Nats
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central:
Reds
Cards
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs

NL West:
Dodgers
Giants
D'backs
Padres
Rockies

WC:
AL: Jays, Rangers
NL: Braves, Cardinals

In Season:
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Votto
3. Mark Appel
4. Dylan Bundy
5. Verlander
6. Joel Peralta
7. Ned Yost
8. Jeter
9. Cuddyer
10. Votto
11. Astros
12. Tigers

End of Season:

Wins:
Tigers: 91
Rays: 89
Nats: 95
Braves: 93
Reds: 88

AL MVP: Longoria
NL MVP: Votto
AL Cy: Verlander
NL Cy: Strasburg
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Shelby Miller
Average: Votto
HR: Stanton
SB: Bourn
Saves: Kimbral
K: Kershaw
ERA: Strasburg

AL Winner: Angels
NL Winner: Nats
WS: Nats

MISC:
1. Under
2. Under
3. Over
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Over
9. Over
10. Over(if including minors, if not under)

Comparisions:

1. Stanton
2. Bourn
3. Jeter
4. Hamilton
5. Trout
6. Lincecum
7. Wheeler
8. Lee
9. Chapman
10. Verlander
 
ALE-Tampa Toronto Yankees Baltimore Boston
ALC-Detroit White Sox Cleveland KC Minnesota
ALW-Angels Oakland Seattle Texas
NLE-Washington Atlanta Philly Mets Miami
NLC-Milwaukee Cincy St.Louis Pitt Cubs
NLW-Dodgers Giants Arizona SD Colorado

ALWild-Toronto Oakland
NLWild-Giants Atlanta

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

In-Season
1-P Fielder
2-Pedroia
3-pass
4-pass
5-Felix Hernandez
6-Everth Cabrera
7-J Girardi
8-R Braun
9-Alfonso Soriano
10-A McCutchen
11-Houston
12-Detroit

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

End of Season
Detroit 93
Dodgers 90
Houston 55
Angels 91
Reds 90

1-J Bautista
2-M Kemp
3-J Weaver
4-Strasburg
5-J Profar
6-A Eaton
7-M Kemp
8-J Bautista
9-M Bourn
10-R Soriano
11-Verlander
12-M Cain

AL Angels
NL Nationals
WS Angels

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Over/Under
1-over
2-over
3-over
4-under
5-over
6-over
7-under
8-under
9-over
10-under

Comparisons
1-Stanton
2-Bourn
3-Ichiro
4-Hamilton
5-Trout
6-Zito
7-Wheeler
8-Marmol
9-Chapman
10-Verlander
 
bernbp5 said:
10. Over(if including minors, if not under)
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Thanks, should've specified. It's Hamilton's total stolen bases across ALL leagues. Major and minor combined.

If this changes your answer, let me know.
 
BeachBumDeac said:
My worry with giving points by getting close to the actual finish (i.e., +/- 1 place in the standings) is that there's only 5 spots. It seems like it'd be pretty easy to get 5 points if I gave a leeway like that.
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Clarification on the scoring system I described earlier -- you get a point if the team you picked for a spot finishes ahead of the team you picked to finish directly behind it. So if you pick the Jays first and the Rays second, you would get a point if the Jays finish ahead of the Rays, even if the Yanks wins the division and the Jays end up 2nd and 3rd. So four possible points per division.

Actual results:
-Rays
-Yanks
-Jays
-O's
-Sawx


Predicted results:
-Jays: 0 points because the Jays finished behind the Rays
-Rays: 1 point because the Rays finished ahead of the Yanks
-Yanks: 1 point because the Yanks finished ahead of the Sawx
-Sawx: 0 points because the Sawx finished behind the O's
-O's

So that person would get two points for the AL East.
 
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IAppreciateIt said:
Clarification on the scoring system I described earlier -- you get a point if the team you picked for a spot finishes ahead of the team you picked to finish directly behind it. So if you pick the Jays first and the Rays second, you would get a point if the Jays finish ahead of the Rays, even if the Yanks wins the division and the Jays end up 2nd and 3rd. So four possible points per division.

Actual results:
-Rays
-Yanks
-Jays
-O's
-Sawx


Predicted results:
-Jays: 0 points because the Jays finished behind the Rays
-Rays: 1 point because the Rays finished ahead of the Yanks
-Yanks: 1 point because the Yanks finished ahead of the Sawx
-Sawx: 0 points because the Sawx finished ahead of the O's
-O's

So that person would get two points for the AL East.
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I see. That makes a lot of sense. If there's no objection, I can score it like this instead.
 
Category 1 (Predicted Standings):
AL EAST
1. Blue Jays
2. Rays
3. Red Sox
4. Yankees
5. Orioles

AL CENTRAL
1. Tigers
2. Royals
3. Indians
4. White Sox
5. Twins

AL WEST
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Athletics
4. Mariners
5. Astros

NL EAST
1. Nationals
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Mets
5. Marlins

NL CENTRAL
1. Cardinals
2. Reds
3. Brewers
4. Cubs
5. Pirates

NL WEST
1. Giants
2. Dodgers
3. Diamondbacks
4. Padres
5. Rockies

AL Wild Card
1) Rangers
2) Rays

NL Wild Cards
1) Braves
2) Dodgers

Category 2 (In-Season Predictions):

1.) Home run leader at the end of April: Paul Goldschmidt
2.) One player who is hitting .400 as of May 1st, 2012: Martin Prado
3.) First overall player selected in June's Amateur Draft: Sean Manaea
4.) #1 player on Baseball America's midseason top prospect list: Byron Buxton
5.) Pitcher leading the majors in wins at the All-Star break: Justin Verlander
6.) One player who misses time due to a suspension before the All-Star Game: Jordany Valdespin
7.) One manager who is fired before the All-Star Game: Don Mattingly
8.) One player who is voted to the All-Star Game, but does not attend: Derek Jeter
9.) One player who is traded on July 31st, 2012: Shaun Marcum
10.) One player who has a hitting streak of at least 20 games: Martin Prado
11.) First team to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs: Astros
12.) First team to clinch a playoff spot: Nationals

Category 3 (End of Season Predictions):

Predict win totals of 5 teams:
Nationals- 102, Royals- 83, Mets- 76, Phillies- 81, Toronto- 95

The following predictions are each worth 3 points:
1.) AL MVP: Mike Trout
2.) NL MVP: Bryce Harper
3.) AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
4.) NL Cy Young: Stephen Strasburg
5.) AL Rookie of the Year: Wil Myers
6.) NL Rookie of the Year: Shelby Miller
7.) Batting Average Leader: Joe Mauer
8.) Home Run Leader: Bryce Harper
9.) Stolen Base Leader: Ben Revere
10.) Saves Leader: Craig Kimbrel
11.) Strikeouts (Pitching) Leader: Yu Darvish
12.) ERA (Starting Pitching) Leader: Clayton Kershaw

The following predictions are each worth 10 points:
1.) AL Champion: Blue Jays
2.) NL Champion: Nationals
3.) World Series Champion: Nationals

Category 4 (Miscellaneous Props):

Each correct answer below is worth 1 point.

Over/Unders:
1.) Baltimore’s final standing in the AL East: OVER
2.) St. Louis Cardinals final standing in the NL Central: UNDER
3.) Craig Kimbrel’s save total: OVER
4.) Alex Rodriguez’s first start: OVER
5.) Stephen Strasburg Innings Pitched: OVER
6.) Mariano Rivera’s Cy Young Finish: OVER
7.) Wil Myers home run total: UNDER
8.) R.A. Dickey’s strikeout total: UNDER
9.) Jurickson Profar’s games played (as of July 1st): OVER
10.) Billy Hamilton's total stolen bases (combined Majors and Minors): UNDER

Comparisons:
1.) More home runs: Bryce Harper
2.) More steals: Michael Bourn
3.) Higher batting average: Derek Jeter
4.) Higher OPS: Josh Hamilton
5.) Higher fWAR: Mike Trout
6.) Lower ERA: Tim Lincecum
7.) More strikeouts: Zack Wheeler
8.) Fewer walks: Carlos Marmol
9.) Higher WPA/LI (win probability added stat for RP): Aroldis Chapman
10.) Higher WARP: Justin Verlander
 
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Bryce Harper suspension! Loss of temper? Who does he go after?
 
Please switch my Hamilton over/under to over. Also, did you note my WC picks & division standings? Remember I didn't have those but only edited it my post w/o letting you know.
 
Thanks to picking Mark Appel correctly as the #1 pick in the draft, the following people are now on the board!

bernbp5 - 3
jk1492 - 3
DaDeacs - 3
Avalon - 3
BullDeacLaw - 3
DeacinVermont - 3
DeacsATS - 3
GusGasms - 3
Nonny - 3
Everybody else - 0
 
I need BUD to drop the hammer on Braun before the allstar break
 
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