Wednesday, September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
Kershaw reclaims NL IP with one-hitter vs Giants... Morton & Dickey pitch tonight for the HBPs...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015
Michael Orobona sneaks back into first by one HBP, snapping a seventeen-day streak for former leader Dan McCloskey. Scores plummeted yesterday after strong starts by two Cy Young hopefuls: Dallas Keuchel (19thwin, 7IP) and Jake Arrieta (21st win, 7IP). Keuchel’s performance not only robbed five entrants of a newly-earned David Price AL IP point, but also did away with fifteen points worth of Price/Felix AL wins rewards. Throw in the seven entrants losing their Clayton Kershaw NL IP scores, and we’ve accounted for a 27-point loss poolwide…
With Michael standing tall amongst the wreckage, we look to the final appearances of the aforementioned pitchers. Arrieta, Price, and Felix Hernández each seem assured to make one more start, but plans for Keuchel and Kershaw may be tougher to predict. The Astro ace is slated to make his final regular season start on Saturday, but could conceivably be skipped in favor of an AL wild-card game start (or tiebreaker game, where his stats would count in the pool!). As for Kershaw, the Dodgers could give their lefty two more season starts on regular rest if they choose to.
A win this week for Price or Keuchel essentially giftwraps the pool for Michael, as does a Felix loss/ND. Felix Hernández sharing the AL wins lead (but beating Price) remains the most realistic way for Dan to win, although starts this week by Johnny Cueto and R.A. Dickey shouldn’t be overlooked, given our leaders’ narrow HBP margin. Dan can also regain the lead if Price somehow passes Keuchel in IP without winning, which would probably require Keuchel to miss a start.
Another unlikely scenario exists involving NL steals: if Dee Gordon steals two more bases he passes the injured Billy Hamilton, creating a two-point swing across the leaderboard. Michael and Dan will still be on top without Hamilton, but Jud can actually tie Dan if Kershaw surpasses Arrieta in IP (as long as Jud and Dan remain tied in HBP column). Again, unlikely.
We’ll send a short update if anything major happens before the weekend. Check Twitter or the pool site for daily info!
-Jud and Dan
Sunday, September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015
David Price assumes AL IP lead... Price also joins 4-way tie atop AL wins. Keuchel pitching as we speak...
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
September 21, 2015
Dan McCloskey maintains his lead over Danton Boller and Michael Orobona with just two weeks remaining in the 2015 MLB Predictions Pool. The AL wins category is still the key to deciding this year’s winner…
Last week featured a tough loss for Felix Hernández against the Angels on Tuesday, a Texas-sized beat down of Dallas Keuchel on Wednesday, and finally a win for King Felix yesterday afternoon. Net result? Hernández holds a one-win lead in the AL W category with 12 games left to play.
Felix's win yesterday renders another developing scenario unlikely. David Price can put Michael in the lead with just a share of the AL wins category, but now trails Hernández by two. Both Price and Keuchel make starts in their respective home stadiums tonight.
Will Dan become our first entrant to win consecutive pool titles? We'll try to send more frequent updates as things shift over the next two weeks. Stay tuned!
Will Dan become our first entrant to win consecutive pool titles? We'll try to send more frequent updates as things shift over the next two weeks. Stay tuned!
-Jud and Dan
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015
Dan McCloskey returns to the top with just three weeks of regular season baseball remaining. Danton Boller trails by tiebreaker only, with Michael Orobona lurking in third place. Michael’s Mark Melancon now holds a two-save lead over Trevor Rosenthal of St. Louis; the Cards’ closer has just one save in September so far.
Last week we cited AL wins and NL saves as determining factors for this year’s pool title. Dan’s lead is reasonably safe as long as Felix Hernández has a share of the AL wins category, but if Felix drops back in the race we revert back to Michael in first place. However, if Rosenthal catches Melancon in this latter case, Jim Kushner will overtake Michael (assuming all other categories and current HBP counts hold). Felix pitches against the Angels on Tuesday, while co-leader Dallas Keuchel takes on the Rangers on Wednesday.
See you next week!
-Jud and Dan
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
September 7, 2015
The lead swings back to Michael Orobona in our first weekly update of September. Dan McCloskey still trails Michael by two HBPs, with fellow contenders Danton Boller and Jim Kushner well behind in the tiebreaker column.
Dallas Keuchel squeezed in two wins and fifteen innings since our last update, erasing leads for Felix Hernández (AL W) and Corey Kluber (AL IP). The AL wins category will be crucial in determining this year’s pool champion, along with NL saves (Melancon vs Rosenthal).
FUN FACT: Frank Gatland, Rob LaColla, Anders Parker, and Jon Pauley scored two-for-ones on Saturday when their NL HBP pick (Charlie Morton) drilled their NL HBP pick (Jon Jay) in St. Louis. Jay’s appearance was his second after missing 57 games on the DL; Starling Marte was also beaned in the game.
Happy Labor Day and welcome back to school…
Jud and Dan
Sunday, September 6, 2015
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
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