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BCB World Series Contest And LCS Contest Results

With the LCS over, it's time to announce the two winners of the respective league contests.

Five BCB readers (HectorVillanueva, frustratedfan, santoswoodenlegs, dtpollitt, and No Southern Belle) picked the Rockies to sweep. No Southern Belle completed this pick by getting the total number of runs scored exactly right -- 26 runs were scored in the series.

Thirteen BCB readers picked the Red Sox in 7 (Goat Whisperer, ChiCubsFever, Chanman25, CubbieBeerFan21, gdog, Tangled Up In Blue, okiecubbie, getbusywinnin, quarryfan, CubbieCurt, akbeck98, davewillie, and letsplaytwo). Chanman25 wins for coming closest to the total # of runs scored, picking 79. The actual run total was 83.

Congratulations to both -- please email me so I can send you your prize. It's a copy of the "Chasing October" DVD.

Now, let's do the same for the World Series. Pick your winner, and we'll use the same tiebreakers: number of games and total number of runs scored. I'll close off comments on this thread just before game one on Wednesday evening. There will be a different prize for this contest.

UPDATE [2007-10-24 17:40:54 by Al]: The WS contest is closed. Good luck to all!

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My Pick
Rockies in 6
71 points
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Oct 22, 2007 3:31 PM CDT reply actions  

My pick
Rockies in five.

Total runs scored:  59

The artist formerly known as JoshinLA

by Josh Timmers on Oct 22, 2007 3:39 PM CDT reply actions  

My pick is
also Rockies in six games, 64 runs

by billybuck on Oct 22, 2007 3:39 PM CDT reply actions  

My turn
Red Sox in four.  

Total runs scored:  26

by Neifi Puppy on Oct 22, 2007 3:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 6
Total runs : 82
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 22, 2007 3:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
Red Sox in 5
Total runs 48

As much as I want the Rocks to sweep and finish off an unbelievable run Ill say.

Hey.....Cubs win!!! Steve Stone is the most overrated scumbag in the business.

by Hammer on Oct 22, 2007 3:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
Red Sox in 5
Total runs=56

by Scott @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 22, 2007 4:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 6
Red Sox in 6
Total Runs 72

by mn fan on Oct 22, 2007 4:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 5
Total Runs 53
Geo! (clap-clap-clap) Soto! (clap-clap-clap)

by cubzfan on Oct 22, 2007 4:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
Total Runs scored: 42
"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Oct 22, 2007 4:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Rox, 6, 75
There is no place like Nebraska - Go Huskers!

by sanantonecub on Oct 22, 2007 4:37 PM CDT reply actions  

BoSox in 5
51 runs total
The traffic lights turn blue tomorrow...

by Cant Knock the Hustle on Oct 22, 2007 4:42 PM CDT reply actions  

lucky Number 7's
Red Sox in 7

77 runs

I propose a toast to the great 100th anniversy gift known to mankind - A CUBS WORLD SERIES VICTORY!

by BigZ 4 Cy on Oct 22, 2007 5:03 PM CDT reply actions  

my picks
rockies in 5!! 41 runs
Here comes the nasty leftie to shut it down in the 9th......Clay Rapada!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Oct 22, 2007 5:06 PM CDT reply actions  

pick
Red Sox in 5
56 runs

but please oh please let it be Rockies in 4

by paulsbeard on Oct 22, 2007 5:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
61  runs
"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Oct 22, 2007 5:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Rox in five
39 total runs.

Any extra credit if I predict flurries for game four?

by dlansfor on Oct 22, 2007 5:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Sox in 5
56 runs
MMMMM...Fernandos fajitas and margaritas

by Kinky Reggae on Oct 22, 2007 5:48 PM CDT reply actions  

The Winner is.......
Rockies in 7

75 runs

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

by tucsoncubsfan on Oct 22, 2007 5:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies
Rockies in 7

81 Runs scored.

by Kooter on Oct 22, 2007 6:02 PM CDT reply actions  

my pick
rockies in 7
total runs 86

by blueballs on Oct 22, 2007 6:42 PM CDT reply actions  

The winning pick...
Red Sox in 5
total runs 37
n/t

by LT on Oct 22, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

BoSox
in 5.  Total runs:  60
And so it goes.

by Luigi on Oct 22, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

red sox in 5
54 runs
"If you'da been thinkin you wouldn't 'a thought that." ~~ "Squints" Palledorous

by rm463 on Oct 22, 2007 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

mine
sox in 5 61 runs
MVP Youkilis
WhErE's My CuBs?!?!

by tbizzle83 on Oct 22, 2007 7:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Sox
in 6. Runs scored = 58

by luv4cubs2 on Oct 22, 2007 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Sox in 5
53 runs
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Oct 22, 2007 8:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 6
60 Runs Scored

by Def Kenny T on Oct 22, 2007 8:39 PM CDT reply actions  

rockies in 5
38 runs

Go NL!
(when is the DH going to be banned anyway)

"You know what? You want a job? Go out and earn one." Sweet Lou

by Kyle Turney on Oct 22, 2007 8:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox winner
Sox in 6 games.

Runs scored 70

by gdog @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Oct 22, 2007 9:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 4
23 total runs.

The unstoppable force encounters the unmovable object....

by ChipSet on Oct 22, 2007 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in Five
44 total runs.

by riverryne on Oct 22, 2007 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 6
Total runs scored-63
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball."- Harry Caray

by TkGoUWGB on Oct 22, 2007 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

thanks for more light shedding
on Don Levin - who owned Apple Distributing for a bit as I recall. I bought all my "head supplies" back "in the day" at the Apple store (not Apple Computers) on California, close to my High School.

Levin SEEMS like a great choice and would TRULY keep the fans first.

Lou Weisbach, former CEO of HALO, is also part of the "Canning Group", and the guy is bad news - his company went belly-up, taking my investment money with him.

They guy is a <ahem> - male anatomy part.

The whole thing though, seems as if it is mired in muck and will continue to drag on...

Wait 'til next year. And the next. And the Next. And the next after that too.

by TheEman on Oct 22, 2007 11:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Cubs in 6
I wish . . .

I think the Sox will win, but I'm going with the Rockies, anyway.

Colorado in 7
56 runs

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 23, 2007 1:19 AM CDT reply actions  

Although I am rooting for the Rockies,
I think the long break will hurt them.
I say Red Sox in 6 games 54 runs.
Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Opening Day '08

by love the ivy on Oct 23, 2007 1:29 AM CDT reply actions  

BoSox in 5
53 total runs scored...
Our grandparents used to say, "I hope the Cubs win the Series before I die". Now teenagers are saying it. Let's change that next season!

by blackhawk24 on Oct 23, 2007 6:50 AM CDT reply actions  

red sox
in 6, 74 runs
Pie,Soto,Gallagher, Samardzija... its gonna be a bright future

by easyaspie on Oct 23, 2007 7:01 AM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 6.
Total runs = 48
Hey Lou, we're long overdue.

by deadcatbounce on Oct 23, 2007 7:31 AM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 7
runs 57
big hitter....the Lama - Carl

by bh714 on Oct 23, 2007 8:05 AM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 4
Why stop the streak now?  :)

Total Runs:  31

by Qixotl on Oct 23, 2007 8:21 AM CDT reply actions  

ROCKIES IN 5
Rockies in five, total runs +47
You gotta believe!!!

by bolson1076 on Oct 23, 2007 8:29 AM CDT reply actions  

I'll make a pick.
If I'm the closest, the 2nd place finisher will get the prize.

Rockies in 7.

66 total runs.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Oct 23, 2007 8:30 AM CDT reply actions  

My pick
Red Sox in 6.  

68 total runs.  

by SuperContext on Oct 23, 2007 8:39 AM CDT reply actions  

Pick-a-reeno
Rockies in 5. 55 runs.
The Cubs lost the 1984 pennant on my 9th Birthday. Top That!

by brokenland on Oct 23, 2007 9:01 AM CDT reply actions  

picks
Red Sox in 6

59 runs

Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Oct 23, 2007 9:30 AM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 6
68 Total Runs

by George Mitterwald on Oct 23, 2007 9:44 AM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
total runs scored - 40
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Oct 23, 2007 10:16 AM CDT reply actions  

pick
Red Sox in 6.  61 runs.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields

by KedzieKid on Oct 23, 2007 10:38 AM CDT reply actions  

correction
Noticed someone else had my exact prediction.  I'll change to Red Sox in 6 w/ 66 runs.
"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields

by KedzieKid on Oct 23, 2007 10:40 AM CDT reply actions  

Picks
Rockies in 5 -- 43 runs.

by gharp on Oct 23, 2007 10:41 AM CDT reply actions  

Pick
Sox in 6, runs scored=47
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Oct 23, 2007 11:26 AM CDT reply actions  

Pick
Rockies in 5 34 runs total

by tootle on Oct 23, 2007 12:17 PM CDT reply actions  

My picks aka picks to avoid
Red Sox in 5
47 runs
We will see some beautiful things come the fall.

by Me and Lou WS 07 on Oct 23, 2007 12:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Kewl
The only other thing I've ever won is a Wrigley Field seat in one of those scratch-off things. My dad refused to ship it to Atlanta. He told me either I'd have to find someone who was driving down or I'd have to move back. I moved back!

My pick for the WS --

Rockies in 6

Total runs 53

"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.

by No Southern Belle on Oct 23, 2007 1:19 PM CDT reply actions  

My picks
I'm picking the Rockies in 6 with a total of 63 runs.  Should be a great series.

by snowyman28 on Oct 23, 2007 2:06 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd love to see the Rox pull it off...
but I think the stupid layoff will hurt them. Big time.

Annoying Bosox in 5 - 83 runs.

Give Dempster away...let Marmol close!

by Hugest Canadian Cubs Fan on Oct 23, 2007 2:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Boston in 6
62 runs
PERRY!

by Cubby4life3 on Oct 23, 2007 2:25 PM CDT reply actions  

My pick
Rockies in 7
Runs Scored 81
"They (Expos fans) discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English." -Harry Caray

by IowaCubs- on Oct 23, 2007 3:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 5
60 runs
"All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer." Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers Pitcher

by bloodindableachers on Oct 23, 2007 3:40 PM CDT reply actions  

my pick
red sox in 5
49 runs
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on Oct 23, 2007 3:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Prediction
Red Sox in 6
58 Runs

by Patch on Oct 23, 2007 4:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 4
44 runs

I have to go for the Sox in this one.  I hate when new teams win because that gives ammo to Cub Neh-sayers.  

by 1060 W Addison on Oct 23, 2007 4:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Rockies in 4
Runs: 52
2007 Badger Football - 1-0

by Schwa on Oct 23, 2007 5:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I never win anything, so
why start now...

Red Sox in 6.

59 runs.

At least we get no more Frank TV commercials!!

The smoke out here is nasty (and everywhere!).  I so feel for those folks near the fires.  :-(

I can't wait for 2008!

by LAcarl519 on Oct 23, 2007 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

My pick
Is the Red Sox in six

with a total of 54 runs

Just give me a couple more days...

by DenverCub on Oct 23, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm picking
The Sox in 6 with 67 Total Runs

by iCub on Oct 23, 2007 11:32 PM CDT reply actions  

my pick
Red Sox in 7 -- 66 runs scored

by ams05g on Oct 24, 2007 1:19 AM CDT reply actions  

And...
Sox in 6

43 runs

feels like laundry

by wally on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 AM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
and

41 runs

Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Oct 24, 2007 8:28 AM CDT reply actions  

Galvan's picks
Rockies in 7 and 69 runs scored.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager

by Galvan316 on Oct 24, 2007 8:43 AM CDT reply actions  

Jones' Pick
Rockies in 6.
51 total runs.

by Mr Snrub on Oct 24, 2007 8:58 AM CDT reply actions  

Kevins Pick
Rox beat the Sox in 5
61 runs.

by CubbieSolidarity on Oct 24, 2007 9:11 AM CDT reply actions  

My Picks
Rockies in 6
32 runs
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 24, 2007 10:56 AM CDT reply actions  

ballhawk looks up in the sky and says...
Boston in 6 with 60 runs scored total.

2 homers over the Monster - wish I was there to catch them

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 24, 2007 12:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox in 5
Boston in 5, 55 Runs total

by holycow15 on Oct 24, 2007 2:13 PM CDT reply actions  

the winner is
BoSox in 6
a total of 67 runs being scored

by CubbieBeerFan21 on Oct 24, 2007 3:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox, but.....
it takes them all 7. 50 runs.
"This field, this game...it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again." ~ Terence Mann

by chr15 on Oct 24, 2007 5:15 PM CDT reply actions  

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