Your All-Star Game Predictions...
by bergs55 on Jul 15, 2008 11:36 AM CDT
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Thought this might be fun to see how you all do...
What are all of your predictions for the game tonight? Maybe the winner can get an all expense paid trip to nowhere or just have bragging rights on the site. Nonetheless, just to have a little fun.
Here are the categories:
Final Score:
Winning Team:
MVP:
WP:
LP:
SV:
Most Likely to hit a HR:
Pitcher With Most K's:
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:
Fukudome:
Ramirez:
Zambrano:
Dempster:
Marmol:
Good luck!
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Here are mine just to start it off...
Final Score: 8-6
Winning Team: National
MVP: Chase Utley
WP: Carlos Zambrano
LP: Scott Kazmir
SV: Billy Wagner
Most Likely to hit a HR: Alex Rodriguez
Pitcher With Most K’s: Carlos Zambrano
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:1-2 with a double
Fukudome: 0-1 with a walk
Ramirez: 1-1 with a single
Zambrano: 2IP 4K
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: 1IP 2K’s 2 BB
by bergs55 on Jul 15, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mine:
Final Score: 6-4
Winning Team: National
MVP: Berkman
WP: Ben Sheets
LP: Cliff Lee
SV: Brad Lidge
Most Likely to hit a HR: Alex Rodriguez
Pitcher With Most K’s: Carlos Zambrano
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:1-2 with a double and a K
Fukudome: 0-1 with a walk and a K
Ramirez: 0-1
Zambrano: 2IP 3K
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: DNP
by Texas Wahoo on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
Final Score: 9-2…and boring and senseless as usual
Winning Team: American
MVP: Manny Ramirez
WP: Cliff Lee
LP: Ben Sheets
SV: Nobody
Most Likely to hit a HR: Manny Ramirez, Ryan Howard
Pitcher With Most K’s: Carlos Zambrano
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:1-2 with a double
Fukudome: 0-2
Ramirez: 1-1 with a single
Zambrano: 1IP 3K
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: 1 IP, 2 ERs
Rich Harden Fever, Catch It !!!!!!!!!!
by MDBNIU on Jul 15, 2008 11:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Howard?
Hard for him to do that when he isn’t even an all-star this year.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
by McRipper on Jul 15, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From the mountaintop to our computers man....
I’ll pass out if he admits he is wrong...made a mistake.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops, I assumed the best run producer in baseball would be an All-Star this year
But maybe this is part of the reason why the NL can’t seem to win these damned things. How on earth do you exclude Ryan Howard from this year’s All-Star game? Carry three 1st baseman if it needs to come to that.
Rich Harden Fever, Catch It !!!!!!!!!!
by MDBNIU on Jul 15, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea seriously... I didnt't even think about Howard
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 15, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They already are
They have Berkman starting and Pujols and Adrian Gonzalez reserves.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
by McRipper on Jul 15, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols is the DH
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"
by HIGGY on Jul 15, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes
I forgot about the DH. Thanks.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
by McRipper on Jul 15, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DAMN! Thought you knew something I didn't...like the AL grew up or something!
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 15, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wishful thinking
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
by McRipper on Jul 15, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best run producer? It's 2008...not 2006.
And the best run “producer” (whatever that means) is in the game…his name is Josh Hamilton.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're story has become tiresome
Stick with the funny pictures Shecky. You make me laugh. When I start caring about your baseball acumen is the day the earth falls off its axis.
Rich Harden Fever, Catch It !!!!!!!!!!
by MDBNIU on Jul 15, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha...wtf does that even mean?
Steve Phillips on his computer use as Mets GM, "I played solitaire on my computer in my office."
by Tate491 on Jul 15, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait...my story is tiresome?
I haven’t even got the chance to post the my “Cubbie World according to Santoswoodenlegs” and then rehash the same 5 points over and over and over again! Drat….
On a more related topic…could you maybe help with some private tutoring? I’ve been meaning to brush up on my baseball acumen.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong, YOU'RE story is tiresome. Get it right.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 15, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(in a "speak and spell" voice....)
“The correct spelling of “you’re” is Y-O-U-R…
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has got to stop...
... I’m no MDBNIU fan either, but it’s this sort of callous and destructive back and forth on this site that has to end.
If you don’t like what he has to say, just leave it be.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Jul 15, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SWL made a baseball related comment
correcting MDBNIU on his belief that Howard is the best run producer in baseball. It was MDBNIU who took it to a personal level.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 15, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not...
that I don’t like what he said…it’s that what he said was blatantly wrong. I pointed out a (gasp) flaw in his logic, and the conversation quickly turned into Junior High insults over the lunch table. Which is fine by me, my baseball acumen is only slightly below a Junior Higher.
Look, MDBNIU takes alot of heat around here, and I’m one of the pyromaniacs, but take 5 minutes and do a search with his username and read 10 of his posts and the context of the thread in which it is posted them.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Takes a lot of heat...pyromaniacs....
(snicker)
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 15, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't like
what’s said ignore the posts.
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 15, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
He’s batting .234 with 129 strikeouts. On pace to break the ALL TIME record for strikeouts in a season. Yeah, screw Berkman…Howard should be starting.
You just got all sensitive because you were proven to be wrong, and not even your brilliant baseball playing career could bail you out.
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Jul 15, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those numbers don't lie
But he’s still got the most homers in the Majors.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 15, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Theriot leads all SS in OBP and BA....
let’s cherry pick some more stats…
Willy Taveras leads MLB in Steals
Burrell and Dunn leas MLB in Walks
So what.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A question for MDBNIU:
Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 15, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't really
expect an answer do you?
Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden. Now that's a pair of Aces.
by sue369 on Jul 15, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His story is old MD?
That is one of the funniest and most ironic things you have ever posted here! Thank YOU for the laugh!
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 15, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff Lee...
going five? Hardly.
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Jul 15, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, BlueMike is amazing isn't he?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 15, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His baseball acumen is bigger than yours....jealous much?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard about the size of his accumen
and it aint nothin to be proud of. (Waggles his pinky suggestively)
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 15, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marmol wont pitch.
Especially when he has given up 5 runs as of two days ago. Not to mention I could imagine Lou encouragin Clint not to use Marmol especially in what seems a blow out in your eyes.
Yeah Yeah I know…...Marmol gets paid to pitch.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jul 15, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Final Score: Not a Tie
Winning Team: One of Reagan’s better ones
MVP: Erin Andrews
WP: Whoever pitches the 9th
LP: Whoever pitches the 9th
SV: None of the Above
Most Likely to hit a HR: Lefthanded Batters
Pitcher With Most K’s: A 4-way tie…. Scott Kazmir, Joakim Soria, Aaron Cook, and Kerry Wood with one each.
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 2-2 both hits drag bunts
Fukudome: 0-1 with a walk (gets ejected for arguing balls and strikes)
Ramirez: 1-1 RBI triple
Zambrano: 1-1 Game Winning HR in 9th inning
Dempster: 3 Harry Caray impressions, 1 magic trick
Marmol: .2 IP, 2 HBP, 2Ks, 0ER
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 15, 2008 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Final Score: 7-6
Winning Team: American
MVP: Josh Hamilton (it has been drilled in my head to say so I think)
WP: whoever pitches the 9th (Mariano Rivera)
LP: whoever pitches the 9th (Carlos Marmol??)
SV: Nope
Most Likely to hit a HR: Josh Hamilton – Lance Berkman
Pitcher With Most K’s: Carlos Zambrano
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:1-2 with a double
Fukudome: 0-2
Ramirez: 1-1 with a single
Zambrano: 1IP 3K
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: 1 IP, 2 ERs
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 15, 2008 12:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me Fix that - I didnt do my cubs stats -thats from the one I copied and pasted
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto:1-2 Single
Fukudome: 1-1 with a walk
Ramirez: 1-1 HR
Zambrano: 1IP 0.00 E.R.A., 1 Basehit a strikeout and a double play
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: 1 IP, 1 ER
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 15, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Probability of the WP being Lee or Sheets is very minimal
Neither of them will go 5 innings and qualify for a win.
by PirateDan on Jul 15, 2008 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think they use that criteria for the All Star Game for whatever reason...
At least I’ve always heard Buehrle getting credited with the win in 2005 (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr2005as.shtml) and he only went two innings.
by MarchHare on Jul 15, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's up to the scorekeeper in the ASG
Proud receipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Jul 15, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My turn...
Final Score: 9-6
Winning Team: National League
MVP: Chase Utley
WP: Tim Lincecum
LP: Joakim Soria
SV: Billy Wagner
Most Likely to hit a HR: Chase Utley
Pitcher With Most K’s: Tim Lincecum (2)
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 1-2, Double
Fukudome: 0-0, Walk
Ramirez: 0-1, K
Zambrano: 1 IP, 1 H, 1BB, 1 K, 0.00 ERA
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: DNP
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
by Bildo1805 on Jul 15, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Final Score: 8-7
Winning Team: NL
MVP: Chipper Jones
WP: Ben Sheets
LP: Duchscherer
SV: Wagner
Most Likely to Hit HR: JD Drew
Pitcher with most K’s: Lincecum
Soto: 0-2
Fukudome: 0-1
Ramirez: 1-1 single
Zambrano: DNP
Dempster: 1 IP 1ER 3 H 0K
Marmol: 1 IP 0 ER 1 K
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 15, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Final Score: 10-4
Winning Team: National League
MVP: Ryan Braun
WP: Volquez
LP: Cliff Lee
SV: None
Most Likely to hit a HR: Albert Pujols
Pitcher With Most K’s: Ben Sheets
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 1-1 2B (off the wall)
Fukudome: 0-0 BB
Ramirez: 0-0 Sac Fly
Zambrano: 1IP – 12 pitches (10 strikes, 2 balls) 1K, 2 ground outs.
Dempster: Does not play
Marmol: 1IP – 9 pitches 3 Ks.
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"
by HIGGY on Jul 15, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Final Score: 5-3
Winning Team: National
MVP: A. Pujols
WP: D. Haren
LP: R. Halladay
SV: K. Wood
Most Likely to hit a HR: M. Ramirez
Pitcher With Most K’s: T. Lincecum
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 1/2 – Single
Fukudome: 0/1 Walk
Ramirez: 0/1
Zambrano: IP, K
Dempster:—
Marmol: 0.2 IP, K, BB
by morgane on Jul 15, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the NL would throw Sheets for 3 innings and then Volquez the rest of the game, they would win no problem
Winning team: AL (hope im wrong)
MVP: A-Rod
WP: Soria
LP: Marmol
SV: Mariano Rivera
HR: A-Rod
K’s- Lincecum
Cubs
Soto 2-2 double RS
Dome- 0-1 BB, K
Aramis- 2-2 2 doubles
Big Z- 2IP 1H, 2K, OBB, 0ER
Dempster- DNP
Marmol- 1IP 3H, BB, K, 2ER
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Jul 15, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marmol
He would probably not be in long enough to get touched on three times. He’ll be used situationally at best.
by morgane on Jul 15, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I they brought him in to face one or two righties in a row I think he can do it with no problem.
Come in and strike out some guys who have never seen his stuff before. I just think with Dempster and Lincecum possibly not availible Hurdle is gonna have to leave a guy out there.
Missouri Tigers 2008 Cotton Bowl Champs
by nji232 on Jul 15, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'll be Aaron Cook
who gets the middle relief role IMO
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jul 15, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially with Hurdle as the manager
Proud receipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Jul 15, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dome shows off tonight!
Final Score: 10-3
Winning Team: National League
MVP: Kosuke Fukudome
WP: Sheets
LP:
SV: None
Most Likely to hit a HR: Fukudome, Hamilton
Pitcher With Most K’s: Sheets, 5 ks
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 1-2 HR
Fukudome: 1-1 3 run shot
Ramirez: 0-1
Zambrano: 1 ip , 1 er
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: .2 ip, 1 k
by xene on Jul 15, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take a whack at her
Final Score: 1-0
Winning Team: NL
MVP: Matt Holliday
WP: Sheets
LP:Lee
SV: Lidge
Most Likely to hit a HR: Holliday
Pitcher With Most K’s: Sheets, 5 K’s
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 0-2 K
Fukudome: 0-1 Walk
Ramirez: 0-1
Zambrano: 1 ip , 0 ER
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: . 1ip 1K
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on Jul 15, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
AL wins, Milton Bradley 2-3, 2 HR... gives us another reason why we should have signed him...
Final Score: 9-4
Winning Team: American
MVP: Milton Bradley
WP: Roy Halladay
LP: Aaron Cook
SV: n/a
Most Likely to hit a HR: Milton Bradley
Pitcher With Most K’s: Halladay
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 0-0, 2BB, run
Fukudome: 1-2, sb
Ramirez: 1-1, double, rbi, run
Zambrano: 1ip, 2h, 2 k’s, 2ER
Dempster: 1/3 ip, 1bb, 1K
Marmol: 0ip
Proud receipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
by IowaCubs- on Jul 15, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
winner-national
score-6-5
mvp-pujols
homer-pujols
loser-kazmir
winner-zambrano
most k’s halladay 3
dome o for o (walk and run scored
soto 0 for 2 (1 caught stealing)
ramirez 1 for 1(1 R.B.I.)
dempster 1 inning 1 hit 0 runs
marmmol dnp (I hope)
by nks6911 on Jul 15, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Chi-town is gonna own NY today...
I think that Aramis is gonna hit a GW HR in the 8th, and Marmol is gonna close it out. Joe Crede will also hit a HR. Zambrano will have the most K’s. The losing pitcher will be Papelbon (gives up HR to Aramis in the 8th). With 2 outs in the 9th and up by 1. Marmol is in the game and has walked someone and given up a singleto another. He gets the final batter looking on a slider.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jul 15, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
Winner – NL
MVP – A-Ram
Homer- A-Ram
WP- ???
LP- Papelbon
SV- Marmol
K’s- Zambrano
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
by LPLancer23 on Jul 15, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it.....Hammertime?
Final Score: 4-2
Winning Team: National League
MVP: Soto
WP: Sheets
LP: Lee
SV: Lidge
Most Likely to hit a HR: Pujols
Pitcher With Most K’s: Sheets
Projected Cubs Stats:
Soto: 1-2; 1RBI
Fukudome: 0-1 BB
Ramirez: 0-1
Zambrano: 2IP, 1 hit, 2ks, 1bb
Dempster: DNP
Marmol: DNP
LINCECUM: Couldnt make it—-hungover
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jul 15, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Would a 1-2 with an RBI
really merit a MVP for Soto?
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Final Sore: 4-3
Winner: AL
MVP: JD Drew
WP: Scott Kazmir
LP: Brad Lidge
SV: None
Most likely to hit a HR: Matt Holiday
Just kidding, the game is already over…
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Alvin Dark
by cubs199235 on Jul 16, 2008 11:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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