BCB Contest!
by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 AM CDT
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PrintWhile we wait for the second half of the season to begin tonight, I thought I'd offer this to you -- a chance to win a prize, and a way to express how you feel the second half is going to go.
The prize is a $50 gift card from Distant Replays, which is located in suburban Atlanta and specializes in retro sports clothing from many different sports.
The contest is very simple. Post your pick for how many wins the Cubs will have at the end of the 2008 regular season. Obviously, many people will have the same number. So for a tiebreaker, let's go with a stat from the player who has probably generated the most comments on this site this year -- Ryan Theriot. Tiebreaker: what will Theriot's final batting average be? And just in case two people have the same pick for both Cub wins and Theriot BA, we'll have a second tiebreaker -- Theriot's OBP.
Have at it, good luck, and at last, there will be a pregame thread up late this afternoon.
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I'll play your game, you rogue. /Connery
Cubs wins – 93.
Theriot BA – .284
Theriot OBP – .356
by HereComesASpecialBoy on Jul 18, 2008 8:19 AM CDT reply actions
My predictions....
Cubs Wins 93
BA .292
OBP .368
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
Book it Danno
Cubs win 99
BA .311
OBP .381
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Criswell Predicts
Wins: 89
BA: .277
OBP: .343
"I don't think anybody's paying attention to the Cubs." - Prince Fielder
Pulling out the crystal ball
Wins: 92
BA 274
0BP: 378
Carmen Fanzone predicts:
Cubs Wins: 93
Riots BA: .296
Riots OBA: .371
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
All righty then
Cubs wins: 92
Theriot BA: .295
Theriot OBP: .363
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
Guess from 1008 W Waveland
96 Wins
Theriot Avg .312
Theriot OBA .386
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Jul 18, 2008 8:36 AM CDT reply actions
Here goes . . .
Cubs Wins: 93
Riots BA: .309
Riots OBP: .371
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
Out on a limb
Wins: 100
BA: .295
OBP: .368
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 8:40 AM CDT reply actions
I love games.
Cubbie wins: 96
BA: .309
OBP: . 376
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
By the way...
cool store. I might buy something without the gift card (probably the point of this whole thing).
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Cubs Wins 97
The Riot BA 291
The Riot OBP
" I played in college, albeit a small one, but darn it I still played and you didn't, so that qualifies me as an baseball expert allowing me to complaing about the Cubs as I see fit"
The riot OBP 359
" I played in college, albeit a small one, but darn it I still played and you didn't, so that qualifies me as an baseball expert allowing me to complaing about the Cubs as I see fit"
by Reed's Johnson on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Lugnut!
Wins: 97
The Riot BA: .311
The Riot OBP: .365
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
Woooooooooo
Wins: 98
Terry-O-Meter: .314
OBP: 381
And 50 years from now, they will look back and reminisce about that ‘08 team that launched the Cubs forward to 15 championships in 20 years. Yes. (this is my tiebreaker prediction, in case someone else copies my numbers)
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
OT:BCB
Anybody else’s BCB just get a major facelift? The sidebar looks very different and when you open a post, everything looks different. Anybody else?
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
Nevermind
It’s back to normal. That was weird.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
What did it look like?
You should have taken a screen cap.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I wanted to
but didn’t know how to do that. Basically, the whole right sidebar was blue and everything was spaced out real far. In the threads, all the avatars were on the left side under the posts and the sigs were not Italicized. It looked real funny. New posts did not come up yellow, but you could still use the Z function. It was weird.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
Ala Peanut Butter Sandwiches!
Wins: 94
BA: 291
OBP: 326
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jul 18, 2008 8:54 AM CDT reply actions
Hector's Picks
Wins: 97
Avg: .310
OBP: .384
This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
by HectorVillanueva on Jul 18, 2008 8:54 AM CDT reply actions
Picks
Wins: 96
BA: .301
OBP: .350
"This field, this game...it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again." ~ Terence Mann
Feeling bullish
Cubs = 98 Wins
Theriot BA = .311
Theriot on-base = .371
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermatrician...
My Picks
Wins: 95
Riot BA: 304
Riot OBP: .368
Zambrano viciously attacked a pair of watercoolers for the crime of being within his line of vision. It was a classic battle of man versus inanimate object.
SackMan's picks
Wins: 96
Riot BA: .298
Riot OBP: .381
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
My Pics...
Wins – 97
Theriot BA: .307
Theriot obp – .381
Kasey
See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule & game-by-game results) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html
Because I'm nothing if not consistent...
...I’m going to just repeat my Theriot projections from the BCB Community Projection thread from this spring. Here goes:
Wins: 91
Theriot’s BA: .275
Theriot’s OBP: .342
Oh, and by the way, look what I came across in that aforementioned thread:
Theriot AB: 360
R: 42
H: 95
2B: 16
3B: 1
HR:3
RBI: 28
AVG: .247
OBA: .305
Replaced as the everyday shortstop by June 1st.by MDBNIU on Feb 18, 2008 3:43 PM CST actions 0 recs
FAIL.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
From the mountaintop to our computers!
Of course, someone who has an opinion about everything is bound to be wrong sometimes.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
ONEDEC'd
Thats good stuff….he even FAILED on the home runs.
I didnt see his prediction on this one, but do you blame him? (i want to roll on the floor laughing my #$#@$ A$$ off but I wont)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
I'll take a stab
Wins:94
Theriot BA: .309
Theriot OBP:374
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Hmmm
Wins: 96
BA: .304
OBP: .359
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
My leap of faith for a Friday
Wins: 95
Theriot BA: .294
Theriot OPB: 369
"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08
John Q Freejazz sez:
Wins: 96
BA: .305
OBP: 380
by John Q Freejazz on Jul 18, 2008 9:15 AM CDT reply actions
Magic 8 Ball Says.......
Wins: 97
Avg: 286
OBP: .351
by DartmouthCubsFan on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 AM CDT reply actions
Teh Winnar
Wins: 94
Avg: .298
OBP: .365
"Winning is the greatest marketing idea of all time." --Cubs President John McDonough
Love Distant Replays
Wins: 95
Avg: .307
OBP: .374
My Prediction
Wins: 92
Avg: 289
OBP: 361
"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
The amazing Kreskin says...
Wins: 101
Avg: .313
OBP:.378
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Theriot's pretty good
Cubs wins – 101
Theriot BA – .311
Theriot OBP – .375
I've told you a million times never to exaggerate!!
Picks
Wins-97
Therior Avg- .309
Theriot OBA- .385
Aramis Ramirez- NL MVP
Kosuke Fukudome- NL ROY
Carlos Marmol- Rolaids Relief Man
Contest
Cub wins: 94
Riot’s BA: .295
Riot’s OBP: .377
My Predictions
Cubs Wins: 97
Theriot BA: .298
Theriot OBP: .374
Honesty compels me to say
Wins: 97
Avg: .300
OBP: .360
Hey Lou, we're long overdue.
feeling completely optimistic today...
wins 97
avg .317
obp .382
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
Did you hear
about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac?
he stayed awake all night wondering if there is a dog
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 18, 2008 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
A dyslexic guy walks into a bra...
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 18, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshipper?
He sold his soul to Santa
OK, that’s the last one, I promise
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 18, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Onward & Upward!
Wins = 98
AVG = .309
OBP = .378
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra
I'll take a shot
96 wins
Theriot: .302/.365
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 18, 2008 10:00 AM CDT reply actions
My picks
Wins: 92
Theriot average: .296
Theriot OBP: .370
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
Goat Whisperer's Entry
Cubs wins: 95
Theriot BA: .291
Theriot OBP: .374
Dome-san!!
by Goat Whisperer on Jul 18, 2008 10:08 AM CDT reply actions
108?
They’d have to go 51-16 from here on out.
"Hey hey, kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau, May 17, 1979
So?
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 18, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
TWSS
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Jul 18, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Why not?
Wins: 93
Avg: .303
OBP: .352
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Jul 18, 2008 10:21 AM CDT reply actions
I like free stuff
96
.310
.390
You can love me or hate me
I swear it wont make me or break me
Im goin whereva da money take me
Until they funeral and wake me
-Lil' Wayne Love me or Hate me
My brilliant estimations
Wins: 96
BA: 306
OBP: 380
They call me MISTER Fukudome!
The Riot
Wins 97
BA 297
obp 357
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Jul 18, 2008 10:33 AM CDT reply actions
Here I go
Cubs Wins 95
BA .315
OBP .364
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
My guesses
Cubs Wins: 96
Theriot’s BA: .304
Theriot’s OBP: .386
I must say...
...for all the Theriot hate routinely thrown around these parts, I’m seeing a remarkable amount of optimism regarding his numbers.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
I think these numbers are very subtly pessimistic.
But I’d have to actually average up the BA from all the posts to be certain.
Back-of-the-envelope...
...I took the average of the first ten respondents, and that came up to a .294 batting average. Presuming that Theriot ends up with 650 at-bats the rest of the season (and he’s on pace for around 300 more ABs this season, so that’s about right) he would have to bat .264 the rest of the way to bat .294 on the season.
These surveys tend to stabilize pretty quickly, so I’d say .294 is probably representative of the responses we’re seeing. BCB isn’t optimistic about Ryan Theriot as a group; BCB is expecting Ryan Theriot to fall off like a rock the rest of the year.
Now for OBP.
Average of the first 10 respondents is .372. Theriot has 392 PAs so far this season, on pace for 730. 154 times on base, so his current OBP is .393. That works out to a .348 OBP to finish the season. Assuming his career ISO SLG rate of .084 the rest of the way – generous, I think, given that his ISO this season is .049), that leaves Theriot with a projected line of:
.254/.348/.348, OPS of .696, OPS+ of 80.
That’s the opposite of optimism.
To be clear...
...that line is for rest-of-year only. As a group, our first ten forecasters are projecting Theriot to:
.294/.372/.378, .750 OPS, 94 OPS+
As an end-of-season total, again using Theriot’s career ISO. Using Theriot’s season to date ISO:
.294/.372/.343, .715 OPS, 86 OPS+
I’d probably split the difference between them, myself. Either way, I wouldn’t call it particularly optimistic.
The Winner is....
Wins: 95
Avg: .298
OBP: .379
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
Drum roll.....
W: 101
BA: .306
OBP: .371
DEROSA: How did it feel when you're sitting in Baton Rouge and it came across the ticker that Mark DeRosa had just signed to play second base with the Chicago Cubs.
THERIOT: In all honestly, when I saw it, I really felt like punching you right in the mouth and or breaking your leg.
The crystal ball says...
Wins = 95
BA = .287
OBP = .354
"Don't give me any of that ole' bulls#!t." - Lou Brown
hmmm
Wins: 92
BA: .296
OBP: .369
How did Neifi Perez, Kevin Orie, and Jeremi Gonzalez get Rookie of the League votes in 1997?
Everyone took my 92, so...
wins: 93
BA: 301
OBP: 370
""At the end of the day, boys, you don't tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship." -- Steve Stone
Mr. Wizzard Says ...
99 wins
Riot Avg. .327
Riot OBP .399
Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...
From the "Moon"
95 wins
Avg. .298
OBP .370
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
Soothsayer Bump says...
Cub wins – 95
BA – .281
OBP – .365
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
This is too easy...
Cubs Wins = 100 games
Theriot’s BA = .317
Theriot’s OBP= .377
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 18, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions
Oh Yeah...
Ryan Theriot Sucks.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 18, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
we dont know that for sure if she said that
denied hehehe
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jul 19, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
The IowaCubs Caucus Convenes...
96 Wins
.309 BA
.379 OBP
I didn’t realize his BB/K ratio was a much improved 1.24, up from 0.98 last season. I like how he’s being more selective and taking more walks. He’s likely to reach 90 runs this year, which is more than any of us could ask… well if we were being picky, we’d like to see him hit more doubles, but that’s for another conversation.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
from Minnesota
Wins: 97
Avg: .307
OBP: .377
GoCubsGo
97 not terribly popular
Cubs win 97 games.
.303 BA
.373 OBP
Eerily similar guesses
at almost the same time there MinnesotaFan
I hope I am dead wrong on this.
Since this is a contest like “The Price is Right” somebody has to go low so I’ll put one on the board.
Wins 85
BA .210
OBP . .250
Now do I think this will happen? No. Do I want it to happen? Absolutely not!
Go Cubbies – Win 100!!!
I want my Macias!
Wouldn't we be playing..."The Price is Riot" ?
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Wouldn't he
have to bat like.110 the rest of the year to drop that low?! He’d surely be benched before that, right? Hopefully?
"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young
You have no idea
how many people on this board would love to see him bat .110 for the rest of the season.
I don't think that's true
Just because people point out flaws in his game, it doesn’t mean they root against him.
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
It’s inane to do so. He still wears a Cubs uniform like everyone else.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
You weren't kidding about bidding low
85 wins . . . that would mean 28-39 the rest of the way
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
What's up with the board?
Apologies if this has already been asked a million times, but this is my first time being able to login in a while…
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Been ok for me...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 18, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll give it a crack
Wins: 96
BA: .307
OBP: .352
First post, it's gotta be lucky!
Wins: 97
BA: .307
OBP: .371
...and the winner is:
W 95
Avg .304
OBP .380
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ~Voltaire
Must be something from where I'm logging in
Tried from 2 different PCs here and the board is completely whacked out – all columns messed up and everything in dark blue and barely readable. Hmmm…
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Same thing happened to me this morning
then it just went back to normal.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
Did it look something like this?
If it did….I had the same problem yesterday at work using IE 6. I am at home today and using IE7 and everything looks fine today.
Kasey
See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule & game-by-game results) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html
Yes!!
That’s exactly what it looked like.
"Please move away from this vector and get into another coordinate pronto. There's no access for you in this quadrant." Mike Donnelly
Then
Send a email to bugreport@sbnation.com
(I did that, but this would tell them that I’m not the only one having problems)
Kasey
See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule & game-by-game results) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html
Hope you have better luck
with bugreport than I have. I emailed them about my problem with posting and the “Z” tab from home on dial-up and that was two weeks ago. Emailed them again last week and still have not heard from them. I’m probably the only one on the planet still using dial-up from home but is anybody else having a problem posting or using the “Z” tab on dial-up?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Jul 18, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The tech people are inundated.
They do read every email sent in. But it may take a while for them to get back to you.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Everything's working here.
Quick question though: Who was that guy who claimed to work for Ryan Theriot the other day, and did we ever get the full story on that?
Well, let's see...
Cubs Wins: 101
Theriot Avg: .306
Theriot OBP: .388
ME
Wins 100
Theriot Avg .293
OBP .392
Go Cubs
by puckishcubsfan on Jul 18, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions
Phone is ringin', oh my God...
Cubs wins – 101
Theriot BA – .310
Theriot OBP – . 388
I'll throw a dart a this...
Cubs wins = 95
Riot BA = .289
Riot OBP = .351
DMH
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
My prediction
Cubs Wins = 92
BA = .297
OBP = .353
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jul 18, 2008 12:02 PM CDT reply actions
Picks
Cubs wins: 95
Theriot BA: .300
Theriot OBP: .368
Hmm...
Cubs go 97-65.
Riot goes .303 and .352.
I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.
by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 12:08 PM CDT reply actions
Seems to be two distinct camps 91-94 wins and 97-100 wins
67 games remaining:
93 wins =36-31 record (with Soriano and Harden on the club) .537%
99 wins =42-25 record or .627%
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Fun with numbers...My rationale
is that the Cubs need to play .600 ball. Period. You win 3 out of every five and you go to the playoffs.
160 games at a .600 winning percentage is 96-64. I let them split the last two games. so they go 97-65 for a .5987654320 winning percentage or .599 rounded up or .600 really rounded up.
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
I took a look at each series and just guesssed
Which ones they would be more likely to win, lose, etc based on matchups, and figured they’d sweep a few.
Not exactly scientific, but I didn’t want to spend more than 5 minutes on it.
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I did the same
But I inflated my number in the sense of being hopeful and well, down a few post I predicted 101 wins…I can dream right?
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I inflated mine, too
I came up with an optimistic 99, and figured, “What the hell”, so I made it 100.
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I used the Lou method of making the playoffs...
.500 on the road = 17-18
.667 at home = 21-11
2nd 1/2 = 38-29
...added that to the 1st 1/2 total and came up with 95 wins, but rounded it up to 96.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
This is a good method too.
...and frankly is the more logical and intelligent way to look at it. Lou knows more than I do, so let’s go with it!
Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)
and the winner is...
Wins: 94
BA: .308
OBP: . 361
I'll take a $50 card
96 wins
.310 avg.
.381 obp
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
dlansfor's winning picks!
Wins – 96
BA – .326
OBP – .390
Here goes nothing...
W: 98
RIOT BA: .311
RIOT OBP: .379
I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Jul 18, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions
here's the winners
wins: 97
BA: .302
OBP: .379
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 33-22 (.600)
Edmonds with Cubs: .269 / .369 / .552
Here's my guess (um....prediction):
Wins: 98
Theriot BA: .325
Theriot OBP: .402
Love (almost) everyone’s optimism!
GO CUBS!!!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 18, 2008 12:27 PM CDT reply actions
Haven't Posted in a while so here we go
Wins= 102
BA = .303
OBP = .368
Can’t wait for the game tonight!
Galvan316
Wins: 94
BA: .312
OBP: 383
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .283 15 HR 40 RBI
I set up my lab's DNS server so I'm feeling GREAT right now!
Wins: A gajillion 98
BA: .298
OBP: .359
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Unique
Wins: 91
Tiebreaker: Ryan Theriot
BA: .293
OBP: .366
My new life, my new world, and my beautiful daughter:
Tamia London Davis: Due date (8-11-08)!
Sweet contest!
Cubs Wins: 96
Theriot average: .303
Theriot OBP: .373
Contest
Wins: 95
Riot B.A. : .311
Riot OBP: .388
According to my calculations:
Wins: 101
Theriot: .302 average/ .375 obp
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 18, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions
hmm...
96 wins
Theriot hits .308
Theriot OBPs .379
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
OK
97 wins to end the season
And I’m not a Riot hater, but somebody’s going to start putting the shift on for him…
Avg .286
OBP .320
Oh, let's give this a try...
Cubs win: 96
Ryan Theriot bats: .298
Ryan Theriot OBP: .373
...and when I did a quick scan, my answers are alarmingly similar to lohroffc’s for Theriot. I guess that’s pseudo-random numbers for you…
I'm optimistic
Cubs win 96
Theriot BA .334
Theriot OBP .407
Go Cubs!
"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."
the winning numbers
Cubs win 93
Theriot BA .302
Theriot OBP .366
by RMRZisMYmanCRUSH on Jul 18, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
Here's to history
Wins: 102
Riot BA: 308
Riot OBP: 380
Mrcubsfan says:
100 wins exactly!
Theriot hits .295
Theriot OBP .379
Optimistic on the wins, the whole 100 thing you know.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
My prediction: I will not win.
Cubs finish 96-66 in regular season
Ryan Theriot bats .303 / .359 / .344 for the year with one more home run this season. It’s a walkoff against the Brewers and we all unite in Theriot love until “Go Cubs Go” is over.
If this is Price is Right, these are my picks:
Cubs: 57 wins
Theriot: .000 BA, .000 OBP.
HA!!!!!!
"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." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
"Give me the money, Lebowski!"
95 wins
Riot AVG> .311
Riot OBP>.379
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
Aw man... The Riot really tied the room together...
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
Theriot and Fontenot:
The Little Lebowski Urban Achievers.
On a related note, the Art Museum in Indianapolis plays outdoor films in the summer. Next Friday night, the dude abides.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
AlaskaFan wanders in late
Wins: 96 (too many road games)
Theriot BA: .312
Theriot OBP: 380
AlaskaFan
"Year after year after year after year . . . . . after year after year after year . . ." - Steve Goodman, "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
Give me that 50$
Wins: 99
AVG: .303
OBP: .387
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
The all Knowing High_Tight_Fastballs prediction:
Wins: 96
AVG: .288
OBP: .345
Not expecting him to keep it up.
I'm hunting down the next douchebag to respond to a post with +1.
by High_Tight_Fastball on Jul 18, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions
Sure.
Wins: 95
AVG: .305
OBP: .380
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.
Let's see what happens...
Wins: 98
AVG: .308
OBP: .379
contest might as well have the glass 1/2 full
wins: 99
average: .313
OBP: .388
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jul 18, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions
I'll say...
...the Cubs win 97 games.
Theriot:
BA – ..297
OBP – .362
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Wow, lots of replies
No time to scan through to see if anyone already has posted this, but…
Wins: 94
AVG: .314
OBP: 392
COPYCAT!!!!!
Kidding. : )
"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." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
nope guessing there are way more readers than posters
I read for quite a while before I ever posted anything…. plus I notice a few of the regulars havent posted yet either
"We have a pretty strong belief that we are going to win those types of games. It's our confidence. "--Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Jul 18, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I haven't checked my choices against the other 270 options, but...
Cubs win 95.
Theriot .307/.377
HAPPY 100th ANNIVERSARY, CUBS FANS!!!!
My guess, uneducated or otherwise
Wins: 95
Theriot—Avg: .309
Obp: .355
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
Read it; weep
Wins-93
Theriot avg.-.287
Theriot obp—.347
zambranofan's picks
Wins: 97
Theriot AVG: .289
Theriot OBP: .357
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
Cubbybear's picks
Wins: 95
AVG: .297
OBP: .364
"I tell you, Steve Blass, you pitch me inside, they never, never find that ball."
-Roberto Clemente
my 2 cents...
Wins 89
avg : .291
OBP : .389
by hctiMSpelledBackwards on Jul 18, 2008 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
here it is.....
wins 101
avg .303
obp .382
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Survey says ...
Cubbie wins 93
Scrappy’s BA .309
Scrappy’s OBP .387
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jul 18, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions
Is it Hammertime?
Cubs wins – 96
Theriot BA – .307
Theriot OBP – .378
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Go Cubs
Cubs Wins – 95
Theriot BA – .310
Theriot OBP – .380
I could go for one of those vintage 1908 hats
Cub wins – 91
Riot BA – .302
Riot OBP – .377
"Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent." --Dave Barry
and I pick
Cubs – 91
Batting average – .287
OBP – . 338
"I’ll try to do anything to win a game." - My Man....BIG Z
really?
I think he is learning and learning….so he will have decent stats (when looking at stats through 2 of the first 3 slashes) but after that and careerwise you would hope for his and OUR sake that he turns out like David Eckstein (minus that kidney issue)
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Uhhh...why not?
Wins – 94
Theriot Bats .313
with an OBP of .382
Proudly waving the Cubbie Blue from Northern Missouri! GO CUBS GO!
I hope I'm not too late to the party to enter...
Because I feel compelled to vote against the populist opinion:
Wins - 87
Theriot BA - .321
Theriot OBP—.366
by Jerry Mumphrey on Jul 18, 2008 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Thanks for all the entries.
I’m going to leave comments open on this post till Monday morning 7/21… then if someone would like to volunteer to make a spreadsheet of all the picks so it’s easy to find the winner, I’d appreciate it. Thanks!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Think you might
need to offer a bribe prize reward first….
''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella
Here I Go....
Cubbies: 97 Wins
The Riot
BA: 318
OBP: 389
You can be whatever you want to be, just put your mind to it and work hard! -Dad
I'll try it
96 wins
Theriot BA - .298
Theriot OBP - .302
"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.
by No Southern Belle on Jul 19, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply actions
this game is a riot
Cubbie victories: 92
Theriot avg: .309
Theriot obp: .361
Hmm... it's Monday and I'm just back from vacation
Cubs victories: 91
Theriot Avg: .296
Theriot OBP: .356
"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
95 wins for the Cubs
.298 average for Theriot
OBP – .348
by thecomebackseason on Jul 21, 2008 1:13 PM CDT reply actions
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