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BCB Contest -- Results

Back in July I posted this contest which asked you to pick the number of wins the Cubs would have, with Ryan Theriot's BA and OBA as tiebreakers.

The prize is a $50 gift card from Distant Replays, a store in suburban Atlanta that sells retro sports gear -- check out their website for examples of what they sell.

The Cubs won 97 games. Theriot hit .307 and his OBA was .387. If someone would volunteer to go through all the posts in the contest link above and let me know who the winner is, I'll make sure he (or she) gets the gift card.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or Al Yellon, managing editor (unless it's a FanPost posted by Al). FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.

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Kaseyi

has exactly 97 wins and a Theriot batting average of .307

"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 29, 2008 8:45 AM CDT reply actions  

oh and a .381 OBP, that's going to be tough to beat

but will keep looking

"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 29, 2008 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Minnessota Fan

Also, had 97/.307, but .377 OBP

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Sep 29, 2008 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dayton Cubbie had...

Wins: 97
BA: .307
OBP: .371

Those were the only 97/.307s that I could find, just searching through finding every “97” in the post.

Looks like it’s probably Kaseyi

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Sep 29, 2008 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'll 2nd those findings from above....

Ended up with OBP as tiebreaker:

Kaseyi .381
Minnesota fan .377
Dayton Cubbie .371

(Pretty remarkable 3 people got wins and his BA exactly right. )

Nobody cares about your fantasy league team

by carmen_fanzone on Sep 29, 2008 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that is pretty remarkable.

Actually, looking through all the posts, most people were pretty close to all three.

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

by Al Yellon on Sep 29, 2008 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Does this count?

I had .387 OBP, .309 BA which is pretty dead on for Ryan. Unfortuantely I was too pessimistic on the Cubbies, only had them for 93 wins.

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by californiachicagoan on Sep 29, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice pick for Theriot.

But, unfortunately, you had to pick the # of Cubs wins right first.

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

by Al Yellon on Sep 29, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

That could be the winner.

Either post here or email me the final result.

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

by Al Yellon on Sep 29, 2008 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ahhh I was sorta close

Cubs victories: 96
Theriot Avg: .290
Theriot OBP: .376

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by tony412 on Sep 29, 2008 8:49 AM CDT reply actions  

no win

but I think I can live with my original guess:

W : 95 (2 off)
THERIOT BA : .303 (.004 off)
THERIOT OBP: .393 (.006 off)

not bad. no gift card, but not bad.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Sep 29, 2008 8:59 AM CDT reply actions  

whoa

i had 95, .303, .378….you musta copied me!

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Sep 29, 2008 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

If only....

They had made up the Astros game, won, and had Theriot go 0-5…I would have been very close!…but I do prefer the day off for these guys.

Well
Wins:98
Avg: .303
OPB: .373

by jbertram on Sep 29, 2008 8:59 AM CDT reply actions  

Darn

I had his OBP exactly right. Too bad that is the only thing I got right.

by adam316 on Sep 29, 2008 9:04 AM CDT reply actions  

I was SO CLOSE!

Cubs Wins: 96
Theriot’s BA: .304
Theriot’s OBP: .386

by ak123 on Sep 29, 2008 9:16 AM CDT reply actions  

lol, did you see his prediction?

He didn’t participate in the contest (surprise, surprise)

But his Theriot prediction is:
.247 BA
.306 OBP

He knows so much about baseball, it boggles the mind.

"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 29, 2008 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

oh, and Theriot would be replaced as starting SS

by mid-season.

"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion

by DTJchris on Sep 29, 2008 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yup, TOTAL FAIL.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by daver on Sep 29, 2008 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

I suck.

I predicted “only” 91 wins and thought Theriot would completely fall apart in the last couple months and wind up at .275/.342. Ryan, I bow humbly before your scrapaciousness.

The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions

by daver on Sep 29, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions  

I did pretty well

Had 97, .317, and .405………yeah, I like Theriot a bit more than most. At least I beat Mrcubsfan. I think he owes me an Old Style in the bleachers during the NLCS!

Cubs Win!! Cubs Win!

by Ihatethecards on Sep 29, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions  

Will be glad to pay up too

which means we’re at the game and the Cubs beat the Dodgers!

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 Sep 29, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was close

I had 97 wins as well, but The Riot’s BA I had at .302 and an OBP of .375.

In most contests, that would have been good enough. Not here.

by Josh Timmers on Sep 29, 2008 1:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Damn I was close

Cubs wins – 96
Theriot BA – .307
Theriot OBP – .378

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on Sep 29, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions  

I had:

97-65, .303, .352. Closer than I could’ve guessed (but, wait…I did guess…).

make*art

by neverAcquiesce on Sep 29, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions  

May I just say...

this is the classic case of the Blind squirrel finding a nut. I changed each part of that answer at least 3 times before I posted the winning one.

Kasey

See my Pictures of the 2008 Cubs at http://ignarski.tripod.com/cub-pics-2008.html
Also, see the Cubs 2008 schedule with game results and TV schedule at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html

by kaseyi on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Congrats

And well done :)

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Sep 30, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

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