2009 BCB Free Agent Frenzy Contest Results
by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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Since the MLB.com Free Agent Frenzy contest on which we based ours ended on March 1, I have decided to declare our contest, posted last November 16, over, even though one free agent from the list has not yet signed. Here are the 15 free agents in the contest and the teams they signed with:
Jason Bay, Mets Erik Bedard, Mariners Russell Branyan, Indians Aroldis Chapman, Reds Johnny Damon, Tigers Mark DeRosa, Giants Jermaine Dye, unsigned Chone Figgins, Mariners Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers Rich Harden, Rangers Matt Holliday, Cardinals John Lackey, Red Sox Hideki Matsui, Angels Miguel Tejada, Orioles Jose Valverde, Tigers
After the jump, the winner.
Scoring in the contest went this way: everyone put a "confidence" level for each free agent. For example, if you were 100% sure DeRosa was going to sign with the Giants, you'd give that pick 15 points and you would have gotten 15 for it, and so on down to your least confident pick, which got one point.
This year, unlike previous years, many entrants (myself included) got scores of... zero. Last year's winners (a tie) got 80 points. This year... well, here are the top three.
lswaidz 37 ScottT 22 DeRoMyHero 17
lswaidz, email me and I'll arrange to send you your prize, a copy of "The Cubs", a comprehensive history of the Cubs by Glenn Stout. Thanks to everyone who entered. Many thanks also to BCB reader StampMe, who compiled the results.
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Know who else had a zero? The Yankees.
I guess signing Teixeira, Sabathia and Burnett to the tune of $423.5M last year will do that to you…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
They did win a WS, handily
Even with this year’s squad being not as good as the last, they should be competing for another, unfortunately.
Granderson would like to have a word with you...
May not have signed any FA, but I think they still managed to improve their team for 2010, which is scary.
Well it's not like the Cubs didn't try to sign JD.
He thought he could get better money elsewhere than the Nady money he was offered first.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Wow!
That’s so awesome, I’ve literally never won anything… thanks a lot guys, especially StampMe for tabulating everything! This is so cool… even though I totally thought the Yankees were going to sign everyone and DeRosa would be back with the Cubs… but oh well :-)
Congrats.
That’s a GREAT book you’re getting – I read it during the off-season.
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 11, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
2nd place!
WOO HOO!
Pretty pathetic showing all around, it seems, compared with last years totals.
Congrats to Iswaidz!
Well, you were only tied for last.
If StampMe sees this post, he needs to let us know how many people tied with zero points.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I have the list at home
I’ll update this evening.
Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...
Can the Rays PLEASE sign Jermaine Dye?
Because, if they do, I’ll at least get one right.
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 AM CST reply actions
WAY TO REPRESENT THE 61554!!!
Thats how we do, thats how we do…
To eliminate exclusion, we cut out the differences to feel like we belong.
The Totals
37 Iswaidz
22 ScottT
17 DeRoMyHero
14 Zeke
13 Musicdude10
12 Marmaduke1
12 BLou
11 StampMe
11 dat cubfan daver
10 fsuapollo
10 BucknerKongCardenal
8 Ron Trauma
8 B Ray
7 brook
7 bearsfann
7 Nooblet
7 fischisgod
6 scottsdalecubs
4 Cub Style
2 Julio Zuleta’s Voodoo
2 cubsluver22
0 LT
0 RynoHoF
0 zach katz
0 Trey2317
0 ph1950
0 Al
0 dtpolitt
0 CubFaninCA
0 10 14 23 26
0 Itchy
0 berselius
0 jmroe23
0 ballhawk (all NYY)
0 katie casey
Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...
Thanks -- was going to do this myself, but you beat me to it.
I posted these in today’s recap, too.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
wow-last place!
At least I have some good company.
"Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air."-Pat Hughes
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