# 2010 MLB Home Run Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167 "2010-03-29T01:42:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/181 "2010-08-09T14:05:38Z")
Mark Teixeria ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/182 "2010-08-09T14:33:46Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols 6 Dan Uggla 7 Ryan Zimmerman 8 Ben Zobrist 9 Robinson Cano 10 Lance Berkman 11 Prince Fielder 12 Chase Utley 13 David Wright 14 Brennan Boesch 15 (No Pick-AS Game) 16 Josh Hamilton 17 Jason Heyward 18 Jason Werth **Week 19, Adrian Beltre, Boston** ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/183 "2010-08-09T15:13:45Z")
Standings after week 18: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |25 421|A. Gonzalez 1 27| | Ambihelical Hexnut |23 414|D. Ortiz 2 26| | Bootis |15 382|J. Bautista 2 16|Up 1| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|14 298|R. Cano 20|Dn 1| wolfman |14 358|D. Ortiz 2 26|Up 1| Incensed |14 427|J. Werth 1 25|Dn 1| FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 120 HR in 2837 AB (4.23 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 8 HR in 140 AB (5.71 HR/100 AB) ``` Yet again, the middle of the leaderboard changes a lot but remains incredibly close, with everybody from third to sixth place moving either up or down a spot. **Bootis** has now gained three places in two weeks. Overall, this was our best week since week 2 in terms of the rate at which our picks hit homers. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/184 "2010-08-09T20:26:57Z")
1. Victor Martinez 2. Carlos Pena 3. Albert Pujols 4. Adrian Gonzolez 5. Chase Utley 6. Ian Stewart 7. Dustin Pedroia 8. Prince Fielder 9. David Ortiz 10. Vlad Guerrero 11. Corey HArt 12. Justin Morneau 13. Vernon Wells, Tor 14. Miguel Olivo 15. Tori Hunter 16: Josh Hamilton, TEX 17: Ryan Howard PHI 18: Jose Bautista, TOR Week 19: **Adam Dunn, WAS** ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/185 "2010-08-15T15:50:21Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols 6 Dan Uggla 7 Ryan Zimmerman 8 Ben Zobrist 9 Robinson Cano 10 Lance Berkman 11 Prince Fielder 12 Chase Utley 13 David Wright 14 Brennan Boesch 15 (No Pick-AS Game) 16 Josh Hamilton 17 Jason Heyward 18 Jason Werth 19 Adrian Beltre **Week 20, Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego** ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/186 "2010-08-16T00:35:27Z")
Week 1: Alex Rodriguez (NYY) Week 2: Chase Utley (PHI) Week 3: Dan Uggla (FLA) Week 4: Derrek Lee (CHC) Week 5: Adam Dunn (WSH) Week 6: Albert Pujols (STL) Week 7: Prince Fielder (MIL) Week 8: Kevin Youkilis (BOS) Week 9: Mark Teixeira (NYY) Week 10: Vladimir Guerrero (TEX) Week 11: Miguel Cabrera (DET) Week 12: Jose Guillen (KC) Week 13: Josh Hamilton (TEX) Week 14: Ryan Howard (PHI) Week 15: Paul Konerko (CWS) Week 16: Ryan Braun (MIL) Week 17: Brian McCann (ATL) Week 18: David Ortiz (BOS) Week 19: Ryan Zimmerman (WSH) **Week 20: Luke Scott (BAL)** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/187 "2010-08-16T00:54:39Z")
Week 5 Paul Konerko Week 6 Jayson Werth Week 7 Jose Bautista Week 8 Alex Gonzalez Week 9 Mark Teixeira Week 10 Troy Glaus Week 11 Josh Hamilton Week 12 Adam Dunn Week 13 Matt Holliday Week 14 Albert Pujols Week 16 Joey Votto Week 17 Prince Fielder Week 18 Robinson Cano Week 19 Carlos Gonzalez Week 20 Alex Rodriguez ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/188 "2010-08-16T14:13:21Z")
1. Victor Martinez 2. Carlos Pena 3. Albert Pujols 4. Adrian Gonzolez 5. Chase Utley 6. Ian Stewart 7. Dustin Pedroia 8. Prince Fielder 9. David Ortiz 10. Vlad Guerrero 11. Corey HArt 12. Justin Morneau 13. Vernon Wells, Tor 14. Miguel Olivo 15. Tori Hunter 16: Josh Hamilton, TEX 17: Ryan Howard PHI 18: Jose Bautista, TOR 19: Adam Dunn, WAS Week 20: **Paul Konerko, CHI** ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/189 "2010-08-16T17:05:18Z")
Standings after week 19: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |26 442|M. Teixeira 1 21| | Ambihelical Hexnut |25 436|R. Zimmerman 2 22| | Bootis |16 405|A. Dunn 1 23| | Incensed |16 455|A. Beltre 2 28|Up 2| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|14 321|C. Gonzalez 23|Dn 1| wolfman |14 377|J. Votto 19|Dn 1| FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 126 HR in 2973 AB (4.24 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 6 HR in 136 AB (4.41 HR/100 AB) ``` Yet more movement in the middle of the pack, with **Incensed** moving up into fourth place, ahead of **The Other Jeffrey Lebowski** and **wolfman**. Ryan Zimmerman’s 2 homers over the weekend made it 7 consecutive weeks with at least 1 homer for me - tying **Hawkeyeop** ’s record (which was set over the first 7 weeks of the season) ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/190 "2010-08-16T18:35:37Z")
Apparantly I need to check due dates before making picks… Dan Uggla ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/191 "2010-08-16T22:38:52Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Wolfman so far :1Ichiro:2Kubel:3Heyward: 4Pujols 5:MattHolliday: 6:MCabrera 7:Victorino 8:VWells 9:Morneau 10:Ian Stewart 11:Prince Fielder 12: Ryan Howard Week 13: Andre Eithier:Week 14: Vlad Guerrero 15: oops, 16: Boesch:17 oops . Week 18: David Ortiz week 19. Joey Votto 20 Carlos Gonzalez ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/192 "2010-08-23T00:24:57Z")
Week 1: Alex Rodriguez (NYY) Week 2: Chase Utley (PHI) Week 3: Dan Uggla (FLA) Week 4: Derrek Lee (CHC) Week 5: Adam Dunn (WSH) Week 6: Albert Pujols (STL) Week 7: Prince Fielder (MIL) Week 8: Kevin Youkilis (BOS) Week 9: Mark Teixeira (NYY) Week 10: Vladimir Guerrero (TEX) Week 11: Miguel Cabrera (DET) Week 12: Jose Guillen (KC) Week 13: Josh Hamilton (TEX) Week 14: Ryan Howard (PHI) Week 15: Paul Konerko (CWS) Week 16: Ryan Braun (MIL) Week 17: Brian McCann (ATL) Week 18: David Ortiz (BOS) Week 19: Ryan Zimmerman (WSH) Week 20: Luke Scott (BAL) **Week 21: Matt Holliday (STL)** ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/193 "2010-08-23T15:07:45Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols 6 Dan Uggla 7 Ryan Zimmerman 8 Ben Zobrist 9 Robinson Cano 10 Lance Berkman 11 Prince Fielder 12 Chase Utley 13 David Wright 14 Brennan Boesch 15 (No Pick-AS Game) 16 Josh Hamilton 17 Jason Heyward 18 Jason Werth 19 Adrian Beltre 20 Adrian Gonzalez \*\*21, Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/194 "2010-08-23T15:28:19Z")
1. Victor Martinez 2. Carlos Pena 3. Albert Pujols 4. Adrian Gonzolez 5. Chase Utley 6. Ian Stewart 7. Dustin Pedroia 8. Prince Fielder 9. David Ortiz 10. Vlad Guerrero 11. Corey HArt 12. Justin Morneau 13. Vernon Wells, Tor 14. Miguel Olivo 15. Tori Hunter 16: Josh Hamilton, TEX 17: Ryan Howard PHI 18: Jose Bautista, TOR 19: Adam Dunn, WAS 20: Paul Konerko, CHI Week 21: **Miguel Cabrera, DET** ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/195 "2010-08-23T17:48:09Z")
Standings after week 20: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Ambihelical Hexnut |27 460|L. Scott 2 24|Up 1| Hawkeyeop |27 467|D. Uggla 1 25|Dn 1| Incensed |19 484|A. Gonzalez 3 29|Up 1| Bootis |18 430|P. Konerko 2 25|Dn 1| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|14 324|A. Rodriguez 3| | wolfman |14 388|C. Gonzalez 11| | FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 134 HR in 3090 AB (4.34 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 8 HR in 117 AB (6.84 HR/100 AB) ``` Luke Scott’s longball yesterday ended **Hawkeyeop** ’s reign of 140 consecutive days atop the leaderboard; giving me a slender lead of 7 at-bats. Elsewhere, **Incensed** and **Bootis** opened up some daylight between themselves and **The Other Jeffrey Lebowski** and **wolfman** - injuries to both A-Rod and Carlos Gonzalez spoiled the week for them. Overall, 6.84 HR/100 AB is the second highest rate posted by our picks for a single week, behind only week 2’s 7.45 HR/100 AB ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/196 "2010-08-23T18:18:30Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > Luke Scott’s longball yesterday ended **Hawkeyeop** ’s reign of 140 consecutive days atop the leaderboard; giving me a slender lead of 7 at-bats. Nooooooooooo! Now I need to bring in the big guns. Your major league home-run leader Jose Bautista ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/197 "2010-08-23T19:04:12Z")
Week 5 Paul Konerko Week 6 Jayson Werth Week 7 Jose Bautista Week 8 Alex Gonzalez Week 9 Mark Teixeira Week 10 Troy Glaus Week 11 Josh Hamilton Week 12 Adam Dunn Week 13 Matt Holliday Week 14 Albert Pujols Week 16 Joey Votto Week 17 Prince Fielder Week 18 Robinson Cano Week 19 Carlos Gonzalez Week 20 Alex Rodriguez Week 21 Evan Longoria ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/198 "2010-08-24T03:25:04Z")
Lead returned! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/199 "2010-08-24T11:26:49Z")
NM forgot it was tuesday ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/200 "2010-08-29T15:59:19Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols 6 Dan Uggla 7 Ryan Zimmerman 8 Ben Zobrist 9 Robinson Cano 10 Lance Berkman 11 Prince Fielder 12 Chase Utley 13 David Wright 14 Brennan Boesch 15 (No Pick-AS Game) 16 Josh Hamilton 17 Jason Heyward 18 Jason Werth 19 Adrian Beltre 20 Adrian Gonzalez 21 Paul Konerko **22, Joey Votto, Cincy** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167.md?page=11)