# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [September 20, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/221 "2010-09-20T16:44:33Z")
Standings after week 24: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |36 547|M. Stanton 16| | Ambihelical Hexnut |34 559|J. Bautista 3 22| | Bootis |24 516|J. Thome 1 17| | Incensed |24 571|R. Howard 1 17| | The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|18 393| | | wolfman |16 428| | | FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 167 HR in 3551 AB (4.70 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 5 HR in 72 AB (6.94 HR/100 AB) ``` Two weeks to go and our overall home run rate continues to rise. Jose Bautista has put me right back in contention, cutting **Hawkeyeop** ’s lead from 5 homers to 2. **Bootis** and **Incensed** both recorded the same numbers, meaning that **Bootis** maintains a 55 AB advantage over **Incensed**. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/222 "2010-09-21T17:48:14Z")
Sigh. Stanton over Tulo cost me 6 home-runs. Let’s see if Tulo has another encore in him. I’m hoping to at least get to 40. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/223 "2010-09-21T18:15:08Z")
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 21: Miguel Cabrera, DET 22: Adrian Beltre, BOS 23:Carlos Gonzalez, COL 24: Jim Thome, MIN Week 25: **Jason Werth, PHI** ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/224 "2010-09-27T01:14:03Z")
My picks: 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) Week 22: Robinson Cano (NYY) Week 23: Joey Votto (CIN) Week 24: Jose Bautista (TOR) Week 25: Nelson Cruz (TEX) **Week 26: Carlos Gonzalez (COL)** _Please bear in mind that statistics recorded in any end of season tiebreaker games will count for the upcoming week._ ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/225 "2010-09-27T17:08:57Z")
Standings after week 25: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+--------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |37 571|T. Tulowitzki 1 24| | Ambihelical Hexnut |34 579|N. Cruz 20| | Bootis |25 531|J. Werth 1 15| | Incensed |25 595|T. Tulowitzki 1 24| | The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|18 393| | | wolfman |16 428| | | FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 170 HR in 3634 AB (4.68 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 3 HR in 81 AB (3.70 HR/100 AB) ``` **Hawkeyeop** takes a 3 home run lead into the final week as well as an 8 at-bat advantage - I’m going to need a big week from CarGo. **Bootis** and **Incensed** continue to match each other homer for homer - the battle for third place is going down to the wire. ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/226 "2010-09-27T21:39:23Z")
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 23 Jose Bautista 24 Ryan Howard 25 Troy Tulowitzki **Week 26, David Ortiz, Boston** ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/227 "2010-09-28T00:20:10Z")
Hunter Pence ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/228 "2010-09-28T15:09:06Z")
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 21: Miguel Cabrera, DET 22: Adrian Beltre, BOS 23:Carlos Gonzalez, COL 24: Jim Thome, MIN 25: Jason Werth, PHI Week 26: **Alex Rodriguez, NYY** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/229 "2010-10-04T17:54:50Z")
Final standings: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+--------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |37 595|H. Pence 24| | Ambihelical Hexnut |35 597|C. Gonzalez 1 18| | Bootis |26 553|A. Rodriguez 1 22| | Incensed |26 614|D. Ortiz 1 19| | The Other Jeffrey Lebowski|18 393| | | wolfman |16 428| | | FoieGrasIsEvil | 9 272| | | Munch | 5 223| | | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 173 HR in 3717 AB (4.65 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 3 HR in 83 AB (3.61 HR/100 AB) ``` Despite **Hawkeyeop** failing to get anything out of Hunter Pence, Carlos Gonzalez couldn’t provide the homers I needed to win. **Bootis** and **Incensed** finished the season with 3 straight weeks of exactly 1 homer each, meaning that **Bootis** gets third place by a margin of 61 at-bats. And so **Hawkeyeop** is crowned champion - he spent only one day out of first place - and only because at that point I had fewer at-bats; at no point did **Hawkeyeop** have fewer home runs than anyone else. Congratulations on a well deserved victory. I hope you all enjoyed playing. Please try again next year - the 2011 season is scheduled to start on Thursday, March 31. * * * \*\*2010 MLB Home Run Pool Winner Hawkeyeop 37 HR 595 AB 6.22 HR / 100 AB\*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167.md?page=11)