# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/61 "2010-05-09T20:27:51Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols **Week 6, Dan Uggla, FLA** Looks like I wasted Pujols-I thought he might man up in the Philly series…alas. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/62 "2010-05-09T20:55:37Z")
Week 1: Aaron Hill Week 2: Prince Fielder Week 3: Chase Utley Week 4: Matt Kemp Week 5: Carlos Pena Week 6: Mark Teixeira (just so I can keep track) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/63 "2010-05-09T23:07:14Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > Actually they aren’t. As of a couple years ago they just continue a suspended game. I stand corrected. I just assumed the stats were erased because there was nothing on either [MLB.com](http://MLB.com) or Baseball Reference. 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)** ---
**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:** [May 10, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/64 "2010-05-10T00:23:14Z")
Jayson Werth ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/65 "2010-05-10T02:36:21Z")
Brandon Phillips, 2B, Reds. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/66 "2010-05-10T03:56:33Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > I stand corrected. I just assumed the stats were erased because there was nothing on either [MLB.com](http://MLB.com) or Baseball Reference. It appears you might have been correct. I swear they changed the rule though. Maybe stats in suspended games that were longer than 5 innings count now but didn’t before? Anyways I’ll go with Adam Dunn. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/67 "2010-05-10T17:20:28Z")
Standings after week 5: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop | 9 134|A. Jones 1 30| | Ambihelical Hexnut | 8 114|A. Dunn 2 18| | Bootis | 7 117|C. Utley 1 21|Dn 1| Incensed | 4 130|A. Pujols 27| | FoieGrasIsEvil | 3 47|J. Votto 3 24|Up 2| wolfman | 2 113|M. Holliday 23|Dn 1| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski| 1 18|P. Konerko 1 18| | storyteller0910 | 1 42| |Dn 2| Munch | 107|C. Pena 24|Dn 1| In total, our picks have hit 35 HR in 822 AB (4.26 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 8 HR in 185 AB (4.32 HR/100 AB) ``` Week 5 turned out to be the second best week so far both in terms of the number of homers and the rate at which they were hit. Our newer players, **FoieGrasIsEvil** and **The Other Jeffrey Lebowski** both got on the board, which has shuffled the lower half of the leaderboard quite a lot. At the top, things are still tight, with \*\*Hawkeyeop \*\*retaining the lead he’s had since the start of the season, whilst I have moved ahead of **Bootis** into outright second place. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/68 "2010-05-10T19:27:13Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > Standings after week 5: > > ```auto > > |Season| Week |Rank| > Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| > --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ > Hawkeyeop | 9 134|A. Jones 1 30| | > Ambihelical Hexnut | 8 114|A. Dunn 2 18| | > Bootis | 7 117|C. Utley 1 21|Dn 1| > Incensed | 4 130|A. Pujols 27| | > FoieGrasIsEvil | 3 47|J. Votto 3 24|Up 2| > wolfman | 2 113|M. Holliday 23|Dn 1| > The Other Jeffrey Lebowski| 1 18|P. Konerko 1 18| | > storyteller0910 | 1 42| |Dn 2| > Munch | 107|C. Pena 24|Dn 1| > In total, our picks have hit 35 HR in 822 AB (4.26 HR/100 AB) > Last week, our picks hit 8 HR in 185 AB (4.32 HR/100 AB) > > ``` > > Week 5 turned out to be the second best week so far both in terms of the number of homers and the rate at which they were hit. Our newer players, **FoieGrasIsEvil** and **The Other Jeffrey Lebowski** both got on the board, which has shuffled the lower half of the leaderboard quite a lot. > > At the top, things are still tight, with \*\*Hawkeyeop \*\*retaining the lead he’s had since the start of the season, whilst I have moved ahead of **Bootis** into outright second place. Poor **Munch**! He’s got to be due! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/69 "2010-05-10T19:45:54Z")
I should really stop picking players on my fantasy teams - this is killing me. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/70 "2010-05-11T15:38:15Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Poor **Munch**! He’s got to be due! And he was due! Mark Teixeira’s homer last night ended **Munch** ’s 108 at bat homerless streak to start the season. By the way, the probability of having 108 consecutive homerless at bats, assuming that homers are constantly being hit at the rate acheived by our picks so far, is .009 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/71 "2010-05-11T15:52:06Z")
Hooray? ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/72 "2010-05-12T18:23:25Z")
Crap, I forgot to pick. Ian Stewart, Rockies. In time for today’s double header, at least (3:00 ET) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/73 "2010-05-16T20:36:29Z")
For the upcoming week, Jose Bautista. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/74 "2010-05-16T23:20:15Z")
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)** ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/75 "2010-05-16T23:21:55Z")
I’ll take Albert Pujols for next week. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/76 "2010-05-17T00:26:33Z")
Week 1: Aaron Hill Week 2: Prince Fielder Week 3: Chase Utley Week 4: Matt Kemp Week 5: Carlos Pena Week 6: Mark Teixeira Week 7: Kendry Morales ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/77 "2010-05-17T02:16:42Z")
1 Michael Cuddyer 2 Evan Longoria 3 Miguel Cabrera 4 Mark Reynolds 5 Albert Pujols 6 Dan Uggla **Week 7, Ryan Zimmerman, Washington** _::Will Ferrell::_ He’s going streaking… _::/Will Ferrell::_ ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/78 "2010-05-17T04:06:49Z")
Time for a big gun. Ryan Howard ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/79 "2010-05-17T05:05:08Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Wolfman so far 1Ichiro:2Kubel:3Heyward:4Pujols:5MattHolliday6: MCabrera Yay 🙂 I scored for my second week of the season. Week 7 Victorino. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/80 "2010-05-17T16:34:34Z")
Standings after week 6: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |12 160|A. Dunn 3 26| | Ambihelical Hexnut | 9 135|A. Pujols 1 21| | Bootis | 7 137|I. Stewart 20| | Incensed | 7 151|D. Uggla 3 21| | FoieGrasIsEvil | 3 70|B. Phillips 23| | wolfman | 3 138|M. Cabrera 1 25| | Munch | 2 136|M. Teixeira 2 29|Up 2| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski| 1 38|J. Werth 20|Dn 1| storyteller0910 | 1 42| |Dn 1| In total, our picks have hit 45 HR in 1007 AB (4.47 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 10 HR in 185 AB (5.41 HR/100 AB) ``` Last week’s top performers were **Hawkeyeop** and **Incensed** with three homers each. **Hawkeyeop** becomes the first to double digits, and, despite an excellent week, \*\*Incenced \*\*remains in fourth place. After 5 fruitless weeks, **Munch** finally got on the board; Mark Teixeira’s two homers moving him up to seventh place, ahead of \*\*The Other Jeffrey Lebowski \*\*and **storyteller0910**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167.md?page=5)