# 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:** 6
**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 31, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/101 "2010-05-31T19:52:26Z")
So who gets Teixeira, **AH**? ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/102 "2010-05-31T20:02:23Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I’ve already taken Tex, **Wolfman**. Apparently **Ambihelical Hexnut** also selected the Yankee first baseman. A player can’t duplicate any of his picks, but anyone else’s are fair game. same goes for duplicating someone’s picks during the same week I’m pretty sure, though if you’re in second place going into the final week, probably would be wise to pm your pick, just to be safe to insure whoever is leading doesn’t pull a dicky move on you. oh, sorry, didn’t see you meant you had taken texeira this week. But still within rules for 3 to take 1 guy, no? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/103 "2010-05-31T20:47:47Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I’ve already taken Tex, **Wolfman**. Apparently **Ambihelical Hexnut** also selected the Yankee first baseman. Oops, I loaded it up yesterday, then noticed I had forgotten to submit, so I just hit the button without reloading. So Ill switch to Morneau, who’s game hasn’t started yet. ETA: err wait a minute, since Tex played and didn’t hit one, that would give me an advantage. Ill leave it up to the ump. ---
**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 31, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/104 "2010-05-31T20:58:36Z")
I was hoping to get Vernon Wells last week and you beat me to the punch by an hour or two - too funny. A side note here, I actually got to see my last week’s choice, Alex Gonzalez, play (at the big A) and he went 0-4 with 3 k’s, tho’ game wasn’t a total loss as I sat one row behind the home dugout, and I snagged a ball at the end of bp. ---
**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 31, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/105 "2010-05-31T21:36:54Z")
It’s OK for any number of people to pick the same guy in the same week. > [@wolfman](#): > > Oops, I loaded it up yesterday, then noticed I had forgotten to submit, so I just hit the button without reloading. > So Ill switch to Morneau, who’s game hasn’t started yet. > ETA: err wait a minute, since Tex played and didn’t hit one, that would give me an advantage. Ill leave it up to the ump. Your original pick, Mark Teixeira, wouldn’t have counted for today anyway since the CLE-NYY game started at 1:05 ET and you submitted your pick at 2:53 ET. Therefore, I will allow you to switch to Justin Morneau. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/106 "2010-06-01T22:40:04Z")
I’ll take Arod ---
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/107 "2010-06-06T16:30:03Z")
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 **Week 10, Lance Berkman, Houston** ---
**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:** [June 6, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/108 "2010-06-06T21:55:38Z")
This upcoming week I’ll go with Jose Bautista… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/109 "2010-06-06T22:54:10Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Wolfman so far 1Ichiro:2Kubel:3Heyward:4Pujols:5MattHolliday6:MCabrera7:Victorino8:VWells 9. Morneau Week 10 Ian Stewart. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/110 "2010-06-06T23:52:18Z")
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)** ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/111 "2010-06-07T00:38:00Z")
I’m starting to lose tract of who I picked. Chase Utley for me this 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:** [June 7, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/112 "2010-06-07T17:47:55Z")
Standings after week 9: ```auto |Season| Week |Rank| Participant |HR AB|Player HR AB|Chng| --------------------------+------+-------------------+----+ Hawkeyeop |15 216|A. Rodriguez 1 27| | Ambihelical Hexnut |11 206|M. Teixeira 28| | Incensed |11 234|R. Cano 2 30| | Bootis | 8 197|D. Ortiz 1 19| | wolfman | 7 210|J. Morneau 2 21|Up 1| The Other Jeffrey Lebowski| 6 113|M. Teixeira 28|Dn 1| FoieGrasIsEvil | 4 135|R. Zimmerman 1 19| | Munch | 3 202|J. Bruce 23| | storyteller0910 | 1 42| | | In total, our picks have hit 66 HR in 1555 AB (4.24 HR/100 AB) Last week, our picks hit 7 HR in 195 AB (3.59 HR/100 AB) ``` For the second consecutive week, **wolfman** and **Incensed** were the top performers. \*\*wolfman \*\*has now moved up to fifth, a gain of three places in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/113 "2010-06-07T19:26:28Z")
Week 10 I pick Vlad Guerrero Who I notice AH also picked, but I spent 20 minutes looking at numbers so I’m gonna stay with him too ---
**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:** [June 7, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/114 "2010-06-07T19:26:47Z")
Troy Glaus ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/115 "2010-06-07T19:52:02Z")
I wonder why we are collectively so awful at this? \*\*Hawkeyop \*\* is our leader, and with 15 would only be good for 4th place among MLB leaders. **Ambihelical Hexnut** and **Incensed** , in 2nd, would only rank 20th. As an whole, 3.59 hr/100 ab is pretty horrible. It roughly amounts to a hitter getting 20 homers in a season. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/116 "2010-06-13T22:00:40Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Wolfman so far :1Ichiro:2Kubel:3Heyward:4Pujols:5MattHolliday:6:MCabrera7:Victorino8:VWells 9. Morneau10 Ian Stewart. week 11.Prince Fielder ---
**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:** [June 13, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/117 "2010-06-13T23:38:16Z")
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)** ---
**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:** [June 14, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/118 "2010-06-14T01:25:21Z")
Josh Hamilton ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/119 "2010-06-14T13:20:41Z")
The absurdly hot Carlos Pena. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-mlb-home-run-pool/534167/120 "2010-06-14T15:27:29Z")
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