2009 MLB Pick Em - $200 to the winner

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http://www.theclevelandfan.com/pickem_home.php

Alright, I finally figured out and put together the 2009 MLB Pick Em game.

What I decided to do is pick 7 or 8 elite American League series each month. 20-25 games, roughly half of them Indians games. I'll load em a month at a time so emerging teams (i.e. Rays last year) can be worked in the mix. You can go in and pick all the games in advance each month, but obviously, the pitching matchups will not be updated until the actual games draw closer.

Here's the games I picked for April ...

Indians/Rangers (opening day game) - April 6
Rays at Red Sox - April 6-9
Blue Jays/Indians (home opener) - April 10
Twins at White Sox - April 10-12
Indians at Yankees - April 16-19
Tigers at Angels - April 21-23
Twins at Indians - April 24-26
Yankees at Red Sox - April 24-26
Red Sox at Indians - April 27-29

We'll award a small prize (t-shirt, hat, book, or coffee mug) each month to the person with the best record for that month. And the yearly champ with the most overall wins at the end of the 2009 MLB regular season will recieve a $200 gift card to the retailer of their choice. We'll also award nice little parting gifts for second and third place.

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Pitching matchups updated for the next week's worth of games.

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Leaders through the first week of the season ...

http://www.swerbsblurbs.com/pickem_curr ... pickem=yes

1 C. Mohan 5 - 2 .714
2 A. Burke 4 - 3 .571
3 R. Swerbinsky 4 - 3 .571
4 B. Deepe 4 - 3 .571
5 G. Rouse 3 - 2 .600
6 T. Tefs 3 - 3 .500
7 t. bennett 3 - 3 .500
8 R. Kocemba 3 - 4 .429
9 M. Capsilis 3 - 4 .429
10 B. VanFossan 3 - 4 .429

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May games loaded ...

Red Sox at Rays (Apr 30-May 3)
Twins at Tigers (May 4-5)
Indians at Blue Jays (May 4-5)
White Sox at Indians (May 11-13)
Yankees at Blue Jays (May 12-14)
Red Sox at Mariners (May 15-17)
Twins at White Sox (May 19-21)
Royals at Cardinals (May 22-24)
Indians at Reds (May 22-24)
Rays at Indians (May 25-28)

Leaderboard through April 28 ...

1 R. Swerbinsky 12 - 9 .571
2 B. Deepe 11 - 10 .524
3 J. Wright 10 - 7 .588
4 J. Philipps 10 - 8 .556
5 L. Muttillo 10 - 8 .556
6 G. Rouse 10 - 9 .526
7 B. VanFossan 10 - 11 .476
8 J. Poore 10 - 11 .476
9 t. bennett 9 - 11 .450
10 D. Tschappat 9 - 12 .429

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April Standings

1 R. Swerbinsky 14 - 10 .583
2 J. Wright 13 - 7 .650
3 B. Deepe 13 - 11 .542
4 J. Philipps 12 - 8 .600
5 L. Muttillo 11 - 9 .550
6 J. Poore 11 - 12 .478
7 B. VanFossan 11 - 13 .458
8 G. Rouse 10 - 11 .476
9 t. bennett 10 - 12 .455
10 D. Tschappat 10 - 13 .435
11 R. Kaminski 8 - 5 .615
12 M. Capsilis 8 - 15 .348
13 B. Ignazio 7 - 4 .636
14 M. Montella 7 - 5 .583
15 G. Lueders 7 - 11 .389
16 L. Silvis 7 - 12 .368
17 C. Mohan 6 - 5 .545
18 T. Tefs 6 - 5 .545
19 A. Burke 6 - 9 .400
20 M. Messecar 5 - 3 .625
21 R. Kocemba 4 - 13 .235
22 R. Dixon 3 - 4 .429
23 T. Kennish 2 - 1 .667
24 R. Moore 2 - 2 .500
25 M. Baker 2 - 5 .286
26 N. Sahrle 1 - 1 .500
27 A. Lemke 1 - 2 .333
28 D. Peck 1 - 2 .333
29 d. LUNG 1 - 3 .250

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June games loaded ...

Red Sox at Tigers (June 2-4)
Yankees at Red Sox (June 9-11)
Cardinals at Indians (June 12-14)
Blue Jays at Phillies (June 16-18)
Indians at Cubs (June 19-21)
Twins at Cardinals (June 26-28)
White Sox at Indians (June 29-July 1)

Leaders ...

1 J. Wright 31 - 17 .646
2 L. Muttillo 31 - 18 .633
3 B. Deepe 30 - 23 .566
4 B. VanFossan 30 - 23 .566
5 R. Swerbinsky 29 - 24 .547
6 t. bennett 26 - 23 .531
7 J. Poore 26 - 25 .510
8 J. Philipps 24 - 16 .600

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July games loaded ...

Tigers at Twins (July 3-5)
Rangers at Angels (July 6-8)
Indians at Tigers (July 10-12)
Mariners at Indians (July 16-19)
Red Sox at Rangers (July 20-22)
Indians at Angels (July 27-29)