2009 MLB Pick 30 - Phase II - Lead Man Wins Again

[swerb]

Alright everyone, Phase II starts in 13 days. On Monday June 8th. The last day of the pool is Thursday, July 30th. While Phases I and III are 50 days long, Phase II is 53 days long due to the three days off for the All-Star break in mid-July. In those 53 days, you have to make 30 picks. Each of the 30 MLB teams one time. 23 pass days (three forced due to All-Star break). Most overall wins takes the phase. $30 per man, winner take all.

This is a very fun pool. A lot of fun, excitement, and smack talk for 30 bucks. Each phase is a new phase, so missing Phase I means nothing.

Here are the winners from last year, and Phase I this year:

2008 Phase I - Lead Pipe 21-9
2008 Phase II - Lead Pipe 23-7
2008 Phase III - Swerb 24-6

2009 Phase I - Bill Henry 22-8

OFFICIAL RULES

Phase II will last 53 days. Starts on Monday, June 8. Last day of selections will be Thursday, July 30th.

Pick one baseball team each night to simply win their game. You cannot pick the same team twice. And have to select all 30 teams in baseball one time.

Contest lasts for 53 days. So seeing as how you need to pick every team in baseball one time and one time only, there will be 23 days you don't pick a game. Use those PASS days wisely when there is no strong selection amonst the teams you have left to use. All picks must be time stamped, in this thread, no later than the official start time of the game per MLB.com or else the pick is thrown out. While you don't have to post your picks until the start time of the game you are selecting (example: can post a pick for a 10:05 PM EST game at 10:01) ... you cannot change a posted pick once the days first game is underway. If your team is rained out, you get a PASS for that day and have to select that team for another game in the future.

The winner is the person with the most total wins after the Thursday, July 30th games end. Winning % means nothing. Most total wins. If two people are tied at the end, and one is 22-8, and another is 22-7 (say due to a day #50 rainout) ... that is still a tie. Only category that means anything is total wins.

If everyone makes all their picks, each entrant will have picked exactly 30 games, each team in baseball one time, over a 53 day period. $30 per player, winner take all.

The tiebreaker, once we get there, and if we need it ... will be to pick the winners of every baseball game on the last day of the contest, Thursday, July 30th. And note - July 30 is both the final day of the contest, AND the tiebreaker day. Any competitors who could potentially be involved in a tie will have to pick the winners of all 11 games that day. And also identify their final Pick 30 selection, if they still have one pick left to make. The second tiebreaker, if needed, is total runs scored by all the teams you selected to win in the final day tiebreaker. Third tiebreaker would be run differential.

PHASE II ENTRANTS

These 13 people paid an extra $30 for the full year/most wins contest, which pays $390 to the winner. So we know they are all in. If you want in Phase II, make it be known in this thread.

1. Swerb (paid for Phase II already)
2. Action Boy
3. Earl17 (paid for Phase II already)
4. jpd1224 (paid for Phase II already)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid for Phase II already)
7. Uncle June
8. waborat (paid for Phase II already)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24 (still owes $30 for full year bet)
13. kindtim (still owes $30 for full year bet)

[swerb]

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)

[4thQtrGlory]

Im in for Phase 2

[Action Boy]

Carolina Blue will participate in Phase II

[swerb]

Pool starts Monday.

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue

[Action Boy]

Swerb,

The check is in the mail for Phase II.

[peeker643]

I'm in as well. Take my $30 out of my Phase II prize money.

[cpawonder]

in for II

[swerb]

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June (paid)
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue
17. cpawonder
18. PeekerChoke43

[swerb]

Starts tomorrow. As of now, 18 playas, $540 to the winner.

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy (paid)
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June (paid)
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue (paid)
17. cpawonder
18. PeekerChoke43

[peeker643]

Starts tomorrow. As of now, 18 playas, $540 to the winner.

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy (paid)
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June (paid)
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue (paid)
17. cpawonder
18. PeekerChoke43

Rich- You may want to check your computer. It appears when you hit the '6' key that your system is spelling 'choke' instead.

I'm paying you in nickels.

BTW- Lead Pipe is in.

[swerb]

Shit, my bad Peeks. Typo.

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy (paid)
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June (paid)
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue (paid)
17. cpawonder
18. Peeker643
19. Lead Pipe

[4thQtrGlory]

PASS for Monday, June 8th

[ASPDawgpound12]

PASS for Monday, June 8th

I, not being a big vagine, will not pass on the first day and take Oakland to extend their streak on Mon. June 8th.

[Guest]

Day 1 = pass

[jjgmyers]

San Diego Padres for Monday




Padres

[Eckersley]

I'm in & will start off with the Rangers for Monday.

[swerb]

Ding, ding. Round two. Phase I was action packed, with a host of people still alive going into the final week. Peeks and Pipe made mad rushes to seize the lead, then faded late ... as Bill Henry plodded along solidly to a very strong 22-8 record, which was good enough to best the field.

Barring any late entrants, we're looking at 19 players for Phase II and $570 for our winner. 13 of those 19 people are also in for the year to date prize (most total wins) of $390.

Light slate to get things started. Twinbill between the Tigers and Chisox, so be sure to clarify which game you want if taking one of those teams.

53 days for Phase II, but three of those are the All-Star break. So like all other phases, 50 days of action to make 30 picks.

May the force be with you.

Current Standings - Day 1/53

1 Swerb 0 - 0
2 Action Boy 0 - 0
3 Earl17 0 - 0
4 jpd1224 0 - 0
5 FightDr 0 - 0
6 Bill Henry 0 - 0
7 Uncle June 0 - 0
8 waborat 0 - 0
9 Eckersley 0 - 0
10 ASPDawgPound 0 - 0
11 GodHates 0 - 0
12 eagles24 0 - 0
13 kindtim 0 - 0
14 Mr. Burns 0 - 0
15 4thQtrGlory 0 - 0
16 Carolina Blue 0 - 0
17 cpawonder 0 - 0
18 Peeker643 0 - 0
19 Lead Pipe 0 - 0

Schedule - Day 1/53

Tigers White Sox GM 1: 2:05 p.m. Galarraga (3-6) Richard (2-1)
Rockies Cardinals 2:15 p.m. Marquis (7-4) Thompson (0-1)
Pirates Braves 7:00 p.m. Duke (6-4) Kawakami (3-6)
Rays Yankees 7:05 p.m. Sonnanstine (4-5) Pettitte (5-2)
Giants Marlins 7:10 p.m. Johnson (5-4) West (0-1)
Blue Jays Rangers 8:05 p.m. Janssen (1-2) Feldman (5-0)
Tigers White Sox GM 2: 8:11 p.m. Bonderman (0-0) Contreras (0-5)
D-backs Padres 10:05 p.m. Garland (4-5) Peavy (5-6)
Twins Athletics 10:05 p.m. Swarzak (1-2) Outman (3-0)

[swerb]

I'll try and sneak out a home win with Peavy to get this party started. Give the winngest player in Pick 30 history the Pads.

Padres for Swerb for Monday.

[swerb]

jjgmyers in. Up to 20 playas and $600 for the winner.

1. Swerb (paid)
2. Action Boy (paid)
3. Earl17 (paid)
4. jpd1224 (paid)
5. FightDr
6. Bill Henry (paid)
7. Uncle June (paid)
8. waborat (paid)
9. Eckersley
10. ASPDawgPound12
11. GodHatesClevelandSports
12. eagles24
13. kindtim
14. Mr. Burns (paid)
15. 4thQtrGlory
16. Carolina Blue (paid)
17. cpawonder
18. Peeker643
19. Lead Pipe
20. jjgmyers

[cpawonder]

6/8: Padres

[Guest]

Oakland's hot. I'll start with them.

[jpd1224]

MONDAY
jpd1224
OAKLAND

[mrburns]

I'll make it easy for you if you're not picking today; root for the Twins.

6/8: A's

[swerb]

A lot of pressure on Josh Outman tonight. Great name for a pitcher.

Grant Balfour ... that's a different story.

Let's go Twinkies.

[peeker643]

I'll jump on that Oakland bandwagon too. I can root for Outman and Jon Garland.

Oakland for Monday 6-8-09

[leadpipe]

Padres in the Phase two lid-lifter, or Lead-lifter as some refer to it as.

[Action Boy]

Carolina Blue takes the San Diego Padres - 6/8

[Guest]

6-9
ATL

[peeker643]

Indians on Tuesday June 9th.

Oakland Cleveland

[peeker643]

Rich- Can you please give me a "Who's Got Who Left" check. I'm trying to plan my attack.

Thanks.

[swerb]

Blistering start for the field as the 11 players who made a pick on opening day of Phase II went 10-1. Five people won with the red hot A's. Five people won with fellow bottom feeder San Diego, who rallied to win at home behind the arm of Jake Peavy. Only Eckersly lost, as he backed the Rangers at home against Toronto, only to be undone by two Adam Lind home runs.

Full slate today. All night games.

Results - Day 1/53

1 Swerb 0 - 0 - Padres
2 Action Boy 0 - 0
3 Earl17 0 - 0
4 jpd1224 0 - 0 - A's
5 FightDr 0 - 0
6 Bill Henry 0 - 0
7 Uncle June 0 - 0
8 waborat 0 - 0
9 Eckersley 0 - 0 - Rangers
10 ASPDawgPound 0 - 0 - A's
11 GodHates 0 - 0 - A's
12 eagles24 0 - 0
13 kindtim 0 - 0
14 Mr. Burns 0 - 0 - A's
15 4thQtrGlory 0 - 0
16 Carolina Blue 0 - 0 - Padres
17 cpawonder 0 - 0 - Padres
18 Peeker643 0 - 0 - A's
19 Lead Pipe 0 - 0 - Padres
20 jjgmyers 0-0 - Padres

Standings - After Day 1/53

1 Swerb 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 jpd1224 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 ASPDawgPound 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 GodHates 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 Mr. Burns 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 Carolina Blue 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 cpawonder 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 Peeker643 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 Lead Pipe 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 jjgmyers 1 - 0 1.000 W1
11 Action Boy 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 Earl17 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 FightDr 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 Bill Henry 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 Uncle June 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 waborat 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 eagles24 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 kindtim 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 4thQtrGlory 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
20 Eckersley 0 - 1 0.000 L1

Schedule - Day 2/53

Pirates Braves 7:00 p.m. Ohlendorf (5-5) Lowe (6-3)
Reds Nationals 7:05 p.m. Cueto (5-3) Zimmermann (2-3)
Royals Indians 7:05 p.m. Bannister (4-3) Lee (3-6)
Mariners Orioles 7:05 p.m. Vargas (2-0) Bergesen (2-2)
Angels Rays 7:08 p.m. Weaver (5-2) Shields (5-4)
Yankees Red Sox 7:10 p.m. Burnett (4-2) Beckett (6-2)
Phillies Mets 7:10 p.m. Happ (4-0) Santana (7-3)
Cardinals Marlins 7:10 p.m. Carpenter (4-0) Johnson (5-1)
Cubs Astros 8:05 p.m. Lilly (6-4) Moehler (2-3)
Rockies Brewers 8:05 p.m. Hammel (2-3) Looper (5-3)
Blue Jays Rangers 8:05 p.m. Tallet (3-3) Mathis (0-0)
Tigers White Sox 8:11 p.m. Willis (1-3) Buehrle (6-2)
Giants D-backs 9:40 p.m. Cain (7-1) Buckner (2-1)
Twins Athletics 10:05 p.m. Baker (3-6) Anderson (3-5)
Padres Dodgers 10:10 p.m. Young (4-4) Billingsley (7-3)

[swerb]

Indians for Swerb for Tuesday

[Guest]

Tribe as well today.

Will we see our first unanimous selection?

[Eckersley]

Braves for Tuesday.

[jjgmyers]

LA Dodgers for Tuesday




Padres, Dodgers

[jpd1224]

TUESDAY
jpd1224
Cle Injuns

[cpawonder]

6/9: Chi Sox


SD, CHI

[4thQtrGlory]

PASS for Tuesday June 9th.

[mrburns]

6/9: Reds

AL: A's
NL: Reds

[waborat]

Tuesday = Rangers

TEX

[Action Boy]

Carolina Blue takes the Atlanta Braves - 6/9

[Action Boy]

Action Boy takes the Chicago White Sox - 6/9

[Guest]

6/10
TEX

[swerb]

One note, Gashouse is IN the pool and is our 21st player. $630 total to the winner. He told me a couple days ago, and I forgot to post it. He certainly has no advantage coming in after a 19-4 start for the field in the first two days.

Another great day for the field on day two, as players went 9-3 after Day 1's 10-1 effort. We've consistently seen blistering starts for the field in the first two weeks of these Phase's, and the wins very hard to come by in the final week of the pool. No surprise really, as it is the nature of this pool.

Full slate tonight. All night games.

Results - Day 2/53

1 Swerb 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Indians
1 jpd1224 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Indians
1 ASPDawgPound 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 GodHates 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Indians
1 Mr. Burns 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Reds
1 Carolina Blue 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Braves
1 cpawonder 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - White Sox
1 Peeker643 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Indians
1 Lead Pipe 1 - 0 1.000 W1
1 jjgmyers 1 - 0 1.000 W1 - Dodgers
11 Action Boy 0 - 0 #DIV/0! - White Sox
11 Earl17 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 FightDr 0 - 0 #DIV/0! - Braves
11 Bill Henry 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 Uncle June 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 waborat 0 - 0 #DIV/0! - Rangers
11 eagles24 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 kindtim 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
11 4thQtrGlory 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
20 Eckersley 0 - 1 0.000 L1 - Braves

Standings - After Day 2/53

1 Swerb 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 jpd1224 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 GodHates 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 Mr. Burns 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 Carolina Blue 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 Peeker643 2 - 0 1.000 W2
1 jjgmyers 2 - 0 1.000 W2
8 ASPDawgPound 1 - 0 1.000 W1
8 Lead Pipe 1 - 0 1.000 W1
8 FightDr 1 - 0 1.000 W1
11 cpawonder 1 - 1 0.500 L1
11 Eckersley 1 - 1 0.500 W1
13 Earl17 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 Bill Henry 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 Uncle June 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 eagles24 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 kindtim 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 4thQtrGlory 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
13 Gashouse 0 - 0 #DIV/0!
20 Action Boy 0 - 1 0.000 L1
20 waborat 0 - 1 0.000 L1

Schedule - Day 3/53

Pirates Braves 7:00 p.m. Morton (0-0) Jurrjens (5-3)
Reds Nationals 7:05 p.m. Harang (5-6) Martis (5-1)
Royals Indians 7:05 p.m. Meche (2-5) Pavano (6-4)
Mariners Orioles 7:05 p.m. Hernandez (5-3) Guthrie (4-5)
Angels Rays 7:08 p.m. Lackey (1-1) Niemann (5-4)
Yankees Red Sox 7:10 p.m. Wang (0-3) Wakefield (7-3)
Phillies Mets 7:10 p.m. Hamels (4-2) Pelfrey (4-2)
Cardinals Marlins 7:10 p.m. Wainwright (5-4) Volstad (4-5)
Cubs Astros 8:05 p.m. Zambrano (4-2) Rodriguez (5-5)
Rockies Brewers 8:05 p.m. De La Rosa (1-6) Bush (3-2)
Blue Jays Rangers 8:05 p.m. Romero (3-2) Millwood (5-4)
Tigers White Sox 8:11 p.m. Verlander (6-2) Danks (4-4)
Giants D-backs 9:40 p.m. Zito (2-6) Davis (3-6)
Twins Athletics 10:05 p.m. Liriano (2-7) Braden (5-5)
Padres Dodgers 10:10 p.m. Correia (2-4) Kershaw (3-4)

[swerb]

Give Swerb the Atlanta Braves for Wednesday.

[Guest]

Guess I'm drafting on Swerb, as I am also picking the Braves.

[cpawonder]

6/10: ATL

SD, CHI, atl

[Eckersley]

Dodgers for Wed.

[4thQtrGlory]

Los Angeles Dodgers for Wednesday June 10th