If you've been around the site for a while you may remember this post from April, where I asked readers to make some predictions for the 2010 season. 168 of you submitted an entry, and it's time now to reveal the winners.
The entry form asked 45 questions (plus two tiebreakers). Two of the questions ended up as ties and were removed. Out of the remaining 43, three users got 28 correct:
First place: Cheeseandcorn, who was one point away on the tiebreaker.
Second place: Wrongallalong, who missed the tiebreaker by six points.
Third place: Steve Schlact, who missed the tiebreaker by 12 points.
Our winners will split a prize pool featuring the following:
- A copy of Lee Panas' Beyond Batting Average.
- A copy of Peter Handrinos' The Funniest Baseball Book Ever.
- A Brew Crew Ball t-shirt.
All told, 22 users were within three points of first place, so the race came right down to the wire. If you're wondering where you finished, the full standings are here. Don't feel bad if you didn't do so well: I took dead last in my own contest last year. (Then I beat most of you this year, but that's neither here nor there.)
There's a full breakdown of the questions and results after the jump, if you're interested in that sort of thing.
At any rate, congratulations to our winners, and thanks again to Lee Panas and Peter Handrinos for giving me copies of their book to give away!
As promised, here's a look at the results. For each question, voters were asked to predict which number would be greater. The number in bold is the correct answer, and the fifth column shows what percentage of voters got it right.
| Option 1 |
# |
Option 2 |
# |
Hit % |
| Yovani Gallardo strikeouts |
200 |
Randy Wolf innings pitched |
215.2 |
31% |
| Games started by Dave Bush |
31 |
Games started by Manny Parra |
16 |
89% |
| Games started by Jeff Suppan |
2 |
Games started by Chris Narveson |
28 |
65% |
| Games started by Dave Bush |
31 |
(Batters hit by Dave Bush pitches) x 2 |
8 |
68% |
| Brewer pitchers to start a game |
10 |
Wins for Dave Bush |
8 |
26% |
| Brewer pitchers to appear in a game |
25 |
Home runs for Casey McGehee |
23 |
58% |
| Brewer pitchers with 160 IP |
4 |
Brewer batters with 20 home runs |
5 |
57% |
| Innings pitched by Yovani Gallardo |
185 |
Hits by Ryan Braun |
188 |
51% |
| Brewer catchers to appear in a game |
3 |
(Brewer pitchers to make 30 starts) + 0.5 |
3.5 |
39% |
| Hits by Brewer pitchers |
68 |
Stolen bases for the Brewer leader |
18 |
24% |
| Most sac bunts by a Brewer |
7 |
Most hits by a Brewer pitcher |
19 |
45% |
| Most walks by a Brewer pitcher |
87 |
Games played by Craig Counsell |
102 |
57% |
| Right handed batters faced by Mitch Stetter |
6 |
Games played by Jim Edmonds |
73 |
90% |
| Appearances by Todd Coffey |
69 |
Appearances by David Riske, Chris Capuano, Chris Smith, Zach Braddock and John Axford |
146 |
14% |
| Appearances by Mitch Stetter |
9 |
Houston Astro wins |
76 |
64% |
| Saves for Trevor Hoffman |
10 |
Extra base hits for Carlos Gomez |
19 |
46% |
| Days spent on the DL by Jeff Suppan |
Some |
Days spent on the DL by Rickie Weeks |
None |
82% |
| At bats for Angel Salome |
0 |
At bats for Jonathan Lucroy |
277 |
47% |
| Corey Hart's walks |
45 |
Prince Fielder's home runs |
32 |
10% |
| Brewer batters with 100 strikeouts |
5 |
NL Central teams with 80 wins |
2 |
68% |
| Mat Gamel plate appearances |
17 |
(Wins for the NL Central Champion) x 2 |
182 |
69% |
| Prince Fielder's OPS |
.871 |
(Corey Hart's OBP) x 3 |
1.020 |
36% |
| Home runs by the Brewers' stolen base leader |
5 |
Stolen bases by the Brewers' home run leader |
1 |
78% |
| Ryan Braun's batting average |
.304 |
Carlos Gomez's OBP |
.298 |
35% |
| Runs scored by Jim Edmonds |
38 |
Runs scored by Craig Counsell |
16 |
46% |
| Brewers with 10 stolen bases |
4 |
(Brewers with 5 caught stealings) + 0.5 |
1 |
64% |
| Brewers with 100 hits |
6 |
(Brewers with 100 strikeouts) + 0.5 |
5.5 |
85% |
| Prince Fielder's UZR |
-6.4 |
0 |
0 |
38% |
| Rickie Weeks errors |
15 |
Alcides Escobar's errors |
20 |
46% |
| Pitches thrown by Brewer pitchers |
24,574 |
Pitches thrown to Brewer hitters |
24,022 |
68% |
| Brewer runs scored |
750 |
Brewer runs allowed |
804 |
8% |
| Brewer runs scored in the sixth inning |
65 |
Brewer runs allowed in the sixth inning |
111 |
52% |
| Brewer wins |
77 |
80.5 |
80.5 |
5% |
| Brewer wins |
77 |
83.5 |
83.5 |
20% |
| Brewer wins |
77 |
86.5 |
86.5 |
74% |
| Brewer playoff appearances |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
56% |
| Brewer wins at home |
40 |
(Brewer wins on the road) + 4.5 |
41.5 |
14% |
| Brewer wins when scoring one run or less |
0 |
Brewer losses when scoring ten runs or more |
0 |
Push |
| Games where the Brewers allow four runs or less |
75 |
Games where the Brewers allow five runs or more |
87 |
60% |
| Games where the Brewers score four runs or more |
92 |
Stolen bases by the Brewers as a team |
81 |
48% |
| Brewer wins against the Cubs |
6 |
(Brewer wins against the Cardinals) + 0.5 |
8.5 |
10% |
| Brewer wins against the Pirates |
13 |
(Brewer wins against the Astros) + 0.5 |
7.5 |
68% |
| Brewers' longest losing streak |
9 |
Brewer wins in interleague play |
9 |
Push |
| Brewer wins in spring training |
13 |
Brewer wins in April |
9 |
32% |
| Days in first or second place |
6 |
Days in third, fourth, fifth or sixth place |
>6 |
43% |