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(Note: Due to the early game today, the Mug is taking a day off. There will be a series preview at 9 am and game preview at 10 am. The Mug will return tomorrow. Also, don't forget to make your early picks for Pick 6.)
Four weeks remain in the Prognostikeggers series, and it's starting to get interesting again.
In Week 20, ballacksrise made an impressive charge with 17 points over 3 days to win the week. Right behind was Dulzy, who also put together a big run but only managed to get 16 points and fell just short. In third for the week was aaronetc, who used the splits to take some big bonus points and catch up with icecreamman in the overall standings, who has slumped a little and lost some of his lead. It's still at double-digits, but it's not as safe as it was a few weeks ago.
Well, we have an early game, so let's get right to this week's games.
(Click here to view the rules for Prognostikeggers, and click here to view the official rules for the prize giveaway for Pick 6 and Prognostikeggers. All participants are subject to the official rules.)
Extra Prediction for the Series: Predict the game score of the starter for the game. If you need an explanation on game score, click here. If you are within 10 of the actual game score, you will get 1 point. If you are within 5, you will get 2 points. If you get it exact, you will get 3 points. For reference, here is the game score for the five last Brewers starts:
Yovani Gallardo: 14
Marco Estrada: 74
Mark Rogers: 57
Shaun Marcum: 40
Mike Fiers: 71
Daily Winners for the Past Series: Congratulations to the following people, who earned entries into the prize drawing with daily wins in the past series.
August 31: coachseibel
September 1: vandecm
September 2: Dulzy
Entry Forms
September 3 - Mike Fiers vs. Ricky Nolasco
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Predictions lock at 12:10 PM CDT
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September 4 - Shaun Marcum vs. Jacob Turner
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Predictions lock at 6:10 PM CDT
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September 5 - TBA vs. Nathan Eovaldi
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Predictions lock at 6:10 PM CDT
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September 6 - Marco Estrada vs. Josh Johnson
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Predictions lock at 11:40 AM CDT
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Check below the jump for detailed scoring from the Pirates series.
Weekly & Overall Winners
| Week 1 | dvtpz, steaksandwiches |
| Week 2 | MichaelE1, vandecm |
| Week 3 | gavitron9 |
| Week 4 | Kid19 |
| Week 5 | icecreamman |
| Week 6 | Kid19 |
| Week 7 | Bush League All Star, Michael E1 |
| Week 8 | the notorious r.d.m |
| Week 1-8 Overall | icecreamman |
| Week 9 | Bush League All Star, Mike2k33 |
| Week 10 | dvtpz |
| Week 11 | dikapalooza |
| Week 12 | aaronetc, icecreamman |
| Week 13 | aaronetc, icecreamman |
| Week 14 | dikapalooza |
| Week 15 | aaronetc |
| Week 16 | aaronetc |
| Week 9-16 Overall | aaronetc |
| Week 17 | icecreamman |
| Week 18 | icecreamman |
| Week 19 | AcesHigh |
| Week 20 | ballacksrise |
Final Standings for Week 20
Overall Standings
Scoring Summary
| August 31 Scoring | ||
| Attendance | 33877 | 4 Correct |
| Runs | 9 Runs | 0 Correct |
| Hits | 15 Hits | 0 Correct |
| Errors | 0 Errors | 15 Correct |
| MVP | Aramis Ramirez | 2 Correct |
| Sausage Race | Italian | 4 Correct |
| Extra – HR Distance | 432 | 1 Correct @ 2 Points, 1 Correct @ 1 Point |
| Bonus Predictions | ||
| coachseibel | 3 Points | Ramirez 3 Hits |
| MichaelE1 | 1 Point | Hart, 4TB |
| aaronetc | 3 Points | Brewers steal three or more bases |
| ballacksrise | 2 Points | Hart HR |
| September 1 Scoring | ||
| Attendance | 32060 | 2 Correct |
| Runs | 3 Runs | 1 Correct |
| Hits | 4 Hits | 0 Correct |
| Errors | 1 Error | 6 Correct |
| MVP | Carlos Gomez | 1 Correct |
| Sausage Race | Bratwurst | 5 Correct |
| Extra – HR Distance | 399 | 3 Correct @ 2 Points, 3 Correct @ 1 Point |
| Bonus Predictions | ||
| coachseibel | 3 Points | Estrada 10+ Ks |
| vandecm | 1 Point | Brewers steal 2 or more bases |
| AcesHigh | 2 Points | Bullpen blows a save |
| ballacksrise | 3 Points | Brewers draw more walks than the hits they collect |
| dikapalooza | 2 Points | Braun SB |
| GoldenFRank | 2 Points | Estrada 8 or more Ks and 2 or less walks |
| aaronetc | 3 Points | Brewers steal three or more bases |
| September 2 Scoring | ||
| Attendance | 32728 | 8 Correct |
| Runs | 12 Runs | 0 Correct |
| Hits | 13 Hits | 1 Correct |
| Errors | 0 Errors | 11 Correct |
| MVP | Rickie Weeks | 1 Correct |
| Sausage Race | Italian | 4 Correct |
| Extra – HR Distance | 431 | 1 Correct @ 3 Points, 2 Correct @ 2 Points, 1 Correct @ 1 Point |
| Bonus Predictions | ||
| the notorious r.d.m. | 2 Points | Brewers 6+ XBH |
| vandecm | 1 Point | Gallardo gets a base hit |
| ballacksrise | 5 Points | Gallardo HR |
| aaronetc | 3 Points | Brewers steal three or more bases |
| jarlbartar | 1 Point | Yo with at least 1 base hit |
| SCBrewer | 2 Points | Brewers doubles+SB > 5 |
Explanation of Denied Bonuses
Ramirez gets 2+ hits - This happens in about 35% of games. It's too high for bonus points.